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Al-Assriya Printing Press<br />
<strong>KOC</strong> <strong>News</strong> is a fortnightly publication published by the Information Team for <strong>KOC</strong> Employees - 20th Year - No. 446 - 17 Shawal 1426 A.H - 19 November 2005<br />
IN<br />
THIS ISSUE<br />
2 A Football Match<br />
with Saudi Arabia<br />
Texaco<br />
3<br />
Organizers of<br />
Omra Trips<br />
Honoured<br />
8 Senior<br />
Management<br />
Visited Patients<br />
Eid Al-Fitr Reception Held for Well-wishers<br />
Senior management held a reception<br />
at the Ahmadi Guest House<br />
on November 5 for well-wishers<br />
celebrating Eid Al-Fitr.<br />
Chairman & Managing Director<br />
Farouk Al-Zanki, EAMDs and<br />
managers congratulated employees<br />
with many happy returns of the<br />
day.<br />
Ahmadi Hospital Organizes Major<br />
Gastroenterology & Hepatology Conference<br />
Representing HE Minister of<br />
Energy Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahed,<br />
Managing Director, Petroleum<br />
Services, Sheikh Talal Al-Khaled<br />
Al-Sabah inaugurated a major<br />
Gastroenterology & Hepatology<br />
Conference held at the Hilton Hotel<br />
on November 8-10. It was organized<br />
by Ahmadi Hospital in collaboration<br />
with the Faculty of Medicine,<br />
<strong>Kuwait</strong> University and Thunayan<br />
Al-Ghanim Gastrology Center.<br />
Continued on P2<br />
Editor-in-Chief Ali D. Al-Shammari. Correspondence should be addressed to the Editor-in-Chief, K.O.C. Information Team,<br />
P.O. Box 9758, Ahmadi 61008 <strong>Kuwait</strong> Fax: 3981076 E-mail: kocinfo@kockw.com / Home Page: kockw.com
CONTINUATION / MATCH<br />
From P1<br />
<strong>KOC</strong> <strong>News</strong><br />
Ahmadi Hospital Organizes Gastroenterology & Hepatology Conference<br />
In his opening speech, Sheikh Talal<br />
enthusiastically welcomed wellknown<br />
international specialists who<br />
had joined together with their<br />
<strong>Kuwait</strong>i counterparts to focus on the<br />
latest developments in the important<br />
fields of gastroenterology and hepatology.<br />
“This conference provides a great<br />
opportunity for our medical special-<br />
ists to meet with experts to<br />
exchange experiences and firsthand<br />
knowledge on how best to fight the<br />
diseases of our time. We hope this<br />
gathering will greatly assist everyone<br />
working in medicine in<br />
<strong>Kuwait</strong>,” Sheikh Talal said.<br />
Importantly, he added that the conference<br />
was focused on boosting<br />
Ahmadi’s medical services for<br />
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employees working in <strong>Kuwait</strong>’s oil<br />
industry. He thanked the organizers<br />
for their excellent planning<br />
efforts.<br />
Conference organizer, Dr. Aref<br />
Abbasi, Assistant Manger Dental &<br />
Primary Services, Ahmadi Hospital,<br />
said that the Medical Group was<br />
delighted to have such a wonderful<br />
group of specialists at this confer-<br />
ence at this time. “The presence of<br />
world-class physicians and professors<br />
from America, Europe and<br />
Asia will surely advance medicine<br />
at Ahmadi Hospital, and in<br />
<strong>Kuwait</strong>,” he said.<br />
The three-day conference, ‘New<br />
insights in Gastroenterology &<br />
Hepatology’, was designed to<br />
specifically update physicians and<br />
surgeons on their knowledge and<br />
experience in this vital field.<br />
Presentations included a wide variety<br />
of topics ranging from state-ofthe-art<br />
diagnosis to applying the<br />
most recent advances in medical<br />
and surgical treatment in gastroenterology<br />
and hepatology.<br />
Saudi Arabia Texaco Plays Host to <strong>KOC</strong> Team<br />
Saudi Arabia Texaco played host to<br />
the <strong>KOC</strong>/Texaco annual football<br />
match held on October 23 in the Al-<br />
Zor playgrounds. <strong>KOC</strong> Chairman &<br />
Managing Director Farouk Al-<br />
Zanki together with Saudi Arabia<br />
Texaco President Ahmad Awad Al-<br />
Omar and other senior officials<br />
attended this exciting annual event.<br />
To launch the match, Al-Omar welcomed<br />
everyone who continued to<br />
encourage on-going friendships<br />
between employees of these two<br />
companies. In turn, Al-Zanki high-<br />
lighted the fact that such meetings,<br />
begun by Al-Omar, reflected on the<br />
on-going relationships between<br />
<strong>KOC</strong> and Saudi Arabia Texaco.<br />
The game itself was close. Both<br />
teams had the advantage from time<br />
to time. It was especially exciting<br />
when Saudi Arabia Texaco scored<br />
their first goal at the 7 minute mark.<br />
Saudi Arabia Texaco narrowly beat<br />
out <strong>KOC</strong> with a score of 3-2.<br />
This was the third game in this<br />
annual series. <strong>KOC</strong> won the two<br />
previous games.
