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In This Issue Year 8 Vol.No: (91) August 2017 MONTHLY NEWS Oil Price ( Monthly) US Dollar 49,49 In this Issue Aramco Gulf Operations Sponsors the Closing Ceremony of Al Khafji 2 Season Club Executive Management Inspects the Environmental 3 Project for Gas Collection Attended by MCP and Colleagues from Various 4 Departments CPD holds a Farewell Party for Jean De Reyes CBD replaces lights to LED Controlled by Inteligent 5 Electrical Systems Google Touts Android Oreo’s Tasty New 8 Features www.kjo.com Joint Operation’s News Year 8 Vol.No: (91) August 2017 Aramco Gulf Operations Sponsors the Closing Ceremony of Al Khafji Season Club and Honors Outstanding Students Al-Helal posing with the Honored Students l-Khafji Season Club ended Helal, President and Chief Executive AGOC Human Resources Manager welcoming speech by the presenter by the participation of the family Aon Tuesday, August 8, its Officer, Aramco Gulf Operations, and a number of directors of of the ceremony, Muttab Al- of the Knights by presenting a effectiveness for this year with along with Abdullah Al-Qahtani, government departments amid the Shammari, and then verses from representative scene of the vision of the closing ceremony under the Executive Director of Industrial presence and interaction of Parents. the Holy Quran recited by the the Kingdom 2030. patronage of Eng. Abdullah Al- Services, and Ibrahim Al-Dossary, The ceremony began with a student Mahmoud Samir, followed Al-Helal recieving a memorial shield Photos of the events www.kjo.com 2 Joint Operation’s News Year 8 Vol.No: (91) August 2017 Executive Management Inspects the Environmental Eng. Abdullah Al-Helal Project for Gas Collection ng. Abdullah Al-Helal, Chairman of the Joint EExecutive Committee, paid an inspection visit to the Environmental Gas Collection Project in Abdullah Al Qahtani JGC›s office on Thursday, July 6th of this year and was accompanied by Eng. Adel Abbas, Acting Project & Engineering Executive Director, and Abdullah Al Qahtani, Acting Operations Executive Director. The project was discussed and the progress achievement also. Al-Helal thanked the project teams from the company and the contractor and stressed the importance of the project and the need to take all actions to accelerate the completion of the project. Eng. Adel Abbas Gas Plant Al Khafji Joint Operations Signs “Business” Agreement with Mobily Group photo of KJO and Mobily represantatives Al-Larakia and Al-Sulaiman signing the agreement tihad Etisalat (Mobily) has signed Allarakia, Executive Director of established in year 2000 between “business” and the variety of sectors the provision of telecommunications Ean agreement with Al Khafji Joint Business Operations for Al Khafji Aramco Gulf Operations and Kuwait that Mobily provides such as health, services (Information Technology) in Operations to provide Backup Services Joint Operations and Mobily was Gulf Oil Company. education and banking services. the Kingdom and a leading global at a recent ceremony held at the main represented by Fahad Al Sulaiman Under the agreement, Mobily The selection of Al Khafji Joint provider of information security building of Al Khafji Joint Operations. Director of Sales of Military, Banking will provide backup and business Operations for Mobily to implement encryption and fast recovery of The agreement was signed in and Natural Resources Sectors. continuity services to Al Khafji Joint this project came as they have backups. the presence of Eng. Abdulfauf Al Khafji Operations is a Joint Venture Operations, which confirms Mobily’s developed to become a major player in Khafji Joint Opera- tions Participate in Marine Training (2) l Khafji Joint Operations represented by the Industrial ASafety and Services Department, and Saudi Aramco participated with the Saudi Border Guard in the Maritime Training (2) under the command of the Eastern Fleet during the period 23-27 of July, 2017. The aim of this exercise is to train in prevention and response to maritime media and targets before entering the banned Maritime fields as well as ensuring the effectiveness of communications among the parties involved. This participation comes through joint cooperation with the Eastern Fleet to ensure the security of the Kingdom’s maritime borders and the preservation of the natural resources. KJO›s Atco Noura 3 www.kjo.com Joint Operation’s News Year 8 Vol.No: (91) August 2017 Attended by MCP and Colleagues from Various Departments CPD holds a Farewell Party for Jean De Reyes n July 23, 2017, CPD held a farewell Oparty for fellow Jean De Reyes, Senior Analyst and Human Resources Specialist in the Division of Planning, Control and Control of Budgets. The farewell ceremony was held in the department, and was attended by MCP and colleagues from various departments to express their best wishes for success in his future life with his family. Nayef Al Anzi, Acting Manager of Corportate Planning Department spoke during the occasion in which he expressed his thanks to Reyes and valued all the efforts made by him throughout his tenure in the Division of