SLB

When I reflect on my career, I always go back to where it started. As a young petroleum economics engineer graduate in Algeria, full of ambition and curiosity, I was fortunate to be selected in 2004 to join SLB—an opportunity that shaped the rest of my professional life. I began in the Subsurface team, working closely with Algeria’s national oil company (NOC), where I met incredibly strong engineers who pushed me to grow and deepen my technical foundation. They supported me, challenged me, and t ...

My journey with SLB started in cementing operations, supporting exploration and unconventional well projects in demanding environments where performance and delivery truly mattered.  The natural next step (after 8 years in the field) was to continue growing operationally. I, however, chose to shift entirely—from well construction to global recruiting.  Why the change? Shaping the people who join SLB felt like it could have a longer-lasting impact than managing a single operation. And it’s a tran ...

As an electronic engineer, I once imagined my career would revolve solely around numbers and technology. That changed about seven years ago, when I had the opportunity to immerse myself in a different field: sustainability. Since becoming one of SLB’s social development leaders for Ecuador, Colombia, and Peru, I’ve been fortunate to work with an incredible team designing and implementing strategic social investment programs that create shared value for both the company and the communities where ...