The Society of Petroleum Engineers<br />
<strong>Kuwait</strong> section continued its 2005-<br />
06 season with its 2nd major presentation<br />
of the year New Era-<br />
Jurassic Exploration in <strong>Kuwait</strong>:<br />
Discoveries, Impact and Challenges<br />
at the Radisson SAS hotel on 17<br />
October.<br />
Khaled Al-Saif, <strong>Kuwait</strong>, SPE<br />
Chairman and <strong>KOC</strong> Manager,<br />
Financial Services, welcomed<br />
another packed house in the second<br />
meeting of the fall season as a<br />
<strong>KOC</strong>-sponsored event.<br />
Guest speaker, Khalid Ali Al-<br />
Sumaiti, EAMD, Exploration and<br />
Production Development from<br />
<strong>KOC</strong>, spoke about the new era of<br />
revolutionary as well as strategic<br />
thinking in exploring Jurassic formations<br />
in North <strong>Kuwait</strong>.<br />
He outlined the early developments<br />
in drilling from 1951-1981. During<br />
the 50s and 60s, development rather<br />
than exploration was the way things<br />
were done without a single test.<br />
Wells were abandoned but never<br />
really tested. Since 1995, events<br />
have changed dramatically through<br />
geo-scientific efforts with a new<br />
framework, concepts and visions to<br />
map fractures, target faults as well as<br />
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A Ghabga was held at the Radisson<br />
SAS Hotel recently to honor planning<br />
efforts for recent ‘Omragoers’.<br />
C&MD, EAMDs, Group<br />
Managers, TLs as well as ‘Omragoers’<br />
gathered together for this<br />
ceremony held during the last 10<br />
days of Ramadan. <strong>Kuwait</strong> Airways<br />
representatives as well as Masha’ir<br />
for Hajj & Omra — the two organizations<br />
that provided the facilities<br />
— were also present.<br />
Three trips were organized for<br />
more than 300 employees and their<br />
families. The Community Services<br />
Team coordinated and organized<br />
the trips.<br />
EAMD (Administration) Ali Al-<br />
Shammari described Community<br />
Services as the ‘Good Initiatives<br />
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Team’ for all their effort in arranging<br />
these important trips. “Similar<br />
to our meetings in the Holy City of<br />
Makkah, this evening is a reflection<br />
of the ‘One-Family Spirit’ that<br />
brings all employees and their families<br />
together to serve our beloved<br />
country,” he said.<br />
Al-Shammari thanked the members<br />
of the Community Service<br />
Development Committee for shouldering<br />
many responsibilities. He<br />
also thanked the pilgrims for their<br />
cooperation and commitment in<br />
this endeavor.<br />
<strong>Kuwait</strong> Airways representatives as<br />
well as Masha’ir for Hajj & Omra<br />
received special recognition.<br />
Shields were distributed at the<br />
close of the evening Ghabga.<br />
SPE Kicks Off New Season with 2nd Major<br />
Presentation of the Year<br />
fractures and select exploratory locations.<br />
“Basically,” he said, “<strong>KOC</strong><br />
now has a concept, a model and its<br />
applications. Our three main objectives<br />
are reserves, production as well<br />
as oil & gas production. There are<br />
huge associated gas/gas condensate<br />
reservoirs here.” This new exploration<br />
phase, which is separate from<br />
the North <strong>Kuwait</strong> Project, is overand-above<br />
<strong>KOC</strong>’s 2020 Strategy for<br />
4 billion barrels per day.”<br />
In a lively question-and-answer session,<br />
he highlighted objectives and<br />
strategies in more detail. He stressed<br />
Organizers Honored for<br />
Omra Trips<br />
that <strong>KOC</strong> must work aggressively.<br />
ìWe must think ‘win/win’. We must<br />
understand the true extent of the<br />
reservoirs and to do this we will<br />
lease satellite EPFs on a 5-year<br />
renewable basis. We will need experienced<br />
people for the new rigs that<br />
