KOC recently an-nounced the launch of an initiative that has been de-scribed as “The largest and latest move aimed at serv-ing and developing pros-perity in Kuwaiti society.”

To announce the ini-tiative, the Company orga-nized a press conference that was headed by PR & Information Group Man-ager Sami Al-Juhaim and attended by Information TL Mohammad Al-Basri. The press conference was widely covered by the local media.

In a speech he delivered on the occasion of launch-ing the initiative known as “PULSE”, Al-Juhaim said that “the Company’s aim is to expand the economic cul-ture among Kuwaiti youth because of its importance in shaping the future of Ku-wait. The initiative will also

describe the important role oil plays for the State of Ku-wait.”

Al-Juhaim proudly stat-ed that the implementation of the program was taking place in close cooperation with the “Protégés”, a non-profit company that seeks to encourage Kuwait’s youth in their development. Protégés Manager Shamlan Al-Bahr said that the PULSE pro-gram falls in line with the distinctive strategic partner-ship between KOC and the Protégé training program, which aims at creating a well-informed generation with leadership qualifica-tions, in addition to high-lighting the humanitarian and social dimensions of the oil industry in the State of Kuwait. Al-Bahr main-tained that the program has the cooperation and support

of the Ministry of Education, adding that KOC engineers lend their expertise in the education of Kuwaiti stu-dents of both genders from all governorates.

The PULSE program, which has a total cost of KD 285,000, will reward winning students with a full week of activities and field tours in Masdar City, Abu Dhabi, where they will be familiarized with sources of alternative energy. Each governorate in Kuwait has nominated two schools for boys and another two for girls, while each school has nominated five students from the Sciences Section and five from the Letters Section to represent their schools by producing the best projects related to oil, gas, environment and social services.

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

29 th Yea r - No . 6576 th Apr i l 2014

The KOC Newsletter

Conferences3rd International Fire & Safety Conference and Exhibition

SportsKOC Wins 2nd Placein Bowling Championship

Results2014 Garden Competition

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Al-Juhaim: Educating our youth to shape Kuwait’s future

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KOC Wins “Excellence in Capability & Response Award”At the Offshore Arabia Conference & Exhibition in Dubai

Expediting the Installation of New WellsEffective collaboration between FD (S&EK) & EK II Maintenance

A KOC paper on “Marine Oil Spill Preven-tion” won the “Excellence In Capability & Response Award” at the 8th Offshore Arabia Conference & Ex-hibition that was recently held In Dubai.

The event was held under the patronage of the Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mo-hammad Bin Rashed Al-Maktoom. It was themed: “Regional Oil Spill Preven-tion & Preparedness.”

The KOC delegation to the conference was led by Marine Operations Manager Fadhel Bouresli. He was accompanied by a number of officials and Company employees.

The conference is con-sidered the biggest of its kind at the regional level,

with the participation of 200 exhibitors from 33 countries, the attendance of 4,200 visitors, and the contribution of 65 consul-tant experts representing various fields of specializa-tions related to oil and gas.

The Awards of Appre-ciation were distributed to the participants during a Gala Dinner at the Armani Hotel inside the Burj Khali-fa Tower, Dubai.

Effective collaboration be-tween Fields Development (S&EK) & EK-II Maintenance has played a decisive role in expediting the installation of new wells.

Operations Group Manag-er (EK) Hamed Al-Mutairi, Fields Development (SK) TL Dawoud Al-Matar and TL Maintenance (EK-II) Abdulla Al-Saleh visited the first well, BG-0800 (GC-02) and said they appreciated the ex-cellent efforts exerted by the team involved in this work, which has been done for the first time in a S&EK asset towards production assurance.

On her side, Snr. Eng. Ree-ham Ali, from Fields Develop-ment S&EK, explained the best practice behind this initiative with the help of Snr. Engineer Ravi Kurma (FD S&EK) and con-veyed sincere thanks to Snr. Eng. Hussain, Ali Qasem, Salah Al-Dawoud, and Bader Al-Tarkait, for their support and successful performance.

KOC’s Fire Team recently represented the Company at the 3rd In-ternational Fire & Safety Conference and Exhi-bition which was held under the auspices of His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah.

Themed, “Response to Risks, High Stan-dards,” the event was officially opened by the Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah, who emphasized that the conference is in line with international and region-al efforts to enhance the performance of firemen and entrench the culture

of security and safety, which is a basic require-ment.

At the KOC booth, Fire Officer Jassem Al-Khamees stated that the aim of the Company’s participation in such an event is to explain how the Fire Team operates. He added, “We also ex-plain to visitors the role of the Team in contain-ing all incidents that may face oil installations.”

In the same vein, Public Relations Officer Mai Abdul Khaleq under-scored the importance of taking part in such events and said that more than 40 specialized interna-tional companies were represented in the event.

3rd International Fire & Safety Conference and ExhibitionFire Team represented KOC

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Technical Workshop on Advances in Polymer TechnologyOrganized by R&D Group Program Team

The Research & Development Group Program Team recently organized a technical workshop under the title of “Advances in Polymer Technology”. A large number of participants representing various KOC assets and groups attended the workshop.

The two-hour workshop was conducted by Dr. Alain Zaitoun, an expert on Polymer Technology and the Presi-dent of Poweltec, France.

