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January 22, 2020 Vol. LXXV, No. 4 a weekly Saudi Aramco publication for employees Ithra Winter Camp increasing engagement, comes to a close building relationships, Young campers share their insights effecting change and experiences at the conclusion of Saudi Aramco president and CEO Amin Nasser the most recent educational program shares personal insights and advice with hundreds at the King Abdulaziz Center for of young employees at the Young Leaders World Culture (Ithra). Advisory Board Town Hall. see page 9 see page 3

A Day in the Life of a Saudi Aramco Helicopter pilot Bassam H. Fallatah gets ready to fly an AgustaWestland AW139 at the helicopter pilot Tanajib airport. (Photo: Hasan see page 5 AlMubarak/MPD) tackling Type 2 OPEC basket Saudi Aramco diabetes with Tawazon five-week price trend 2019-2020 by the numbers $ 68.34 68.86 in Safaniyah 67.70 68.28 65.64 Working with Johns Hopkins Aramco nearly Healthcare, the Safaniyah Area Producing 2,000 employees have graduated from the staff is bringing a higher awareness of the Upstream Professional Onboarding Program, importance of a balanced lifestyle to avoid which prepares young professionals through Type 2 diabetes. an integrated program across multiple disciplines, solving complex challenges, and see page 8 Dec. 20 Dec. 27 Jan. 3 Jan. 10 Jan. 17 driving innovation. January 22, 2020 the arabian sun 2 company news

Representatives of top performing individuals, teams, and departments pose with Abdullah O. Al Baiz, vice president of Engineering Services, and other members of management at the recent Engineering Excellence Awards. The healthy competition recognized excellence in six categories. ‘Healthy’ competition lays the foundation for excellence Engineering Services celebrates success of individuals and teams Dhahran — Promoting a culture of ment are all impacted positively by the cul- S. Shakhoury, speaking on behalf of CMS. tection Department (EPD) “healthy” competition is reaping dividends ture of competition, said Al-Bagawi. “The awards promote a healthy culture • (2nd) Rehan Farooqi: CSD for Saudi Aramco’s Engineering Services (ES), “With innovation and technology deploy- of competition, which creates enthusiasm • (3rd) Zeyad T. Ahmed: EPD as individuals and teams were recently rec- ment, we are trying to do more,” he said. among CoP leaders and members to share • (4th) Md Anwar Parvez: CSD ognized at the second annual Engineering “We are instilling and cultivating an innova- and discuss challenges, best practices, and • (5th) Emmanouil Spyropoulos: CSD. Excellence Awards. tion culture and embedding it in our organi- lessons learned.” Best Knowledge Sharing Excellence ES vice president Abdullah O. Al Baiz said zations and we benchmark with the best-in- The Consulting Services Department (CSD) Award for Departments the awards — covering six categories — class of the industry.” earned second place in the category of Best • (1st) Project Management Office: Badr M. pave the way for operational excellence. “Steering competition is the key term Innovation and Technology Deployment. Burshaid “These awards strive to promote excel- here,” said event organizer Mohammed N. “The award was a proud moment for me • (2nd) Projects and Technical Support: Walid lence and create an environment of healthy Al Mulhim, superintendent of Vendor In- as a professional,” said Rehan Farooqi. “My S. Al Kulaibi competition among individuals and teams spection. “We wanted the teams to be com- children were proud that their father was • (3rd) Hawiyah Gas Plant: Rashed M. Al Dos- rendering key technical services. The win- peting with each other in key processes for honored for his technology development sary ning individuals, teams, and departments the purpose of improving the performance work, which not only will save operating • (4th) North Ghawar Producing: Abdulaziz showed outstanding performances.” of the whole organization.” expenditures for the company, but will also U. Al Saleh Engineering consultant Abdulaziz Y. Asiri contribute in reducing greenhouse emissions • (5th) Projects Procurement: Abdullah A. Al excellence bringing efficiency won the Best Standards Committee Award. and our carbon footprint.” Sughaiyer. The Excellence Program is designed to “I’m delighted,” he said. “But, ultimately, Vendor Review Committee Excellence Best CoP Excellence Award develop efficient practices of the corporate- what it comes down to is the team that I am Award for Best Technical Committees • (1st) Project Inspection: Inspection Depart- wide processes through the adoption of working with. We’ve got the most amazing and Quality Office ment unique principals. The concept of sharing and exciting team. The entire team is pas- • (1st) Technical: Vessels Committee/CSD • (2nd) Maintenance and Asset Management: knowledge and best practices is leveraged sionate and we are working hard to keep • (2nd) Technical: Oil and Gas Process Engi- Corporate Maintenance Services Division to promote disruptive innovation and con- pace with cutting-edge technology.” neering Committee/Process and Control Sys- • (3rd) Engineering Standards: OE and Engi- solidate quality concepts and leadership ex- tems (P&CS) neering Services Support cellence. The awards program is anchored collaboration with stakeholders • (1st) Quality: Vendor Assessment Unit/In- • (4th) Drilling and Workover: Drilling Tech- by a comprehensive selection criteria that “We are working intensely to manage ef- spection. nical measures and ranks the achievements in fectively all of the standards to the highest Best Standards Committee Excellence • (5th) Safety: Loss Prevention. each category. degree of integrity, which calls for collabora- Award Best Technical Instructors Excellence “The intent of the awards is to recognize tion with all of the stakeholders.” • (1st) Nonmetallic Committee: CSD Award top performers in several areas related to Corporate Maintenance Services (CMS) • (2nd) Piping Committee: CSD • (1st) Abdulmhsen W. Al Jreedan: Pipeline Engineering Services and engineering in the placed second in the Best Communities of • (3rd) Corrosion Control Committee: CSD Projects company, and also to create healthy com- Practice (CoP) category. • (4th) Instrumentation Committee: P&CS • (2nd) Mahmoud A. Younis: Pipeline Projects petition among organizations,” said Jamil J. “This success is due to the close collabo- • (5th) Energy Systems Optimization Com- • (3rd) Mohammad K. Saffour: Oil Facilities Al-Bagawi, Saudi Aramco’s chief engineer. ration between CMS and field organizations mittee: P&CS. Projects “When you track and when you recognize, where maintenance and reliability personnel Best Innovation and Technology Deploy- • (4th) Othman Taha: P&CS you get improvements.” realized the benefit of sharing knowledge ment Excellence Award • (5th) Hussain M. Al Suwaidan: CSD Resilience, reliability, safety, and environ- and learning from each other,” said Shubber • (1st) Tyas I. Hikmawan: Environmental Pro- • (6th) Mohammed R. Tariq: P&CS.