will be required. We will also plan<br />
for high value over the next 5 years<br />
as we work together with the marketing<br />
people but first, we will need<br />
much more detailed information<br />
which will include H2S as a problem<br />
to be solved, for example. We<br />
plan to take full information into<br />
account from area to area and use it<br />
as our model for success.<br />
Khalid Ali Al-Sumaiti concluded by<br />
focusing on ‘One Team Spirit’<br />
between the IOCs or Service<br />
Providers and the <strong>KOC</strong>. “If we work<br />
alone, it will take a long time but<br />
when we work together with others,<br />
things will happen sooner. The last<br />
6-7 years have been very fruitful.<br />
We have the best quality crude oils<br />
in all the Middle East. Natural gas<br />
reserves are now beginning that will<br />
herald on a new era of self-sufficiency<br />
in gas for <strong>Kuwait</strong>.”<br />
HONORING / PRESENTATION
MEETING / WORKSHOP / CONTRACT<br />
<strong>KOC</strong> <strong>News</strong><br />
Management Meets with Contractors<br />
The Technical Services Directorate<br />
met with contractors on October 25.<br />
EAMD (Technical Services) Fahed<br />
Al-Ajmi, Manager Major Projects<br />
Issam Al-Houti, Manager<br />
Engineering Kamel Al-Zaidan, Team<br />
Leaders and Project Management<br />
Consultants (Fluor, Parsons &<br />
AMEC) as well as contractors work-<br />
ing with Technical Services met<br />
together at the Hilton hotel.<br />
Fahed Al-Ajmi highlighted the fact<br />
that <strong>KOC</strong> is currently undergoing a<br />
critical phase in its development,<br />
one that will have repercussions on<br />
<strong>Kuwait</strong> as a whole, especially with<br />
the signing of very important and<br />
recent contracts. “Once these con-<br />
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tracts are signed, we have to monitor<br />
closely their progress to ensure<br />
that projects are carried out in a<br />
timely and efficient manner. This is<br />
why we continue to have these ongoing<br />
monthly meetings,” he<br />
remarked. Al-Ajmi congratulated<br />
Major Projects and Engineering<br />
Groups for their efforts in achieving<br />
Fluor & AMEC Workshop Held<br />
The <strong>Company</strong> Signs a<br />
Contract with Delta<br />
<strong>KOC</strong> recently signed a contract with Delta, a<br />
Qatari company, to supply 5,000 psi wellheads.<br />
EAMD (Administration) and Acting<br />
EAMD (<strong>Oil</strong> Services) Ali Al-Shammari,<br />
remarked that this contract — valued at KD 8<br />
million over a four year period — was signed<br />
according to the contract system called<br />
Supply Chain Management, which was new<br />
within the <strong>Kuwait</strong> <strong>Oil</strong> <strong>Company</strong>.<br />
"This contract will guarantee better coordination<br />
and cooperation between the two parties,"<br />
Al-Shammari said. "We are very happy<br />
to be signing this agreement with this Qatari<br />
company. This reflects our policy of supporting<br />
GCC companies. The geographic closeness<br />
of Qatar to <strong>Kuwait</strong> will also shorten the<br />
shipping period thus avoiding delays in delivery,"<br />
he concluded.<br />
Manager Major Projects Issam Al-<br />
Houti, invited a number of group<br />
managers, team leaders and<br />
employees to a recent Fluor &<br />
AMEC workshop. At this workshop,<br />
two managers addressed the<br />
group - Peter Wilson General<br />
Manager, Fluor <strong>Company</strong> and Alec<br />
Butler, Project Manager AMEC<br />
<strong>Company</strong>. Then, an open forum followed<br />
where everyone discussed<br />
current suggestions and opinions<br />
regarding best work practices, time<br />
management and money.<br />
Issam Al-Houti reminded everyone<br />
that project execution is a key com-<br />
the company strategy.<br />
“We insist on best performance in all<br />