The subjects covered during the workshop included recent advances in polymer formulations, new trends in polymer EOR applications, usage of polymers for Water Shutoff and Sand Control Application.

Blood Donation at B-5Drive spearheaded by HR (Export & Marine)

The HR Team (Export & Marine) recently orga-nized a Blood Donation campaign at B-5 in the Of-fice Complex.

Team Leader Faleh Al-Azmi explained that the venue was selected in or-der to give momentum to the drive.

He expressed grati-tude to the donors who, according to him, help others without knowing them or expecting a return, for they do it on purely hu-manitarian grounds.

Senior HR Analyst Ali Al-Turki stated that blood donation is a humanitarian issue that falls in line with the Company’s involve-ment in volunteer activities.

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Critical Legal Issues in Claims & Bidder Deviation WorkshopOrganized by the Projects & Claims Team

KOC Security Guards RecognizedGuards successfully accomplish training course

The Projects & Claims Team (Le-gal Affairs Group) recently organized a workshop on “Critical Legal issues in Claims & Bidder Deviation”.

Snr. Legal Consultants Essam Amer and Ibrahim Clapp delivered their presentations to a group of em-ployees from the Contracts, Commer-cial and Legal Affairs Groups.

The session started with infor-mation delivered about Claims, Truth Finding Process, Claim Meeting Con-tracts, Controlling and the Legal Af-fairs Teams, Contracts Versus Applica-

ble Laws and Foreign Law Application Versus Local Law Application.

Part II focused on the discussion of common claims made by contrac-tors, the need to make proper inquires, Bidders’ Deviation Requests, incom-plete or defective performance by con-tractors, breaching, abstention, for-eign contractors clashing with Kuwaiti agents (Partners) and Contract Termi-nation. The information was delivered in a bid to deepen legal awareness about critical legal issues in Claims & Bidder Deviation.

The first batch of KOC security guards recently completed a special-ized training course as part of the “1700 Integrates Security System.” They were recognized during a ceremony attended by TL (Admin & Sup-port Services) of the Security and Fire Group Adel Al-Azmi and Acting TL Major Projects (V) Khaled Al-Mehaini.

Al-Azmi commended the trainees for their commitment and under-scored the importance of this project and its necessity for the Company.

For his part, Al-Mehaini explained that the project seeks to set up a modern and integrated security system in KOC installations and facilities.

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KOC Wins 2nd Place in Bowling ChampionshipMinistries and Government Institutions Tournament

KOC’s Bowling Team has won 2nd place in the Bowling Championship Finals for the 2014 Min-istries and Government Institutions Tournament.

The Ministry of De-fense’s Team secured the first position in the cham-pionship that witnessed a fierce contest amongst participants. The event took place at the Cozmo Complex in Salmiya.

KOC Bowling Team Member Rashed Al-Qassar coordinated the Championship in con-junction with the Public Authority for Youth and Sports.

Al-Qassar commend-ed the Team’s outstand-ing performance, saying that it secured an ad-vanced position on merit. He added that the Team performed extremely well in all rounds.

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KOC Employees Visit “Noor Academy” For Special Needs

Defensive Driving TrainingWell Surveillance trains 120 new recruits

Process Engineer Mariam Malallah recently represent-ed the Water Handling Team (WK) during a visit to the Noor Academy for Special Needs.

Engineer Malallah was accompanied by Exploration & Production Information Management team representatives which included Petroleum Data Engineer Aisha Al-Taher and Anfal Al-Hamad.

The event took place in the presence of TL Water Han-dling (WK) Salman Al-Qabandi.

In conjunction with the Training and Career Development Group, the Well Surveillance Group has trained 120 newly recruit-ed KOC employees on Defensive Driving at the Unity Center.

In this context, HSE Advisor (Well Surveillance Group) Dr. Ibra-him Al-Mahdi explained methods of defensive driving to avoid traf-fic accidents, reviewed the history of KOC incidents over the past ten years, and highlighted its efforts to reduce incidents and injuries.

The course included the use of the Seat Belt Convincer that practically explains the importance of seat belts through car crash simulations at the speed of 8 kilometers per hour.

The Rollover Simulator was also utilized which helps motorists stay unmoved during a car turnover. At the close of the training course, certificates were awarded to the participants.

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2014 Garden Competition Winners KOC has organized the Annual Garden Contest for 2014. The Ahmadi Services Team announced the names of winners in the six categories of the

competition as follows:

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�أجمل حديقة �أ�شجار مثمرة

حممد جابر �أمني �لبوريني 1st

خ�شر �شعبان خ�شر حمد�ن 2nd

حممد علي �شر�ج 3rd

برهان ر�شدي �شديد 4th

�أجمل م�شطح ح�شي�ش

Dr. Faizullah Khawaja 1st

Shahab Uddin A.Razzak 2nd

غ�شان حممد مال علي 3rd

خالد حنيف جابر �حلنيف 4th

Kuchanillath Moidu 5th

�أجمل حديقة بوجه عام د�خل �شور �ملنزل

Shahab Uddin A. Razzak 1st

Asim Hussain 2nd

خالد حنيف جابر �حلنيف 3rd

حممد جابر �أمني �لبوريني 4th

�شعد عبد�هلل �لفودري 5th

Best Grass AreaBest Fruit Tree Garden Best Garden Inside the House’s Fence