Nihal Mounir Darraj

Nihal Darraj, SPE, is a carbon capture and storage (CCS) researcher at Imperial College London and CO₂ storage lead at the Global CCS Institute. With more than 8 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, she brings expertise in reservoir engineering, CO₂ storage, and subsurface solutions. Darraj previously served as CCUS development manager at Heidelberg Materials and as a senior reservoir geomechanics engineer, focusing on CO₂ storage, produced-water reinjection, and waste management. Darraj is a committed industry leader, having cofounded and chaired the SPE Diversity and Inclusion Committee and led the SPE International Young Member Engagement Committee. She has also contributed to the UN Economic Commission for Europe Group of Experts on Carbon Neutrality. She is in the final year of her PhD at Imperial, researching CO₂ storage in heterogeneous formations, and holds degrees from Imperial College London and Alexandria University.