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No. 108 2011 January Connected by Technology, Person-To-Person Japan Cooperation Center, Petroleum NEWS No. 108 2011 January Connected by technology, person-to-person n Visit to JCCP by Sudan’s Newly Appointed Ambassador n Keynote Speeches from the 28th JCCP International Symposium n Progress Report of the Long-term Researcher Dispatch Program JCCP NEWS No. 108 January 2011 Table of Contents Topics Sudan’s Newly Appointed Ambassador to Japan Visits JCCP ............................................................................................ 3 Reference Keynote Speeches from the 28th JCCP International Symposium (January 2010) ............................................................ 5 “Energy Security and Sustainability” <Mr. Nobuo Tanaka, Executive Director, International Energy Agency (IEA)> ..................................................... 5 “Management of Hydrocarbon Resources” <Mr. Mohammed A. Al-Omair, Executive Director, Refining and NGL Fractionation, Saudi Aramco> ................... 9 Activity Report from Researchers Participating in the Long-Term Researcher Dispatch Program .................................. 12 Dr. Hideshi Hattori ................................................................................................................................................ 13 Dr. Katsuomi Takehira .......................................................................................................................................... 15 Dr. Hidehiro Higashi ............................................................................................................................................. 18 Personnel Exchange Programs For Greater Practicality of JCCP Courses ........................................................................................................................ 20 New JCCP Training Initiative: Implementation of a Long Course “Practical Training for Young Instrumentation and Control Engineers” ......................................................................... 23 Toward a Future Renewal of JCCP Courses ..................................................................................................................... 29 JCCP Regular Courses Completed September – November 2010 ................................................................................... 31 FY2011 JCCP Course Schedule ......................................................................................................................................... 33 Technical Cooperation Fish Reef Completion Ceremony: Application Study of Sulfur Concrete Technology in UAE ......................................... 34 JCCP Launches New Project with Qatar Petroleum: New Project Signing Ceremony ..................................................... 36 Commencement of the TAKREER Research Centre Project, Phase II: Signing Ceremony Held in UAE ............................ 38 Announcement Personnel Changes .......................................................................................................................................................... 40 Topics Sudan’s Newly Appointed Ambassador to Japan Visits JCCP On August 17, JCCP received a visit from Mr. Abdon Terkoc Matuet, Ambassador of Sudan, who was recently assigned to the Embassy of Sudan in Japan. Accompanied by Mr. Gaffar Somi, Counselor, the newly appointed ambassador enjoyed a pleasant chat with Mr. Masataka Sase, Executive Director, and Mr. Morihiro Yoshida, Managing Director, of JCCP. Background JCCP implements training courses and technical cooperation projects intended mainly for Middle East and Gulf countries, which supply 90% of the crude oil that Newly appointed Ambassador of Sudan to Japan (second from left in front row) Japan imports. In addition to these countries, however, JCCP is also focusing on cultivating new cooperative partnerships with countries that are expected to make a obtaining its cooperation when needed. Based on this significant contribution to the diversification of energy relationship, JCCP has received a number of important sources and the expansion of independently developed visiting dignitaries from Sudan, including the recent visit oil fields in the future. Toward this end, a comprehensive by the new ambassador. technical cooperation survey was launched in FY2007, and survey visits were made to Sudan in FY2008 and Overview of Sudan 2009. Through these initiatives, JCCP opened relations with Sudan National Petroleum Corporation (SUDAPET), Sudan has undergone a prolonged period of domestic headquartered in northern Sudan, and with the Khartoum confusion caused by ethnic and religious conflict, and Refinery, and implemented seminars on environmental has endured international isolation that continued for countermeasures, catalyst technology, and energy quite some time. However, after the United Nations conservation technologies in Sudan in FY2009 to promote lifted its sanctions against the country in 2001, Sudan mutual exchanges of information. Since FY2008, more focused its efforts on stabilizing its domestic situation than ten Sudanese engineers have participated in JCCP and returning to the international community. The regular courses, and in July 2010, Mr. Masataka Sase, government signed a comprehensive peace agreement Executive Director of JCCP, visited the country and held with South Sudan in 2005, a peace agreement with the policy dialogues with the heads of state-run oil companies Eastern Front in 2006, and created a unified government. and top officials of Sudan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Today, widespread attention is being directed to the When JCCP made its first official visit to Sudan independence referendum that Southern Sudan is in January 2009, JCCP members initially paid a call scheduled to hold in January 2011 to decide whether or on the Sudanese Embassy in Japan to introduce and not it should gain independence from Sudan. gain understanding of JCCP activities, and were able Japan began importing crude oil from Sudan in 2001. to realize the visit thanks to the strong cooperation In 2008, imports from the country reached 5.7 million and support of the embassy in contacting and making kiloliters (2.1% share), and have boosted Sudan to necessary adjustments with the Sudanese side. Since become one of Japan’s important crude oil suppliers. then, JCCP has maintained a relationship with the Japan has not yet advanced into Sudan’s crude oil embassy, keeping it informed of any advancements in production sector, but other Asian countries such as its relationship with relevant organizations in Sudan and China, Malaysia, and India have made investments that JCCP NEWS No. 108 January 2011 • Topics • Inspection of the simulator facility at JCCP Meeting with Mr. Masataka Sase, (Ambassador Matuet at far left) Executive Director of JCCP have significantly promoted oil field development and new ambassador said that cooperation in the form of crude oil production in the country. Sudan experienced a technologies and investment is strongly desired from rapid increase in production since 2000, so that it attained technologically and economically advanced countries a production capacity of some 500,000 b/d in 2008. such as Japan, in order to place the country on the road to Sudan principally produces a blend of crude oil called future development. The ambassador also explained that Nile Blend, which is similar in property to Indonesia’s Sudan has rich oil reserves, and oil production has been Minas crude. Japan imports Nile Blend for refining increasing of late. With an abundance of other natural purposes and for burning as fuel by power companies. resources as well, there are ample business opportunities in Sudan for Japanese companies. Recognizing that the Oil Industry in Sudan industriousness and diligence of the Japanese people have been one of the drivers of Japan’s development, he There are presently five refineries in Sudan with emphasized that personal and cultural exchanges between a combined refining capacity of 17,000 b/d. The the two countries would greatly benefit Sudan. Khartoum Refinery is by far the largest, with a capacity Mr. Sase made a reference to information he acquired of 100,000 b/d, followed by the Port Sudan Refinery, with in his talks with the president of SUDAPET held in a capacity of 25,000 b/d. The others are simple refineries Sudan this past July, regarding the company’s future that have atmospheric distillation units only, and are the plans to build a new refinery. He stated that if another El Obeid Refinery (10,000 b/d), the Shajirah Refinery refinery or other facility that requires specific technical (10,000 b/d), and the Ghabra Refinery (2,000 b/d). support is constructed, it is certainly possible for JCCP The state-of-the-art Khartoum Refinery commenced to also expand its cooperation in the future. operations in 2000 with a capacity of 50,000 b/d, but After meeting with the JCCP directors, the ambassador was later expanded to a capacity of 100,000 b/d in 2006. listened intently to descriptions of JCCP’s training and Sudanese Petroleum Corporation (SPC) and China technical cooperation programs from relevant managers, International Sudan Refinery Ltd. (Chinese capital) each inspected the process and instrumentation simulation have a 50% share in it. facilities with interest, and once again expressed his To further develop the country’s oil industry and strong expectations of JCCP’s support in hereafter refineries, the Sudan is aggressively seeking the support training Sudanese engineers and improving technologies of companies and institutions
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