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ADNOC organizes the<br />
Ruwais ‘Sustainable<br />
Living’ Campaign 01<br />
ADCO awards a US$ 560<br />
million - contract to<br />
NPCC to boost production 04<br />
ADNOC’s first ‘International<br />
Digital Oilfield<br />
Conference <strong>2010</strong>’ on<br />
smart oil field practices<br />
kicks off 07<br />
ADNOC conducts Mock Evacuation Drill<br />
at its Head Office<br />
A student delegation from<br />
US-based Indiana University visits ADNOC<br />
Mubarak Al Mehairbi: we have an integrated strategy for Emiratisation<br />
that focuses on training and developing a UAE national<br />
cadre for the energy sector<br />
ADNOC, ADCO & GASCO<br />
Discuss Plans for Boosting Gas Production<br />
PI students visits NDC Onshore Rig<br />
Cover photo<br />
Mock Evacuation Drill<br />
at HQ<br />
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Health, Safety and Environment<br />
Mr. Mohammed S. Al Qubaisi, Director of Human Resources and Administration at ADNOC, opening the exhibition<br />
ADNOC organizes the Ruwais<br />
‘Sustainable Living’ Campaign<br />
In its pursuit toward a better health, safer and cleaner environment for achieving sustainability,<br />
ADNOC and its Group of Companies organized the 7th Ruwais Campaign,<br />
which included an exhibition and a variety of activities, on health, safety and environment<br />
under the theme ‘Sustainable Living’ from March 21 to 24 – an event considered by organizers<br />
and participants to be different from previous campaigns by captivating people<br />
from a wider range of ages and professional specialties.<br />
Mohammed S. Al Qubaisi, Director<br />
of Human Resources and Administration<br />
at ADNOC, opened the exhibition<br />
that had attracted participation from<br />
government, private, non-profit and volunteers<br />
institutions such as Quick Inter-<br />
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vention Unit Ruwais, Municipality of<br />
Western Region (Gharbia), Visual Advertising,<br />
Gulf International, Trading<br />
Group, Recycle Waste Re-treatment<br />
Company, Ducab, Astra Zeneca, Environment<br />
Trends Society, Emirates<br />
Wildlife Society, Environment Agency<br />
Abu Dhabi, Hadeer Projects and Enviornment<br />
Systems, Emirates Foundation<br />
for Philanthropy, Al Baker Trading,<br />
Health Authority Abu Dhabi, Al Rahmeh<br />
Chinese Medical Center, National
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Corporation for Tourism and Hotels<br />
and ADNOC & its Group of Companies<br />
“I would like to thank Mr. Mohammed<br />
S, Al Qubaisi for attending<br />
this event. We are very thankful to all<br />
participating parties from the government,<br />
private, non-profit sectors and<br />
volunteers in line with the guidance of<br />
HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al<br />
Nahyan, President of the UAE, that economical<br />
development and environment<br />
protection should go hand in hand and<br />
must achieve sustainable development<br />
on a priority basis for the present and future<br />
to ensure human welfare today and<br />
in the future,” said Essa S. Al Qamzi,<br />
manager of Ruwais Housing Division.<br />
“This year’s campaign comes under the<br />
theme ‘Sustainable Living’ which is<br />
aimed at promoting the sustainable concepts<br />
in their three elements namely<br />
economic, social and environmental targeting<br />
people from all worlds of life such<br />
as decision makers, professionals, students<br />
and the family. Promoting sustainability<br />
requires our attention to the<br />
private sector to market technologies<br />
and programs that reflect such concept<br />
and on the government sector to adapt<br />
investment policies to encourage this<br />
type of products and services.”<br />
Mohammed Al Amin, head of HSE<br />
at ADCO Jabel Al Dhanna, said:<br />
“ADNOC is committed to organize<br />
such campaigns in Gharbia for all operating<br />
companies in the region and the<br />
UAE as a whole. For oil companies, environment<br />
has a top priority and since<br />
ADCO is the producer of oil in Gharbia<br />
region, ADCO has set all programs to<br />
reach a zero pollution emission.” he said.<br />
“From 2008 to 2009, we have reduced<br />
contaminations by 10% and in <strong>2010</strong><br />
compared to 2009, we aim to bring reductions<br />
by at least 5%”, he added.<br />
There will be two tankers on the area<br />
level with a capacity of 450 gallons each,<br />
which will be shared among all<br />
Mr. Mohammed S. Al Qubaisi, opening speech<br />
Mr. Mohammed S. Al Qubaisi, touring the exhibition<br />
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Health, Safety and Environment<br />
ADNOC operating companies in the<br />
area. He pointed out that such tankers<br />
will be used in case of any non-friendly<br />
oil spills. Also, ADCO has set all the programs<br />
that will create maximum awareness<br />
on HSE requirements such as toll<br />
free numbers. So, when anybody observes<br />
anything non-friendly to the environment,<br />
he feels free to call in order<br />
for companies to take action promptly.”<br />
Sultan Al Bigishi, Deputy Refinery<br />
Manager at Ruwais Refinery Division,<br />
said: “This year theme was meant to be<br />
