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Participation KOC Participates at PetroServ 2017 in Tunisia 5 KOC recently celebrated the 20 th edition of the CEO HSSE Award.

The celebration took place at the Hilton Hotel and Resort in Mangaf.

1 ENERGY 31 st Year - No th May 2017 The KOC Newsletter Energy is a fortnightly newsletter published by the KOC Information Team for KOC employees Editor-in-Chief: Menahi Saeed Al-Enezi kocinfo@kockw.com Website: Organization 2 KOC Organizes 5 th Sharing Best Practices Conference CEO HSSE Award 2017 The prestigious award ceremony celebrates its 20 th year Community 3 KOC Inaugurates Ahmadi Park Participation KOC Participates at PetroServ 2017 in Tunisia 5 KOC recently celebrated the 20 th edition of the CEO HSSE Award. Those in attendance included KPC CEO Nizar Al-Adsani while the event was held under the patronage and presence of KOC CEO Jamal Abdul Aziz Jaafar. The celebration took place at the Hilton Hotel and Resort in Mangaf. The KOC CEO delivered the event s opening remarks, where he delivered a speech in which he highlighted the importance of HSSE projects in sustaining nations and organizations. A speech was then delivered by Nouri Al-Khatrash, Manager Ahmadi Services and Chairman of the CEO HSSE Award Main Committee. The event was attended by a number of KOC DCEOs and senior officials from KOC and other K-Companies and contractors. The event included a short movie on the journey of the CEO HSSE Award in KOC throughout the past 20 years. The video interviewed a number of previous KOC officials who were in charge of HSSE projects and who accompanied this award at various stages. The KOC CEO distributed the awards to all winning projects from all categories. The Supreme Award was delivered to the SIDRAH 500 Solar Plant project for the Environment Category and the Integrated Security System for all KOC Facilities for the Security Category. The total number of applications received by KOC employees in participation of this award was 250, whereas the total number of applications received by contractors was 36. A total of 140 applications were received by youth and children. The most participating Directorate was the Drilling and Technology Directorate headed by DCEO Ahmad Al-Eidan. The CEO also honored Acting Chairman of Security Resolutions Follow-up Committee Major General Eissa Ahmad Al-Sumait, KIRP General Secretary Nuhail Al-Abdul Razzaq and the former Chariman of the CEO HSSE Main Committee Mohammad Al-Foudari for their contributions to HSSE for the year Instagram - kocofficial YouTube - kocofficial Twitter

2 KOC Organizes 5 th Sharing Best Practices Conference Various success stories from the oil & gas industry

Practices Conference was held under the slogan Challenges. Successes. Beyond.

The conference opened with a welcome message given by KOC DCEO (NK) Badria Abdul Rahim, who chaired the

In her message, the DCEO highlighted the importance of human resources in the Company as the main resource

She also highlighted the importance of the conference as a platform to share innovative ideas to drive

The conference began with two plenary sessions, with Chief Climate Change Officer David Hone from Shell

2 2 KOC Organizes 5 th Sharing Best Practices Conference Various success stories from the oil & gas industry were shared Under the patronage and presence of KOC CEO Jamal Abdul Aziz Jaafar, the 5 th Sharing Best Practices Conference was held under the slogan Challenges. Successes. Beyond. The conference took place at the Hilton Hotel and Resort in Mangaf over the course of two days. The conference opened with a welcome message given by KOC DCEO (NK) Badria Abdul Rahim, who chaired the Organizing Committee as well. In her message, the DCEO highlighted the importance of human resources in the Company as the main resource for its development. She also highlighted the importance of the conference as a platform to share innovative ideas to drive competency and value to benefit the Company as a whole. The conference began with two plenary sessions, with Chief Climate Change Officer David Hone from Shell delivering the first presentation and Middle East VP for Reservoir Development John Gaffey from BP delivering the second. The two sessions were followed by more specialized technical sessions from different disciplines in the oil and gas industry such as Exploration, Reservoir Management, Oil & Gas Field Development, etc. A number of DCEOs, Group Managers, Team Leaders and employees from across KOC Directorates attended the conference, where they were able to listen to best practices, success stories presented by KOC employees and experts from NOCs, IOCs, and service companies.

