Hani Abed Al-Harbi was appointed as projects director of health, safety, environment and quality (HSEQ) at French oil giant TotalEnergies, and director of Saudi Total Petroleum Products (STPP) major projects in March.
As part of his role, Al-Harbi provides coaching and manages the HSEQ team, deploys and implements all Total Group best practices and HSEQ standards at STPP, and defines, implements, and maintains effective HSEQ risk management policies and procedures.
Al-Harbi executes sustainability strategies to address issues such as energy use, resource conservation, recycling, pollution reduction, waste elimination, transportation and education. He also directs sustainability program operations to ensure compliance with environmental and governmental regulations.
Before his role, Al-Harbi worked as a plant manager with TotalEnergies since 2018, where he ensured the safe running of a plant, including staff and equipment, by adhering to group and local regulations, as well as coordinating with HSEQ authorities.
He helped in eliminating 40 percent of the production line’s unplanned stops, which enabled the line to hit performance reliability targets. He earned outstanding performance and production awards in 2018 and 2019.
Al-Harbi also trained and built the capabilities of 30 operators across the production floor, growing the number of successful line startups by 35 percent. He was also HSEQ area manager at King Abdullah Economic City.
Before joining TotalEnergies, Al-Harbi worked at Schlumberger as a field specialist from 2003 to 2004.
He worked for five years with SABIC affiliate Yanbu National Petrochemical Co.
He served in three SABIC-affiliated companies including Yanpet, Ibn Rushd and Kemya, where he worked for 18 months as a field operator at a hot end area covering all hydrocarbon plant processes.
Al-Harbi holds a bachelor’s degree in science in mechanical and manufacturing engineering technology from Northern Kentucky University, US.
He also earned a master’s degree in science in engineering systems, operations and engineering management from the University of North Texas, US.