this way since it includes the three elements<br />
needed for sustainability; economic,<br />
social and environmental<br />
aspects. It was nice to see a play conducted<br />
by a UAE school in exposing the<br />
issue of obesity and diabetes and the Indian<br />
School performance exposing the<br />
impact of human behavior on water<br />
preservation and the environment.”<br />
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“<br />
I hope this year’s<br />
campaign will be a step<br />
forward toward<br />
increasing and strengthening<br />
cooperation<br />
between Emirates<br />
Foundation and ADNOC<br />
on sustainability<br />
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Dr. Lamya Faisal Mohamed<br />
“This year oil companies are represented<br />
by one pavillion. This gave more space<br />
for the presence of institutions and departments<br />
from the government and<br />
private sectors and the kind of activities<br />
engaging schools and the community.”<br />
“I would like to thank ADNOC for its<br />
efforts in organizing this campaign. the<br />
objectives of the campaign are in line<br />
with those of Emirates Foundation in<br />
underscoring the importance of sustainable<br />
developments and awareness of environment<br />
preservation,” said Dr.<br />
Lamya Faisal Mohamed, head of Environmental<br />
Program at Emirates Foundation<br />
for Philanthropy. She highlighted<br />
the current cooperation between the<br />
foundation and ADNOC subsidiary,<br />
GASCO, by referring to the annual report<br />
‘Earth Pulse’ issued by National<br />
Geographic that has been translated<br />
into 23 languages where for the first<br />
time Arabic was included following an<br />
initiative from Emirates Foundation<br />
and support from GASCO. “I hope this<br />
year’s campaign will be a step forward<br />
toward increasing and strengthening cooperation<br />
between Emirates Foundation<br />
and ADNOC on sustainability.” he<br />
concluded.
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Mr. Abdul Munim Saif Al Kindi, General Manager of ADCO, and Mr. Aqeel Madhi, Chief Executive Officer of NPCC<br />
sigening the contract<br />
ADCO awards a US$ 560 million -<br />
contract to NPCC to boost production<br />
In its continuous dedication to further develop its onshore fields, Abu Dhabi Company<br />
for Onshore Operations (ADCO) awarded a new contract at a value of US$ 560 million<br />
to Abu Dhabi-based National Petroleum Construction Company, NPCC, March 24, for<br />
the development of Phase I of the new Qusahwira Field (Southwest).<br />
The second contract will carry out engineering,<br />
procurement and construction<br />
works as part of ADCO’s ambitious<br />
1.8 million of barrels of oil per day<br />
(MMBOPD) project scheme. The contract<br />
was signed by Mr. Abdul Munim<br />
Saif Al Kindi, General Manager of<br />
ADCO, and Mr. Aqeel Madhi, Chief Ex-<br />
ecutive Officer of NPCC.<br />
Beside NPCC, six other companies<br />
have submitted their bids to win the<br />
project such as France-based Technip,<br />
India-based Larsen & Tubro, South<br />
Korea-based G.S. <strong>Eng</strong>ineering & Construction<br />
and S.K. <strong>Eng</strong>ineering, Italybased<br />
Saipem with Dubai-based Dodsal<br />
and Spain-based Tecnicas Reunidas.<br />
The new project framework will include<br />
the construction of a new central<br />
degassing station, remote degassing station,<br />
oil gathering system, production<br />
supporting systems and the main oil line<br />
to the Asab oil field.<br />
During mid February earlier in the<br />
year, ADCO had officially awarded a<br />
US$ 683.3 million contract to NPCC<br />
for developing Phase I that aims to raise<br />
production capacity of the BAB Field<br />
and to begin productions from other<br />
three new oil fields; Bida Al Qemzan,<br />
Bab and Qusahwira.<br />
The Qusahwira Field, which was discovered<br />
in 1975, is a new undeveloped<br />
field, which is located 80 km further<br />
southeast from the Asab Field. Once<br />
completed, the Qusawhira Phase I is expected<br />
to add sustainable 30,000 barrels<br />
of oil per day by 2013.<br />
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ADNOC conducts Mock Evacuation Drill<br />
at its Head Office<br />
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has conduced a mock evacuation operation<br />
to its head office situated on the corniche street opposite the Emirates Palace in cooperation<br />
with Abu Dhabi Civil Defense and Police General Directorate. All 800 employees including<br />
ADNOC top officials were evacuated from the building. The aim of the fire drill is to train<br />
employees and develop their capabilities in responding to emergency situations.<br />
Fire marshals for the floors directing the employees<br />
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ADNOC continues to organize regular safety<br />
trainings to develop individual’s skills and experience<br />
in managing emergencies as part of its strategic<br />
goals in HSE fields which depend on the international<br />
criterion and best practices in HSE. The scenario<br />
of the mock evacuation started upon ringing<br />
the alarm bell when a fire erupted at the 10th floor<br />
and extended to all offices in the same floor sending<br />
heavy smokes. A number of employees suffered various<br />