Project Management launches capturing lessons learned new tool to promote knowledge sharing Project Management works hard to main- able to easily capture and share project les- tain a high level of knowledge management, sons learned on the LLKB is a key corner- promoting knowledge sharing and transfer stone to spread a continuous improvement in all admin areas to create an environment culture within Saudi Aramco.” where those working on Saudi Aramco proj- Limjoco said capturing lessons learned is ects are keen to share their experiences and critical to maintain quality. help improve and enhance future projects. “Quality doesn’t happen by accident. It is To help facilitate this, the newly enhanced always the result of intelligent effort.” Project Management Office Department For Jovicevic, the experience reaped via (PMOD) Lessons Learned Knowledge Base lessons learned is very valuable, helping (LLKB) has been launched, offering a plat- teams “take advantage of our experience. Igor Jovicevic Fouad Ridouane Mohamed Walid A. Rogel R. Limjoco form for capturing project knowledge by Ibrahim “I highly appreciated the PMOD initiative submitting lessons learned in a clear and and such a great opportunity to share my easy step-by-step way. The knowledge is in launching the lessons learned campaign, • The Gas Facilities Projects Department experience, and positively affect the success then made accessible to all. which resulted in more than 250 submis- • Distribution and Terminal Projects of future Saudi Aramco projects.” PMOD influences knowledge sharing by sions. • Mohamed Walid A. Ibrahim of the Gas Ridouane submitted a lesson learned after offering a pair of facilitated services — the The lessons covered disciplines such as Facilities Projects Department having difficulty finding many lessons relat- Lessons Learned Collection (LLC) and Les- safety, claims and disputes, contract man- • Rogel R. Limjoco of the South Dhahran ed to laboratory construction in the Saudi sons Learned Implementation workshops. agement, stakeholder management, and Home Ownership Projects Department Aramco database. “Saudi Aramco has a LLC workshops are performed by projects construction technology. • Igor Jovicevic of Oil Facilities Projects continuing need to build, modernize, and at the end of each phase to capture knowl- In December, participating departments • Fouad Ridouane of the Community and upgrade its R&D laboratories,” he said. edge. The LLKB website contains a reposi- and individuals were recognized for submit- Public Projects Department PMOD manager Badr M. Burshaid encour- tory of reports for all collected lessons from ting the most lessons. These included: Ibrahim said that as a management con- aged project teams “to fully utilize the LLKB the workshops for new projects. • The South Dhahran Home Ownership sultant, he thrives on sharing lessons with so they can share the successes and avoid Project Management worked with PMOD Projects Department colleagues in project management. “Being the pitfalls experienced by past projects.” the arabian sun January 22, 2020 company news 3 increasing engagement, building relationships, and effecting change YLAB hosts sixth CEO Youth Town Hall Meeting by Shaistha Khan Dhahran — Saudi Aramco president and CEO Amin Nasser recently held his annual town hall meeting with 350 young employees organized by the Young Leaders Advi- sory Board (YLAB). The nearly two-hour dialog covered a wide range of topics, including his early life and career with the company, his perspec- tives on leadership, climate change, and crisis management following the Septem- ber attacks on the company’s Abqaiq and Khurais facilities. ‘you drive the future of the company’ During the interaction, Nasser emphasized the role of the youth in the company. “It is an exciting time for Saudi Aramco and it’s because of you. With your enthusiasm and energy, you will drive the future of Amin Nasser shares his own personal experiences as part of the recent Young Leaders Advisory Board Town Hall event held in Dhahran. Nasser discussed the company,” he said. “As a company, we his own career with the company and answered questions from young members of the audience. Town Hall moderator Faris A. AlShuaibi listens in on are more than 85 years old, but we are still the conversations. (Photos: Moayed Al-Qattan/MPD) very young and growing,” referring to the demographics stating that the majority of employees are below 35 years old. Since its inception, YLAB has conducted ... Through an open forum discussion, Nass- all about YLAB er revealed how, early on in his career, and Established in 2011, YLAB is an as a young employee, he learned the var- autonomous body that serves as a over more than ious aspects of field operations and the bridge between the youth of Saudi importance of teamwork, which are critical 30,000 Aramco and its executive manage- 20 50 youth to success. He also shared his experience in deep dives advisory engagements ment. YLAB facilitates a meaning- some jobs, which may have seemed routine services ful two-way communication chan- at that time, but eventually helped him see nel that allows young employees the big picture as he rose through the com- an opportunity to share their per- pany’s ranks to later become CEO of the spective on complex, corporate is- world’s largest company by market value. sues, and drive the strategic intent Nasser advised the young professionals of the company. to “continue to deliver results and show believes that an open forum discussion a part of a team that drives change in the For 18 months, a cohort of young passion for any position that you are placed with the CEO and youth of the company is company,” he said. leaders — coming from diverse in.” an excellent initiative. As a recent hire who backgrounds and demographics Participants were pleasantly surprised has been with the company for six months, applications open for YLAB — works to capture the concerns by the candid nature of the discussions. she said it was helpful to learn about the The highly competitive process of becom- of the youth and actively involve Attending his first CEO Youth Town Hall company and its strategy. ing a YLAB member begins with a compre- them in the transformation of the meeting, Salem J. Sahary, an engineer with Sara Y. Almousa, an information security hensive online application. Applications for company. Each cohort conducts the Sea Water Injection Department, said, analyst recently hired with the Sea Water YLAB 7 are now open and anyone under a wide range of advisory services “This was my first time, where I had an op- Injection Department, thought that it was the age of 35 can apply, regardless of grade pertaining to the youth in strategy, portunity to hear the CEO, engaging and insightful to hear the CEO’s candid re- code, job location, nationality, or gender. innovation, people and policies, as interacting with the youth of the company. sponses to the concerns of young profes- Applications close at midnight on Sunday well as training and development “To hear from him and his life story, it ig- sionals. Jan. 26, and successful applicants will be for Saudi Aramco’s Strategy Coun- nites a passion within me,” said Sahary. For Ahmed A. Morad, an engineer with interviewed, of which 60 will be invited to cil. The event also included presentations on the Fire Protection Department, the most the YLAB Academy in March. After an in- YLAB also drives two-way dialog topics that will help young professionals important part of the event was the oppor- tensive three-day academy, 16 members of with physical and virtual engage- understand the direction of the company tunity to ask questions and engage with the next cohort are selected based on the ment strategies, such as the CEO better, such as the IPO, corporate strategy, the CEO, as he elaborately shared the direc- observations of these three days. Youth Town Hall, and the publica- and the mission of YLAB. tion of the company. Morad plans to apply Over the next 18 months, this board will tion of a quarterly newsletter. for the next cohort of YLAB as it would en- serve as the collective voice of the youth in “By incorporating the youths’ be a part of a team able him to “have a fingerprint or involve- Saudi Aramco. perspective in the decision mak- that drives change ment in the company. For more information on YLAB and how ing process, YLAB hopes to facili- Ghadah T. Alamer, an engineer with the “It is an exciting opportunity for devel- to apply, please visit https://pj1.aramco. tate change and solve some of the Process and Control Systems Department, opment and provides an opportunity to be com.sa/ylab/ui/applications. most important challenges facing the company,” said Abdulgader A. Alalli, a member of YLAB 6. Alalli also highlighted the focus of this particular cohort, which is to in- crease engagement with the youth of the company, build relationships through expanding influence, and improving effectiveness. “We actively participate on committees like the Digital Transfor- mation Board and the Portfolio Execution and Planning Commit- tee,” Alalli said. “The recently held Digital Hackathon was successful, as it demonstrates ideas in action. These initiatives provide a platform As a recent hire, Ghadah T. Alamer, Ahmed A. Morad, an engineer from Attending his first CEO Youth Town Sara Y. Almousa, an information an engineer with the Process and the Fire Protection Department, Hall meeting, Salem J. Sahary, an security analyst recently hired in to turn ideas into tangible output.” Control Systems Department, said it poses a question to the CEO at the engineer with the Sea Water the Sea Water Injection So far, YLAB has conducted over was helpful to learn about the YLAB Youth Town Hall. Morad Injection Department, says the Department, thought that it was 20 deep dives, more than 50 advi- company and its strategy. plans to apply for the next cohort opportunity to engage and interact insightful to hear the CEO’s candid sory services, and 30,000 youth en- of YLAB as it will enable him to with the CEO “ignites a passion responses to the youths’ concerns. gagements. “have a fingerprint or involvement within me.” in the company.” January 22, 2020 the arabian sun 4 company news

