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30th Year - No. 71414 th Augus t 2016

The KOC NewsletterENERGY

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CampaignIntroductory Campaign of Upcoming Years Action Plan

KOC & Ministry of Defense hold a meeting

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WorkshopFirst Workshop onAsphaltene

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KOC signs MoU with KOTCMoU outlines plan for training programs

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KOC recently signed a MoU with KOTC on the cooperation in the program regarding the training of Kuwaiti Staff working in different teams of the Marine Operations Group, in order to qualify them for admission to work in various disciplines.

The signing ceremony was held at KOC Main Office in Ahmadi, and signed by the two companies CEOs, Jamal Abdul Aziz Jaafar and Sheikh Talal Al-Khalid Al-Sabah, in the presence of a number of DECOs and senior officials from both sides.

During the signing, Jaafar expressed his gratitude to KOTC management for providing the opportunity to train Kuwaiti employees on their vessels, stressing the importance of cooperation between the two sister companies, which has been continuous for several years

and witnessed numerous successes and achievements.

For his part, Sheikh Talal Al-Khalid stated that the cooperation between the two companies is essential and necessary, expressing his gratitude to KOC, which is the basis of Oil sector in Kuwait.

The Marine Maintenance Team, under the supervision of TL Sami Al-Sawagh, was responsible for arranging the MoU that comes as part of KOC program. This will appoint Kuwaiti Staff to be sent to earn their certificates from various universities in the UK. Upon returning to KOTC, they will be trained to qualify them for work in KOC in different disciplines and tasks, including Tug Masters and Maritime Engineers.

The program includes the qualification of 60 Engineers, 60 Masters, and 40 Captains to the High Seas

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Job Evaluation Team recently conducted a series of awareness sessions on the new Centralized Promotion System. The five-day sessions were attended by Groups Managers and Team Leaders from different departments of the company.

Over an entire week, Chief Analysts Mohammed Ali and Eman Abdul-Rasoul from Job Evaluation Team along with Analyst Hoda Al-Shawwaf from Compensation Team gave a detailed explanation about the new automated features, and some of the changes that have been incorporated into the new system compared to the old paper work process, they also answered questions from the audience.

The previous process used to rely on manual papers rotating between three teams, Job Evaluation, Compensation, and Manpower & Redeployment. The new process consists of a centralized automated system managed exclusively by Job Evaluation Team, who will cooperate with Groups Managers and Team Leaders trained on its use.

Materializing Constructive CooperationKOC & Ministry of Defense hold a meeting

Awareness SessionsNew centralized promotion system

A KOC delegation led by DCEO (S&EK) Abdulla Al-Sumaiti held a meeting with the Ministry of Defense represented by Deputy Chief of General Staff Sheikh Abdullah Al-Nawaf Al-Sabah at the Ministry’s HQ.

KOC delegation included Manager Fields Development Group (S&EK), Farida Ali, Manager Support Services Group (S&EK), Ameena Rajab, TL Local Relations, Hussein Al-Ameri, Chief Public Relations Officer, Ali Juma, Senior Public Relations Officer, Hussain Al-Tabtbaie and Senior Geologist Dawood Belal.

The meeting held positive and constructive discussions regarding means of cooperation between the two sides to increase KOC’s production capacity, contributing to Kuwait’s best interest.

In conclusion, DCEO (S&EK) Abdulla Al-Sumaiti commended the ministry’s speedy response, and thanked the Deputy Chief of General Staff for his sustained efforts.

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The D&T Directorate recently held a QPR meeting to review its performance over the first quarter of the 2016/17 fiscal year. The meeting was chaired by DCEO Ayad Al-Kandari and held in the presence of the Group’s Managers and Team Leaders. The event, which was held at the Jumeirah Hotel in Messila, was organized by the Planning Team (D&T) under the supervision of TL Majid Al-Enezi.

The event began with a speech from Al-Kandari, who emphasized on the need to keep an eye on last year’s efforts in order to record more achievements at the Directorate, and to contribute in achieving the Company’s strategy and plans. Al-Kandari said he is pleased to meet with all stakeholders in the Directorate and he is grateful for the good start of the current fiscal year.