injuries and others were trapped in the upper<br />
floors needing speedy evacuation through the emergency<br />
exits.<br />
The security and safety supervisors of ADNOC<br />
General Services Division in cooperation with the<br />
Medical Services Division succeeded in evacuating<br />
all employees upon the ringing of the alarm bell at<br />
the building and immediately informed the central<br />
operation room of the Interior Ministry. Rescue, ambulance<br />
and fire fighting vehicles from Al Buteen
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Mr. Abdullah Al Khemairi General Services Division<br />
Manager and Mr. Rames Naser Al Katheeri, Supervisor<br />
Safety Services, supervising the mock fire drill<br />
Civil Defense Centre rushed to the site to<br />
create a scene as realistic as possible.<br />
ADNOC security and safety supervisors<br />
managed to evacuate all employees in<br />
10 minutes. Abu Dhabi Civil Defense, police,<br />
health and safety staff rushed to the<br />
site and controlled the fires before spreading<br />
to the rest of the building. Rescue and<br />
evacuation teams of Abu Dhabi Civil Defense<br />
managed to find the injured person<br />
and evacuate the trapped employees in a<br />
record time.<br />
The whole operation of evacuation drill<br />
lasted for 60 minutes from the ringing of<br />
the alarm system bell. All employees managed<br />
to leave the building to the assembly<br />
points through the emergency stairs under<br />
the supervision of the security and safety<br />
supervisors who guided the employees to<br />
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emergency exits.<br />
The traffic department vehicles of Abu<br />
Dhabi Police General Directorate reached<br />
the site in a record time to control traffic<br />
follow at Bainuna Street and immediately<br />
followed by the fire fighting and rescue<br />
teams. ADNOC security and safety supervisors<br />
and medical services personnel<br />
managed to evacuate all employees and to<br />
rescue the injured person. The civil defense<br />
squads controlled the fire in a record<br />
time and the rescue teams managed to<br />
evacuate a number of employees who had<br />
been trapped in the 11th floor through the<br />
window using a fire fighting vehicle<br />
equipped with 55 meters ladder.<br />
Commenting on the mock evacuation<br />
drill Mrs. Badria Khalfan Deputy Director<br />
of HR and Administration at ADNOC<br />
said that the HSE management system is<br />
the fundamental tool for the implementation<br />
of ADNOC policies in HSE fields.<br />
She underscored the importance of a unified<br />
management system to implement<br />
the HSE polices in ADNOC Group of<br />
Companies. She further stressed necessity<br />
to conduct Emergency drills in all depots<br />
and work sites to test employees’ capabilities<br />
in ensuring preparedness for responding<br />
to emergency situations and to test fire<br />
alarm systems and fire reporting procedures<br />
at the building.<br />
Mrs. Badria further expressed thanks<br />
for the cooperation of the Interior Min-<br />
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istry, Abu Dhabi Police General Directorate<br />
represented by the Traffic Department,<br />
Al Buteen Civil Defense Centre, the<br />
medical teams and all departments and<br />
personnel who participated in the fire drill<br />
hailing the speedy response in dealing<br />
with the injured persons and evacuation<br />
of the trapped persons.<br />
Meanwhile Mr. Abdullah Al-Khemairi,<br />
General Services Division Manager, also<br />
hailed the response and cooperation<br />
showed by all employees in following the<br />
instructions of the security and safety supervisors<br />
stressing importance to conduct<br />
regular trainings on emergency situations.<br />
ADNOC Security and Safety Division<br />
keenness to conduct safety drills comes<br />
within the framework of ADNOC commitment<br />
to safety which is reiterated in<br />
the various programmes and activities it<br />
implements to safeguard all its assets, employees,<br />
contractors, facilities, products<br />
and community.<br />
Interviewed by ADNOC <strong>News</strong> Magazine,<br />
Mr. Rabie Ali Mubark, the 3rd floor<br />
Security and Safety Supervisor, hailed the<br />
cooperation of all employees and their<br />
speedy response stressing that safety and<br />
security require cooperation of all employees.<br />
He stressed efficiency and readiness of<br />
all safety equipment and fire alarm systems<br />
at the building pointing out that all<br />
employees had observed safety procedures<br />
in the bundling where signs show emergency<br />
exits and fire extinguishers are<br />
found in accessible places.<br />
ADNOC organizes regular trainings on<br />
mock evacuations to develop individual’s<br />
skills and experience in managing emergencies<br />
and to test efficiency and readiness<br />
of the safety equipment at the building. It<br />
also targets testing of fire reporting procedures<br />
under simulated emergency conditions<br />
and to verify prompt availability of<br />
external help if desired from the civil defense.<br />
The mock drill also tests the extent<br />
of implementation of ADNOC contingencies<br />
plan during emergencies.