Graduates from three cohorts of the Upstream Professional Onboarding Program (UPOP) in 2019 pose with Nasir K. Al-Naimi, vice president of Petroleum Engineering and Development, and other members of Upstream management following a ceremony recognizing the more than 200 graduates from the program. The recognition ceremony was the largest ever UPOP graduation ceremony at the Upstream Professional Development Center in Dhahran. UPOP: celebrating another graduates Upstream Professional Onboarding Program marks major milestone by Dalia Darweesh In another presentation, examples of in- Dhahran — The Upstream Professional terpersonal relationship building skills were Development Center (UPDC) recently held demonstrated by Ali R. Nasser, a petroleum the Upstream Professional Onboarding Pro- engineer with Gas Reservoir Management, gram (UPOP) completion ceremony with Abdulmohsen A. Mulhem, a gas produc- 211 graduates, combining three cohorts. tion engineer with Southern Area Produc- Samer S. Al Ashgar, general manager of tion Engineering, Hala A. Sadeg, a petro- Southern Area Gas Producing, addressed leum scientist with the EXPEC Advanced graduates at the ceremony, which was at- Research Center, and Fatima N. Marzoog, a tended by Upstream senior vice president reservoir engineer with the Unconventional Mohammed Y. Al Qahtani and other mem- Reservoir Energy Department. bers of Upstream management. “It’s crucial to drive our business not only A poster session was on display prior to with technical skills, but soft skills as well, the ceremony, highlighting the exceptional Faisal I. Beheiri challenges the soft skill capabilities of petroleum engineer Abdullah M. Alkassab, a which include communication, negotiation, work participants produced during the pro- graduate of the Upstream Professional Onboarding Program, during a ceremony recognizing the critical thinking, and leadership skills,” said gram. 211 graduates from three cohorts in 2019. The young professionals who participated this year Al Ashgar. “Learning how to apply them is “I’m honored to be here today. I see from included petroleum engineers, geologists, geophysicists, petrophysicists, and computer scientists essential for the productivity of a work en- the posters of your projects that line the with a year or less of service to the company. (Photos: Moayed Al-Qahtani/MPD) vironment.” walls here today that you did an outstanding job analyzing and interpreting data know content, as learning and workplace Ashgar, is to maximize business impacts teaching skills useful on from one of our Central Arabian oil fields, performance are inseparable. and reach new goals while maintaining and multidisciplinary projects taking the field from exploration to produc- The program provides an educational ensuring resilient, safe, and reliable opera- “Skills acquired by the UPOP participants, tion,” said Al Ashgar. This is a complex oil support and solution center that covers in- tions. especially soft skills, are essential to the de- field — so congratulations to the Upstream depth subjects within upstream operations velopment of our young professionals, as professionals who completed UPOP.” with an integrated approach across multi- upstream life cycle phases, they embark on multidisciplinary projects He also added that he was delighted “to ple disciplines, solving complex challenges, building relationships where interactions with colleagues from see many bright young women in various and driving innovation. A technical presentation was delivered by various disciplines and business lines is nec- Upstream departments today.” The 211 young professionals who partic- Mohammad A. Alisa from the Exploration essary,” said Faisal I. Beheiri, director of Up- ipated this year included petroleum engi- and Business Support Department, Omar stream Continuing Excellence. bridging gaps in language, neers, geologists, geophysicists, petrophys- A. Almulhim and Moayed M. Dhaferi from By year-end 2019, said Beheiri, almost systems, and operations icists, and computer scientists with a year Reservoir Management, and Mansour M. 2,000 upstream professionals had complet- Bridging the gap between upstream lan- or less of service to the company. Almaghlouth from Southern Area Produc- ed the UPOP program since its inception in guage, network systems, and operations is “In today’s world, these skilled profes- tion Engineering, explaining the upstream 2010. critical to increasing the effectiveness of the sionals are integral in developing the indus- life cycle phases — from exploration lead- The 211 graduates from Drilling & Work- Upstream organization. The UPDC offers an try while performing an outstanding job in ing to appraisal, then to development, over, Exploration, Southern and Northern outcome-based program with an objective analyzing and interpreting data from our and finally to production. The presentation Area Oil Operations, Petroleum Engineer- of enhancing on-the-job performance and fields of exploration and production,” said highlighted various critical workflows, pro- ing and Development, and Unconventional reducing time to competency by focusing Al Ashgar. cesses, and technologies deployed in each Resources marked the largest ever UPOP on must-know content rather than nice-to- The expectation for the UPDC, said Al phase. graduation ceremony at UPDC. Aramcon soars to new heights with top honors, award at Oxford A Saudi Aramco subject matter expert in the ager Badr M. Burshaid. “By continuing to in- apply his new skills and knowledge, affirming field of risk management has now made his vest in our personnel and their development, PMOD’s commitment to excellence and maxi- mark at one of the world’s most prestigious we are ensuring they, the organization, and mizing project support. universities. the company continue to excel in today’s com- Originally from Trinidad and Tobago, Ter- Terrence Perez, an expert in project risk man- petitive environment.” rence has more than 20 years of experience in agement in the Project Management Office oil, gas, and petrochemicals. He has held sev- Department (PMOD), recently received the always working to improve eral crucial roles in process engineering, proj- prestigious Program Director’s Award for Ac- Perez has been an employee with PMOD’s ect engineering, project finance, commercial ademic Excellence at the University of Oxford Project Optimization Division for more than management, business development, and risk in England. Perez, who also recently graduated five years and has established himself as a key management. with a master’s degree (with honors ) in Major contributor to Saudi Aramco’s Value Improving In addition to his most recent academic Project Management from Oxford, received the Practices. He regularly facilitates project risk accomplishments, Perez also has degrees in award for being the top student in the gradu- workshops for mega-projects and is also an in- chemical and process engineering, interna- ating class from the Said Business School. structor at the Technical Services Professional tional finance, and corporate and commercial “Terrence’s achievement is significant, and it Academy. law. He resides in Dhahran with his wife and exemplifies PMOD’s commitment to maximiz- Additionally, he leads the continuous effort two children and is an active member of the ing the abilities of our subject matter experts, to improve Saudi Aramco’s project risk man- community, serving as a coach for the Saudi and the company’s commitment to excellence agement framework and process. As a result Aramco Youth Soccer Organization, and par- in personnel development,” said PMOD man- of his recent studies, Perez has been able to ticipating in several self-directed groups. the arabian sun January 22, 2020 cover story 5

