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December 9, 2020 Vol. LXXV, No. 48 a weekly Aramco publication for employees Amin Nasser recognized by peers for excellence at industrysee page 3 awards Driving green initiatives Aramco’s CO2 EOR demonstration project at ‘Uthmaniyah receives the Asia Corporate Excellence and Sustainability (ACES) award in the ‘Green Initiative Award’ category. see page 4 Biodiversity in action: ‘Abqaiq’s Heaven’ and ‘Nature Reserve’ launch see page 5 You have the powerCOVID-19 is still a threat. to But we defeat have the advantage toit defeat it. Because the virus needs us to survive and spread. Don’t give it that chance. December 9, 2020 the arabian sun 2 company news Motaz A. Al Mashouk and Hasan J. Al Zahrani appointed as Executive Directors Motaz A. Al Mashouk was appoint- Al Zahrani has extensive experience ed as the executive director of En- covering oil and gas operations, cap- gineering Services effective Dec. 1, ital projects management, facilities 2020. Prior to this position, he was planning, and corporate engineering the general manager, Maritime, functions. Building and Infrastructure Project Management, since February 2019. Prior to his current assignment, he Al Mashouk was responsible for exe- was president & CEO of Luberef — a cuting a portfolio of building and in- Saudi Aramco-Jadwa joint venture — frastructure projects with a value ex- from Dec. 2012 to May 2015. ceeding SR 75 billion. These projects include large-scale housing develop- Al Zahrani led the Consulting Ser- ments, public buildings, maritime fa- vices Department (CSD) for several cilities, and transportation infrastruc- years. CSD is considered the technical ture. think-tank in several engineering dis- Motaz A. Al Mashouk Hasan J. Al Zahrani ciplines serving all surface production During this time, Al Mashouk has facilities. also had several acting positions, including vice president of Project fice Department, from July 2008 to gineering from the Imperial College He was head of Facilities Planning, Management and vice president of April 2010 following an assignment of Science, Technology and Medicine which is responsible for planning and Engineering Services. He had previ- as manager, Southern Area Projects in the U.K. He also holds an MBA developing capital investment pro- ously served as the general manager Department. from the Massachusetts Institute of grams, and has also served as man- of Community Infrastructure & Pub- Technology. ager of Production Facilities at vari- lic Projects, beginning in April 2016, Al Mashouk joined Aramco in 1995 ous onshore and offshore oil and gas after serving as general manager of as an engineer in the Consulting Ser- Hasan J. Al Zahrani was named ex- fields. Public Service Project Management, vices Department, progressively as- ecutive director of Power Systems beginning in September 2012. suming the positions of specialist, con- effective Dec. 1, 2020. Prior to this Al Zahrani, who joined the company sultant, and senior consultant before position, he was assigned as the gen- in 1980, has a B.S. degree in Mechan- Prior to that, Al Mashouk had been taking on a number of supervisory eral manager, Downstream Project ical Engineering from King Fahd Uni- general manager, Southern Area and managerial roles. Management, responsible for the ex- versity of Petroleum and Minerals, an Projects Management, from April ecution of a portfolio of hydrocarbon MBA from the University of Hull, and 2010 to July 2011. He had also been Al Mashouk holds a B.S. degree and infrastructure projects, since July a Ph.D. in Engineering Management manager, Project Management Of- and a Ph.D. degree, both in Civil En- 2015. from Dublin City University. Your voice Take the time to be grateful for friends, family, and those around us Time is a strange thing. We around us for granted. We assume Let’s wake up and realize that get delusional, delaying import- there will always be a time to say now is the time to take action ant things in our lives, think- “thank you,” “sorry,” or a simple — while the clock is still tick- ing that we have all eternity to "I love you,” until a moment of ing. There’s still time to embrace do them. We lead our lives in a truth comes to us — the moment those chances that come our way reckless way, failing to realize of our death. It takes away the op- to appreciate people in our lives. the fact that time is running out portunity from us to express our There’s still time to show our grat- and slowly slipping through our feelings. itude and apologize wherever and hands. whenever it's due. We face a moment when we wish We have many people in our to have a little more time in our Let’s make a pledge not to take lives, each deserving some kind of lives. Time to