The HSE Moment was presented by Safety Engineer Ahmed Al-Shatti from the HSE Team, who discussed the Directorate’s HSSE performance.

It was followed by the Business Moment, which included two sections. The first presented by Drilling Engineer Fahad Al-Munayes, from the Development Drilling & Workover Team, on the X-Drill subject. While the second was on the Gotnia G&G Pore Pressure Project and presented by TL Subsurface Jassem Al-Kandari.

After discussing the performance of the Directorate over the last quarter, DCEO Ayad Al-Kandari closed the meeting by encouraging everyone in attendance to continue their tireless efforts and achieve more successes.

D&T Directorate Holds 1st QPR Meeting of 2016/17Review of first quarter performance

Burqan Operational Lab Attains ISO 17025For the first time on Operational Labs Level

The Management Support Group held an event to celebrate one of Burqan’s operational labs (S&EK) attainment of ISO 17025.

The Groups’ acting TL, Rima Al-Awadhi delivered a welcoming speech in which she commended the teams participating in this accomplishment, namely the Operational Labs Team and Quality Assurance & Business Improvement Team. She also thanked the project’s consultant GEC.

This accomplishment, which was achieved for the first time on the Operational Labs level, comes as a step to improve KOC labs performance in general, as well as support the results of hydrocarbon sample tests and their adherence to global standards in order to enhance KOC and its employees’ performance.

Acting TL Management Support Group, Rima Al-Awadhi, TL Operational Labs, Salman Al-Qabandi, TL Planning (Corporate Services), Osama Al-Thuwaini and GEC CEO attended the event.

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Nine awareness sessions on Contractor Performance Evaluation System through eBEAMS were organized jointly by eBEAMS Support – Corporate Solutions Team and Supplier Relations Management Team and lasted for three days. This system will replace the existing manual process using memos and excel based quarterly contractor performance management reports. The sessions were attended by the end users responsible for preparing and submitting contractor performance reports.

Team Leader (Supplier Relations Management) Tariq Al-Masoud, stated that the new automated system will provide automated alerts to the controlling teams to conduct evaluations and submit reports through eBEAMS. It will improve productivity and allow SRM to monitor and analyze contractor performance properly.

TPL Senior Specialist – Asim Hussain stated that as part of eBEAMS Process Improvement Committee, these procedures have been automated in order to improve productivity by generating automated alerts and allowing submission of the contractor performance reports for each contract by the controlling teams in a timely manner. It will also help the SRM team to ensure submission of reports by controlling teams as well as monitor, analyze, and take necessary action on contractor performance.

In Recognition of EffortsAl-Sumaiti honors contracted Kuwaiti employees

Contractor Performance Evaluation System Through eBEAMSTo save time, effort and improve productivity

In recognition of the efforts exerted by the Kuwaiti employees working in maintenance contracts at the South & East Directorate, with two Contractors (AlMeer and Gulf Speak), Deputy CEO (S&EK) Abdulla Al-Sumaiti honored a number of technical staff, in the presence of Group Managers and Team Leaders from the Directorate.

The honoring came specifically in recognition of the outstanding work performed in the maintenance of GCs 20 and 21. Al-Sumaiti praised their efforts and perseverance that proves the Kuwaiti workers’ ability to be creative in the technical and professional fields and in the hardest climatic and functional circumstances. Al-Sumaiti wished them further progress and development to achieve the future aspirations and strategic objectives of the Company.

At the conclusion of the event, which was organized by the Maintenance Support & Reliability Team (S&EK), under the supervision of TL Nasser Al-Attar, the honorees received certificates of appreciations and awards.

The list of honorees included: Ahmed Al-Jadi, Adel Al-Mutairi, Jassim Rabi’a, Mohammed Saffar, Zayed Suleiman, Hussein Al-Ardi, Ali Murad, Fawaz Abdul Karim, Ali Al-Mahmeed, Faisal Al-Jadi, Ali Al-Ard, Abdullah Al-Kandari, Habib Asad Ali, Abdul Rahman Al-Wazzan, Abdullah Al-Dhafiri, Dhafer Al-Ajmi, Nasser Al-Youha, Ali Al-Khayat, Ahmed Al-Jassem, Naji Al-Ajmi, Mohammed Al-Sabea, Fahed Al-Omayrini, Hassan Al-Kandari, Nasser Subhan, Talal Al Sabri, Fahad Al-Naseem, Abdul Mohsen Al-Ali, Nasser Al-Ajmi, Hamid al-Dossari, Ahmad Al-Salimi, Nasser Al-Momin, and Jaber Al-Dossari.