our projects. This is our benchmark.<br />
These meetings are welcome<br />
because they provide us with a good<br />
opportunity to meet with contractors<br />
to exchange ideas and suggestions<br />
about how to carry out our jobs at the<br />
highest levels,” Al-Ajmi concluded.<br />
ponent within <strong>KOC</strong>’s strategy.<br />
"Because of work management and<br />
execution, we continuously seek to<br />
further our best work practices," he<br />
said. "In this respect, PMC, Fluor<br />
and AMEC suggested we organize<br />
this small but important workshop."<br />
These two guest speakers highlighted<br />
important aspects of executive<br />
procedures regarding work strategies<br />
and projects. Group Managers<br />
included Khaled Al-Khamees<br />
(Opns.-E), Adnan Al-Aradi (Support<br />
Services - S&E), Kamel Al-Zaidan<br />
(Engineering) and Abdul Hussein<br />
Al-Sarraf (Support Services -W).
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Personnel Development Team at PSG Celebrates 100th Milestone<br />
The Personnel Development Team,<br />
Production Development Support<br />
Group, celebrated its 100th meeting<br />
in early October in the<br />
Industrial area. It was a milestone<br />
celebration. Team Leader<br />
Personnel Development Manna’a<br />
Al-Ajmi, Team Leader Drilling<br />
Personnel Career Development,<br />
Hamad Al-Kandari as well as team<br />
members attended.<br />
Manna'a Al-Ajmi spoke, “The<br />
Personnel Development Team at the<br />
Production Support Group was created<br />
by the sub-surface in May<br />
2003. There was a need to develop<br />
tools and processes to manage staff<br />
development in the sub-surface Job<br />
Families (JF) of Geo-science,<br />
PE/RE, Drilling, Well Surveillance<br />
as well as Data Management.” The<br />
team consists of representatives<br />
from the concerned line groups as<br />
well as the T&CR Group. “Together<br />
they design, plan and implement<br />
any in-house technical training program,”<br />
he remarked.<br />
Al-Ajmi underlined the fact that,<br />
with the new training philosophy,<br />
the Support Team has developed job<br />
specific competencies for each JF in<br />
each competency and at each grade<br />
level. He commented, “The team<br />
has identified also a range of ‘learning<br />
actions’, which are designed to<br />
help each person reach the required<br />
standards in each area of competency<br />
at each stage in their career.” He<br />
noted, “The team has developed an<br />
on-line Assessment and Personal<br />
<strong>KOC</strong> Participates in GCC Maintenance & Production Meeting<br />
A <strong>KOC</strong> delegation participated<br />
recently in the GCC 17th<br />
Maintenance & Production <strong>Oil</strong><br />
25 Employees Take ‘Modern Trends’ Course<br />
The Career Development &<br />
Planning Team organized a training<br />
course at the Crowne Plaza hotel for<br />
25 employees from different groups<br />
across the company who attended it<br />
in early October.<br />
The course speaker, Dr. Najeeb Al-<br />
Rifa’i, said, “Many <strong>KOC</strong> employees<br />
had attended similar courses and<br />
would continue during the next few<br />
months. Each person taking the<br />
training needed to be familiar with<br />
this program; it helps to improve<br />
performance which will eventually<br />
benefit the entire organization,” Dr.<br />
Al-Rifa’I remarked. “Advanced<br />
information is made available to all<br />
Companies meeting held in late<br />
September in Qatar.<br />
Manager Career Development &<br />
trainees. If they are in harmony with<br />
themselves such information as this<br />
course provides will only have further<br />
positive results on their attitude,”<br />
he added.<br />
Course outline included a practical<br />
component about how to make decisive<br />
decisions at the right moment.<br />
Timing is everything in this.<br />
Relaxation exercises, the use of<br />