3 KOC Inaugurates Ahmadi Park Senior KOC officials attended the opening ceremony Under the patronage of

that was also attended by DCEO Corporate Services Yousef Ali and DCEO West Kuwait Ismail Abdulla.

The event started with a welcoming speech by Chief Public Relations Officer Khaled Al-Failakawi, who

park, which includes sports courts, entertainment areas and restaurants to serve citizens and residents.

spoke about some of the unique aspects of Ahmadi Park in a video that was presented during the

3 3 KOC Inaugurates Ahmadi Park Senior KOC officials attended the opening ceremony Under the patronage of CEO Jamal Abdul Aziz Jaafar, KOC recently inaugurated the newly constructed Ahmadi Park in a ceremony that was also attended by DCEO Corporate Services Yousef Ali and DCEO West Kuwait Ismail Abdulla. A number of other senior KOC officials and employees also attended. The event started with a welcoming speech by Chief Public Relations Officer Khaled Al-Failakawi, who spoke about the importance of Ahmadi in Kuwait s history and the valuable position it holds in the memory of older generations. Engineer Ahmad Khalil then delivered a presentation that provided an overview of the details of the park, which includes sports courts, entertainment areas and restaurants to serve citizens and residents. Team Leader Major Projects (II) Wael Behbehani, whose team oversaw the completion of the project, also spoke about some of the unique aspects of Ahmadi Park in a video that was presented during the inauguration. The event was concluded as KOC CEO Jamal Abdul Aziz Jaafar officially inaugurated the park by unveiling a commemorative plaque. He was then provided with a tour of the facilities at the park, which covers an area of 166,000 square meters.

4 KOC Signs MoU with Ministry of Public Works Provides for the supply of triple-treated water to KOC KOC recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Public Works, which

KOC CEO Jamal Abdul Aziz Jaafar represented the Company during the signing ceremony.

Rashed Al-Barber accompanied the CEO. Undersecretary Awatef Al-Ghuneim as well as the Health Engineering Sector Assistant Undersecretary Abdulmohsen Al-Anzi represented the Ministry of Public Works.

4 4 KOC Signs MoU with Ministry of Public Works Provides for the supply of triple-treated water to KOC KOC recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Public Works, which provides for the supply of 45,000 cubic meters (300,000 barrels) per day of triple-treated water from Kabd Station, with the aim of using it in Company operations related to improving oil quality. KOC CEO Jamal Abdul Aziz Jaafar represented the Company during the signing ceremony. DCEO (WK), Ismail Abdulla, TL Water Handling (WK) Hamad Al-Ajmi, DTL Local Relations Yousef Al-Nuwaiem, Head of the Water Handling Division Meshaal Al-Mutairi, and Senior Public Relations Officer Rashed Al-Barber accompanied the CEO. Undersecretary Awatef Al-Ghuneim as well as the Health Engineering Sector Assistant Undersecretary Abdulmohsen Al-Anzi represented the Ministry of Public Works. During the signing ceremony, the KOC CEO emphasized the importance of water as an essential part and an effective component of the processes of oil production, pointing out that this is the second agreement with the Ministry of Public Works on the use of treated water in the Company s operations. He added that the agreement would serve the Company s strategy of reaching the targeted production levels for Another cooperation protocol and a third convention to import another quantity of 45,000 cubic meters of water to implement the Company s 2030 strategy were signed, which makes it necessary to use water exceeding 300,000 barrels per day to improve operations and oil quality. Process Engineers Complete Competency Development Program Graduation ceremony took place in Paris The Career Development & Planning Team, in cooperation with Operations & Maintenance TIU, has successfully completed a comprehensive 18-week Competency Development program for a group of 10 Process Engineers. This program was fully supervised and implemented by IFP Training in Paris, France, which specializes in matters related to the oil and gas industry. Qusai Al-Amer, Manager (T&CD), along with a group of technical experts, attended the graduation ceremony conducted by IFP at their facility in Paris. During the visit, Al-Amer met with the engineers, who showed their appreciation to KOC for conducting such a valuable and constructive program that has helped improve their skills and provided them with experience to new technologies.

