OUR HISTORY

Where We Come from

In 2004, following the completion of his doctoral engineering studies in Russia, Dr. Moghales envisioned an environmental consultancy that could help build cleaner industries and a cleaner environment in Yemen — something no other company had yet established with this level of technical rigour.

He began his engineering career with HoodOil Ltd. on the planned Ras Issa Refinery Project (RIRCO), working alongside international EPC contractors including Hyundai. During this period, he also contributed to Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) studies carried out by the international consultancy HMR in 2005/2006 — gaining formative experience at the intersection of energy infrastructure and environmental compliance.

Driven by his commitment to environmental excellence, Dr. Moghales established CORAL Environmental Services (CORALCES) and began offering voluntary environmental consulting services to local authorities and companies — covering EIA studies for stone crushing plants, local disposal networks, and private power generation facilities. Alongside his engineering career with Oil & Gas companies, he nurtured what began as a professional passion into a structured consulting practice. 

By 2009, he had successfully built a capable local team dedicated to field services, enabling CORALCES to deliver full-scale EIAs and environmental studies for international petroleum companies operating in Yemen.

In 2011, Dr. Moghales expanded the team by partnering with some of Yemen's finest scientists and professionals — many of them former colleagues from Russia, all PhD holders. Together, they built a strong in-house capability spanning a wide range of environmental disciplines.

By 2012, CORALCES had consolidated its resources, personnel, and technical expertise with a clear strategic objective: to provide innovative environmental and energy solutions that fully meet international standards. This milestone marked the formal integration of energy services into the company's portfolio — expanding from purely environmental advisory to a fully integrated environmental and energy consultancy. The company was formally redesignated CORAL for Environmental & Energy Services (CORALCEES) to reflect this expanded mission.

CORALCEES TODAY

Today, CORALCEES is considerably more than an environmental consulting firm. We combine the strength of dedicated local staff and recognized national experts with an extended network of international professionals engaged on a project basis. This unique blend of expertise covers technical, engineering, legislative, financial, and sustainable development dimensions across both environmental and energy disciplines.

CORALCEES is able to deliver not only high-quality environmental services — EIAs, environmental surveys, pollution prevention, and ESIA — but also energy systems advisory, engineering and techno-commercial consultancy spanning renewable energy, climate finance, upstream/midstream/downstream petroleum, industrial energy, and project contract administration.

For over 20 years, CORALCEES has built a strong reputation and track record — delivering projects for international clients in Yemen to the standards expected by international regulatory authorities and funding agencies, including the World Bank, IFC, United Nations, and donor-funded development programmes.

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