energy - Kuwait Oil Company

ENERGY
29 th Year - No. 689
2 6 th
July
2015
The KOC Newsletter
Energy is a fortnightly newsletter published by the KOC Information Team for KOC employees • Editor-in-Chief: Saad Rashed Al-Azmi • E-mail: kocinfo@kockw.com • Website: www.kockw.com
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Visit
CEO Visits Ahmadi Hospital
Conference
CEO, Deputy CEOs and Senior
Management Receive Well-Wishers
On the occasion of Eid Al-Fitr
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KPC Annual Meeting
On the occasion of the Holy month
of Ramadan’s end and Eid AlFitr, the Company’s CEO Hashem
Sayed Hashem, Deputy CEOs and
Senior Management hosted an
official reception for well-wishers
from KOC’s various Directorates at
the Ahmadi State Guesthouse. They
were preceded by the Governor
Awards
NK Receives Safety Awards
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of Al-Ahmadi Governorate Sheikh
Fawaz Khaled Al-Sabah,
and former KOC Chairmen Farouk
Al-Zanki and Sami Al-Rushaid.
Cordiale conversations and best
wishes were exchanged during the
event among the employees in a
family-like environment that reflects
KOC’s culture.
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CEO Visits Al-Ahmadi Hospital on the Second Day of Eid
Congratulating them on the occasion of Eid Al-Fitr
True to his annual legacy, KOC’s CEO Hashem Sayed
Hashem visited Al-Ahmadi Hospital on the second day
of Eid Al-Fitr accompanied by West Kuwait Directorate
Deputy CEO Hasan Ali Bunain and Exploration and Gas
Directorate Deputy CEO Menahi Saeed Al-Enezi.
Hashem visited the in-patients, wishing them a quick
recovery, before touring the hospital sections where he was
briefed by the Chief Clinical Officer Dr. Aref Al-Abbasi and
the Head of the Nursing Division Dr. Halima Abdulla on the
hospitals’ operations.
Hashem praised the devotion of Al-Ahmadi Hospital staff
and their commitment to work so that vital venues continue
to operate normally on all occasions.
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KPC Annual Conference
Economies and Geopolitical Factors and Alternatives
Leadership Development Unit – KPC organized its annual
conference titled: “The future of Global Oil: Economies and
Geopolitical Factors and Alternatives”, at Salwa Al-Sabah
Hall. KPC CEO Nizar Al-Adsani and KOC CEO Hashem
Sayed Hashem and a number of his DCEO’s and Group
Managers participated in this event.
The conference hosted elite experts from various disciplines, and opened the door for participating experts and
leaders for networking. Sessions were conducted, in which
several topics on economies of oil industries and the current geopolitical changes were discussed, as well as the
importance of alternative energy in the future.
This conference is an annual event and gathers almost
300 executive employees at KPC and its subsidiaries. It
is part of the Leaders Development Unit Program which is
an initiative designed by KPC to equip leaders with tools
to face future challenges and the inevitable changes that
come with them.
In his Opening Speech, Al-Adsani welcomed the audience
and guests, pointing to the impact of the latest oil prices
dropdown on the Kuwaiti oil sector. He also shared his
strategic plans to tackle this issue.
KOC Signs Contract to Provide 3 GCs with Pipeline Network
Petrofac will undertake the implementation
KOC recently signed a contract with Petrofac for the
provision of a pipeline network carrying oil to GCs 29,
30 & 31 in NK.
The contract was signed by CEO Hashem Sayed Hashem,
in the presence of a number of his deputies and officials
involved in this contract, while Petrofac was represented
by Executive VP for Operations in GCC Sunder Kalyanam.
In his speech during the ceremony, held at KOC
headquarters in Ahmadi, Hashem stressed the importance
of this project for the three GCs. He emphasized that
Petrofac is one of the most important oil partners for
Kuwait, adding that the relationship between the two
companies stretches for more than 15 years, during which
Petrofac has shown great success in the implementation of
all projects.
