dr. tidjani niass · saudi aramco research in areas such as downstream, fuels, and separation...
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Dr. Tidjani Niass Research Science Consultant Technology Strategy and Planning Department, SAUDI ARAMCO Tel: + 966 13 876-4409 Email: [email protected]
Tidjani Niass is a CCUS lead at Saudi Aramco Technology Strategy and Planning Department, and a senior advisor to the Saudi Ministry of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources.
He is currently co-leading the Mission Innovation Carbon Capture Challenge, and actively engaged in international collaborations on climate change, such as the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI), the Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum (CSLF), and the Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM).
For many years, Dr. Tidjani held the Carbon Management Chief Technologist position at Saudi Aramco, overseeing and
directing research related to CO2 Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS), Energy Efficiency, and Renewable Energies. He also held many senior leadership positions within Saudi Aramco research in areas such as downstream, fuels, and separation technologies.
Prior to joining Saudi Aramco in 2008, Tidjani was the head of the Chemical Engineering Department at the French Petroleum Institute (IFP) in France, overseeing a wide portfolio of downstream technologies.
Tidjani holds Master’s and Ph.D degrees from Institut National Polytechnique de Lorraine and Ecole Nationale Superieure d’Electricite et de Mecanique de Nancy in France.