Tarik Skeik

Tarik Skeik joined NextDecade as Chief Operating Officer in July 2024. He has more than 20 years of experience delivering global complex mega projects in LNG, oil and petrochemicals, working across North America, the Middle East and Asia. Before joining NextDecade, Tarik was an executive at ExxonMobil, where he led the completion and startup of six greenfield assets exceeding $50 billion in investments. He spearheaded the planning and execution, through initial operation, of critical industry-leading projects such as Huizhou Chemicals Complex in China, Gulf Coast Growth Ventures in the United States, Banyu Urip in Indonesia, Kearl Expansion in Canada and QatarGas 2 in Qatar. Tarik earned a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering from McGill University and an Executive Master of Business Administration degree from Northwestern Kellogg-Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.