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Compassionate Leaves & Bail Bonds for July 2016Mobile No.9901293299011420

To continue the process of knowledge transfer, Subsurface TIU organized a workshop on Carbonate Sedimentology through KOC L&D Staff. Mr. Dabeer Ahmad Khan (TPL Specialist-Exploration Group) delivered the workshop on the 18th and 19th of July 2016 at the KOC Guest House.

At the opening of the workshop, TPD team representative Syed Mohammad Raza, Senior Training Coordinator conveyed the message on behalf of Mr. Eisa Al-Daihani TL-TPD (SS CDU Head) regarding the importance of the workshop and its quality. Appreciation was also extended to the Exploration Group management for their support.

The workshop included lectures and practical exercises at the KOC Core Store, which participants visited to ensure the better understanding of the learning objectives and the desired goals.

TPD QA team personnel Dr. Arun Nandi fully assessed the workshop. At the end, Ag. TL TPD Mr. Maqhim Matar congratulated all participants on the successful completion of the workshop. He thanked Mr. Dabeer Ahmad Khan for his efforts and dedication in delivering the workshop and for sharing that knowledge to young Kuwaitis.

Certificates of completion were distributed to all participants at the end of the workshop.

An initiative from Subsurface TIUWorkshop on Carbonate Sedimentology

In cooperation with the Directorate groups, the Planning Team (S&EK) organized an introductory campaign of the upcoming year’s strategic action plan for the S&EK Directorate for the current fiscal year 2016/2017 and the upcoming years.

The campaign included an introduction and explanation of the goals and action plan procedures, as well as the most important projects leading to the targeted production. In addition, the campaign discussed means of overcoming difficulties and challenges that face the application and execution process to achieving goals on time. This campaign comes within the context of increasing the Directorate employees’ knowledge of short and long-term plans, which will contribute to developing performance.

The campaign made sure to reach all those concerned with accomplishing complete knowledge of the action plan, along with the participation of all the Directorate’s groups so that every employee understands the work strategy. This aim is to encourage employees to exert efforts to accomplish the plan objectives, provide appropriate support for the performance development process and understand the contributors’ opinions and suggestions to provide solutions and overcome work challenges.

In conclusion, the campaign organizers affirmed the most important strategic plan items followed by suggestions and practical solutions for the targeted working model.

Introductory Campaign of Upcoming Years Action PlanPlanning Team (South & East Kuwait)

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Family Medicine Team at Ahmadi Hospital organized a series of health events, in the context of a professional initiative previously provided by the Team during the Think K Forum held by KPC in February 2016.

On the sidelines of the initiative, TL Family Medicine, Rima Al-Adsani said that the strategic vision of this project is aimed at health awareness in the concept of family medicine. This was defined by the World Health Organization, which explains that family medicine is an integration between physical, psychological and social health.

Al-Adsani added that the project is conducted under the supervision of a group of consultants and specialists from her team, in order to apply the initiative at various departments of the Company. Al-Adsani also explained that the health lectures and campaigns set up by the Team were based on the most up-to-date international studies to promote and establish healthy habits related to good nutrition and physical activity, as well as avoiding the risk of cardiovascular, obesity, and high blood pressure diseases.

Tuesday Talk EventAl-Momin explained tri-generation benefits

Health CampaignOrganized by the Family Medicine Team

Presented by TL. Soil Remediation Projects II, Muthanna Al-Momin, on the 26th of July 2016, the Tuesday Talk focused on the cost benefit of utilizing tri-generation energy plants to provide utility services (electricity, cooling and heating) to Ahmadi Township, and the potential transferability to the Government sector and future housing, commercial and industrial facilities.

