Issue 160

Dialogue

Faisal Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-SabahDeputy Managing Director, Relations & IT

At the outset, I would like to commend the great ef-forts KPC has spent on more than one level to bolster its position as global company in the oil and gas in-dustry. Perhaps one of the most important steps KPC has taken in this direction recently is participating in EXPO 2015 fair currently held in Milan, Italy under the banner “Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life”. This important step affirms KPC’s interest in seizing op-portunities to enhance its current position in particu-lar, and Kuwait’s in general.

EXPO fair will be held for a period of six months, and aims to improve food quality and safety, guarantee food and drinking water cleanliness as well as eradi-cate famine, drought and malnutrition. The fair’s main theme revolves around the necessity of all inhabitants of Earth having a healthy and adequate food.

In this regard, I can’t fail to praise KOC’s efforts in the exploration domain, especially after it recently an-nounced exploring four new oil fields and two reser-voirs in north and west of Kuwait, which will increase the volume of oil reserves of west Kuwait areas, in addition to playing a pivotal role in maintaining the State of Kuwait position at the forefront of oil produc-ing countries.

Undoubtedly, these explorations represent the efforts and devotion fruit of KOC employees, a company that strives to achieve the 2030 strategic directions of KPC, and fulfill the hopes and ambitions of Kuwaiti people.

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MissionKuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) is a corporation of economic character, run on a commercial basis and fully owned by the State. It is one of the world’s major oil & gas companies and its activities are focused on petroleum exploration and production, refining, marketing, petrochemicals, and transport. KPC’s mission is to manage and operate these integrated activities worldwide in the most efficient and professional manner, in addition to growing shareholder value whilst ensuring the optimum exploitation of Kuwait hydrocarbon resources.

VisionKPC future vision is based on the following items:• Be a highly profitable and performance

driven company.• Contribute significantly to the support and

development of the Kuwaiti economy.• Strengthen the world class reputation of all

KPC operations.• Encourage continuous learning in all areas

related to KPC’s business.• Become a regional leader in HSE

performance and apply the latest and the most appropriate technologies in KPC’s operations.

ValuesKPC seeks diligently to accomplish a number of values as follows:• Integrity• Motivation • Corporate Thinking• Commitment to HSSE and Society• Partnership• Flexibility • Excellence

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Al-Omair receives Russian Ambassador

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His Excellency Minister of Oil and Minister of State for National Assembly Affairs, Dr. Ali Saleh Al-Omair received in his office at Oil Sector Complex on Monday, April 20, 2015 H.E. Mr. Alexey V. Soloma-tin, Ambassador Plenipotentiary of the Russian Fed-eration to the State of Kuwait.

During the meeting, they discussed the results of the meetings of the Joint Cooperation Committee held in Kuwait during the period from March 17 until March 19, 2015. In addition, they discussed is-sues of common interest, particularly those relating to oil industry.

Chief Executive Officer of Kuwait Petroleum Cor-poration, Mr. Nizar Al-Adsani received on Tuesday, March 31, 2015 CEO of Oman Oil Company, Mr. Isam Al Zadjali and his accompanying delegation.The visit of the Omani delegation to KPC came within the framework of consolidating bilateral relations be-tween the two sides, and exchanging views on the lat-est updates of oil markets. At the end of the meeting between the two sides, Al-Adsani honored Mr. Isam Al Zadjali and his accompanying delegation.

Al-Omair receives Russian Ambassador

Al-Adsani receives OOC’s CEO

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CEO of KPC Mr. Nizar Al-Adsani received in his office at Oil Com-plex on Sunday, April 5, 2015 the Romanian State Counsellor with the rank of Minister Mr. Tudor Melishkano and Head of Middle East and Africa Department in

Romanian Ministry of Foreign Af-fairs Mr. Cristian Tudor. During the meeting, they dis-cussed several issues of common interest, especially those related to oil industries, as well as ways of underpinning the cooperation be-

tween Kuwait Petroleum Corpora-

tion (KPC) and Romanian oil com-

panies. They, also, dealt with the

upcoming visit of His Excellency

Romanian Prime Minister to KPC.

Chief Executive Officer of Kuwait Petroleum Corpora-tion Mr. Nizar Al-Adsani received in his office at Oil Complex on Tuesday, March 31, 2015 His Excellency Toshihiro Tsujihara, plenipotentiary Japanese ambassa-dor to the state of Kuwait.

During the meeting, they discussed several issues of common interest, especially those related to oil indus-tries, in addition to means of underpinning the coop-eration between Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) and Japanese oil companies.

Al-Adsani receives Romanian Counsellor

Al-Adsani receives Japanese Ambassador

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KPC CEO Mr. Nizar Al-Adsani, in the presence of Managing Director of Planning Sector, Mr. Mo-hamed Al-Farhoud, and HSE Manager Mrs. Asma Al-Qallaf, honored the team which supervised the implementation of 334 field audit operations for measures of health, safety and the environment during the fiscal year 2014/2015.