Hashem extended his full support, including the Senior
Management personnel that have worked to reach the
signing of this contract, and wished success to all.
For his part, Kalyanam thanked KOC on its faith in his
company, saying they would do their utmost to satisfy
those responsible for the project, expressing his gratitude
for the people who were able to formulate some 40
thousand pages of the contract and its accessories in a
two-day work timeframe.
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NK Directorate Receives 3 International Safety Awards
One was achieved for the fourth year
North Kuwait Directorate has been awarded with the
2015 Gold Awards for Occupational Health and Safety
and for Managing Occupational Road Risk (MORR) by
the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA)
sponsored by NEBOSH, and the 2015 International
Safety Award by the British Safety Council as well.
The RoSPA ceremony took place in London, recognizing
and rewarding the organizations that showed a true
commitment to improving health and safety. North Kuwait
Directorate has received the prestigious Occupational
Health and Safety Award for the last four years. This is
a distinctive achievement for KOC, KPC and the State
of Kuwait.
This achievement recognizes North Kuwait Directorates
commitment to the prevention of accidents and ill health
at work. The scheme used by RoSPA judges overarching
occupational health and safety management systems,
including practices such as leadership and workforce
involvement.
This award will not only recognize commitment to
incidents and occupational illness prevention by North
Kuwait Directorate, in particular by KOC, but also for
Road Safety as well.
RoSPA is a British charity, which aims to save lives
and prevent life-changing injuries occurring as a
result of accidents, while the British Safety Council is
a Registered Charity and one of the world’s leading
Health and Safety organizations. The London based
charity provides training in over 50 countries.
The Major Project and Technical Services Directorate Holds
its 1st Quarterly Performance Review 2015-2016
With the participation of DCEO, Managers and Team Leaders
The Major Projects and Technical Services
Directorate held its 1st Quarterly Performance
Review (QPR) for the Fiscal year 2015 –
2016 with the participation of Deputy CEO
Esam Al-Houti, Group Managers and Team
Leaders, and the coordination of Planning
and Support Technical Services Team Leader
Bader Najem Abdulla.
In a short speech on the occasion, Al-Houti
congratulated the employees of both the
Directorate and KOC on Eid Al-Fitr on their
new promotions, wishing them success in
their new tasks and positions.
He also touched on the HSE subject, which
he said was among the Company’s priorities,
before reviewing a series of suggestions that
would further improve and consolidate the
Directorates performance. The review also
touched on HSE affairs, as well as the Six
Sigma Program.
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The Corporate Services Directorate Holds its 1st Quarterly
Performance Review 2015-2016
With the participation of DCEO, Managers and Team Leaders
The Corporate Services Directorate held its first Quarterly
Performance Review (QPR) for the fiscal year 2015 – 2016
with the participation of Deputy CEO Ismail Abdulla,
Group Managers and Team Leaders, with the coordination
of Planning Team Leader Osamah Al-Thuwaini.
Speaking on the occasion, which was attended by
representatives from the Planning and Commercial
Directorate and the Administrative and Financial Affairs
Directorate, Abdulla congratulated the employees on Eid
Al-Fitr, wishing them all the best.
He also underlined the importance on consolidating the
culture of communication among employees and among
teams. In addition, he commented on their loyalty to KOC
in general and to their Teams and Groups in order to face
challenges as one.
Abdulla reviewed the Directorate’s achievements during
the first quarter, as well as projects still underway, in
addition to suggestions. He then expressed confidence
in the performance that will increasingly improve in the
coming quarters.
Introductory Course for New Employees under Development
105 employees attended the event
The Training & Career Development Group organized an
introductory course for new employees under development,
who were hired in March of this year, after responding to
an ad published in October 2014.
The introductory session, performed periodically by the
Training Competency Team, usually includes a batch of
new employees under development or training. The session
was attended by 105 UDs from all departments in the
company. The program lasted for five days and included
definitions of the various company practices.
