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Japan Cooperation Center, Petroleum NEWS No. 122 2016 March Connected by technology, person-to-person ■ The 34th JCCP International Symposium ■ Friendship Committee for Women Career Development ■ JCCP Alumni Meeting in Kuwait ■ Executive Visits to National Oil Companies in Asia, Middle East and Central/South America ■ The 25th Saudi Arabia-Japan Joint Symposium and Reception JCCP NEWS No. 122 March 2016 Table of Contents The Foundation of JCCP ...................................................................................................................................................... 3 Special Message from Mr. Yusa Hassan, CEO, Petronas Gas ............................................................................................. 4 Announcement Regarding the Digitization of JCCP News ................................................................................................. 5 Topics The 34th JCCP International Symposium ........................................................................................................................... 6 Friendship Committee for Women Career Development (FCW) ....................................................................................... 14 JCCP Alumni Meeting in Kuwait ....................................................................................................................................... 20 Report of Executive Visits to National Oil Companies in Oil-producing Countries.......................................................... 22 Personnel Exchange Programs Strategic Management in the Oil Industry ....................................................................................................................... 28 “CPO on Reliability Improvement and Effective Maintenance of Aged Plants” for Saudi Aramco (Saudi Arabia) and “CPO on Inspection, Corrosion/Degradation, and Static Equipment Maintenance” for TAKREER (UAE)................... 31 CPO on Japanese-style HRM/HRD for Uzbekneftegaz (CPO-1-15) .................................................................................... 34 JCCP Regular Courses Completed .................................................................................................................................... 36 Technical Cooperation Agreement Signing Ceremony for the “Joint Project on Quality Improvement of Petroleum Products (Vietnam)” with Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical Company Limited .................................................................................... 45 Agreement Signing Ceremony for the “Joint Project on Refinery Operation and Maintenance Technologies (Oman)” with Orpic ................................................................................................................................................................... 47 The 25th Saudi Arabia-Japan Joint Symposium and Reception ....................................................................................... 48 “Technical Collaboration Project for Newly Planned Corrosion Assessment and Mitigation Technology Program” and International Conference in Kuwait ..................................................................................................................... 52 Announcements Personnel Changes ........................................................................................................................................................... 54 Editorial Postscript ........................................................................................................................................................... 55 This fiscal year, JCCP has newly set forth the following statement on the “Foundation of JCCP” as a guiding principle for further enhancing our operations and activities. The Foundation of JCCP We aim to be the World’s foremost NPO in the downstream oil sector by offering exceptional and attractive knowledge based on Japanese experiences together with total hospitality. Through this we strive to strengthen the ties of mutual trust between Petroleum & Gas producing countries and Japan, to create new value, and for us to become the bridge between parties in the name of mutual prosperity. To realize this we will: 1. Share learned exceptional human resources development & technology of Japan to meet the desires of petroleum & gas producing countries. 2. Deliver outcomes that satisfy our member companies as well as the Government which support us. 3. Respect the sound relationship with each society’s stakeholders. 4. Endeavor to be the trustworthy organization & individual with high ethics by achieving the individual self-realization, utilizing the advantage of our diversity and placing emphasis on our teamwork. 5. Continue to improve and innovate our performance, and always try to renew our information. JCCP NEWS No. 122 March 2016 3 Special Message Mr. Yusa Hassan CEO, Petronas Gas Participant of a regular course on Corrosion and Inspection offered in April 1987 I would like to first express my deepest gratitude never forgotten to preserve their traditional culture and and appreciation to JCCP for this honor of delivering values. a special message on the occasion of JCCP’s 35th Indeed, the program has made me richer in terms of anniversary. Time flies. It is quite difficult to believe knowledge and technical skills. In addition, information that 28 years have passed since the first time I attended exchange among my fellow peers has benefited me, and the program. I learned many best practices from my classmates. The When I was selected to attend the Corrosion and program met my expectations, and has added much value Inspection Program way back from 8th – 23rd April throughout my career development at PETRONAS. 1987, I was in my second year of employment at Finally, I would like to congratulate JCCP on its 35th PETRONAS. I was a young engineer in the Technical anniversary. It is a truly remarkable milestone worth Department taking part in a pioneering team at ASEAN celebrating. Although I am far away from the JCCP Bintulu Fertilizer. As a graduate from the United States, office in Sunshine 60 Building, the sweet memories being sent to Japan was a breath of fresh air. Together remain close to my heart. JCCP has broadened our with me was Mr. Ahmad Kamal B. Hj. Mohd. Salleh, horizons and impacted our careers, and I believe will and besides us there were six more participants from continue to unleash our potentials. other oil producing countries, namely Indonesia, Peru, Arigato Gozaimasu, and happy 35th anniversary! Algeria and Saudi Arabia. Sayonara till we meet again, friends! I can still picture in my mind the excitement I felt as I looked forward to attending classes every day to learn new things. The program was very interactive and informative, and included classroom training, a group discussion and plant visits. The lecturers and trainers were extremely professional and dedicated in delivering the program to ensure we fully understood the subject. The entire program was conducted in an orderly manner in a conducive learning environment, and the content was structured to ensure we gain as much technical knowledge and know-how as possible. However, our interest also went beyond attending classes. We were fortunate to be able to visit many iconic places inside and outside of Tokyo, and delighted in seeing Japanese culture in daily life. Despite their Group photo of the regular course on Corrosion and Inspection held in April 1987 sophisticated and high technologies, the Japanese have (Mr. Hassan, third from left in back row) 4 JCCP NEWS No. 122 March 2016 Announcement Digitization of JCCP NEWS Thank you for your continued patronage of JCCP NEWS. Please be informed that this issue of JCCP NEWS will be the last to be published as a printed booklet. We are presently considering making the newsletter available online, beginning from next fiscal year. Details on how to access the new newsletter will be posted on our website (http://www.jccp.or.jp) as they become available. Planning & Public Relations Group, JCCP Administration Dept. JCCP NEWS No. 122 March 2016 5 Topics The 34th JCCP International Symposium “Structural Changes in Petroleum Industries in a Volatile Global Market” The 34th JCCP International Symposium was held countries, which continue to address the challenges of on January 28, 2015 at The Prince Park Tower Tokyo, the oil industry in their respective capacities. under the auspices of the Ministry of Economy, Trade Last year’s symposium consisted of an opening and Industry (METI). More than 400 people from ceremony and leaders’ panel in the afternoon of the first METI, oil-producing countries, foreign embassies in day and two discussion sessions divided between the Japan, governmental agencies, domestic companies, and morning and afternoon of the second day. This year’s organizations attended the event. program, however, was completed within a single day, with the opening ceremony, keynote speech, and 1. Theme and Structure leaders’ panel held in the morning and two executive sessions in the afternoon, in an effort to maintain the The theme of this year’s symposium was “Structural continuity of discussions, and to make the event more Changes in Petroleum Industries in a Volatile Global convenient for busy guests to attend. The executive Market.” Today’s drastic movement in crude oil sessions were held under the themes “Developing Next- prices is imposing a serious impact on oil-producing Generation Management” and “Technological Strategy and consuming countries alike. Within