Shahril Mokhtar

Shahril Mokhtar, SPE, is the general manager for Petronas Upstream Technology and Innovation. He is responsible for the strategic deployment of technology and innovation portfolio. Mokhtar has 25 years of experience in completions and well intervention. He holds a bachelor of engineering (honors) degree in mechanical and aeronautical design from the University of Brighton. He also holds a certificate in petroleum engineering and reservoir fundamentals from the University of Tulsa and has completed the Strategic Growth Leadership Program at Columbia Business School. Mokhtar earned Professional Technologists accreditation from the Malaysia Board of Technologists in 2020 and is an associate member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, UK. Mokhtar is the chairman for the SPE Asia Pacific Regional Technical Advisory Committee, receiving the SPE Regional Asia Pacific Technical Award in 2024 in Data Science and Engineering Analytics. He serves on an industry advisory panel at the University Technology Malaysia and as an expert in digitalization, data analytics, and automation for University Technology Petronas.