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Mr. Rashid Al Zaabi, ADNOC Public Relations Division Manager<br />
receiving the Award on behalf of ADNOC<br />
ADNOC receives an International Award for<br />
the Quality and Optimum Performance <strong>2010</strong><br />
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) received the International Prize for the quality<br />
and optimum performance for <strong>2010</strong> year. The International Prize is presented annually<br />
by the French society of Azar Louise for management and consultancies to companies<br />
and institutions which are most distinguished through their achievements.<br />
The prize awarding ceremony was held<br />
at Intercontinental Hotel, Berlin, Germany<br />
during March <strong>2010</strong> and was attended by<br />
Mr. Rashid Al Zaabi, ADNOC Public Relations<br />
Division Manager, along with Mr.<br />
Mohammed Al Shamma, ADMA- OPCO<br />
Public Relations Manager.<br />
Receiving the Award on behalf of<br />
ADNOC from the Society Executive President<br />
Mr. Rashid Al Zaabi reiterated<br />
ADNOC’s long-standing compliance to<br />
best practices. The prize is one of many<br />
awards received by ADNOC in recognition<br />
to its commitment to transparency and<br />
sustainable development.<br />
The prize has also been awarded to<br />
ADMA-OPCO an subsidiary<br />
of ADNOC Group<br />
of companies and was received<br />
by Mohammed Al<br />
Shamma ADMA –OPCO<br />
Public Relations Manager.<br />
The international prize is<br />
awarded annually by the<br />
French Society in coordination<br />
with a number of international<br />
organizations to the<br />
most distinguished companies<br />
and insinuations<br />
The prize nomination<br />
committee has affirmed in a<br />
Mr. Mohammed Al Shamma ADMA- OPCO<br />
Public Relations Manager<br />
press statement that the prize is awarded<br />
in recognition for the company’s commitment<br />
to transparency on awarding exploration<br />
contracts, its role in providing<br />
education and training opportunities,<br />
graduates performance upgrading programs,<br />
customer satisfaction in addition to<br />
the role it plays in encouraging sustainable<br />
development programs.<br />
The Award is one of many international<br />
recognitions received by ADNOC and will<br />
contribute in promoting reputation of<br />
ADNOC Group of Companies. It also<br />
serves as a link between our customers and<br />
our efforts and commitment to sustainable<br />
development and application of technology<br />
to achieve quality, Al Zaabi said.<br />
It is worth mentioning that the prize has<br />
been awarded to a number of international<br />
and Gulf companies such as Brown of Germany,<br />
the Jordanian Company Asiza, King<br />
Fahd Industrial Port- KSA and Mansoor<br />
Group of Egypt .<br />
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Conferences & Exhibitions<br />
H.E. Nasser Bin Khamis Al Jashmi, Undersecretary of Oman’s Oil & Gas Ministry inaugurating the exhibition<br />
ADNOC & its Group of Companies<br />
actively participates in Oman’s OGWA <strong>2010</strong><br />
As part of its distinguished regional and global presence and its role in supporting the<br />
GCC’s oil and gas industry, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and its Group<br />
Companies actively participated in the Oil & Gas West Asia (OGWA) <strong>2010</strong> Exhibition and<br />
Conference, which was held in Muscat on <strong>April</strong> 11-13. More than 250 oil & gas companies<br />
and hundreds of industry professionals were present in the event.<br />
The event was inaugurated by H.E.<br />
Nasser Bin Khamis Al Jashmi, Undersecretary<br />
of Oman’s Oil & Gas Ministry, who<br />
commended the wide participation of national<br />
oil & gas companies in the GCC, international<br />
oil & gas companies, leading<br />
local companies, service providers, equipment<br />
suppliers and other companies directly<br />
serving the industry’s requirements.<br />
The Exhibition showcased a wide range<br />
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of equipment, technologies and services for<br />
exploration and production activities while<br />
serving as a forum for discussing the major<br />
opportunities as well as technical challenges<br />
currently facing the industry. The<br />
accompanying conference was organized<br />
by the Society of Petroleum <strong>Eng</strong>ineers<br />
(SPE), under the theme “EOR Challenges,<br />
Experiences and Opportunities in the<br />
Middle East.” It covered the latest advances<br />
in thermal gas and chemical EOR methods,<br />
EOR selection criteria, surveillance<br />
techniques for locating remaining oil, and<br />
drivers and challenges in implementing<br />
EOR.<br />
More than 35 countries worldwide<br />
were represented in the OGWA <strong>2010</strong> exhibition<br />
and conference, representing the<br />
biggest ever number of country participation<br />
since the inaugural edition of the<br />
event in 1998.<br />
ADNOC was the golden sponsor of the<br />
OGWA <strong>2010</strong> exhibition, which marks the<br />
Group’s leading role in supporting the oil<br />
and gas sector across the GCC region.<br />
ADNOC representative at the event has<br />
presented the Undersecretary of Oman’s<br />
Oil & Gas Ministry with a commemorative<br />
present that symbolizes the strong relationships<br />
between the two brotherly countries<br />
and ADNOC’s support to the Omani oil<br />
and gas industry.
