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March 2017 www.opaloman.org Issue 21 A PRODUCTION OF COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT Editor: Azza Al Hilali ([email protected]) Executive Editor: Nenad Valentik ([email protected]) Supervisor: Abdullah Al Harthy ([email protected]) EDITORIAL TEAM RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ADAPT THE TEXTS TO SPECIFY THE COORDINATE FORMAT AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF NEWSLETTER NEWSLETTER A NEW BOARD TAKES THE HELM The record turnout was a testa- & Gas (as Chairman); Dr. Aflah compiling and publishing the ment to the Society’s growing Al Hadhrami, VP – Oxy (as Vice keenly awaited standards for Road prominence as the voice of the Chairman); Husam Al Jahdhami, Safety, Camp Accommodation hydrocarbon industry and a rec- Engineering Director – PDO (as and Heat Stress Management. ognition of its definitive role in Treasurer); Ashraf Al Mamari, The three sets of standards were driving best practice, standards VP Corporate Affairs – OCCEP; formally unveiled at the AGM. and professionalism in the oil and Hamoud Al Tobi, CEO – Al Another laudable achievement is gas sector. Shawamikh Oil Services SAOC; the rollout of National Occupa- Salim bin Nasser Al Aufi, Un- Khalid Al Kindi, Deputy Gener- tional Standards (NOS) for weld- der-Secretary of the Ministry of Oil al Manager – BP; and Mohsin Al ing professionals. This pilot project & Gas, was the Guest of Honour Hadhrami, CEO – Schlumberger. is a precursor to establishing simi- on the occasion. Also present were Earlier, in opening remarks, lar NOS norms for other trades “We are so exited about the An- the CEOs, Managing Directors OPAL CEO Musallam al in conjunction with the industry, nual General Meeting (AGM) of and Country Heads of a number of Mandhri outlined the significant training institutes and government Oman Society for Petroleum Ser- upstream companies and contract- strides achieved by the Society trained professionals. NOS norms vices (OPAL) which was held at the ing firms. during the past year, in line with for HSE Officers and Lifting Crowne Plaza Muscat last week. The highlight of the evening was its reinvigorated and broadened Equipment skillsets are currently The event attracted a capacity au- the election of a new Board of mandate to as the industry’s under finalization, he said. dience of more than 300 company Directors comprising Dr Amer Al principal platform. In particular, Another highlight was the launch representatives and executives. Rawas, Group CEO – Tasneea Oil OPAL continued to work close- of the Mobile Library, a major New OPAL Board Directors were elected during AGM 2017 ly with the Ministry of Oil & CSR initiative organized by OPAL Gas, Ministry of Manpower and on behalf of its 400-plus members. the ICV Committees to build a The Mobile Library has been gift- robust skills development infra- ed to Dar Al Atta, the well-known structure focusing primarily on Omani charity.” technical competencies. Abdullah Al Harthy A notable highpoint of the past - Communications year was the Society’s success in Executive Manager OPAL NEWSLETTER 1 March 2017 FIND MORE ON OPALsocietyOman WWW.OPALOMAN.ORG @opal_oman MEMBER NEWS UPCOMING EVENTS SUHAIL BAHWAN GROUP (BAHWAN) HR Certification Program Level 1 NEBOSH Diploma - Unit C 16th - 20th April 2017 4, 5, 25, 26 April 2017 SIGNED A NEW 7 YEARS CONTRACT HR Certification Program Level 2 City & Guild NVQ 5 Diploma WITH OMIFCO (OMAN INDIA FERTILISER COMPANY) 2nd - 6th April 2017 17, 26 April 2017 OUR NEW COLLEAGUES Khulood Al Mashaykhi Administrative Assistant – HR Khulood Al Mashaykhi has a Bachelor Degree in English Language and Literature from Sultan Qaboos University. Her working experience include Communications Trainee at MOG – In Country Value Development Program, Corporate Communications Trainee at Daleel Petroleum, and HR Administrator Trainee at Sultan Qaboos University. In her new role, Khulood will be providing administrative support to the HR and L&D team. On 2nd of March 2017, in Muscat, Oman, Smit Lamnalco (SL) through its Omani joint venture Bahwan Lamnalco SOAC (BLC) with the Omani part- ner Suhail Bahwan Group (Bahwan), has signed a new 7 years (5y+2y) OMANOIL LOOKS TO TAKE contract with OMIFCO (Oman India Fertiliser Company) for the provision of towage and pilotage services at the OMIFCO export terminal in Sur. ITS QUALITY SERVICE TO THE SL and BLC have agreed to build two new 75 tons bollard pull (RAmparts KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA 3200) ASD tugs of for this important contract, which was signed by OMIF- Oman Oil Marketing CO’s CEO, S. G. Gedigeri, and Sheikh Ahmed Bahwan of the Suhail Company (omanoil) has Bahwan Group, on behalf of BLC, at ceremony in the Grand Hyatt Hotel, in been granted permission Muscat. This landmark contract creates an effective platform for BLC growth to manage, operate and in Oman, with modern, world-class newly build assets. maintain filling stations At the ceremony, BLC and OMIFCO exchanged tokens of appreciations and service centers in and awards for the achievements of 12 