5 KOC Participates at PetroServ 2017 in Tunisia Delegation s working paper received considerable media attention On behalf of KPC, KOC recently participated at PetroServ 2017, an oil and gas

KOC DCEO (WK) Ismail Abdulla led the delegation which included TL Major Projects (V) Khalaf Hamada, TL Export Maintenance (Sabriyah/Bahrah) Osamah Al- Dabbous, and TL Exploration and Production

His paper provided an overview of the latest technology applications and the Company s experience in the field of managing information of exploration and production.

5 5 KOC Participates at PetroServ 2017 in Tunisia Delegation s working paper received considerable media attention On behalf of KPC, KOC recently participated at PetroServ 2017, an oil and gas exhibition that was held in the Tunisian city of Sfax. The event was held under the sponsorship and presence of the Tunisian Minister of Energy, Mines and Renewable Energy Hela Cheikhrouhou. KOC DCEO (WK) Ismail Abdulla led the delegation which included TL Major Projects (V) Khalaf Hamada, TL Export Maintenance (Sabriyah/Bahrah) Osamah Al- Dabbous, and TL Exploration and Production Information Management Hussain Al-Ajmi. Al-Ajmi presented a working paper at the scientific forum which accompanied the event. His paper provided an overview of the latest technology applications and the Company s experience in the field of managing information of exploration and production. The members of the delegation also met with minister Cheikhrouhou at the opening of the conference and exchanged commemorative plaques with the Tunisian side. KOC s participation at the conference was aimed at opening new horizons for the possibility of establishing joint cooperation and the identification of technical capacities and expertise of the participants in petroleum and energy services. KOC s participation received the attention of the Tunisian media through a television interview with the DCEO, as well as the statements of the general coordinator of the conference, Aref Ayadi, on Tunisian radio. KOC Participates in Global Corrosion Conference and Exhibition Organized by the National Association of Corrosion Engineers UAE Branch KOC recently participated in the three-day Global Corrosion Conference and Exhibition that was recently held in Abu Dhabi and organized by the UAE branch of the National Association of Corrosion Engineers, NACE International. TL Inspection and Corrosion (N&WK) Saleh Al-Sulaiman led the KOC delegation while the Team s Chief Engineer, Yousef Khreibet, presented a technical working paper on behalf of the Company entitled Corrosion in Glycol Restoration Unit. The paper showcased the Company s experience in this field and received considerable attention from the participants, given the importance of the subject for many oil companies. During the conference, NACE President Samir Digan presented a plaque in recognition of KOC s contribution in raising awareness about corrosion in the oil and gas sector for nearly 25 years, as well as his continuing efforts in training and the prevention of erosion. NACE is a global organization based in the United States of America and has branches around the world. Compassionate Leaves & Bail Bonds for May 2017 Mobile No

6 Deep Drilling Group Initiates Greenery Campaign Trees planted at Group s well site in Abduliyah Field The Deep Drilling Group actively participates in various KOC HSE activities, and in recent

The Deep Drilling Group has shown its support for KOC s HSE commitments by embarking on a Greenery campaign.

Deep Drilling Group Manager Saud Al-Foudari and Fayez Al-Fayez, Team Leader DD&WO Gas I, along with Nabors Drilling (NDIL) rig contractor representatives, KOC and contractor staffs, inaugurated the

Provided by KOC Horticulture & Conservancy Section, the planted trees were selected due to their characteristics to withstand the harsh conditions of the desert.