Chairman of Health and Safety Team, Mr. Hamoud Al-Ajmi, Head of the Health and Safety Planning Team Mr. Nasser Al-Hubab, reviewed before CEO audit field goals and achievements made in this field, and the interest that will accrue to KPC.

Mr. Nizar Al-Adsani extended his gratitude and thanks to the team, and he delivered Certificates of Appreciation to them.

CEO Honors Field Audit Operations

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In the presence of Chief Executive Officer of Kuwait Pe-troleum Corporation Mr. Nizar Al-Adsani and Customs General Manager Mr. Khaled Al Saif, KPC honored in-spectors of General Administration of Customs. This came on Wednesday, April 1, 2015 at the Auditorium of Oil Sector Complex on the heels of their success in a Training Course on learning oil derivatives and their prop-erties, and sampling methods so that they can overcome the difficulties they face in this regard.

This course came within the framework of joint coopera-

tion to stress inspections and control over exporting subsi-dised oil derivatives, with the aim of reducing smuggling operations, along with implementing recommendations of Fact-Finding Committee on diesel smuggling.

It is worth mentioning that the course had been prepared and coordinated by Global Marketing Sector, Training and Career Development Sector, and Kuwait National Petro-leum Company. It continued for three days during which 50 Customs inspectors were trained and lectured by Team Leader of Training Centers Mr. Abdul Hadi Al-Ajmi.

KPC honors inspectors of General Administration of Customs

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KPC hosts high-level delegation from IOC Ltd. To reinforce relations and exchange viewpoints

In its efforts to strengthen bilateral relations and bonds of cooperation, and exchange views on issues relating to the factors affecting the oil market, Kuwait Petroleum Corpo-ration hosted, on Monday, April 6, 2015, a high-level del-egation from the Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IOC Ltd.)

Kuwaiti delegation, in talks with the Indian Oil Corpora-tion, was headed by Chief Executive Officer of Kuwait Pe-troleum Corporation Mr. Nizar Al-Adsani, Managing Di-rector of International Marketing Mr. Naser B. Al-Mudhaf, and a number of International Marketing Sector’s employ-ees. On the other hand, the Indian delegation was headed by Chairman of Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. Mr. B. Ashok. Discussions focused on ways of bolstering the relationships

between the State of Kuwait and the Republic of India, es-pecially joint cooperation between Kuwait Petroleum Cor-poration and Indian companies. KPC expressed its willing-ness to support future projects between the two parties.

It is worth mentioning that investment in the Indian mar-ket is at the top of the KPC’s priorities, and under the seri-ous conditions of marketing Gulf oil in global markets in general and in Asian markets in particular.

It is also worth mentioning that Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. is one of the largest companies in the field of crude oil refining in India, as well as it is the largest importer of Kuwaiti crude oil.

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KPC increases its Quota and renews its contracts with US Valero Co.

In its continuing efforts to seize the opportunities of Crude oil contracts and to maintain and increase the diversity of quotas, KPC renewed crude oil contracts with the Ameri-can Valero Company with a total value up to about one billion dollars and quantitative increase from that of the last year.

The renewal of the contract came on the sidelines of the meeting, which was held at KPC on Thursday, April 16, 2015. This meeting was attended by representatives of crude oil Sales Departments under the chairmanship of Managing Director of International Marketing, Mr. Naser B. Al-Mudhaf, and Mr. Joseph William, CEO of American Valero Company and his accompanying delegation.

On this occasion, Mr. Naser B. Al-Mudhaf extended his sincerest thanks and gratitude to all those working in Marketing Sector for their continuing efforts to increase Kuwait's share of crude oil and petroleum products in the international markets. He also indicated that International

Marketing Sector strives to achieve the strategic direc-tions of the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation, which are all for the interests of Kuwait.

For their parts, representatives of the American Valero Company expressed their happiness for signing the agree-ment between the two parties. They also stressed that de-spite the existence of economically cheaper alternatives of Kuwaiti oil introduced by exporters competing in the region, the close relationship and the flexibility offered by the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation as a reliable source of oil make Valero company work on developing business relationships between the Company and KPC, as well as making sure to develop better relationships.

It is worth mentioning that the success of Marketing Sec-tor to renew and increase these contracts will be written down in the Sector’s record, which faces a fierce competi-tion among oil producers under the sluggish global de-mand in general.

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Organized by HSSE Department

Lecture on managing operations of evacuation held

Within the framework of the plans made by KPC’s Health, Safety, Security and Environment Depart-ment (HSSE) aimed to spreading the general cul-ture and awareness on the risks KPC staff might be exposed to, the Department, in cooperation with Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) organised on Mon-day, April 12, 2015, and Thursday April 19, 2015 at the Auditorium Oil Sector Complex organised two educational lectures under the title (Respond-ing to Evacuation Processes and the Basics Of Firefighting).

