Decoding polymer warehousing—Automation, risk and reality: A comparative evaluation of warehouse concepts for polymer products

Khaled Alshehri is a seasoned technical expert with > 10 yr of experience in the oil and gas industry. He earned an MS degree in chemical engineering from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), and an MBA from Swiss Business School. With a strong background in central engineering, Alshehri has provided critical support to refinery operations and projects, leveraging his technical expertise to drive business growth and optimization. Notably, he has played a key role in the pre-commissioning, commissioning and startup of major refineries, including the Yasref and Jazan refineries. Alshehri serves as a Supervisor of Project Engineering in the Liquid-to-Chemical Program Technical Support Division, where he is applying his technical and business acumen to deliver project excellence with a unique blend of technical expertise and business savvy. 

Ibrahim Alabbas is a chemical engineer with > 7 yr of experience at Saudi Aramco, specializing in petroleum refining, with a focus on hydroprocessing units. Throughout his career, he has played a key role in major industrial initiatives and is currently contributing to one of the largest liquids-to-chemicals projects in the Middle East. Alabbas has also led multiple corporate-wide decarbonization initiatives, where he jointly developed an innovative in-house solution known as Emissions Management System (EMS). EMS is a tool designed to monitor and abate carbon emissions across operations with > 100 facilities.   

HASHBOUL ALAMRI is a Supervisor Engineer with > 12 yrs of experience at Saudi Aramco and its affiliates, specializing in project management and execution across the refinery, oil and gas, and petrochemical sectors. Throughout his career, he has played a key role in major industrial initiatives and mega projects, leading multi-disciplinary engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) developments from early concept and pre- front-end engineering and design (pre-FEED)/FEED stages through construction and commissioning. He is now contributing to one of the largest petrochemical (LTC) projects in the Middle East, serving as United Head for the Liquid Phase Polymers Unit within the SASREF+ complex. Alamri has been actively involved in the development and delivery of large-scale refinery and oil and gas projects, driving value engineering initiatives and supporting technology licensor selection and EPC tendering strategies. He brings strong expertise in risk management, contracts and operational excellence, consistently ensuring project delivery aligned with safety, quality and business objectives.

SALEH BOKHARY is a Mechanical Engineer with > 9 yrs of experience at Saudi Aramco, specializing in projects design. He played a key role in developing and securing approval for a major rural development project in the eastern province and took the initiative in implementing non-metallic solutions for the project. Bokhary is now designing the product handling for one of the largest LTC projects in the Middle East, as well as leading the coordination for the multidiscipline study for the optimal product storage solution.