ALKHOBAR: Saudi Aramco has appointed Mohammed Al-Qahtani as acting senior vice president for upstream operations until the end of December, the company said.

Saudi Aramco confirmed its decision in its Twitter account.

Al-Qahtani replaces Amin Nasser, who was appointed CEO and president of the company last month.

Al-Qahtani has held various positions at the state oil giant, including those with responsibility for petroleum engineering; his last post was vice president for corporate planning.