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OAPEC Activities
Volume 41 Issue 1023
Under the auspices and presence of
His Highness Sheikh JaberAl Mubarak
Al Hamad Al Sabah, Prime Minister
of the State of Kuwait, the 2nd Kuwait
Oil & Gas Conference and Exhibition
(KOGS 2015) was inaugurated on
Sunday 11 October 20015, under
the slogan “Energy Resources
Prospects: Innovation, Technology,
and Investment Opportunities”.
The conference was co-organised
by Society of Petroleum Engineers, Arabian
Exhibitions Management, under the patronage
of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation and its
subsidiaries.
The opening ceremony was attended by
senior Kuwaiti officials: His Excellency Sheikh
Sabah Al Khaled Al Hamad Al Sabah, First
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign
Affairs; His Excellency Sheikh Mohammed
Al Khaled Al Hamad Al-Sabah, Deputy
Prime Minister and Minister of Interior; and
His Excellency Sheikh Khaled Al Jarrah Al
Sabah, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of
Defence; and a group of ruling family members,
ministers, governors, and advisors to the Prime
Minister’s Diwan and KPC and its subsidiaries.
OAPEC Secretary General HE Abbas Ali Al
Naqi and OPEC Secretary General HEAbdullah
Al Badri took part in the event.
HE Dr Ali Saleh Al Omair, Minister of Oil
and Minister of State for National Assembly
Affairs/KPC Chairperson, delivered a speech
at the opening of the conference in which he
stressed the importance of the conference that
has become an important platform to show
the latest developments, achievements, and
technologies in the oil and gas industry; as
well as, enhancing communication between
companies and officials working in the oil
industry.
The Minister pointed out to the importance
of boosting the oil industry strategy, finding new
creative ways to increase efficiency through
advanced technology, and observing security,
safety, and environment protection.
He clarified that KPC seeks to implement
a long-run strategy through investing in
gathering centres and developing heavy oil. HE
Al Omair pointed out to a number of initiatives
in this field to support the Kuwaiti economy and
develop the role of the private sector.
On his part, Mr Nizar Al Adsani, CEO,
Kuwait Petroleum Corporation, stressed that
the KPC is determined to use all available
resources to make the year 2020 a year of
achievements for all oil projects that started
back in 2010 in order to reach the production of
4 million barrels of crude oil per day.
He added “we believe that national
workforce is the real wealth that can translate
the corporation’s strategy and transform it
into reality to secure its leading position”. He
pointed out to the nonstop attention to qualify
the national workforce to lead the oil sector.
2nd Kuwait Oil & Gas Conference and Exhibition (KOGS 2015)
Introduced Latest Petroleum Industry Technology