Two strips of photos show a typical day for Bassam H. Fallatah, which starts early to prepare for the first flight until the end of his day, when he relaxes with one of his hobbies, which include playing his guitar. (Photos: Hasan AlMubarak/MPD) a day in the life of a Saudi Aramco helicopter pilot

by Musleh J. Khathami

Tanajib — It is 4 a.m. at the Tanajib camp. The outside temperature is 11°C, as expected at this time of year. In Building 130, an alarm bell rings awakening Bassam H. Fallatah — it’s an early start. Saudi Aramco has passengers that need ferrying to offshore platforms, so it’s time to get to work. Fallatah has been a Saudi Aramco employee since 2010. It was in 2015 that he joined the Saudi Aramco Aviation Depart- ment, and in 2018 he competed his pilot training at North Dakota State University in the United States. As a proud pilot, each day he joins his colleagues and co-pilots at the Saudi Ar- amco hangar in Tanajib. They operate 50 flights a day, reaching more than 65 locations and transporting nearly 800 passen- where he starts preparing for his flight. aviation headset, H2S detector, and — of tah. His day encompassed and embraced gers to offshore fields and bringing them First on the checklist is checking the course — coffee mug). Saudi Aramco’s core values of safety and back. Notices to Airmen, followed by the air- After a long day, at 5 p.m., Fallatah excellence — values that underpin Saudi Starting from his room in the camp, craft’s book, and then the flight plan at unwinds by going to the gym, meeting Aramco aviation operations and provide we documented his exciting day. After the dispatch office. friends at the coffee shop, or relaxing in the rig crews with reliable transportation preparing himself, Fallatah is picked up Fallatah then heads to the pilot lounge his room drawing or playing the guitar. on a daily basis to the rigs to fulfill their by the crew car and taken to the hangar to get his flight gear (life vest, Flight iPad, At 8 p.m., we said goodbye to Falla- duties.

