Abuelfotouh Abdelnaser

Abuelfotouh Abdelnaser, SPE, is a senior petroleum engineer and Oman artificial lift account manager at Lufkin Industries, Oman, with over 20 years of experience in production optimization, failure analysis, and technical leadership across the Middle East and North Africa. Abdelnaser serves on the SPE International Artificial Lift Technical Section and SPE Oman Section boards. He has authored more than 12 SPE technical papers and industry case studies and is a two-time Best Speaker Award winner at the Middle East Artificial Lift Forum. He has led artificial lift projects, delivered over 20 technical training programs, and designed over 4,000 artificial lift system applications, with a record of reducing pump-failure rates and achieving multimillion-dollar savings for operators. He holds a BSc with honors in petroleum engineering from Cairo University, an MBA, and is currently completing a master’s thesis on artificial lift techniques. He can be reached at AAbdelnaser@Lufkin.com.