The presentation highlighted the economic and environmental benefit of implementing tri-generation, as studies showed that cost savings could be reduced by 50% compared to traditional systems. In addition, they also reduce the carbon dioxide emissions by 30% from the air-conditioning/cooling system vs. chilled water and 58% vs. domestic air-conditioning equipment in Ahmadi.

Al-Momin also displayed a short film explaining that when considering a social cost of carbon of $80.25, the global environmental remediation cost reduction would be equivalent to KD 500,000 vs. chilled water systems and KD 1,700,000 when compared to domestic air-conditioning equipment.

At the end of the event, Al-Momin answered the attendees’ questions, who expressed their appreciation for the lecture subject.

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Operational Laboratories Team recently conducted the first workshop on Asphaltene, with a focus on the impact, root cause, prevention and solution of Asphaltene issues in all KOC areas.

The workshop was aimed at sharing knowledge of the Asphaltene phenomenon in all its aspects. In addition to unifying all investigations and studies, and setting a roadmap and guidelines to identify solutions for the phenomenon.

The event, held at Hubara Center in Ahmadi, was attended by a variety of employees concerned with this phenomenon from multiple areas of the Company, as well as external parties, such as Kuwait University, KISR, and other companies.

The Teams invited to the workshop where from all areas including Production Operations, Maintenance Support & Reliability, Fields Development, New Fields Development, Well Surveillance, R&T Surface, and R&T Subsurface from all assets.

Inspired by their belief in the importance of developing the human element at the higher education level, as well as their social commitment to the country, KOC conducted a field-training program dedicated to the students of the Australian College of Kuwait. The program was led by the Technical Personnel Development (S&EK) in cooperation with the Career Development & Planning Team.

In order to understand work related matters within the students’ specializations, the program ran for five weeks and covered theoretical and practical aspects of the oil and gas industry.

It is worth mentioning that the program included seven Kuwaiti students on the verge of graduation from mechanical and petroleum engineering fields. These students joined teams of production and field development, and were given personal interviews by group managers.

These programs aim to extend the knowledge of upcoming national workforce in the oil and gas domain, and provide them more information about the latest KOC applied processes and systems in this vital field.

First Workshop on AsphalteneConducted by Operational Laboratories Team

To Professionally Sponsor the Human ElementField training for ACK students

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"You are the Life 2” CampaignLaunched at Ahmadi Hospital

In collaboration with the Central Blood Bank, Ahmadi Hospital recently launched its Second Annual Campaign for blood donation under the slogan “You are the Life 2”, which lasted for five days at the Hospital’s main entrance. The Company maintains a year-round series of campaigns that contribute to fill the shortage suffered by the Blood Bank periodically.

These campaigns come as a confirmation of the importance of this humanitarian work and the role of benefactors in saving the lives of others, along with access to a secure strategic stock of blood.

In this context, Ahmadi Hospital extended its sincere thanks and appreciation to all Company employees for their eagerness to contribute to the success of these campaigns, as well as to the Blood Bank for their continuous cooperation.

KOC, represented by Ahmadi Hospital, won first place as the best blood donating entity in Kuwait this year. Making it the third time in a row, with the number of donors reaching 2091. It received this honor at a ceremony hosted by the Central Blood Bank under the auspices of the Minister of Health, Dr. Ali al-Obaidi.

The new Cafeteria at the North Kuwait Directorate was inaugurated in a ceremony held under the patronage and presence of Deputy CEO (North Kuwait) Badria Abdul Raheem, and with the presence of Manager Support Services (NK) Mohammad Al-Otaibi and other Groups Managers and Team Leaders from the Directorate.

In a welcoming speech on the sidelines of the event, Abdul Raheem expressed the enthusiasm of KOC management on its on-going quest to provide the best services and the delivery of a healthy and distinctive work environment for the Company’s employees. Ultimately, these services are to motivate employees to continue their dedicated work and production, as they are the prime drivers for the Company’s accomplishments.

Abdul Raheem also commended the efforts made in the inauguration of the new Cafeteria, and the quality development in meeting the needs of employees and seeking to provide them with the highest level of luxury and comfort.

Inauguration of New Cafeteria in NKUnder the patronage of Deputy CEO NK