KOC recently hosted a meeting of the Think-K initiative at the Unity Center in Ahmadi. Think-K plays an important role for all K-Companies by bringing together leaders from Kuwait’s oil sector to discuss current and future initiatives and projects.
Think-K was attended by KPC CEO Nizar Al-Adsani, KOC CEO Jamal Jaafar, and a number of senior officials from various K-Companies.
KOC CEO Jamal Jaafar delivered the event’s opening remarks, where he discussed KOC achievements and the continuous drive to develop all of the Company’s areas of work, which in addition to oil and gas production, also includes human resources and HSE.
The event included presentations by a number of KOC DCEOs. Each DCEO discussed the details of various aspects related to Company activities. The first DCEO to deliver his presentation was Abdulla Al-Sumaiti, DCEO (S&EK). Al-Sumaiti delivered a presentation on Production Optimization. Meanwhile, DCEO (NK) Emad Sultan spoke about the Early Commissioning of Effluent Water Injection in North Kuwait.
DCEO (Exploration & Gas) Menahi Al-Enezi delivered a presentation that touched on creating added value through the optimization of gas processes and exploration. This was followed by a presentation from DCEO (Drilling & Technology) Ayad Al-Kandari, whose presentation was titled “Step Change in Kuwaitization with Fast-Track Development of Drilling Engineers.”
The last two presentations were delivered by DCEO (Administration & Finance) Saad Al-Azmi, who discussed successful training practices, and DCEO (Corporate Services) Ismail Abdulla, who discussed the rebuilding of Ahmadi.
The President of BP Middle East, Michael Townsend, was also present at the event. He delivered a presentation titled “An Uncertain World” that touched on some of the recent events that have been taking place in the international oil and gas industry.
Think-K was then concluded with a brief speech by KPC CEO Nizar Al-Adsani, who called on all K-Companies to take serious steps toward innovation and efficiency in the face of declining oil prices.