Abdulla Bin Shamlan
Vice President, Upstream Planning & Performance
The move
MoveADNOC Group → ADNOC Group
TitleVice President Drilling → Vice President planning & performance
LocationAbu Dhabi → Abu Dhabi
Career arcBoomerang (UAE-educated, foreign stint)★
Cross-border moveNo — same country
UAE federal / sovereign destinationYes ★
Years in UAE11.5
Total experience15.6 years
ADNOC Group headcount10,001+ employees
ADNOC Group industryOil and Gas
ADNOC Group HQAbu Dhabi
ADNOC Group founded1971
ADNOC Group typeGovernment Agency
Career arc
- Vice President planning & performanceJan 2026 — Present
ADNOC Group· Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates· Full-time - Vice President DrillingFeb 2020 — Feb 2026ADNOC Group· Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Drilling Operations ManagerMay 2019 — Feb 2020ADNOC Group· Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Drilling Logistics ManagerJan 2018 — May 2019ADNOC Group· Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Internal AuditorJan 2015 — Jan 2016ADNOC Group· Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Drilling Team LeaderJan 2013 — Jan 2015ADNOC Group· Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Drilling SupervisorJan 2007 — Apr 2011ADNOC Group· Field base· Full-time
Education
- Louisiana State UniversityBachelor of Science - BS · Petroleum EngineeringPresent
- Abu Dhabi UniversityMaster's degree · Business Administration and Management, GeneralPresent