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ADNOC participates in<br />
Hanover International Fair <strong>2010</strong><br />
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) had participated in Hannover International<br />
Fair <strong>2010</strong> (Hannover Messe), held in the German city of Hanover from 19 - 23 <strong>April</strong>. The<br />
participation of ADNOC in this international fair was part of the support extended by the<br />
Abu Dhabi Economic Development Department to ADNOC and other local, governmental<br />
and industrial institutions.<br />
The 700m square Abu Dhabi pavilion<br />
featured stands from 17 institutions<br />
including Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce<br />
and Industry, Abu Dhabi Economic<br />
Development Council, Abu<br />
Dhabi Food Control Authority and Abu<br />
Dhabi Tourism Authority.<br />
The Abu Dhabi Economic Development<br />
Department is seeking support of<br />
these institutions through taking part in<br />
the world’s leading trade, industrial and<br />
promotional show to promote its transformation<br />
towards a diversified, knowledge<br />
based and sustainable economy.<br />
H.E. Hamad Al Mas, the Executive<br />
Director for international Economic Relations<br />
at Abu Dhabi Economic Development<br />
Department said that the<br />
Department has helped the local companies<br />
to compete in the international<br />
markets through the assistance it has<br />
provided to these companies to find new<br />
international trade partners and to open<br />
new markets for their products and services.<br />
Abu Dhabi Economic Development<br />
Department support comes in<br />
conformity with Abu Dhabi Economic<br />
Vision 2030 which stresses the important<br />
role of the private sector in the economic<br />
diversity and export<br />
development he added.<br />
Meanwhile Dr. Adeeb Al Afify, Director<br />
of Foreign Trade and Export Support<br />
at Abu Dhabi Economic<br />
Development, said that the promotion<br />
and development of non-oil exports are<br />
among the fundamental goals set by<br />
Abu Dhabi Economic Vision 2030<br />
pointing out that the Economic Development<br />
Department has strengthened<br />
its support to the participation of the<br />
leading institutions in Hanover Fair to<br />
promote their international investments<br />
and develop their sales through the increase<br />
of their export. He added that,<br />
this support is part of number of services<br />
provided by the Department to promote<br />
success of the local companies and<br />
industries in the international markets.<br />
Commenting on the participation of<br />
ADNOC in Hanover International Fair<br />
Mr. Rashid Hamad Al Zaabi, ADNOC<br />
Public Relations Division Manger, said<br />
that ADNOC participation in this important<br />
international fair comes in<br />
recognition of the important trade partnership<br />
between United Arab Emirates<br />
and Germany adding that the fair offers<br />
good opportunity to showcase our products<br />
and operations in the oil and gas<br />
field it also represents a good venue to<br />
meet intentional investor in all fields.<br />
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Conferences & Exhibitions<br />
Mr. Abdul Munim Saif Al Kindy, General Manager of Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Oil Operations (ADCO), Mr. Kamal Morsi, Production<br />
& Facilities <strong>Eng</strong>ineering Manager in the Exploration and Production Directorate of the Onshore Division at ADNOC,<br />
ADNOC’s first ‘International Digital Oilfield<br />
Conference <strong>2010</strong>’ on smart oil field practices<br />
kicks off<br />
In line with ADNOC’s commitment to proceed on its<br />
‘International Digital Oilfield Conference <strong>2010</strong>’ as<br />
scheduled to address innovative and industry related<br />
initiatives, ADNOC hosted the IDOS Conference, the<br />
first gathering of its kind on <strong>April</strong> 20 at the Hilton Hotel<br />
Abu Dhabi for two days.<br />
In his opening keynote, Mr. Abdul<br />
Munim Saif Al Kindy, General Manager<br />
of Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore<br />
Oil Operations (ADCO), stated<br />
that ADCO had demonstrated its<br />
long term vision by forming a dedicated<br />
full time team with expertise<br />
across all aspects of implementing the<br />
Smart Field concept to ensure focus<br />
and accountability.<br />
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Mr. Al Kindy thanked ADNOC for<br />
initiation of this important conference<br />
and all speakers for their time in<br />
preparing their presentations and extended<br />
thanks to the advisory committee<br />
for their significant<br />
contribution in organizing the Conference<br />
Programme. The International<br />