At the beginning of the lecture, HSSE Manager, Mrs. Asmaa Al-Qallaf welcomed Mr. Abdulwahab Al-Hashemi who expressed his appreciation for the role of KPC aimed to raising awareness among KPC staff and its subsidiaries on the risks they might be exposed to.

Al-Hashemi started the lecture by stressing the im-portance of spreading firefighting awareness, and providing KPC staff with the required skills and ca-pabilities, to be able to deal with fires and all types of risks. He also indicated to the necessity to learn principles of safety and security, and ways of appli-cation, to reduce the number of accidents, physical losses and injuries at work.

He stressed the importance of teaching employees the common causes of fire, methods of response to emergencies, as well as the importance of making KPC staff aware of the plan of building evacuation, and those who are responsible for its implementation, as well as teaching them how to use the available fire extinguishers, and instant connection with civil de-fense systems in case of fires.

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To highlight dangers of drugs, violence and prevention methods

KPC Training Sector organises lectures for school students

In its efforts to achieve 2030 strategic objectives, and within the framework of the interest of KPC Training and Career Development Sector represented by Managing Director for Training and Career Development Sheikha Shatha Nasser Al-Sabah of activating the concepts of social responsibility and to spread cultural and educational programs outside KPC and its subsidiaries, Training and Career Development Sector at KPC represented by Planning and Career Development in coopera-tion with the Security Leaders Institute organised several edu-cational lectures for a number of schools starting from Hayat Universal Bilingual School in Sabah Al-Salem and Dasman Bilingual School in Dasman about (Skills of dealing with drug and violence cases).

At the beginning of the two lectures, Mrs. Hanaa Al-Arma-li (Career development Senior Analyst) explained that the KPC’s mission goes beyond the limits of managing and devel-oping oil industry, where it works in accordance with the 2030 strategy to activate its social role, believing that the human factor is the real wealth of the country.

The lecture was delivered by General Director of Security Leaders Institute for Studies and National Training Lieutenant General (retired), Musaad Al-Ghuwainem who stated that the

significant spread of drugs over the past years was the reason behind the growing phenomenon of violence in the society, pointing out that the lack of awareness of some people, love of imitation and knowledge for experience of others, along with family disintegration and leisure come as the most important reasons that lead to addiction.

Al-Ghuwainem explained the ways used to identify ad-dicts. These ways include changes in mood, feeling of frustration and Introversion, in addition to the nervous behavior, loss of appetite, constant laziness, sleeping for long hours, delay in academic acquisition and labor pro-ductivity, as well as the effects of injection (needles) in arms and legs, eye redness, secretions in the nose, and involuntary movement of his hand on the nose.

In conclusion, Lieutenant General (retired), Musaad Al-Ghuwainem and School Departments paid tribute to the efforts exerted by KPC to raise awareness among school students, especially with regard to drug prob-lem, which is considered the scourge of the times.

On the sideline of the lecture, an exhibition was held to edu-cate students on the different types of drugs and their tools of abuse, along with tools and weapons used in cases of violence.

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Within the framework of efforts exerted by Global Mar-keting Sector for the developing skills of its staff and providing them with practical experience that will help them strengthen relationships with customers, and at the request of Global Marketing Department headed by Mr. Nasser Al-Mudhaf, KPC’ Regional Office in South Korea hosted a delegation of the Head Office’s staff to participate in a field training program organised for the first time during the period from April 6 to April 17, 2015. The program was supervised by Mr. Mohammed Al Subaei, Representative of KPC’ Regional Office in South Korea in coordination with the program idea

holder, Mr. Abdul Qadir Freeh, Team leader of Crude Oil Sales Department at Global Marketing Sector.

The training program included a series of field visits to oil, gas and petrochemical companies in Korea. It also included a visit to a number of major Korean corpora-tions, companies, along with agencies such as Korean Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, and KNOC that is responsible for all oil refineries companies in Korea. In addition, it also included a visit to a number of major industrial companies such Korean SK, Hyun-dai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., LOTTE Petrochemi-

1st Training course for KPC Staff in South Korea

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cals, KOGAS; along with a visit to Seoul National University, ranked the first in the Korean universities. The trip of oil and Kuwaiti petroleum derivatives from Kuwait to the final consumer will be an example of ex-planation. The training program also included several lectures on Korean customs and traditions, a matter that provides an opportunity for the participants to un-derstand the nature of the Corporation’s clients during the daily working hours.

With regard to the training program, Mr. Abdul Qadir Freeh said, ‘the paramount objective of the program is,

at the lowest costs, to take advantage of the informa-tion and expertise to be exploited by Marketing Sec-tor’s staff that will bear the responsibility of managing the Sector in the future.’

