Taking Part Open Day Achievement - Kuwait Oil Company
Taking Part Open Day Achievement - Kuwait Oil Company
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KOC Takes <strong>Part</strong> in ICEEN 2013 in Singapore<br />
Technical Expertise Team & Power Management Present Technical Paper<br />
KOC recently took part in the International Conference for Electrical Energy<br />
and Networks in Singapore on January 19th and 20th. A technical paper,<br />
“Techno-Economic Evaluation of Power Factor Improvement Scheme for<br />
11KV 40kA, 72 MW Main Bulk Intake Substation” was presented by Fakher<br />
Al-Zalzalah (TPL Specialist, Technical Expertise Team) and Y.V.Sridhar<br />
(TPL Specialist - Power Management Team).<br />
The technical paper contained information regarding the main bulk intake<br />
substation to improve the power factor to .95 at the source end and to improve<br />
the efficiency of the electrical network associated with the substation.<br />
At the outset of the presentation, Al-Zalzalah delivered an introductory talk<br />
on KPC and KOC and briefed the audience on information regarding overall<br />
electrical network distribution. Y.V.Sridhar presented the issues pertaining<br />
to the load profile, harmonics and economic aspects of the various studied<br />
models. The presentation was well-received and queries from participating<br />
delegates were answered by the representatives of KOC.<br />
The objective of ICEEN 2013 is to provide the platform for researchers,<br />
engineers and academicians as well as industrial professionals from all<br />
over the world to present their research and study results and development<br />
activities in Electrical Energy and Networks. The conference provided<br />
opportunities for the delegates to exchange new ideas and application<br />
experiences for future collaboration.<br />
KOC to Organize 5th Town Hall Meeting, Exhibition with Contractors<br />
KOC is due to organize its 5th Town Hall Meeting & Exhibition with<br />
Contractors under the patronage of C&MD Sami Al-Rushaid on March 5-7,<br />
2013 at Hall 8 of the <strong>Kuwait</strong> International Fairgrounds in Mishref.<br />
The three-day conference will run from 9 am to 3 pm and is intended to shed<br />
light on the strategic goals of the <strong>Company</strong>, its future plans and the cuttingedge<br />
technologies in the <strong>Oil</strong> & Gas industry.<br />
Ag. TL Contracts II, Musaed Al-Rasheed, told Energy that this year’s event<br />
encompasses 100 carefully-selected local and international companies, in<br />
addition to GCC companies that were invited to attend and participate in<br />
the event, during which 20 specialized working papers will be presented by<br />
local and world experts on the latest technologies in the <strong>Oil</strong> & Gas domain.<br />
Al-Rasheed maintained that a number of embassies, trade missions and<br />
universities are to partake in the exhibition, with KOC hosting the largest<br />
pavilion comprising 20 main groups in charge of conducting presentations<br />
and answering the queries raised by contractors on the <strong>Company</strong>’s biddings<br />
and future projects.<br />
He underscored that one of the main characteristics of the event will be<br />
observing full transparency during their direct dialogue with the company’s<br />
higher management.<br />
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