years (2005-2017) without any the Kingdom of Saudi Lost Time Incidents (LTIs), during which time in excess of 500 vessels have Arabia. This qualification been safely berthed and unberthed from the OMIFCO jetty by Bahwan marks the beginning of Lamnalco tugs, a testament to the close professional cooperation between the company’s physical OMIFCO and Bahwan Lamnalco. expansion beyond the Sul- An outstanding SHEQ performance for BLC, operating within Smit Lamnal- tanate, based on which it has begun preparations for a feasibility study to co Integrated Management System – SLIMS. determine its strategy moving forward. Making the announcement at the Muscat Securities Market, Omanoil CEO Eng. Omar bin Ahmed Qatan, said, “Since our inception, our goal has DESCON ENGINEERING BRINGS PLANT always been to expand and reach out to customers in Oman and through- MAINTENANCE EXPERTISE TO OMAN out the region with products and services geared towards their needs. This Descon Engineering Oman LLC ,the regional base of the multinational De- announcement heralds an even more determined step in achieving those scon Engineering group catering to various industrial sectors across GCC aims as we move toward physically spreading beyond the borders of are continuing their Plant Maintenance success through execution of major Oman for the first time. As the region’s biggest retail and strategic market, turnarounds in Sohar International Urea & Chemical Industries and Orpic the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia presents us with an exceptional opportunity Aromatics Plant in February and March 2017. to provide a new market with the award-winning experience people in “The successful and safe completion once again emphasizes on Descon’s Oman adore.” capability & adaptability to work on multiple plants and geographies. This serves as an excellent platform for companies to experience Descon’s way of working and also enable us to progress in Oman’s Maintenance seg- MB HOLDING APPOINTS ment” says György Bálint, Maintenance Manager Oman Business Area. NEW CEO FOR MB PETROLEUM MB Holding officially announces the ap- pointment of Mr. Salim Al Harthy as MB Petroleum Services (MBPS) CEO. Prior to assuming the responsibilities of his new designation Mr. Salim was the CEO of Gulf Drilling a subsidiary of MBPS. Today MB Pe- troleum group employs over 2600 people and operates in over 8 countries across the Middle East and Europe. MBPS’s main sub- sidiaries include MB Petroleum Services LLC (Oman), Gulf Drilling LLC (Oman), MBPS KSA, MBPS Bahrain, MB WellServices GMBH (Germany and Austria) and MB Drill- ing Overseas Ltd (Hungary). OPAL NEWSLETTER 2 March 2017 FIND MORE ON OPALsocietyOman WWW.OPALOMAN.ORG @opal_oman MEMBER NEWS PETROGAS E&P ORGANIZED A 3-DayS TECHNICAL FORUM OOCEP NAMED FASTEST-GROWING The Technical Capability Team of Petro- OIL AND GAS COMPANY gas E&P organized a 3-days Technical Forum that offered the opportunity to IN THE MIDDLE EAST gather the entire Technical Teams of the Petrogas, local and international, subsid- iaries & affiliates. It was the first technical forum to bring all Petrogas subsidiaries under one roof to strengthen ties and share knowledge. The event covered various topics on Exploration, Subsurface, Well Engineering, Operations and Surface Engineering. The objectives of the forum were to encourage in-house knowledge sharing, multidisciplinary gathering, achieve wider net- working among the group and recognize experts & gurus on certain areas. The ‘One Petrogas’ event made it possible for technical leaders to showcase their field applications and provided a platform for unleashing group-wide talents and niche skills. It was a much needed event to develop a greater sense of community within Petrogas, bringing the international asset teams into the fold, and nurture a critical mass for different kinds of fruitful multipar- ty exchanges of ideas. TOCO SHINES at THE 3RD Oman Oil Company Ex- OXY OMAN GM’s HSE FORUM ploration & Production LLC OXY Oman organized their 3rd General Managers Annual HSE Forum in (OOCEP), a subsidiary Crowne Plaza Muscat on 21 Feb 2017. The forum was attended by the of Oman Oil Company senior management of OXY Oman and their contractors. GM of OXY Qatar SAOC, has been named was a special guest who shared the best practices and learning from Qatar the fastest-growing oil operations. TOCO was one of the two companies invited to share their best company in the Middle practices in front of a distinguished audience. John Fagan, TOCO HSE Man- East since 2015 by Wood ager, delivered an impressive presentation on TOCO’s world class systems Mackenzie, a global lead- and procedures on HSE management. Sreejith Kesavan, TOCO Operations er in commercial intelli- Manager shared the details of our far reaching SustainAbilities™ initiatives gence for the energy, met- and the successful outcomes in 2016. als, and mining industries. The presentation was well received and provided with us a good platform to OOCEP earned this recognition after witnessing its net production significantly demonstrate how well we differentiate ourselves from the competition.