It is worth mentioning that the training program aimed at blending theoretical information with the practical experiences of the participants, as well as providing them with experience and knowledge of the nature of oil markets in Asia. It is also worth mentioning that that the training program came in cooperation with Korean companies and the Corporation’s customers in Korea.

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KPC Concludes Football Tournament

ActivitiesKPC concluded, on Tuesday, April 14, 2015, its internal football tournament activities or-ganised by Department of Public Relations and Media under the auspices of the National Bank of Kuwait.

KPC's Global Marketing Sector team held the first place; Training and Career Development Sector team came in the second place, while Finance Sector team held the third place.

At the end of the tournament, Director of Public Relations and Media, Mr. Jamal Al-Sanousi delivered prizes to the winners.

It is worth mentioning that the tournament held based on One- Round League, with the participation of four teams represent-ing Sectors of Finance, Training and Ca-reer Development, Global Marketing, and Administrative.

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Health, Safety, Security and Environment (HSSE) Depart-ment at KPC organized, in collaboration with Directorate General of Civil Defense at Interior Ministry, a lecture en-titled “Evacuation and handling emergencies” on Monday April 27, 2015 at KPC auditorium.

The lecture, which is considered the second of its kind held in the oil sector’s complex, is aimed to spread aware-ness on the hazards that employees may confront during their work.

The lecture was given by Lieutenant Hassan Abdullah Al-Enezi who hailed initially the safety and security pro-cedures applied in the oil sector’s complex, stressing the importance of allotting emergency plans to manage crises

and help evacuate employees and move them to safe as-sembly points as fast as possible.

He added that it is necessary to form a professional and efficient committee of civil defense whose members should be from the oil sector’s complex. This committee should be in charge of organizing lectures to spread awareness among employees and identifying the emergency exits particularly during crises.

Al-Enezi further stressed the importance of increasing the number of safe assembly points in the oil sector’s complex; in addition to fixing guidance boards on emer-gency exits. Moreover, the committee members should be dressed in special phosphoric costume to differentiate them from other employees.

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2 nd lecture on operations of evacuation held

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Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs, Sheikh Mohamed Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah honored, on Wednesday, 15/4/2015 at Sheraton Ho-tel’s Crystal Hall, Manager of Public Relations and Media Department and representative of KPC Mr. Jamal Al-Sanosi. This honor came in recognition for the KPC’s efforts for the success of Kuwait Grand Pho-tography Contest and for its participation in the sponsorship, which was held under the auspices of His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Ja-ber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah for the second year in a row.

It is worth mentioning that Kuwait Grand Photography Contest wit-nessed a significant increase in participation compared to the last year, as the number of participants reached about 2000, all participated by introducing 12 thousand expressive images, 100 distinctive images out of which were selected for display.

In recognition for its efforts and support for civil society institutions, especially those of special needs, Al-Nour Visual Impairment School honored Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) repre-sented by Director of Public Relations and Media, Mr. Jamal Al-Sanousi. This came during a ceremony organised by the school on Thursday, April 16, 2015.

KPC’s support for Al-Nour Visual Impairment School came within its strategic plans aimed to consolidating concepts of social responsibility and achieving sustainable development.

State Minister for Cabinet Affairs honors KPC

Al-Nour Visual Impairment School honors KPC

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At the beginning, some may ask, “What is vaccination?”

Vaccination is simply to give the body a dead or diluted dose of pathogens such as bacteria and vi-ruses so that the body can form im-mune antibodies. If the body gets caught up in real inflammation, it will be ready with all its immune might to defend.

Before traveling:

Vaccines before traveling are very important, especially when trav-eling to countries of low levels of healthcare such as Africa, South America, and Asian countries such as India and Pakistan, and East Asian countries including Thailand, Indonesia, and Philippines.

Examples

1. Typhoid and Yellow Fever vaccines

2. Hepatitis A + B virus vaccines

3. Meningitis Vaccine

4. Rabies Vaccine

Preventive vaccines given to passen-gers before traveling should be taken from Preventive Health Department.

I advise you to take them at least two weeks before travelling.

Summary

Never underestimate vaccines; I know cases of Meningitis and Hepatitis vi-ruses

Do you intend to travel?

Return to the Preventive Health Depart-ment to make sure you have all of the vac-cinations you require for your destination.

H e a l t h

Do you intend to travel?

Many people believe that vaccinations are limited to children, and that adults do not need them. However, this be-lief is completely wrong, because vaccines are as important for adults as they are for children. There are many types of vaccines for adults; I will show you a type of vac-cine you will need, espe-cially if you are planning for travelling in summer.

Dr. Ahmed AbdulmalikFamily Medicine SpecialistAl-Ahmadi Hospital

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