imagination and creating the proper<br />
atmosphere were three methods<br />
used to create the right framework.<br />
The Training Officer, Career<br />
Development & Planning Team,<br />
Badr Al-Hadiah, supervised the<br />
‘Modern Trends’ course.<br />
Development Planning process for<br />
each JF. It is currently managing the<br />
third PDP review cycle for the subsurface<br />
staff to identify learning<br />
needs that need to be met in<br />
2006/07.”<br />
Training Aydh Al-Hajri, Manager,<br />
Operations-South Shaker Al-<br />
Faras, Team Leader Maintenance-<br />
Al-Ajmi concluded that proposals<br />
will be submitted by December<br />
2005 for the 2006/07 programs.<br />
“This program comprises 32 technical<br />
courses, 12 software courses and<br />
3 workshops.”<br />
West Waleed Shuaib, Team<br />
Leader Inspection & Corrosion-<br />
South & East Imad Al-Nasser,<br />
Senior Corrosion Engineer Abdul<br />
Wahab Al-Ahmad and Senior<br />
Engineer Technical Services-<br />
South & East, Adnan Al-Haidar,<br />
comprised the entire <strong>KOC</strong> delegation.<br />
The main focus was a workshop on<br />
sludge removal technologies, tank<br />
inspection & test, cathodic protection<br />
as well as paint.<br />
Other delegations included<br />
Qatar Petroleum, SaudiAramco,<br />
Adnoc (UAE), Babco (Bahrain)<br />
and Petroleum Development<br />
(Oman).<br />
CELEBRATION / PARTICIPATIONS
MISCELLANEOUS<br />
<strong>KOC</strong> <strong>News</strong><br />
33 per cent Operations Transfer Still Remains in<br />
Wafra Transfer Operations<br />
The joint <strong>KOC</strong>/KGOC Team<br />
responsible for the transfer of Wafra<br />
Operations from the <strong>Kuwait</strong> <strong>Oil</strong><br />
<strong>Company</strong> to the <strong>Kuwait</strong> Gulf <strong>Oil</strong><br />
<strong>Company</strong> held a recent meeting in<br />
mid-October in the Hubara Center.<br />
Team Leader Qassem Al-Mejadi,<br />
congratulated the exceptional<br />
efforts of the team. Their achievements<br />
had been higher than what<br />
was expected. He remarked that<br />
The Gardening Competitions for the Year 2006 will take place on Thursday & Friday 16th<br />
& 17th March 2006. On these two days the judging panels will visit and inspect the gardens<br />
of the registered competitors and classify them in compliance with the established terms of<br />
the competition.<br />
The Gardening Competitions for the Year 2006 and the relevant prizes for them will be as follows:<br />
Name of the Competition<br />
most of the operations had now<br />
been transferred but the remaining<br />
portion still comprised 33 per cent.<br />
Al-Mejadi urged everyone to meet<br />
the current remaining challenge in<br />
order to complete the job on time.<br />
Discussions focused on work<br />
already completed as well as work<br />
yet to be completed within the next<br />
month. November 19 marks the date<br />
set for the next meeting.<br />
Medical Students<br />
Ahmadi Services Group - Community Services Team<br />
Annual Gardening Competitions<br />
Prizes<br />
First Second Third Fourth Fifth<br />
(Silver Cup) (Shield) (Shield) (Shield) (Shield)<br />
+ KD + KD + KD + KD + KD<br />
The Best Flower Garden 400/- 300/- 200/- 150/- 100/-<br />
The Best Vegetable Garden 400/- 300/- 200/- 150/- 100/-<br />
The Best Lawn Garden 400/- 300/- 200/- 150/- 100/-<br />
The Best Fruits Garden 400/- 300/- 200/- 150/- 100/-<br />
The Best All-Round Garden 400/- 300/- 200/- 150/- 100/-<br />
(Outside Fence)<br />
The Best All-Round Garden 400/- 300/- 200/- 150/- 100/-<br />
(Inside Fence)<br />
Those interested in this function are advised to contact the Community Services Team<br />
Telephone Nos. (66881 / 3984170) to obtain the necessary information, forms, ...etc. and<br />
register their names for these competitions by not later than 27th February 2006.<br />
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NOTICE<br />
PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION TEAM<br />
