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Mr Mustafa Hussain

The Go-To Disputes Expert for Energy Mega-Projects | 22 Years in Construction | 11 Years Pure Disputes| Forensic Delay & Planning | Every Side of the Table |
Country: United Arab Emirates

Membership type: Member membership
Primary branch: UAE
Secondary branches: India
Disciplines: Other dispute resolution, Arbitration, Mediation

Personal bio

I am the dispute expert the big energy world keeps close. 22 years inside the most complex energy projects on the planet. 11 years doing nothing but disputes. One discipline. One industry. At the highest level.

I started in 2002. Eleven years in PMC, Project Controls and Planning on energy mega-projects. I learned how schedules are built, how they break and why. That is what makes me formidable in a dispute room. I do not just analyse the delay. I understand exactly how it happened because I have built those programmes myself.

Since 2014 I have operated exclusively in delay and quantum disputes. Forensic delay analysis, EOT claims, quantum assessment, contractual arguments and narratives, expert witness testimony. All under one roof.

The energy world I operate in:
Upstream and Downstream Oil and Gas. Oil Fields. Refineries. Petrochemicals. LNG. Power Plants. Transmission Systems. Nuclear Energy. Wind. Solar.

Across three continents. North Sea to Siberia, with major exposure in Middle East. The names on the other side of the table and on the project ownership side have included Saudi Aramco, ADNOC, Petronas, Gazprom, KOC, OQ, QP, Total Energies, NLNG, Tennet and major Nuclear energy players. These are not routine projects. These are the ones worth hundreds of millions where a single dispute can define the future of a contractor.

Here is what almost nobody in this field can say:
I have sat on every side of the table. Contractor. Owner. Consultant. I know how each party thinks, what they fear and what they will never say out loud in a negotiation room. That 360 degree perspective took 22 years to build and it changes everything in a dispute.

My qualifications sit at the intersection of law, project controls and finance. LLM, MBA, MSC, MCIARB, RIC Expert Witness, LETAPAEWE. I do not just build the claim. I defend it in front of tribunals and dispute boards.

I also carry experience across major infrastructure disputes including rail, ports, airports, dredging, roads and utilities, though energy is where I live.

If you are facing a complex delay or quantum dispute on an energy mega-project and you need someone who knows this world from every angle, let’s talk.