Emrah CAN
Exploration Manager
Emrah Can is an Exploration Geoscientist with 25+ years of hands-on experience in onshore and offshore exploration projects with various E&P companies. He has a proven track record of exploration success. Emrah joined Aladdin Middle East Ltd in October 2022 as Exploration Manager.
Emrah graduated with a BS (Hons) in Geological Engineering from Istanbul Technical University. After working as a Geologist at TUBITAK Marmara Research Center for a short time, he pursued an MSc in Petroleum Geophysics at Texas A&M University. Upon completing his post-graduate studies, he commenced his career in the petroleum industry at TPAO in 1996. He actively participated in numerous exploration projects in various structural settings. Emrah also played a key role in several farm-out campaigns and was a leading team member negotiating work programs with joint venture partners. In 2007, he earned an MSc in Energy Studies specializing in petroleum business from CEPMLP at the University of Dundee. Emrah joined TransAtlantic Petroleum in 2009, where he was mainly responsible for overseeing the exploration activities in the Diyarbakir region of SE Anatolia until his departure in 2014. Following a brief period as a consultant for domestic geothermal and mining companies, he joined Petoil in 2015 as a Senior Geoscientist. His primary role was integrating and interpreting G&G data for the Chia Surkh PSC field development project in Northern Iraq.