Compassionate Leave & Bail Bonds<br />
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For Sale / Rent<br />
• For Sale: Land Cruiser, 2002 in<br />
good condition, 79,000 km,<br />
grey colour - beige interior, regular<br />
service. On loan KD 4,300<br />
- installment KD 164. Want KD<br />
3,900 - negotiable.<br />
Tel. 22078 - 7983777.<br />
The first group medical students of the faculty of<br />
medicine <strong>Kuwait</strong> University visited the company<br />
late last September.<br />
The group was received by Dr. Sabriya Saleh<br />
Coordinator Medical group, and Samih Sarhan,<br />
Senior Occupational Hygienist of the HSE<br />
(South & East <strong>Kuwait</strong>) Team.<br />
A presentation was made by Samih on the occupational<br />
hazards in the oil industry after which<br />
the group visited a drilling rig, well head and<br />
gathering center.<br />
Around the lunch table, acting Team Leader HSE<br />
(S&EK) Hasan Al-Birami, Dr. Sabriya, and<br />
Samih held a discussion with the medical students<br />
on their observations in the fields. The students<br />
were briefed about medical services rendered<br />
to the oil sector employees through<br />
Ahmadi hospital.<br />
In order to extend assistance by Personnel Administration Team to<br />
<strong>Company</strong> employees in matters related to Compassionate Leaves and<br />
Bail Bonds, the employees listed below will be on call during and outside<br />
<strong>Company</strong> working hours. Organizational Unit Heads are requested to cooperate<br />
with them for necessary administrative actions.<br />
• For Rent or Sale: A big deluxe<br />
villa - two floors & basement -<br />
South Surra - Al-Shuhada.<br />
Owner’s Tel. 9639946.
The General management has issued a circular<br />
No. 24/2005 detail 1.11.2005 regarding<br />
new Organizational changes effective on<br />
Monday 7th November 2005:<br />
I. GENERAL MANAGEMENT<br />
1. Planning Group will be transferred to<br />
General Management<br />
Mr. Ahmad Mohd. Al-Rasheed will continue<br />
as Manager Planning and will report to<br />
Chairman & Managing Director.<br />
II. Exploration & Production Development<br />
Directorate will be renamed as <strong>Oil</strong><br />
Services Directorate<br />
Mr. Mazen Dawood al-Sardi is redesignated<br />
as Executive Assistant Managing Director<br />
(<strong>Oil</strong> Services) and will report to Chairman &<br />
Managing Director.<br />
The Directorate Comprises the following<br />
Groups & Team:<br />
1. Production Development Support Group<br />
Miss Shafiqa Idris Mubarak will continue as<br />
Manager Production Development Support<br />
Group.<br />
2. Drilling Operations Group<br />
Mr. Ayad Mohd. Al-Kandari will continue<br />
as Manager Drilling Operations Group.<br />
3. Research & Technology Group<br />
Mr. Adel Essa Al-Abbasi will continue as<br />
Manager Research & Technology Gruop.<br />
4. Health, Safety & Environment Group<br />
Mr. Mohd. Abdul “Wahab Al-Fodari will<br />
New Organizational Changes<br />
continue as Manager Health, Safety &<br />
Environment Group.<br />
5. Health, Safety & Environment Team (<strong>Oil</strong><br />
Services)<br />
Mr. Ali Hussain Ali is redesignated as Team<br />
Leader HSE Group.<br />
The above will report to Executive Assistant<br />
Managing Director (<strong>Oil</strong> Services).<br />
III. NORTH KUWAIT DIRECTORATE<br />
Mr. Khalid Ali Al-Sumaiti is redesignated as<br />
Executive Assistant Managing Director<br />
(NK) and will report to Chairman &<br />
Managing Director.<br />
The Directorate Comprises the following<br />
Groups & Team:<br />
1. Exploration Group<br />
Mr. Menahi Saeed Al-Anzi will continue as<br />
Manager Exploration Group.<br />
2. Fields Development Group (North<br />
<strong>Kuwait</strong>)<br />
Mrs. Badria Hussain Farhad will continue as<br />
Manager Fields Development Group (NK).<br />
3. Operations Group (North <strong>Kuwait</strong>)<br />
