Sports Visit Celebration - Kuwait Oil Company

KOC Employees <strong>Visit</strong> KU Labs<strong>Visit</strong> is part of collaborative effort with KUKOC Laboratory employees recently organized a field visit to the laboratoriesof <strong>Kuwait</strong> University in order to become acquainted with their equipment andfacilities. This activity falls within the framework of the Collaboration Agreementthat was signed between both parties in March of 2012, which in part calls forlaboratory improvement while also further developing the activities of WK labs.A group of KU students, led by Dr. Osamah Al-Omair, took part in the newKOC project for the development of Um Ghudair wells and suggested someappropriate solutions for crude flow restrictions in pipelines.<strong>Kuwait</strong> University recently forwarded some potential solutions to the UmGhudair project to the Water Handling Team, a gesture highly appreciated byOperations Manager (WK) Omar Sadeq and Water Handling Team Leader(WK) Salman Al-Qabandi.Sadeq commended the study forwarded by KU and described the includedproposals as instrumental in the future studies of the university students.Meanwhile, Al-Qabandi affirmed that expanding the participation with <strong>Kuwait</strong>University on future KOC projects will serve the interests of both parties.KOC Takes Part in Construction Engineering Conference in Cairo“Contracting For Construction Projects” Paper DeliveredKOC, represented by the Projects Management Team (NK), recently participated in the two-dayConstruction Engineering & Building Conference held in Cairo. The team from KOC presenteda working paper titled: “Contracting for Construction Projects.”The paper, its first part comprised of an introduction to Construction Contracts, the concernedparties and an explanation of the rights and obligations of each party, was delivered by EngineerAbdulrahman Mudhi Al-Shammari.Discussions focused on the required documents for such contracts, including a contract’sdrafting, plans and specifications, lists of quantities, general and special conditions, andpriorities of contracting documents in case of contradiction when implementing the conditionsof contracts.The second part of the paper dealt with explaining contracting methods in construction projects,ways and means of selecting the contractors in charge of executing projects, in addition to thesort of contracts accredited for construction and cases of cancelling tenders.Al-Shammari concluded his paper by explaining the financial warranties for constructionprojects and the relevant insurance for each and every party.Compassionate Leaves & Bail Bonds for August 2013NameMobile No.Omar Al-Zanki 99012932Abdal Aziz Al-Mutairi 990114207