Top left: Jaber Shamrani, helicopter pilot, and Bassam H. Fallatah get ready to depart to an offshore Bassam H. Fallatah and his colleague pilots at the Saudi Aramco hangar in Tanajib operate 50 flights field. Top right: Tariq Altheeb, senior dispatcher at the dispatch office. Below: Fallatah at the pilots a day, reaching more than 65 locations and transporting nearly 800 passengers to offshore fields lounge with Mansour Awaji, helicopter pilot (right) and pilot candidate Abdullah Fageh. and bringing them back. January 22, 2020 the arabian sun 6 company news

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Some of the more than 170 young employees who participated in the recent Northern Area Oil Operations (NAOO) Town Hall in Tanajib pose for a photo with NAOO vice president Dawood M. Al-Dawood and other members of management. The event provided a platform for young employees to speak to management and learn about the direction of the company and how to advance their own careers. (Photo: Ahmad El Itani/MPD) International Maritime Industries Office Services Department Yanbu’ Refinery Department signs two agreements with ARO welcomes Saudi Aramco employees organizes cleanup activities along Drilling to purchase and build first to a new year corniche drilling rigs in Ras al-Khair

Fathi K. Al-Saleem, International Maritime Industries (IMI) CEO, Employees are greeted as they arrive at work Wednesday, Jan. 1, Students help pick up trash along the Yanbu’ corniche during a signs a rig purchase agreement with ARO Drilling CEO Kelly with Arabic coffee and dates. And when they arrived at their recent cleanup day organized locally by the Yanbu’ Refinery McHenry to build two Keppel LeTourneau Super 116E jack-up desk, they received a complimentary chocolate gift that was Department as part of the company’s citizenship and corporate drilling rigs — the first to be delivered in 2022. Upon completion distributed the previous night. The celebration was part of the social responsibility efforts. of the shipyard facility, IMI, a joint venture between Saudi Office Services Department’s New Year celebration campaign, Aramco, Lamprell, Bahri, and Hyundai Heavy Industries, will which took place in 30 major office buildings in the Eastern, have the capacity to build four offshore rigs and over 43 vessels, Central, and Southern areas. Other notable preparations as well as service over 260 maritime products. (Photo: Ahmad El included QR-Code posters in 47 elevators, and e-banners of a Itani/MPD) New Year’s greeting displayed on lobby screens. spotlight

Operations and Business Services (O&BS) held an award ceremony in honor of its employees who have completed 35 years and 40 years of service with Saudi Aramco. Muhammad M. Al Saggaf, then senior vice president of O&BS, presided over the ceremony. In addition to the long service awards, the ceremony also honored employees with safety awards. These awardees have demonstrated exceptional safety standards by achieving 35 years without any safety violations. This final ceremony of 2019 was organized by the Southern Area/Central Region Community Services Department at Al Murjan Hall in Abqaiq on Dec. 31. It covered a variety of departments, including the Southern Area/Central Region Community Services, Fire Protection, Southern Area Industrial Security Operations, Mechanical Services Shops, and the Transportation and Equipment Services departments under O&BS. A total of 40 exceptional employees (23 service awardees and 17 safety awardees) were recognized. Among those recognized for service were: (40 years) Ahmed al-Qareeni, Abdulrazaq Al-Hassan, Wafi Al-Juffali, and Mansour Al-Dossary; (35 years) Ahmed Al-Shamlan, Abdulrazaq Al-Hassan, Saeed Al-Ghamdi, Abdullah Al-Marry, Mohammad Al-Subaie, Mubarak Al-Dossary, Hamad Al-Khalfan, Saeed Al-Mourdhy, Mohammad Al-Dossary, Salih Al-Jadidi, Ibrahim Al-Shabeeb, Adil Al-Ruwaishid, Mohammed Al-Ghunaim, Abdulhadi Al-Qahtani, Khamees Al-Dossary, Abdulrahman Al-Harbi, Fuad Al-Musabbih, Hamad Al-Fadhli, Hussain Al-Nasir, Hijab Al-Kulaib, and Waleed Al-Muhaiteb. Those receiving 35 year safety awards were Habeeb Al-Sayyafi, Hadi Al-Dossary, Hawail Al-Dossary, Abdulaziz Al-Zaabi, Abdulaziz Al-Mubarak, Hussain Al-Qahtani, Nassir Al-Hajraf, Saad Al-Hameed, Asker Al-Hajri, Mohammad Al-Mulhim, Ibrahim Al-Amal, Abdulaziz Al-Seliman, Hamad Al-Muhassen, Mohammed Al- Ghoraeeb, Bakheet Al-Marri, Rashid Al-Hajri, AbdulAziz Al-Khamis, Saeed Al-Dossary, and Mohammad Al-Mulhim. (Photo: Ding/MPD)

Strategy and Market Analysis (S&MA) recently recognized 23 employees for a total of 215 combined years of service. Yasser M. Mufti, S&MA vice president, hosted the celebration. Awardees included (25 years) Mazen Mulla; (20 years) Ayman Farhat and Haithem Shelbi; (15 years) Hanan Balawi, Ali Bahrani, and Majed Qahtani; (10 years) Manal Zimmo, Maria Jishi, and Dominic Evangelista; (five years) Damian Duffy, Dustin Knutson, John Sanderson, Sammy Showail, Peter Aronsson, Andreas Romppel, Keith Welham, Richard Lozano Garza, Verena Seebruch, Samir Sharma, Evan Stafanik, Sudhir Bhat, David Omom, Marcello Ioppolo, and Akshay Sethi. (Photo: Mohammed AlShaikh/MPD) the arabian sun January 22, 2020 community news 7

