Shining Jewel of Northern Nature Thriving Alongside Tanajib and Safaniyah Oil and Gas Operations Is Some of Eastern Saudi Arabia’S Most Impressive Biodiversity
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February 5, 2020 Vol. LXXV, No. 6 a weekly Saudi Aramco publication for employees CEO calls for collaboration bringing golf to the fore Bringing decades of experience in at cybersecurity forum golf, Saudi Aramco plays its part by “Aligning cybersecurity policy, collaborating on helping sponsor the Saudi International technology, and sharing information and experience tournament, which featured more than is nonnegotiable,” Saudi Aramco president and 130 world-class athletes, including the CEO Amin Nasser tells those attending the Global company’s own Othman I. Al-Mulla. Cybersecurity Forum in Riyadh. see page 3 see page 2 shining jewel of northern nature thriving alongside Tanajib and Safaniyah oil and gas operations is some of eastern Saudi Arabia’s most impressive biodiversity see pages 6 and 7 Saudi Aramco is using a community-based approach for the area’s ongoing conservation, where local people fish using traditional Arabic fishing boats. (Photos: Mohammed AlShaikh/MPD) Saudi Aramco inaugurates the opening of nine OPEC basket Saudi Aramco expanding to meet new berths at the Tanajib Pier, bringing benefits five-week price trend 2020 our growing marine in safety and productivity while meeting our by the numbers ever-growing marine operations. $ 68.34 68.86 65.64 64.36 operations see page 5 60.29 innovative ideas were highlighted in an 42exhibit at the first Saudi Aramco Innovation Week, which also featured 19 speakers and the top 10 innovations by the YLAB Jan. 3 Jan. 10 Jan. 17 Jan. 24 Jan. 31 Hackathon finalists. February 5, 2020 the arabian sun 2 company news Saudi Aramco calls for closer collaboration on cybersecurity across the energy industry Riyadh — Saudi Aramco president and taking active steps to create CEO Amin Nasser participated in the Glob- al Cybersecurity Forum held Tuesday under a cyber-resilient culture the patronage of The Custodian of the Two “Cybersecurity is one of the top Hold Mosques, King Salman Bin Abdulaziz To beat a network, we corporate risks we address in our Al Saud, to highlight the constantly evolv- Enterprise Risk Management Pro- ing threat of cyber terrorism to govern- need to be a network. gram and is a personal priority ments, businesses, and individuals. for me,” Nasser said in discuss- Taking place during Saudi Arabia’s G20 — Amin Nasser ing Saudi Aramco’s efforts in presidency year and organized for the first building a cyber-resilient cul- time by the National Cybersecurity Author- ture. ity, the forum serves to create a platform He concluded his remarks for discussion between private and govern- by underscoring the impor- ment institutions, providing foundations tance of embracing “the for greater cyber resilience, capacity, and wonders of the modern management of the ever-increasing threat world” while simultaneously landscape. practicing caution and sound is nonnegotiable,” Nasser said, noting that cybersecurity measures to collaboration is the best company fences and national boundaries stay a step ahead. defense against cyberattacks are meaningless concepts in this domain. In efforts to collaboratively Nasser urged greater efforts to enhance “To beat a network, we need to be a net- counter cyber threats, Saudi regional cybersecurity collaboration and work.” Aramco established an Intel- international cyber deterrence, proposing He said no institution can face cyber-risks ligence Sharing Consortium a more realistic and inclusive strategy to alone, and that it requires significant co- in the Energy Industry, with promote effective industry collaboration operation and partnership between all rel- partners such as SABIC and on cybersecurity. He also encouraged busi- evant stakeholders. Nasser further noted Sadara. nesses to work with governments and to that because of that, it is necessary to ac- Saudi Aramco is also a founding mem- Greater efforts to collaborate must be made regionally and internationally to effectively strengthen existing international frame- celerate the development of a clear global ber of the World Economic Forum’s Cen- thwart potential cyberattacks across the energy works. framework that constitutes an internation- ter for Cybersecurity (WEF C4C) that industry, said Amin Nasser on Tuesday at the “Aligning cybersecurity policy, collabo- al legal reference in cybersecurity gover- promotes global collaboration and leads Global Cybersecurity Forum in Riyadh. rating on technology, and sharing infor- nance and enhances measures against en- global initiatives across various sectors mation and experience beyond the fence tities involved in cyber terrorism. within the cybersecurity industry. Community Service housing repair initiative saves time, saves costs by Dalia Darweesh Members of the team that Dhahran — From planning to execution, recently completed the the Central Community Services Department renovation of 130 houses in (CCSD) started a Repair House Program that the Dhahran community pose for a photo with saw a Saudi team