Mostafa Seleim has over 12 years of experience as a drilling fluids engineer, most recently working for MI SWACO in Egypt and Saudi Arabia for 11 years as a senior drilling fluids engineer. He has a bachelor's degree in offshore and marine engineering, a master's degree in wellbore stability assessment, and is currently pursuing a PhD in petroleum engineering. Seleim has experience with various mud systems and drilling challenges on land, jack-up, and drillship rigs for wells up to 5,000 meters deep and temperatures up to 300 degrees Fahrenheit.