On your marks, get set, go! Runners bolt from the starting line at the Aramco Houston Half-Marathon held this past weekend. spreading a culture of giving back globally Aramco race builds brand, camaraderie, and goodwill in Houston Houston — In Houston and in elite run- Houston Marathon, and the We Are Hous- ning circles around the world, the name ton 5-K, which is jointly sponsored by Ar- Aramco ‘spirit of volunteerism’ spreads to a Aramco takes on special meaning each amco and Chevron. local school’s women’s basketball teams year in January. That is when more than “Our longstanding support for this event 300,000 runners, spectators, and volun- is part of a larger Aramco commitment to Student athletes teers descend on downtown Houston to be health and wellness in the communities from a local high part of Marathon Weekend. where we live and work,” said Mohammad school joined the The three-day event hosts the Aram- S. Alshammari, president and CEO of Ar- Aramco Americas co Houston Half-Marathon, the Chevron amco Americas. team of employee This year, the Aramco half was especially volunteers and their families and friends relevant as it was the last race that runners to experience the Taking the win in the women’s could use to qualify for the U.S. Olympic race by volunteering. half-marathon was Hitomi Niiya of Trials — a dream for many American run- Japan, with a time of 1:06:38, while ners. As a result, this year’s field of top ath- Jemal Yimer of Ethiopia captured the letes was larger than ever before. men’s race with a time of 59:24 — just two seconds shy of a course record. Aramco-sponsored race brings community together Not wanting to miss this year’s tradition great learning experience for those in the The event kicks off the year for Aramco of volunteering at the marathon with program. “I wanted our girls to be Americas’ social responsibility and citizen- daughter Amiah because of basketball present, utilize teamwork and leadership, ship program in the Houston community practice, Jessica Burgess, an analyst with and engage with others,” she said. and throughout the U.S., with more than Aramco Americas’ Finance, Planning and All three teams — freshmen, junior 220 employees, friends, and family mem- Performance, thought, “Why not invite varsity, and varsity — participated, adding bers turning out to volunteer, handing out my daughter’s entire team to join us as more than 30 volunteers to the Aramco race bibs and T-shirts, meeting attendees at Aramco volunteers?” ranks. They made the 25-mile journey to the Aramco exhibit, waving from the start- Clear Creek High School women’s downtown Houston from the suburb of ing lines, and greeting runners at the finish. basketball head coach and assistant League City in the early morning hours The race is seen as an opportunity to athletic director Kristy Odom liked the by bus on Saturday to make the first show the company’s continued commit- idea, using the invite as a way to teach volunteer shift. ment to the city it has called home for de- life lessons off the hard court and in the The student athletes were assigned to cades. community with volunteerism. busy race packet pickup stations during Runners participated in the “Run for a “We jumped on board,” said Odom. the Health and Fitness Expo. Winners of the 2020 Aramco Houston Half Reason” program to raise money for good An avid runner who has run the Burgess said it was a great way to get Marathon, Hitomi Niiya of Japan in the causes, and Aramco joined in by making a Aramco Houston Half-Marathon many others involved and experience our women’s race, and Jemal Yimer of Ethiopia in donation to the Alzheimer’s Association, the men’s contest, cross the finish line. times, Odom thought this would be a Aramco value of citizenship. which was selected by employees. Dhahran Shotokan Karate Group celebrates another successful year by Chiara Ciampricotti Iacoangeli Dhahran — The Dhahran Shotokan Karate Group (DSKG) recently celebrated another successful year at its annual general meeting that saw young karatekas, instructors, and all board members come together to recognize the steps the organization has taken over the past 12 months. Recreation Services was represented by DSKG adviser Maryam Sayaseb. DSKG president Othman Homidi thanked all present for their dedication over the year, allocating their time toward the group’s success. “I can’t express with words how happy we are for what we’ve accomplished so far,” Members of the Dhahran Shotokan Karate Group pose for a photo at the annual recognition banquet. Over the past few years, the number of participants Homidi said. “I’m grateful to be surround- has risen from only eight to approximately 100. (Photo: Chiara Ciampricotti Iacoangeli) ed by passionate, loving, and hardworking success. Having joined the club in 2015, Ho- until today, and I will continue until I see my you take what you learned and hone those people.” midi noted the club had gone from facing little daughter (a newborn) practicing with acquired skills to ultimately strive to be the As part of the event, the outgoing board membership challenges to seeing numbers me in the club,” he said. best version of yourself.” was recognized, including vice president rise quickly from eight up to approximately Homidi emphasized that the best part of As part of the annual meeting, DSKG par- Masoud Qahtani and secretary Zainab Im- 100. martial arts is not necessarily the achieve- ticipants took part in a live quiz regarding ran. Nur Breacher is returning for a second He noted that the introduction of the Ti- ment of a certain level of technical skill, Shotokan terms and tactical karate moves. term as treasurer. New members were wel- ger project helped boost numbers, but that quoting Gichen Funakushi, the father of This was followed by an awards ceremony. comed, including president Meshal Harbi, in reality, it was the dedication of club mem- modern karate, in saying, “The ultimate The event closed with a question-and-an- vice president Maher Shariff, and secretary bers that allowed the group to succeed — a goal of karate lies not in victory nor defeat, swer session for club members to ask about Saul Rodriguez. success he hopes to continue to be a part but in perfecting the character of its partic- club business, the technical aspects of train- Homidi shared his personal experience of. ipants.” ing, and value of DSKG’s international certi- and his passion for the club to continue its “I have continued with DSKG from 2015 Homidi concluded by saying, “I hope that fication. January 22, 2020 the arabian sun 8 community news Barn Festival rocks in Abqaiq yet again by Zoe Chiplin Participants in the Abqaiq — The Abqaiq Arabian Horse As- Homemade Hobby sociation (AAHA) recently hosted its annual Horse pose for a photo Barn Festival at the Horse Stables, with lo- at the recent Barn Festival held at the gistical support from the Abqaiq Residential Abqaiq Horse Stables. and Recreation Services Division. (Photo: Shama Egbe) This event was open to both members and nonmembers of the community, and attracted over 200 employees and res- idents. The sold-out event proves to be a yearly favorite for all those in attendance, and this year was no different. The horse stables and barn itself was beautifully decorated with plenty of activities for all to enjoy, including a delicious three-course barbecue meal, dance performances from the Nemo Dance School, a Ninja Kids obstacle course, pony rides, and the ever creative Homemade Hobby Horse best dressed Also, Ryno Verster, the AAHA riding con- ter programs, so keep an eye out for more and Best Dressed contests. Yoshi McDonald Victoria Ong sultant, showcased his superb dressage information coming soon. The AAHA is proud to announce the homemade hobby horse skills in a dramatic musical performance on For any further questions, visit and find 2019 winners: Storm, which was certainly one of the high- out more about what the AAHA has to of- 1st Zeynep Emre nd lights of the evening. fer. The AAHA continues to welcome new 2 Kaden Caron Members of the AAHA board are now members and lessons are open to all age rd 3 Anabella Gonzalez busy planning for their next event and win- groups and riding abilities. JHAH’s Tawazon works to promote a balanced lifestyle in Safaniyah by Majed A. Al Mubarak Participants in the With the prevalence of Type 2 diabetes a recent balanced lifestyle growing health concern Kingdomwide, the campaign in Tanajib and Safaniyah Area Producing planning staff Manifa wait for their measurements and recently teamed up with Johns Hopkins Ar- readings to be taken. amco Healthcare (JHAH) to conduct a two- The campaign, day health awareness campaign in Tanajib conducted in and Manifa. collaboration between Safaniyah Area Tawazon and a healthy lifestyle Producing and Johns Hopkins Aramco Highlighting the costs and impacts of Healthcare, emphasized diabetes, much of the campaign focused the latter’s Tawazon on prevention of the condition. And that’s program and its where JHAH’s Tawazon program comes in. practical steps to prevent Type 2 diabetes. Through the balanced lifestyle program, Tawazon participants learn about food and improving the culture of their eating habits by modifying their lifestyle — there- by decreasing their chances of developing chronic diseases such as Type 2 diabetes. The program covers some of the habits of highly healthy people, including nutri- tion, physical activity, diabetes types, and prevention, and individualized body com- position analysis. Northern Area Production Engineering and choices isn’t easy or always possible, but “Healthy living is a choice that will make Well Services, and Northern Area Technical that shouldn’t distract one from striving to us feel and look better, and the best part getting the word out on how Support. make smart choices. about it is that it’s accessible to everyone,” to eat better, live better Among those presentations, JHAH Dia- “The ‘I’ll start tomorrow’ mentality is all said Al Mutairi, adding that incorporating A number of presentations, lectures, betes Prevention Project manager Fawaz too common,” he said. these seven healthy habits into your day- and workshops were delivered during the Alsharif spoke on Type 2 diabetes, its com- However, he added, leading a more to-day life can help you live a disease-free campaign, which was attended by approx- plications, and prevention, as well as how healthy lifestyle doesn’t have to mean dra- life. imately 250 people from various organiza- one can join the Tawazon program. matically overhauling your routine. It can The seven habits include eating healthy, tions, including Safaniyah Onshore Produc- Abdullah Al Mutairi spoke about “The easily be incorporated into your everyday being physically active, sleeping enough, ing, Safaniyah Offshore Producing, Manifa Seven Habits of Highly Healthy People,” life by taking small, yet significant, steps sitting less, not smoking, hydrating, and Producing, Northern Area Gas Producing, conceding that making perfectly healthy toward creating better habits. managing your stress. MyWay: JHAH releases wayfinding app

