Company Profiles

Fatema studied Chemical Engineering in Monash University, Melbourne Australia. After graduating in 2015, she joined Bapco working in the Hydrocracking group and the Crude Processing group. Fatema works on feasibility and optimisation studies, and is the cofounder of the Bahrain Chemical Engineers (BChemE), where she led youth initiatives in regional oil and gas conferences. She served as the President of the Bapco Toastmasters Club and is a key player in the Bapco Youth Leadership Programme and Speech Craft Program. Fatema is a keen sportswoman, ultra-distance runner and National Champion in road cycling. Fatema won the regional LEWAS Rising Star Award in 2020, the AIChE Shining Star Award in 2020 and the ME World Refining Association Rising Star Award in 2018.

Maha graduated from The University of Manchester, UK, with a Masters in Chemical Engineering in 2017. Since joining the Technical Services Department, Maha has gained experience in performance monitoring, troubleshooting, optimisation projects and Turnaround and Inspection activities with the Crude Processing, Sulphur Recovery and Diesel Hydrotreating groups. Maha is also an adjunct lecturer for final year Chemical Engineering students at the University of Bahrain, where she teaches about Process Integration and the Pinch Technology. She was also shortlisted for the LEWAS Rising Star Award in 2021. Maha is an avid participant of Injaz, Bapco Mentorship Program, where she received the title of Top 10 Mentors, and various educational webinars with the Society of Petroleum Engineers and Bahrain Chemical Engineers to support the youth progression and development.

Basel AlJeshi is currently an Associate Shutdown Engineer in the Shutdown and Major Maintenance Department within the Reliability and Maintenance Division. Basel joined Bapco in 2021 after graduating from the University of Birmingham where he studied Mechanical Engineering. Bapco supported Basel through the Scholarship Program, providing financial assistance for his studies and summer work experience whilst at university.

Basel is currently enrolled in an IDP with a target position of Shutdown Engineer at the end of the expected four year duration. Within his current position, Basel is learning to take on various responsibilities such as coordinating contractor work, weld inspections, and ensuring procedures are followed correctly with activities such as equipment hydrotesting (a check using water only that equipment can handled expected operating pressures). Basel has also participated in the Sour Water Stripper shutdown, including the planning stage leading up to it, a complex process that occurs up to two years ahead of a planned shutdown, which involves constructing detailed inventories of required equipment.

Basel has an interest in software development and has experience of several programming languages. Basel would like to contribute to automated system development in the future. Basel has already volunteered for INJAZ and hopes to teach ‘Coding with Scratch’ in the near future. Basel comments that Bapco has a very strong safety culture, evident from his earliest induction at the company. Basel also notes the availability of continuous learning as he is currently enrolled in courses with L&D on mechanical equipment.