Senior Exploration Geoscientist | PETRONAS Carigali | arifOS Architect
Bayan Lepas, Penang | 1990 | Ditempa Bukan Diberi
Geologist, Geophysicist, Economist. 13+ years upstream exploration. 100% technical success rate (zero dry wells led).
- Current Role: Senior/Lead Exploration Geoscientist, PETRONAS Carigali (joined ~2013)
- Basin analysis, prospect maturation, drilling decisions
- Focus: Malaysia (Sabah/Malay Basin)
- Key Discoveries:
Discovery Significance Bekantan-1 Shallowest flowing oil in Malay Basin history Puteri Basement-1 Key to PM318 PSC value Lebah Emas-1 Western hinge fault zone in Malay Basin - Skills: Seismic interpretation, stratigraphy, structural geology, petroleum systems, risk/economics
- Education: B.Sc. Double Major (Geology & Geophysics + Economics), University of Wisconsin-Madison (2009-2013). Full PETRONAS scholarship.
- arifOS: Constitutional AI governance framework (Python/MCP). GitHub | PyPI
- Sites:
Site Purpose arif-fazil.com Personal portfolio (React/Vite) apex.arif-fazil.com AI theory/constitution arifos.arif-fazil.com Apps & tools
Penang native based in Seri Kembangan, Selangor (UTC+8). Malaysian geoscientist with bilingual proficiency (Bahasa Malaysia-English). Philosophy: Ditempa Bukan Diberi — Forged, Not Given.
- Telegram: @ariffazil
- Email: arifbfazil@gmail.com
- GitHub Issues: Open one
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