Our “wayfinding” technology is here to • Check the location of a clinic or service You can now download help your visit to Johns Hopkins Aramco in advance our JHAH Wayfinding app Healthcare (JHAH) run smoothly. • See all of the services and amenities. ‘My Way’ in Arabic Download the application for an optimal • To get the application, visit the Apple experience and all features, the JHAH way- app features App Store or Google Play and search for finding application MyWay is now avail- • Live “blue dot” navigation to your des- JHAH. Or, visit the MyWay page on JHAH. able on Apple App Store and Google Play. tination com and follow the links. Search for “JHAH” in your app store. • Enter your destination to find the fast- • To use the MyWay app in Arabic, your Use MyWay to navigate Dhahran Pri- est route from your location phone or tablet will need to have the lan- mary Care (Building 50) today. All other • Be guided with voice prompts or text guage setting on Arabic. Dhahran and al-Hasa patient areas will be directions to find your way • If you have already downloaded the available in early 2020. • Select the option to find a wheelchair app, you may need to visit the Apple App accessible route or nearest emergency exit Store or Google Play, search for JHAH and benefits • Find out more about the service or click “update” to access the latest version • Find your way with easy to use maps clinic. of the app, which includes Arabic. the arabian sun January 22, 2020 community news 9

The Zoom-in on Bugs program fascinated the kids with a wide range of insects. For 16 days, groups of young kids were able to dive into the unseen world of insects, bugs, plants, and nature. Ithra Winter Camp brings the world of nature to children Dhahran — This year’s winter season embodied all things science at the King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (Ithra). At least for the 75 kids that participated in Ithra’s 2019 Winter Camp, it did. I saw ladybugs; I saw For 16 days, groups of young kids were able to dive into the unseen world of in- bees; I saw ants; I sects, bugs, plants, and nature. Through programs of interactive games and activ- saw butterflies; and I ities, the children used their observational, creative, and analytical skills to investigate even saw worms. and gain knowledge about the different aspects of science. — Abdelrahman, 5 bugs, bees, and butterflies The Zoom-in on Bugs program fascinated the kids with a wide range of insects. “I saw ladybugs; I saw bees; I saw ants; I saw butterflies; and I even saw worms,” said 5-year-old Abdelrahman. With the help of many volunteers, the children solved riddles that led them to discover different ants; they found the As part of the Zoom-in on Bugs program, young children work to solve a riddle by discovering the queen bee in a beehive with the help of a queen bee in a hive — with the help of a professional beekeeper. The hands-on learning activity was professional beekeeper; they used a micro- just one of many offered during the Winter Camp celebration held at the King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (Ithra) over the past few weeks. (Photos: Ahmed Al Thani) scope to get a closer look at the colorful wings of a butterfly; and they participated in many other fun activities. the natural world — plants, animals, and activity was eating soil. “Just kidding, not more independent as the kids really had to Maya, 4, shared her knowledge saying landscapes. real soil, it was edible soil! We did it with dig into their observational and analytical “I found four ants; they are black and they One activity that the children loved was marshmallows and crushed Oreos and skills to solve riddles and crimes. have three body parts. Actually, there are examining many types of flowers, looking gummy worms,” said Sarah, 9. Ithra’s camp was able to provide a brown ants too.” at their colors, smells, growing processes, In this program, the children also used space that encouraged children to inves- The program was offered in both English and parts. “There were so many flowers technology to play interactive and educa- tigate and explore the world of animals, and in Arabic to kids ages 4-6. — all different kinds and colors. My fa- tional games, broadening their abilities to plants, landscapes, and nature. Creativ- vorite flower was the purple one, I don’t work with different types of mediums. ity, observation, and quick thinking were Zoom-in on Nature remember what it’s called though,” Mai, The camp also hosted children aged 10- skills that all of the children tapped into The older kids, 7-9, participated in the 7, shared. 15 years. These children participated in as they worked on building their curiosity Zoom-in on Nature program. These activ- Additionally, a general consensus from two programs — Science Agent and Crime and knowledge about the mysteries of the ities focused on a more general aspect of the children showed that their favorite Scene Investigation. These activities were world.