achieve a record within representatives from the the Dhahran community by completing 130 Central Community Services house repair projects as of January 2019. Department. The goal of the Repair House Program was to highlighting Saudi talent embrace Saudi talents through a dedicated team of employees The program’s purpose is to embrace while implementing cost Saudi talents through a dedicated team of saving methods through the employees and utilizing their skills and ca- optimization of the base team. pabilities — within the Dhahran area, 130 houses out of 1,000 were fully executed by House Program streamlines the organiza- tion, planning, and execution, to supervision was achieved by using the team instead of the team. In addition to implementing cost tion’s operations with the corporate strate- and commissioning. Members of the team working with General Service Orders Con- saving methods through the optimization of gic objectives of Saudi Aramco to enhance demonstrated that they possess the neces- tractors. the base team, the program ensures the ap- the presence of the Saudi workforce and sary qualifications to complete various repair For its continuous efforts and contribu- plication of all relevant Saudi Aramco engi- empower them, and ensuring steady and duties and activities, including carpentry, tions, the Saudi team was recognized by neering and materials standards to achieve efficient operations. plumbing, electrical work, and painting. CCSD management for exhibiting high high quality work and meet customer satis- The Saudi workforce in the program have levels of ambition and sustaining a strong faction. the program’s success become an integral part of CCSD’s dai- work culture, enabling CCSD to reach even Achieving Operational Excellence is one of The program covers and implements a ly repair operations, contributing to a to- higher levels of efficiency, reliability, and the essential priorities of CCSD. The Repair thorough cycle starting from cost estima- tal of SR385,000 in cost avoidance, which safety. the arabian sun February 5, 2020 company news 3 almost years of bringing golf to the fore Saudi Aramco plays key role in sponsoring Saudi International tourney by Musherf Alamri Othman I. Jiddah — Some of the best golf players Al-Mulla, in the world descended on King Abdullah Saudi Arabia’s Economic City this past weekend to com- first professional pete in the Saudi International tourna- golfer and a ment, a part of the European Tour. second With Saudi Aramco bringing the sport of generation golf to the Kingdom in the early 1940s, it Aramcon, tees was fitting for the company to be one of off while competing in the tournament sponsors. Indeed, many the Saudi of the company pioneers were avid golfers International and improvised sand golf courses to play golf the game. This proud legacy continues to- tournament in day through world-class golf facilities and King Abdullah Economic City self-directed groups across Saudi Aramco this past week. communities. The tournament, which was organized by Golf Saudi, looks to increase the participa- tion in the sport throughout the Kingdom by partnering with industry leaders to host world-class events. Saudi Aramco’s spon- sorship is another example of our commit- ment toward having a positive impact via promoting sports and a healthy lifestyle. the best of the best compete Approximately 132 players from 29 coun- tries competed on the 7,010-yards Par 70 Royal Greens and Country Club course for live music from a Jiddah-based music band, With Saudi Aramco the top place in the second edition of the E-sports, food trucks, and a variety of other bringing the sport of golf tournament. The competition was fierce, activities at the venue, which the organiz- to the Kingdom in the with some of the most accomplished play- ers designed to allow people to experience early 1940s, it was fitting for the company to be one ers globally taking part, including Brooks the delights of playing golf. of the sponsors of the Koepka (ranked No. 1) and Dustin Johnson, A mini golf challenge with 18 holes tournament. Indeed, many who is the defending champion and ranked was just one example of such interactive of the company pioneers No. 5, along with eight major champions games. The ultimate goal was to encour- were avid golfers and and 20 Ryder Cup players. age adults and children to play golf and improvised sand golf courses to play the game. Graeme McDowell held on to capture engage more actively in sports and recre- This proud legacy the title, scoring an even-par 70 on the ation activities that contributed to improv- continues today through final day for a 12-under par 268 to keep ing people’s well-being — all in line with world-class golf facilities Johnson, who carded a 270, at bay. the Kingdom’s endeavors to promote a and self-directed groups Othman I. Al-Mulla, Saudi Arabia’s first healthy lifestyle. across Saudi Aramco communities. professional golfer and a second genera- tion Aramcon, represented the Kingdom sharing the passion of Golf in the tournament after qualifying to com- As part of Saudi Aramco support to the tournament: sport within the Kingdom, it is also cham- pete.