Summary
Lukasz Wrobel is an accomplished reservoir engineer and technology manager with two decades of hands-on experience across onshore and offshore assets on three continents, and a decade operating in the Middle East. He combines deep technical mastery—from sandstone and carbonate reservoirs to thermal, polymer and miscible flood recovery—with commercial acumen to drive pragmatic, data-constrained optimal decisions for both operated and non-operated portfolios. Currently leading Reservoir & Production Technology at HKN Energy and lecturing at Heriot-Watt, he blends industry leadership with academic engagement to translate emerging methods into practical value. A judicious champion of under-used technologies, he has led reservoir technology teams at major operators (BP, OMV, TAQA) and contributed to TEAs and complex subsurface strategies. His background in petroleum and software engineering gives him a rare ability to bridge reservoir science with numerical and digital workflows, improving modeling fidelity and decision support. Based in Abu Dhabi, he is known for clear communication, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and driving commercially-focused technical outcomes.
14 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Software Engineering, Software Engineering at Polish-Japanese Academy of Information Technology
Master's degree, Petroleum Engineering, Master's degree, Petroleum Engineering at University of Stavanger (UiS)
Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Petroleum Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Petroleum Engineering at AGH University of Krakow