The first and second day included presentations made by
specialists from various concerned departments regarding
the definition of administrative matters that accompany
them in their daily work or they may need, such as,
financial affairs, family medicine, accounts, salaries and
other issues.
The third day was allocated to identify HSE issues, while
the fourth was about the defensive driving, and included a
course on first aid and training in firefighting. The last day,
supervised by TL Training Competency Bashar Al-Khashti,
the attendees were introduced to the well-established
K-Values used in all KPC subsidiaries, including KOC.
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Breakfast Sessions on 3D Operation Process Simulator
Conducted by HR Team WK
Human Resources Team (WK) conducted breakfast professional
sessions at WK, NK, SEK & GAS assets, on the 3D Operation
Process Simulator for GC28. The simulator is a state of the
art technology professional tool, which is a new approach to
training methods.
The new method consists of an approach that allows trainees’
visualization for the whole processes on the screen and
providing them with a visual walk through of the plant during
their training implementation. They are also able to adjust the
process parameters on screen.
This type of GC plant simulator system has been introduced at
KOC and in the State of Kuwait for the first time. The professional
training sessions were submitted by instructors Mr. Suhail Siddiq
and Mr. Ahmed Dashti.
KOC / General Command of Kuwait Armed Forces Workshop
Knowledge sharing in “Quality Assurance”
KOC organized a workshop in collaboration
with Quality Assurance Team under General
Command of Kuwait Armed Forces in Ministry
of Defense. Local Relations Team and Quality
Assurance Team from KOC also participated.
The workshop was aimed at sharing knowledge
and information, and to enhance the cooperation
between them, in regards to unifying the work
procedures related to implementing quality
system on both sides.
Lieutenant Fares Al-Safee’, member of the Quality
Assurance Team in the Armed Forces, maintained
that this workshop was designed to bring both
perspectives closer, unify procedures and share
the knowledge with the various institutions of the
State. He also pointed to the extensive experience
that KOC possesses in different areas especially
in “Quality Assurance”.
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Operational Planning Concludes the Validation of Well
Delivery Gate System
Under the Supervision of Operational Planning TL Nawaf Al-Shehab
The Operational Planning Team concluded the communication
and validation of the Well Delivery Project Gate System
(WD PGS) Program that was initiated in August 2014 with
Schlumberger Business Consulting, Team Leaders and Senior
Engineers.
The validation sessions, which were held under the supervision
of Operational Planning Team Leader Nawaf Al-Shehab,
targeted all the Team Leaders involved and concerned in
the various stages of production to get their feedback on
the Program, which consists of two parts. Part 1: which
was successfully concluded in March 2015, comprised of
capturing the “As-Is” well delivery process, designing the first
draft of “To-Be” Process, and validating the first draft with a
wide spectrum of Subject Matter Experts from all concerned
teams.
Part 2: which was launched at the end of March 2015 will
focus on communicating and validating the WD PGS with the
Team Leaders, Managers, and DCEO’s; as well as training
and documentation.
“Managing Your Boss” Training Program Workshops
Aimed at developing the relation between Superiors and Subordinates
Training Competency Team Launched the “Managing
Your Boss” training program through workshops
organized over five days at the Burgan field offices.
With the intention to shape work relationships between
the superior and his or her subordinates.
The workshops, supervised by TL Bashar AlKhashti, were attended by a number of TLs from all
departments of the company, where the importance of
the construction of a sound and healthy relationship
between superior and subordinate was stressed. It
also regarded this relationship as a key to success,
effectiveness and efficiency in the company’s goals.
The workshops included an explanation of the nature of
the relationship between both sides and how to create,
maintain and develop healthy relationships and an
exchange of ideas and proposals in this context. Also
incorporated were discussions about the advantages
of success in dealing with the immediate supervisor
and to clarifications to the right way to succeed in this
relationship.
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CEO, Deputy CEOs and Senior Management Receive Well-Wishers