Mr. Ali Abdulla Al-Muhanna will continue<br />
as Manager Operations Group (NK).<br />
4. Support Services Group (North <strong>Kuwait</strong>)<br />
Mr. Saeed Yousef Hamadah will continue<br />
as Manager Support Services Group (NK).<br />
5. Health, Safety & Environment Team<br />
(North <strong>Kuwait</strong>)<br />
Mr. Abdulla Mohd. Al-Awadi will continue<br />
as Team Leader HSE (NK).<br />
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The above will report to Executive Assistant<br />
Managing Director (NK).<br />
IV WEST KUWAIT DIRECTORATE<br />
Mrs. Hosnia Sayed Hashim is appointed as<br />
Executive Assistant Managing Director<br />
(WK) and will report to Chairman &<br />
Managing Director.<br />
The Directorate comprises the following<br />
Groups & Team:<br />
1. Operations Group (West <strong>Kuwait</strong>)<br />
Mr. Abdulla Ali Al-Sumaiti will continue as<br />
Manager Operations Group (WK).<br />
2. Fields Development Group (West<br />
<strong>Kuwait</strong>)<br />
Mr. Hassan Ali Bunian will continue as<br />
Manager Fields Development Group (WK).<br />
3. Support Services Group (West <strong>Kuwait</strong>)<br />
Mr. Abdul Hussain Abdul Khadher Al-<br />
Sarraf will continue as Manager Support<br />
Services Group (WK).<br />
4. Divided Zone Group<br />
Mr. Jaber Hunaif Jaber will continue as<br />
Manager Divided Zone Group.<br />
5. Joint Operations Group<br />
Mr. Mohd. Salem Al-Dousari will continue<br />
as Manager Joint Operations Group.<br />
6. Health, Safety & Environment Team<br />
(West <strong>Kuwait</strong>)<br />
Mr. Ismail Yacoub Mataqi will continue as<br />
Team Leader HSE (WK).<br />
The above will report to Executive Assistant<br />
Managing Director (WK).<br />
‘Model Employee’ Certificate Awarded to Engineer<br />
The Management Support Group awarded Eng.<br />
Khaled Al-Awadi with <strong>KOC</strong>’s ‘Model<br />
Employee’ certificate for the last six months.<br />
Group Manager Abdul Aziz Al-Mansour<br />
remarked, “Al-Awadi truly deserved the award in<br />
competition with his associates on technical<br />
points.” The award symbolizes outstanding<br />
achievements. This award is given twice a year to<br />
the best employee in the Management Support<br />
Group.<br />
“Al-Awadi was given credit by his colleagues<br />
and his team leader. I my self had tested him in<br />
different occasions, and he proved to be an outstanding<br />
employee,” Al-Mansour said.<br />
Team Leader, Risk Management, Shehab<br />
Abdullah, said that the award is tabulated according<br />
to point-scoring that helps create friendly<br />
competition among employees. “Al-Awadi is<br />
dedicated, committed and creative at work,”<br />
Abdullah said while pointing out that, at the same<br />
time, Al-Awadi remains at the office after work<br />
and comes early every morning.<br />
Khaled Al-Awadi, Project Manager, spoke at this<br />
award ceremony. “It is enough for me to have good<br />
comments from my colleagues, team leader and<br />
manager. This is a source of great satisfaction,” he<br />
said. “Appreciation is a good thing. It creates an<br />
incentive to give more time and effort to better the<br />
company.” He concluded that he remains at the<br />
office after work and comes early because he loves<br />
his work and feels fulfilled in it. Al-Awadi was<br />
awarded a shield and a certificate of appreciation.<br />
CIRCULAR / HONOURING
VISIT / DEGREE / BIRTH<br />
<strong>KOC</strong> <strong>News</strong><br />
Al-Sardi Visits Patients at Ahmadi Hospital<br />
During Eid Al-Fitr<br />
EAMD Petroleum Services &<br />
Acting EAMD (Tech. Svcs.) Mazen<br />
Al-Sardi, accompanied by Manager<br />
PR&I Abdul Khaleq Al-Ali, visited<br />
Ahmadi Hospital patients during<br />
Eid Al-Fitr.<br />
Dignitaries included Hospital<br />
Manager Dr. Jamal Al-Ghanim,<br />
Assistant Manager Primary &<br />
Dental Services Dr. Aref Al-Abbasi,<br />
Mrs. Awatef Al-Khamees,<br />