Digital Oilfield Conference<br />
(IDOC ’10) hosted by ADNOC was<br />
Mr. Abdul Munim Saif Al Kindy, dlevering the<br />
opening keynote
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(from right) Mr. Hassan Al Saigel ADCO PR Manager, Mr. Omar Suwaina Al Suwaidi, E&P Onshore Manager - ADNOC, Mohammed<br />
Jumma, Assistant GM - (ADCO Buhasa)<br />
conducted against the recent travel difficulties<br />
resulting from the volcanic ash<br />
dispersions fron Iceland, which at one<br />
stage could have decimated the programme.<br />
Mr. Al Kindy expressed appreciation<br />
to the efforts of the Advisory<br />
Committee and the Organiser, Dr Nick<br />
Coles of Dome Exhibitions. The revised<br />
conference programme was of sufficient<br />
standard and interest that the 135 attendees<br />
who made an outstanding contribution<br />
to the debate and the needs of<br />
implementing Digital Oil Fields technology<br />
in the Middle East and in Abu<br />
Dhabi in particular.<br />
IDOC ’10 was initiated by Mr. Kamal<br />
Morsi, Production & Facilities <strong>Eng</strong>ineering<br />
Manager in the Exploration and Pro-<br />
duction Directorate of the Onshore Division<br />
at ADNOC, to assist ADNOC<br />
and its group of companies in the execution<br />
of their plan to automate and operate<br />
the facilities remotely with a<br />
minimum manpower. Mr. Morsi<br />
chaired the first session of the conference<br />
where four interesting technical<br />
case studies were presented; two about<br />
UAE and two about USA experience.<br />
Mr. John Hofland presented ADCO’s<br />
automation and smart field programme.<br />
He was joined in the conference program<br />
by Ahmed Bin Amro of ADCO<br />
who highlighted the implementation of<br />
an Integrated Asset Operating Model for<br />
a Green Field and Dave Cobb of<br />
ADMA-OPCO who spoke on Digital<br />
Oilfield in New Field Developments.<br />
ADNOC joined seven other leading<br />
organizations specialized in Digital Oil<br />
Fields concepts and implementations. A<br />
related exhibition on services and equipment<br />
took place alongside the conference.<br />
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A student delegation from<br />
US-based Indiana University visits ADNOC<br />
In line with its efforts to spread knowledge among academic institutions about ADNOC,<br />
Abu Dhabi and the UAE petroleum industry, a group of graduate students from Indiana University<br />
in the USA made a visit to ADNOC on March 17 where if there was no time limit to<br />
their visit, they would go on asking questions that reflected curiosity and excitement.<br />
Mr. Rashed Ali Al Zahmi, Head of Scholarship Department at CEO Office, in a group<br />
photo with the graduate students<br />
<strong>Eng</strong>. Fatema Al Neaimi, Business Planning Team Leader in ADNOC Exploration &<br />
Production Directorate’ Planning Division, welcoming the delegation and delivering<br />
a general presentation about the UAE petroleum industry<br />
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<strong>Eng</strong>ineer Fatema Al Neaimi, Business Planning<br />
Team Leader in ADNOC Exploration &<br />
Production Directorate’ Planning Division, welcomed<br />
the visiting students and delivered a<br />
general presentation about the UAE petroleum<br />
industry, the UAE role in the international<br />
crude oil market as a member in the Organization<br />
of Petroleum Exporting Countries<br />
(OPEC). She indicated that the UAE ranks<br />
among exporting countries in terms of production<br />
capacity per year and its confirmed reserves.<br />
She delivered a detailed background<br />
about ADNOC and its Group of Companies in<br />
terms of history, expansions, and subsidiaries,<br />
areas of focus, ongoing developments and specialties.<br />
Al Neaimi highlighted ADNOC’s current<br />
initiatives on taking health, safety and environment<br />
preservation measures steps forward by<br />
promoting sustainability in all aspects of life and<br />
working environment. She stressed the leading<br />
role ADNOC is taking in line with the UAE<br />
Government on bringing UAE workforce forward<br />
by nationalization and how working academic<br />
institutions such as the Petroleum<br />
Institute, Glenelg School Abu Dhabi and<br />
ADNOC Technical Institute contribute in assisting,<br />
preparing and graduating such needed<br />
workforce.<br />
Students could not wait further for Al Nuaimi<br />
to conclude her presentation when Mr.<br />
Rashed Ali Al Zahmi, Head of Scholarship Department<br />
at CEO Office, responded to their<br />
questions that reflected interest, focus, curiosity<br />
and excitement about the visit. The student<br />
delegation comprised of around 30 students.<br />
Their visit to ADNOC was arranged as part of<br />
a tour visit they were having to the UAE.
