Ameed Ghori is a geoscientist with a BSc (Honor; 1967) and an MSc (1968) in Applied Geology at the University of Karachi; a Postgraduate Diploma (1991) and an MSc (1994) in Applied Petroleum Geology at Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia. He started his career at Geological Survey of Pakistan, Quetta, Pakistan as an Assistant Chemist and gradually progressed to current position of Acting Manager Energy Geoscience at Geological Survey of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.
He has joined the Geological Survey of Western Australia in 1994 as a Project Geologist. He has worked as a Senior Geochemist at Oil and Gas Development Corporation, Pakistan (OGDCL); Geochemistry Specialist at Arabian Gulf Oil Company (AGOCO), Libya; Consultant Geologist at Lasmo Oil (Australia) Ltd, SAGASCO Resources (Australia), and Discovery Petroleum (Australia) N.L; Project Manager at Petrochemex (Australia); and Petroleum Geochemistry Specialist/ Advisor at Petroleum Exploration and Production Department (PEPD), Uganda. He initiated setup of Petroleum Geochemistry Laboratory at OGDCL, AGOCO, and PEPD.
He presented short courses and lectures on various topics related to petroleum: systems, geology, modeling and analysis. He attended various short courses and workshops presented by Roger Summons, Chris Sutton and Nigel Bailey on organic geochemistry, Douglas Waples on basin modeling, Les Magoon on petroleum systems. He has authored many papers and confidential reports on basins of Pakistan, Libya, Uganda, and Australia. He is a Mentor at Next Generation Program of Western Australian Petroleum Club for Year 10 students, introducing oil and gas industry.
Ameed is a member of AAPG/ EMD (American Association of Petroleum Geologists/ Energy Mineral Division), FESAus (Formation Evaluation Society of Australia), PESA (Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia), and PAPG (Pakistan Association of Petroleum Geoscientists).
- 1994: M.Sc. Petroleum Geology, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia
- 1991: Post Graduate Diploma in Petroleum Geology, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia
- 1968: M.Sc. Applied Geology, University of Karachi, Pakistan
- 1964: B.Sc. (Hons) Geology, University of Karachi, Pakistan
Energy Geoscience, Department of Mines and Petroleum, Geological Survey of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia
- 2016-17: Geological Survey of Western Australia, Senior Geologist, Energy Geoscience, Perth, Western Australia
- 2014-16: Geological Survey of Western Australia, Acting Manager, Energy Geoscience, Perth, Western Australia
- 2007-14: Geological Survey of Western Australia, Senior Geologist, Perth, Western Australia
- 2006-07: Geological Survey of Western Australia, Acting Manager, Petroleum Geology, Perth, Western Australia
- 2005-06: Ugandan Government through CONSIA Consultants in cooperation with Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS), funded by United Nation Development Program, Petroleum Geochemistry/ Geology Specialist, Perth, Western Australia
- 2002-04: Ugandan Government through Commonwealth Secretariat London, Petroleum Geochemistry Advisor
- 1994-2002: Geological Survey of Western Australia, Senior Geologist, Perth, Western Australia
- 1993-94: Petrochemex Consultants, Project Manager, Perth, Western Australia
- 1990-93: Lasmo Oil (Australia) Limited, Consultant Geologist, Perth, Western Australia
- 1982-90: Arabian Gulf Oil Company, Geochemist/Geochemistry Specialist, Binghazi, Libya
- 1977-82: Oil and Gas Development Corporation, Senior Geochemist, Pakistan
- 1969-82: Assistant Chemist/ Chemist/ Assistant Manager, Geological Survey of Pakistan, Quetta Pakistan