Exploration Group, was awarded a<br />
Master’s degree in Geochemistry<br />
from the French Petroleum Institute<br />
(IPF). The Master’s thesis was<br />
defended on October 16 in PTC in<br />
the presence of EAMD, North<br />
<strong>Kuwait</strong>, Khalid Al-Sumaiti,<br />
Manager Exploration Group<br />
Menahi Al-Anzi and Team Leader<br />
Exploration Studies, Salah Abdul<br />
Malik in addition to the supervising<br />
professors at IPF. This is the first<br />
Master’s degree supervised and<br />
funded by the <strong>Kuwait</strong> <strong>Oil</strong> <strong>Company</strong>.<br />
The thesis was divided into two<br />
parts. The first part tackled the geochemistry<br />
and isotopes of <strong>Kuwait</strong><br />
oils and rock samples and the second<br />
part focused on the hydrocarbon<br />
generation and migration of<br />
Najmah and Qusaibah source rocks<br />
into Bahrah field, North <strong>Kuwait</strong>.<br />
The professors discussed the thesis<br />
plus the results of her thesis tests,<br />
rock and core analysis. They also<br />
8<br />
Saleh, Social Specialist Latifa Al-<br />
Kandari, Bio-Medical Eng. & HSE<br />
Medical Coordinator, Nof Al-Azmi,<br />
in addition to a number of administrative<br />
and medical staff.<br />
"On such occasions, senior management<br />
is keen to maintain the practice<br />
of visiting the sick and checking<br />
on their personal health," said Al-<br />
Sardi. "This <strong>Kuwait</strong>i tradition truly<br />
indicates <strong>KOC</strong>'s strong social ties."<br />
He added that the one-family prevailing<br />
in <strong>KOC</strong> is the motive behind<br />
discussed the thesis lab and chemical<br />
analysis. The thesis was well<br />
received by the professors, and<br />
accordingly, she was awarded a<br />
Master’s degree.<br />
TL, Exploration Studies, Salah<br />
Abdul Malik, said that this degree is<br />
part of a training program set by<br />
Exploration and Training & Career<br />
Development Groups. "It took us<br />
two years to prepare this program<br />
which is a first for the <strong>KOC</strong>. It will<br />
be the basis for similar future studies.<br />
‘Shehanah’ is God's Gift to her Parents<br />
The mother gave birth to triplets<br />
after only 22 weeks of pregnancy.<br />
Unfortunately, two infants died, but<br />
thank God, Shehanah survived.<br />
He father, Abdullah Al-Utaibi, said<br />
that he and his wife failed to have<br />
children even after nine years of<br />
marriage. “By God’s will, my wife<br />
finally became pregnant, but she<br />
gave birth to three girls after only<br />
22 weeks. Unfortunately, two did<br />
Assistant Manager Support Services<br />
Khaled Al-Sweilem, Assistant<br />
Manager Medical Care Services Dr.<br />
Dia’ Al-Izza, Dr. Adel Ghali from<br />
the London Office, Head Administrative<br />
Medical Section Ali Al-<br />
Zu’bi, Head, Nursing Services,<br />
Halima Abdullah, Senior Admin.<br />
Officer Eid Al-Mteiri, Medical<br />
Group Coordinator Dr. Sabriya<br />
<strong>KOC</strong> Sponsors First Ever Master’s Degree<br />
not make it," he said.<br />
Shehanah was under close observation<br />
in Ahmadi Hospital until she<br />
passed the critical stage. She is now<br />
in her six months.<br />
According to the WHO, any birth prior<br />
to 24 weeks is considered premature<br />
and the chances of survival are<br />
minimal. ‘Shehanah’ is the female<br />
name of the hawk. “It symbolizes<br />
strength,” the father says proudly.<br />
the high rank the company currently<br />
occupies among the world majors.<br />
Dr. Al-Ghanim thanked Al-Sardi<br />
for these gestures. "This is a chance<br />
for all of us to exchange cordial<br />
feelings and strengthen friendly<br />
relationships," he said.<br />
The hospital visit began in the<br />
Pediatric Ward as gifts were distributed<br />
to the children there. After<br />
touring other sections, Al-Sardi<br />
praised improvements recently<br />
implemented in the hospital.