Draft:John Dabbar


John Dabbar
Born (1962-03-09) March 9, 1962 (age 63)
NationalityAmerican
EducationMaster of Business Administration
Alma materSt. Mary’s College of California
OccupationExecutive
Years active1982–Present
EmployerNational Petroleum Council

John Dabbar (born March 9, 1962) is an American energy executive known as the former managing director of Low Carbon Technologies, for the ConocoPhillips.[1][2][3]

He was appointed as the Executive Director of the National Petroleum Council in September 2025.[4]

Early life and education

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Dabbar received his early education from the American School in Japan from 1970 to 1973.[5] Later, he moved to U.S. and attended Bartlesville high school from 1975 to 1978.[5] Dabbar earned a Bachelor of Science degree in marine engineering from the State University of New York Maritime College in 1982.[6][7]

In 1990, he received a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from St. Mary’s College of California.[6] He also attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1986 for graduate education in electrical engineering.[8]

Career

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Dabbar started his career in 1982 as a marine engineer working on commercial vessels.[9] He also served as a lieutenant in the United States Navy Reserve from 1982 to 1992.[10] During this period, he also worked with American President Lines as their manager. In 1992, he joined ARCO as their pipeline and marine operational manager and worked there till 1996.[11] From 1996 to 2003, Dabbar was the Commercial Manager for the Caspian Pipeline Consortium based in Moscow.[5]

Dabbar worked for sometime for BP in Azerbaijan in early 2000s.[12] From 2005 to 2012, he worked as director of Baku–Tbilisi–Ceyhan pipeline a 1,768 kilometres long crude oil pipeline.[13] In 2005 he also joined ConocoPhillips and worked at various roles for over 20 years with his last position being Managing Director of Low Carbon Technologies.[14] In 2012, he was appointed as director of Polar Tankers Inc. a subsidiary of ConocoPhillips. Dabbar also served as Vice president of Oil Companies International Marine Forum from 2012 to 2016.[15]

Dabbar has also been active in the work of the National Petroleum Council. In April 2024, he chaired the Council’s study, "Charting the Course: Reducing GHG Emissions From The U.S. Natural Gas Supply Chain," commissioned by the U.S. Secretary of Energy.[16][17] In September 2025, the Department of Energy announced his appointment as the next Executive Director of the NPC.[4][18]

Publications

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Some of his selected publications include:

  • Dabbar, John; Morgan, James M. (January 1996). "Tractor Tug: Conceptual Design to Implementation". Marine Technology and SNAME News. 33 (33): 44–57. doi:10.5957/mt1.1996.33.1.44 – via ResearchGate.
  • Allen, David T.; Zimmerle, Daniel; Dabbar, John (June 2024). "Charting the Course: The National Petroleum Council's Advice on the Role of Emission Detection and Quantification in Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from the U.S. Natural Gas Supply Chain". ACS Sustainable Resource Management. 1 (6): 1035–1036. Bibcode:2024ASRM....1.1035A. doi:10.1021/acssusresmgt.4c00179 – via ResearchGate.

Awards

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In 2014, while working as director of Polar Tankers Inc., Dabbar received Rear Admiral William M. Benkert Osprey Award for Environmental Excellence.[19]

References

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  1. ^ Blackmon, David (2024-04-23). "New Study Identifies Big Reductions In US Natural Gas Emissions". Forbes. Retrieved 2025-09-05.
  2. ^ P. Freedberg, Sydney; Armendariz, Agustin; Kozyreva, Tanya; Rowley, Thomas (2024-11-22). "Putin's pipeline: How the Kremlin outmaneuvered Western oil companies to wrest control of vast flows of Kazakhstan's crude". ICIJ. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
  3. ^ "John Dabbar | Vice President of Federal and State Government Affairs". cail.ce21.com. Retrieved 2025-09-05.
  4. ^ a b Dabbs, Brian (September 4, 2025). "Oil industry veteran to lead National Petroleum Council". E&E News. Retrieved September 5, 2025.
  5. ^ a b c "John Dabbar profile". Muraena. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  6. ^ a b "John Dabbar, ConocoPhillips". Energy Council. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  7. ^ Constantz, Jo (May 23, 2024). "College Grads Are Entering a Shaky Job Market. Professionals Have Some Advice". Bloomberg.com. Archived from the original on 2024-05-26. Retrieved 2025-09-05.
  8. ^ "John Dabbar (Profile)". ResearchGate. July 15, 2015. Retrieved September 5, 2025.
  9. ^ "The Angels in the Details with John Dabbar". Energy Thinks. 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  10. ^ "Charting the Course – Reducing GHG Emissions from the U.S. Natural Gas Supply Chain". Independent Petroleum Association of America. May 2, 2024. Retrieved 2025-09-05.
  11. ^ Dabbar, John M.; Morgan, James M. (1996-01-01). "Tractor Tug: Conceptual Design to Implementation". Marine Technology and SNAME News. 33 (1): 44–57. doi:10.5957/mt1.1996.33.1.44. ISSN 0025-3316.
  12. ^ Dabbs, Brian (September 3, 2025). "Oil industry veteran to lead National Petroleum Council". politicopro.com. Retrieved 2025-09-05.
  13. ^ "Wikileaks Diplomatic Cable: Kazakhstan: Conocophillips On Oil Transportation". wikileaks.jcvignoli.com. Retrieved 2025-09-05.
  14. ^ Freedberg, Sydney P.; Armendariz, Agustin; Kozyreva, Tanya; Rowley, Thomas (2024-11-22). "Putin's pipeline: How the Kremlin outmaneuvered Western oil companies to wrest control of vast flows of Kazakhstan's crude - ICIJ". International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. Retrieved 2025-09-05.
  15. ^ "John Michel DABBAR personal appointments GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 2025-09-05.
  16. ^ Allen, David T.; Zimmerle, Daniel; Dabbar, John (2024-06-27). "Charting the Course: The National Petroleum Council's Advice on the Role of Emission Detection and Quantification in Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from the U.S. Natural Gas Supply Chain". ACS Sustainable Resource Management. 1 (6): 1035–1036. Bibcode:2024ASRM....1.1035A. doi:10.1021/acssusresmgt.4c00179.
  17. ^ "Reducing GHG Emissions from the Reducing GHG Emissions from the U.S. Natural Gas Supply Chain" (PDF). energy.gov. April 23, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2025.
  18. ^ https://www.npc.org/files/NPC_Press_Release-New_Executive_Director-2025-7-22.pdf
  19. ^ "Issue 17". OCIMF. Retrieved 2025-09-05.