Amer Hage Chahine

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Partner

Partner mainly focused on Industrial Development and O&G practices - working with major Ministries, Authorities, National Companies, and Private players in the GCC and the Middle East

Areas of Focus

Education

INSEAD

Strategy and Finance

MIT

Researcher in Civil Engineering

The American University of Beirut

Bachelor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Past Experience

Schlumberger Business Consulting

Senior Management Consultant

Booz & Company

Business Analyst

Amer Hage Chahine is a Partner based in our Dubai office in the Middle East market. Amer is a core member of the Energy & Utilities (ENUT) and Industrial Development Practices. During his consulting career so far, Amer has experience supporting clients in the oil & gas, chemicals and industrial goods and services sectors – working with major Ministries, Authorities, National Companies, and Private players in the GCC and the Middle East. Amer’s functional expertise includes supporting clients with corporate and growth strategy, large-scale performance transformation, organization design, and operations management.

Amer is currently leading multiple strategic projects on industrial development with key clients for ADL, shaping the industrial agenda in the Middle East region.

Amer has a bachelor degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the American University of Beirut, and a Strategy and Finance certificate from INSEAD. Amer also worked with MIT as a research assistant in their Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research Technology Center (SMART), researching new and innovative technologies for Civil and Environmental Engineering and Transportation Systems.

Energy, Utilities & Resources

Balancing sustainability with value creation in metals & mining

The global metals and mining industry faces a complex dilemma. Governments and other stakeholders want increases in the essential raw materials required for the energy transition while also pressuring companies to reduce their environmental footprint. In an increasingly volatile world, companies must balance these two aims while embracing opportunities and delivering business value.

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Energy, Utilities & Resources

Aluminum: The path to green

Global aluminum consumption is on a path to reach 124 million tons by 2030, but growth comes at an environmental cost. Production of the silvery white element is energy-intensive, pumping out more CO2 than most other metals. In the context of decarbonization pledges, the onus is on the aluminum industry to build a greener future. This Viewpoint examines the many facets of green aluminum with a focus on the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and its potential to lead the change.

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Energy, Utilities & Resources, Oil, Gas & Other Natural Resources

Seabed mining: A $20 trillion opportunity

Seabed mining offers a unique US $20 trillion opportunity to extract critical minerals that are essential for batteries, electric vehicles (EVs), and other green technologies. This Viewpoint explores the economic potential and environmental impact of seabed mining as an alternative to traditional land-based mining, which faces challenges due to declining ore grades, stricter environmental regulations, and rising production costs.

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Energy, Utilities & Resources

Imperatives for sustainable industrial development: The KSA case

Amer Hage Chahine

The industrial sector has always been the backbone of strong nations and a key development focus for humanity. Today, complex innovations are catapulting the industrial sector to new heights. The task at hand is to ensure that the sector maintains its pace in a sustainable manner, creating a balance between economic growth, environmental care, and social well-being. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) showcases a country that has the opportunity to lead by example.

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Oil, Gas & Other Natural Resources

Upscaling digital pilots in oil and gas

Adnan Merhaba, Amer Hage Chahine

The oil and gas sector has been applying cutting-edge technologies and digital solutions for years but failed to tap the full potential of digital. Companies have been able to sustain these inefficiencies during the period of high oil prices. However, with the increasing market pressures, they must better utilize the available digital applications to remain competitive. Moreover, the COVID-19 crisis is changing the sector, with oil prices plummeting to lows not seen since 1998, forcing oil and gas companies to further accelerate the incorporation of digital solutions.

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Oil, Gas & Other Natural Resources

Building the Lebanese oil sector

Amer Hage Chahine

Lebanon has officially embarked on its oil & gas journey following the signature of the Exploration and Production Agreement (EPA), and declared its entry into the club of oil nations. With its limited national experience in managing an oil & gas (O&G) sector, what should Lebanon’s strategy be in the coming years to enable active and, most importantly, successful national participation in the O&G upstream sector?

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Oil, Gas & Other Natural Resources

When should national oil companies have subsidiaries?

Trung Ghi, Amer Hage Chahine

National oil companies (NOCs) are becoming ever more influential in today’s oil and gas environment, dominating production output and expanding their footprints beyond their local boundaries. With this growth and increase in influence, many NOCs have expanded their organizations over the years, creating subsidiaries and other holding companies, all of which were meant to ease management of resources, technology, and people.

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