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A UK-based Environmental Industrial<br />
Commission Delegation visits ADNOC<br />
In its pursuit toward consolidation of mutual coordination with the business community<br />
world wide, a business delegation from the UK-based Environmental Industrial Commission<br />
(EIC) made a visit to ADNOC March 16.<br />
<strong>Eng</strong>ineer Fatema Al Neaimi, Business<br />
Planning Team Leader in ADNOC Exploration<br />
& Production Directorate’s<br />
Planning Division, and in coordination<br />
with ADNOC Public Relations Division,<br />
welcomed the delegation and delivered<br />
a general presentation about the<br />
UAE petroleum industry and a detailed<br />
presentation about ADNOC and its<br />
Group of Companies in terms of history,<br />
developments, expansions, specialties<br />
and contribution to the<br />
international crude oil and gas sectors.<br />
<strong>Eng</strong>. Al Neami highlighted ADNOC’s<br />
role in promoting health, safety and environment<br />
toward sustainability. In addition,<br />
she mentioned ADNOC’s<br />
leading role in the nationalization for its<br />
workforce and support to education by<br />
underscoring the activities and roles of<br />
the Petroleum Institute and the<br />
ADNOC Technical Institute.<br />
The presentation was followed by a<br />
Q/A session where Dr. Saif Al Nasri,<br />
<strong>Eng</strong>ineer Fatema Al Neaimi welcoming<br />
the delegation and delivering a general<br />
presentation in oil industry<br />
E&P Planning Division Manager, responded<br />
to the audience’ questions. “It<br />
is a good opportunity for us as a British<br />
business community to visit ADNOC<br />
and get to know more about its activities<br />
and expansions,” said Terry Willis, Di-<br />
Dr. Saif Al Nasri, Exploration & Production<br />
Planning Division Manager, responding<br />
to the delegation’s questions<br />
rector for EIC Middle East in Dubai.<br />
The delegation comprised 15 members<br />
from the British business community<br />
in the UAE and the UK Embassy in<br />
Abu Dhabi.<br />
Dr. Saif Al Nasri in a group photo with the delegation ... and he delivers a gift to Mr. Terry Willis, Director for EIC Middle East in Dubai<br />
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Mubarak Al Mehairbi: we have an integrated strategy<br />
for Emiratisation that focuses on training and developing<br />
a UAE national cadre for the energy sector<br />
ADNOC Group of Companies has recently adopted the five- year Emiratization plan<br />
<strong>2010</strong>-2014 to raise the ratio of Emiratisation to 75% through a comprehensive plan<br />
which targets the training and employment of the UAE citizens, within this context<br />
ADNOC <strong>News</strong> interviewed Mr. Mubarak Al Mehairbi, HR Planning & Recruitment Division<br />
Manager, to discuss the reality and future plan of the GNRD.<br />
What are the reasons and<br />
objectives behind the establishment<br />
of the Group Nationals<br />
Recruitment<br />
Department GNRD?<br />
In line with the guidelines of the late<br />
Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan and according<br />
to the instructions of H.H. Sheikh Khalifa<br />
Bin Zayed President of the State and<br />
H.H. General Sheikh Mohammed Bin<br />
Zayed Abu Dhabi Crown Prince the decision<br />
establishing the GNRD was issued<br />
on 30 May 1999. The main<br />
objective behind the establishment of<br />
the GNRD is to increase the number of<br />
the UAE nationals working in ADNOC<br />
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Group of Companies to 50% at the first<br />
stage and to 75% at the second stage<br />
(2005-2009). The GNRD managed to<br />
achieve the targeted percentage of the<br />
first stage and in this regard it is very important<br />
to recall that the percentage of<br />
the UAE nationals working at ADNOC<br />
onshore and offshore oil fields was trivial<br />
and almost 0%. ADNOC has worked<br />
out plans to increase the percentage of<br />
UAE workforce in its Group of Companies<br />
and for that end, an especialized department<br />
has been created; the GNRD<br />
with the following specific responsibilities<br />
and tasks ; attraction and employment<br />
of qualified UAE nationals in all<br />
Enlightening students through Career Exhibitions<br />
specializations to join ADNOC Group<br />
of Companies, working out of strategic<br />
plans for the implementation of the<br />
Emiratisation policy and mutual cooperation<br />
and coordination with the local<br />
academic institutions in order to enlighten<br />
them with human resources<br />
needs of ADNOC Group of Companies.<br />
Do you believe ADNOC has<br />
fulfilled its national task in<br />
training, and employment of<br />
UAE nationals during the last<br />
five years or do you believe<br />
the Emiratisation program<br />
has stopped short of fulfilling<br />
its aspirations?<br />
ADNOC and its Group of Companies<br />
are focusing their efforts to raise the<br />
ratio of Emiratisation through a comprehensive<br />
plan which targets the training<br />
and employment of the UAE<br />
workforce, the training and human resources<br />
directorates are among the most<br />
important departments in ADNOC<br />
and its Group of Companies. On the<br />
other hand, ADNOC provides a number<br />
of educational opportunities to the<br />
high schools graduates to continue their<br />
university studies in the engineering<br />
specializations required for the oil and<br />
gas industry.
