By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, Oct. 12 -- Abdul Jaleel A. Al-Khalifa, manager of Saudi Aramro's petroleum engineering department, was elected president of the Society of Petroleum Engineers.
He is the first SPE president from Asia and Africa.
In 2005, Al-Khalifa was elected 2007 president of SPE's international branch (OGJ Online, June 22, 2005).