be more susceptible things for granted anymore. Re- human courtesy from us. But we and more responsive to our fellow member to take a moment every often fulfill our relationships and beings. If only we had expressed single day to thank and appreciate By Mahvish Baig obligations casually without real- ourselves openly and appreciat- the people around us. Dhahran izing that with each passing day ed things around us more. Wish- [email protected] and with each ticking of the clock, ing we had taken care of people Let us work together toward a part of us is gone. around us a little more than we showing our emotions and never actually did. But the irony of the lose our priorities by getting lost Many times, the daily grind fact is that once the clock stops, in the daily grind of our lives. Let’s takes its toll on our relationships. we have no chance to do anything take charge of our lives while the We start taking people and things about it. clock is still ticking. Your Voice reflects the thoughts and opinions of the writer, and not necessarily those of the publication. the arabian sun December 9, 2020 company news 3 Amin Nasser recognized by peers for excellenceDhahran — Aramco president at industry awards and CEO, Amin Nasser, received The Chemists’ Club Kavaler Award, sponsored by Independent Com- modity Intelligence Services (ICIS) in a virtual event on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020. The event featured a fireside chat between Nasser and ICIS Chemi- cal Business’ global editor Joseph Chang and Roland Stefandl from The Chemist Club, in which Nasser discussed Aramco’s business strate- gy, outlook, and how the company is positioning itself for the future. Nasser’s Kavaler Award is in rec- ognition of achievements in Ar- amco and in the chemicals indus- try at large, as voted by his peers in the ICIS Top 40 Power Players — a global ranking of the leaders making the greatest positive im- pact on their companies and the industry. ‘Their award too’ Amin Nasser was presented with the award at a virtual event last week. “I am proud to accept this award on behalf of the thousands of men “Despite COVID, and all its chal- Nasser said. “I see it as part of the and women of Aramco who are lenges, our work is going on at global energy mix for decades to showing great determination and re- Aramco and we are continuing to come.” silience in a year that has been un- pursue our long-term strategy to like any in our lifetime,” Nasser said. be a bigger player in chemicals Abdallah S. Jum‘ah, former Ar- “This is definitely their award too.” through projects here in the King- I am proud to accept amco president and CEO, congrat- dom of Saudi Arabia and around ulated Nasser for winning the 2020 the world,” Nasser added. “The this award on behalf Kavaler Award. progress we have made is just the beginning of a major transforma- of the thousands of “I have known Amin as a profes- tion positioning Aramco for the fu- sional and as a visionary member ture.” men and women of of the Aramco executive team. I have always admired his strong During the selection process, in- Aramco who are character, his relentless work eth- dustry peers invited by ICIS and the ic, his empathy, his humility, and Chemists’ Club voted for three in- showing great his incessant drive for results,” dividuals based on achievement in Jum‘ah said. “How many busi- one or more of the following cate- determination and nesses executives have been faced gories: with opportunities and challenges that Amin has in the last two years • Profitability or shareholder val- resilience in a year from the successful Aramco IPO to ue the acquisition of SABIC to dealing I have known Amin • Environmental, social, gover- that has been unlike with horrendous attacks against nance Aramco facilities to steering the as a professional • Innovation in technology, prod- any in our lifetime. company during this difficult uct, business process COVID-19 era? Amin, you make us and as a visionary • Merger and acquisition or proj- — Amin Nasser all proud.” member of the ects global priorities and challenges Other esteemed recipients Aramco executive Online discussion are addressed adequately, Nasser Previous winners of the ICIS Ka- In an online panel discussion with said, and Aramco’s strategy is to valer Award include CEOs from team. I have always Chang and Stefandl, Nasser laid out provide the world with the ener- some of the world’s top chemical his vision for the company’s future, gy and petrochemical products it companies, including Lyondell- admired his strong and indeed the future of the ener- needs, but with a constant eye to- Basell CEO Bob Patel (2018, 2019), gy industry. ward sustainability and lowering BASF CEO Kurt Bock (2017), INEOS character, his emissions.