Planning, Control and Control Budgets. Mr. Reyes joined Al Khafji Joint Operations on August 1, 2003 and stayed in the company until he retired on June 25, 2017. Reyes in a group photo with his colleagues during the farewell ceremomy «Best Summer» Program for KJO Employees Children Al Ajmi he «Best Summer» activities Deputy Twere launched for the children of Al-Khafji Joint Operations employees on Director of Sunday, August 6, 2017 by TDD. These programs were organized for the children of Joint Affairs the employees in cooperation with the Al-Khafji Society in Office Al-Ajial School and the Gulf University of Science and Technology in Kuwait. These programs come to develop the young and exploit their leisure time for their benefit which is characterized by the existence of many educational experiences. Group photo of participants Khalid Al-Ajmi halid Saleh Al-Ajmi started his Knew job as Deputy Director of the Joint Operations Office, after getting his promotion signed by Eng. Saeed Photos of the events Mohammad Al-Shaheen - Chairman of the Joint Operations Committee of Al-Khafji Joint Operations. Al-Ajmi was previously the Media Affairs Division Superintendent for more than two years. He is a qualified Kuwaiti national and has an extensive experience in management, and advanced skills in organizing and preparing outstanding meetings. On this occasion, Al-Ajmi received congratulations from the executive management, department managers, and a number of employees in the Joint Operations. He also received special congratulations from his colleagues in the Media Division and PGD where they wished him further progress and success. www.kjo.com 4 Joint Operation’s News Year 8 Vol.No: (91) August 2017 Energy-Savers and Long Lifespan. CBD replaces lights to LED Controlled by Inteligent Electrical Systems BD started replacing the current lights in KJO to LED Cfor being energy efficient and having a longer life span. In addition, an inteligent electric control system is being installed with them giving the ability to control all lights from the control room. Al-Foudri said in his interview with Ad-Dorra that the department is currently undertaking a maintenance project on the Family area to inspect and repair electrical appliances from sockets in the control panel for electricity, water pump and garages. He also pointed out that the goal of the maintenance process is reassurance and ensuring that the related tools work perfectly without any problems and early repairs will help to avoid any problems that may occur. The current maintenance will be followed by a periodic maintenance process which will be conducted semi-annually and will also apply to all operational facilities. Al-Foudari and Al-Oudah during the interview Maintenance Support Services Department farewells Al-Ghannam CBD n July 27, 2017, MSS held distributes Oa farewell party for their colleague Ghanim Ahmed Al-Ghannam, Planning and Entertainment Relations Superintendent, where his retirement decision was issued in the middle of Cards last month. The farewell ceremony was held at the department›s to KJO meeting room, and was attended by Eng. Mansour Turki Al-Otaibi, Acting Employees Industrial Services Executive Director, Dr. Abdul Salam Al-Kandari Acting MSS Manager, and colleagues from different departments. They all expressed their feelings and best wishes for him to succeed in his future life with his family. Al-Ghanam in a group photo with his colleagues during the farewell ceremomy TDD Holds Training Courses for a Number of Employees DD held two English Tlanguage development courses. The number of beneficiaries for these A/MCB Jibrin Al-Azmi courses were twelve employees. These courses BD started distributing serve as an incentive for Centertainment cards the trainee, to enhance to KJO employees for their their language proficiency, children for the occasion of Eid strategy, and knowledge Al-Adha under the guidance in various angles. It also of Eng. Jibrin Al-Azmi Acting develops their abilities Community and Services and raises their levels. Department Manager. Al-Azmi It is worth mentioning also offered congratulations on that there is a continuous the occasion of Eid Al-Adha. follow-up from KJO’s At the same time, he Execitive Management appreciated the efforts of the to conduct these kinds of department›s employees and training courses, in order urged them to investigate the to reap the benefits and to accuracy and speed of the encourage the employees inventory of the beneficiaries to attend the training through the exploitation of courses held for their electronic services. development. Employees during the English Language Course 5 www.kjo.com Panorama Year 8 Vol.No: (91) August 2017 Safety Science Scientists are naming new species after musicians, and it’s kind of amazing o one really knows how many species actually GAGA GERMANOTTA Ninhabit planet Earth—some say millions, others Forget a new species, an entire genus of ferns (found trillions—but regardless, it’s the job of taxonomists to in Central and South America, Mexico, Arizona and name them all.
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