the view from on top of Mount Pellegrino

Abdulaziz N. Hammad used his iPhone XR camera to take this panoramic photo from the top of Mount Pellegrino in Sicily while visiting the island nation in October. Hammad lives and works in Jiddah as a public relations representative with the Government Affairs Western Province. He has been working with the company for a little more than two months. the arabian sun January 22, 2020 community news 10

Ithra movies

in cinema Thousand Photographs In the current era, where he captures about two Turki Aljallal Nasser Al-Mubarak Sana Younis billion photos around the world daily, Turki lacks Thousand Photographs having one photo of his father after his family Jan. 22, 24, 28 5 p.m. wasted all of his photos at the Burning Photos Wave Jan. 23 5:45 p.m. that some people attended in the 1980s in the Kingdom. While searching for photos of his father, Jan. 25 1 p.m. he recognizes the old man “Nasser,” who owns in his house 50,000 photos of city people.

A Plastic Ocean

KING ABDULAZIZ CENTER FOR WORLD CULTURE PRESENTS "FIFTY THOUSAND PHOTOGRAPHS" WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY: ABDULJALIL AL NASSER CINEMATOGRAPHER: AMR ALAMMARI PRODUCTION DESIGNER: AHMED BAAGEEL MUSIC BY: ROBERTO GARZA GAMEZ & MOHAMED NASSEF EDITED BY: IHAB GOHAR Jan. 24, 27 5:40 p.m. COLOR GRADING BY: M. SAMI NASSAR C.S.I SOUND MIXING: RAHEEM SAMEH MAKEUP: SARYA ALASHEK PRODUCER: ABDULJALIL AL NASSER PRODUCTION MANAGER: MOHAMMAD MARWAN

Harvie and the Magic Museum Jan. 22 5:40 p.m. A Plastic Ocean Jan. 28, 29 7:25 p.m. Journalist Craig Leeson, searching for the elusive blue whale, discovers plastic waste in what should be pristine ocean. In this adventure documentary, Leeson teams up with free diver Tanya Streeter and Ithra Heroes Adventure an international team of scientists and researchers, Jan. 23, 25 10:30 a.m. and they travel to 20 locations around the world over the next four years to explore the fragile state of our oceans, uncover alarming truths about plastic pollution, and reveal working solutions that can be Tale of Lake put into immediate effect. Jan. 22, 24, 28, 29 3 p.m.

The Investor Jan. 23, 25, 27, 29 5 p.m. Tale of Lake The story of the film is told through tales that are The Little Vampire based around the myths, legends, and old beliefs that are part of Finnish mythology. The first-person Jan. 23, 24 7:45 p.m. narrator, who is the main character of the story, Jan. 28, 29 5:45 p.m. is the daughter of Ahti and Vellamo, the god and goddess of the sea. She is Ahitar, the maiden of water. This sea maiden is a spirit born in a spring who has her own tale in the Finnish mythology. There are five acts in the story, and the different times of year follow the different acts.

FINNISH NARRATOR SAMULI EDELMANN ENGLISH NARRATOR JONATHAN HUTCHINGS SINGER JOHANNA KURKELA SCRIPT ANTTI TUURI AND MARKO RÖHR STORY AND TEXTS ANTTI TUURI DIRECTORS MARKO RÖHR AND KIM SAARNILUOTO DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY TEEMU LIAKKA SECOND UNIT NATURE PHOTOGRAPHERS HANNU SIITONEN MIKKO PÖLLÄNEN JAN HENRIKSSON ATTE HENRIKSSON JUHA “TYYNE” LAAKSONEN JUHA “NORPPA” TASKINEN UNDERWATER B-CAMERA OPERATOR PASI LENSU HYDROBIOLOGIST JUHA “ROOPE” FLINKMAN DIVE MASTER ARI ILOLA EDITOR KIM SAARNILUOTO SOUND DESIGNER JUHA HAKANEN COMPOSER PANU AALTIO LINE PRODUCER HANNA JÄRVINEN PRODUCER MARKO RÖHR FINNISH FILM FOUNDATION/ELINA KIVIHALME IN CO-OPERATION WITH YLE/ERKKI ASTALA AVEK/OUTI ROUSU RAIJA AND OSSI TUULIAINEN FOUNDATION ELISA GOSAIMAA VISITSAIMAA FINN SPRING CO-FUNDED BY THE CREATIVE EUROPE PROGRAMME OF THE EUROPEAN UNION DISTRIBUTION NORDISK FILM/KATARINA NYMAN

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The Little Vampire The story of Rudolph, a 13-year old vampire, whose clan is threatened by a notorious vampire hunter. He meets Tony, a mortal of the same age, who is fascinated by old castles, graveyards, and vampires.

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