6 6 Deep Drilling Group Initiates Greenery Campaign Trees planted at Group s well site in Abduliyah Field The Deep Drilling Group actively participates in various KOC HSE activities, and in recent months, the Group has participated in several HSE events, with the latest being the KOC & Business Partners HSE Day The Deep Drilling Group has shown its support for KOC s HSE commitments by embarking on a Greenery campaign. In its bid to contribute to a better environment, the Group started its tree planting campaign in KOC fields, particularly in locations occupied by DDG rigs and contractor camps. Deep Drilling Group Manager Saud Al-Foudari and Fayez Al-Fayez, Team Leader DD&WO Gas I, along with Nabors Drilling (NDIL) rig contractor representatives, KOC and contractor staffs, inaugurated the campaign at a well site in Abduliyah Field (AB-17). Ten desert trees were planted both in the rig NDIL-144 area and its nearby campsite. Provided by KOC Horticulture & Conservancy Section, the planted trees were selected due to their characteristics to withstand the harsh conditions of the desert. The idea of the campaign is to leave a rig working area with trees that can survive even without human assistance. The tree planting activity will carry on with other DDG rigs and to all well sites in the future where the Group will operate. Pediatrics Clinic at New Ahmadi Hospital Conducts Practical Experiment Initiative is aimed at confirming the hospital s readiness to receive patients As part of their efforts to inaugurate the Pediatrics Clinic at the New Ahmadi Hospital, a team of specialist physicians and consultants recently conducted a practical experiment to check on the soundness of workflow procedures in the clinics. Director of Ahmadi Hospital Dr. Imad Al-Awadh, Head of the Medical Department Dr. Saud Al-Ajmi, Pediatric Kidneys Consultant Dr. Faisal Al-Kandari and Supervisor of Hospital Services Elham Al-Enezi attended the experiment. Dr. Al-Kandari reported that the experiment was arranged with a number of relevant departments in the hospital (nursing, nutrition, computer, media, etc.) to confirm their readiness. The experiment involved summoning a number of child patients who were shown to the nurses, then to the doctors who assessed their cases before directing them to the laboratories and the pharmacy. The aim of the experiment was to assess the patient s ease of access to the hospital and to check on the smooth functioning and readiness of clinics, computer system and human elements in the hospital. Another similar experiment will be conducted soon, and if successful, the Pediatric Clinic will be officially inaugurated, with the major and final move in the hospital next November.

7 KOC Participates at 4 th International Conference for Nurses Conference was held on International Day of Nurses Under the patronage and presence of Health Minister Dr.

the slogan of Trust Nursing for Your Health.

administrational aspects. Furthermore, it aimed to stay up-to-date with the latest developments on the profession on both the local and the international levels.

Shifts Supervisor Nurse Nawaf Al-Mansouri submitted a technical paper on the sidelines of the conference.

7 7 KOC Participates at 4 th International Conference for Nurses Conference was held on International Day of Nurses Under the patronage and presence of Health Minister Dr. Jamal Al-Harbi, Ahmadi Hospital - represented by the Nursing Services Team - participated in the 4 th International Conference for Nurses that was organized by the Kuwait Nursing Association under the slogan of Trust Nursing for Your Health. The conference was held at the Regency Hotel on the International Day of Nurses and aimed to enhance the role of the nursing profession in Kuwait, the Gulf and worldwide in the technical and administrational aspects. Furthermore, it aimed to stay up-to-date with the latest developments on the profession on both the local and the international levels. Ahmadi Hospital was represented by TL Nursing Services Halima Al-Kandari and a number of nursing officers. Shifts Supervisor Nurse Nawaf Al-Mansouri submitted a technical paper on the sidelines of the conference. The organizing committee of the conference honored three of the hospital s nurses as the ideal nurse, and they included: Fatima Al-Sharrah, Meshal Al-Mubarak, and Winnie Matthew, who once again demonstrated the excellence of Ahmadi Hospital, its employees and the services they provide. SPWLA Organizes Technical Lecture Visiting lecturer Khalid Sassi discussed imaging technology The Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts (SPWLA) - Kuwait Branch recently organized a special lecture entitled Electromagnetic Imaging Technology for Characterization of Deep Reservoir Conditions and Fluid Control. The event was held at the Safir Hotel in Fintas under the sponsorship of Schlumberger. The presentation was delivered by international lecturer Khalid Sassi, who is the Chief Petrophysicist at Schlumberger. Sassi came to Kuwait specifically to share his extensive experience in this field. A large number of specialists and experts in the field from the oil sector, contractors and service companies attended the event, including President of SPWLA Kuwait and TL Field Development II (EK) Salem Al-Sabea. At the end of the lecture, Al-Sabea presented a commemorative plaque to Sassi in recognition of his efforts and visit to Kuwait.

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