KOC hosted the November 6 celebration of extinguishing the last oil well, and the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict, which was organized by the Kuwait Environment Protection Society in cooperation with the Kuwaiti Ministry of Foreign Affairs under the slogan “In the wake of the oil disaster, is the rehabilitation of lands affected by oil pollution”, at the Ahmed Al-Jaber Oil and Gas Exhibition in Ahmadi.

The ceremony was attended by Deputy Foreign Minister for International Organizations Affairs Counselor Abdulaziz Al-Jarallah; representative of the sponsor of the celebration, His Excellency the Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah; a number of ambassadors and diplomats to the State of Kuwait; representatives of Ministries, official bodies, and institutions; UN organizations; and invited guests.

At the beginning of the celebration, Al-Jarallah gave a speech in which he stated that the adoption of the International Day by the United Nations was a Kuwaiti initiative, out of Kuwait's belief in the necessity of engraining the values ​​of protecting the environment.

Team Leader Soil Remediation Projects-I Najeeb Al-Zaid, on behalf of Ag. CEO KOC Khalid Al-Otaibi, delivered a speech in which he thanked everyone who contributed to extinguishing the oil wells, recalling the heroism and sacrifices of the members of the teams that contributed to extinguishing the fires, and stressing the need to learn lessons from what took place.

Al-Zaid also touched on the Company's cooperation with a number of parties in the Environmental Remediation Program, and thanked them for their efforts.

This was followed by two speeches, from the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Kuwait Environment Protection Society Dr. Wejdan Al-Uqab, and representative of the United Nations, Mazen Abul-Hassan.

Afterwards, Al-Zaid, Team Leader Soil Remediation Projects-II Muthanna Al-Mumin, Senior Environmental Engineer Aisha Al-Baroud, and Engineer Samira Al-Kandari from the Environment Public Authority, gave presentations on the rehabilitation of the environment, and the Environmental Engineers team of the Environment Authority was launched.

At the conclusion of the celebration, honorary shields were distributed to the participants, and a tour of the Ahmed Al Jaber Oil and Gas Exhibition was organized for them.