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As part of its efforts to provide educational<br />
opportunities ADNOC has established<br />
the Petroleum Institute nine<br />
years ago in addition, ADNOC started<br />
its Scholarship Program since a very long<br />
time to provide educational opportunities<br />
to the high school graduates in UAE<br />
or abroad to pursue their post-secondary<br />
education. ADNOC also provids<br />
technical training to the post secondary<br />
school in the Technical Institute to assist<br />
UAE Nationals achieve educational<br />
goals and to meet the needs of the oil industry.<br />
Moreover, ADNOC pays special attention<br />
to students studying at the primary<br />
and secondary schools through<br />
the Achievers Oasis Program. The aim<br />
of this program is to sponsor distinguished<br />
students through close follow<br />
up of their academic performance;<br />
Moreover, if we are to speak in numbers<br />
and statistics the Emiratisation process<br />
is going ahead on the right track with active<br />
and well studied steps, however we<br />
still hope for more cooperation among<br />
all the governmental departments to<br />
achieve our goals.<br />
What are the achievements<br />
actually realized by the<br />
GNRD in figures and statistics<br />
regarding the employment<br />
of UAE nationals?<br />
Figures and statistics about the<br />
GNRD say the number of UAE manpower<br />
in ADNOC Group of Companies<br />
in 1999 was 3035 representing 23% of<br />
the total manpower in ADNOC by the<br />
end of 2009. This ratio jumped to 45%<br />
equivalent to 8090 UAE employees<br />
(that means there is an increase of 5055<br />
new UAE employees compared to<br />
1999), we will keep on exerting more efforts<br />
because we are planning to reach<br />
10 thousands UAE employees this year.<br />
The increment of the UAE manpower<br />
definitely requires more efforts and<br />
planning at all levels at the top of which<br />
comes the establishment of academic<br />
and training institutions equipped with<br />
all facilities and equipment.<br />
What are the mechanisms<br />
adopted by the GNRD for the<br />
selection of UAE nationals<br />
willing to join ADNOC<br />
Group?<br />
The GNRD coordinates with the educational<br />
institutions affiliated or sponsored<br />
by ADNOC in that we highlight<br />
these institutions with the specializations<br />
required by ADNOC Group of<br />
Companies in order to provide us with<br />
the required number of specializations,<br />
we regularly brief them with the fiveyear<br />
plan of ADNOC Group of Companies.<br />
The purpose of all these efforts and<br />
initiatives is to attract, rehabilitate and<br />
train the UAE nationals, furthermore<br />
we have also entered in a partnership<br />
with the <strong>Eng</strong>ineering Studies Department<br />
of the UAE University to enlighten,<br />
educate and acquaint the<br />
students with the needs of ADNOC<br />
group and we also have a partnership<br />
with the American University of Sharjah<br />
and the Higher Colleges of Technology<br />
to enlighten the students with the<br />
needs of ADNOC group from the engineering<br />
and professional specializations.<br />
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Our mechanism and efforts also include<br />
organization of career exhibitions to attract<br />
UAE nationals in addition the delegations<br />
and representatives of the<br />
GNRD regularly visit the educational institutions<br />
to introduce the employment<br />
opportunities available in ADNOC<br />
group and to enlighten the targeted students<br />
with the incentives and allowances<br />
which ADNOC offers to its<br />
employees in addition the GNRD does<br />
not ignore the importance of planning<br />
and scientific studies to determine the<br />
employment needs.<br />
What is the actual situation<br />
of the Emiratisation program?<br />
Do you personally believe<br />
the program is<br />
satisfactorily progressing or<br />
do you believe we need to<br />
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do more to be on the right<br />
track?<br />
The Emiratisation program constitutes<br />
a strategic objective in the vision of<br />
our wise leadership for that reason the<br />
Emiratisation process gains considerable<br />
support from all the governmental departments.<br />
We on our part are exerting<br />
utmost efforts at all levels according to<br />
scientific planning and studies which<br />
define the priorities and requirements<br />
of Emiratisation in terms of preparation<br />
of UAE nationals and development of<br />
their skills and capabilities besides provision<br />
of institutions equipped with<br />
modern facilities and devices to educate<br />
and train UAE nationals.<br />
On one hand, we can say Emiratisation<br />
as strategic objective is progressing<br />
satisfactory according to a scientific approach,<br />
however, on the other hand in<br />
Mr. Mubarak Al Mehairbi, HR Planning & Recruitment Division Manager, reviews<br />
ADNOC Emiratization efforts<br />
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the light of the rapid and comprehensive<br />
development which the UAE is witnessing<br />
we are still in need to foreign workforce<br />
to fill the gap in the labor market<br />
particularly the need for some professional<br />
and engineering jobs. The number<br />
of projects of ADNOC and its<br />
Group of Companies is very large and<br />
the local labor market is unable to meet<br />
the need at the meantime. A scientific<br />
study which the GNRD has conducted<br />
on 2005 on supply and demand of the<br />
local market revealed large shortage in<br />
number of UAE nationals capable to<br />
meet the needs of ADNOC group.<br />
Faced with this reality, ADNOC and its<br />
Group of Companies in cooperation<br />
with a number of international partners<br />
have built a number of educational institutions<br />
and vocational training centers<br />
such as the Petroleum Institute and<br />
the Glenelg School of Abu Dhabi to prepare<br />
UAE citizens and promote the ratio<br />
of their employment in the oil and gas<br />
sector, these efforts reflect adoption of a<br />
sound scientific approach , therefore the<br />
Emiratisation program is progressing<br />
well and satisfactory on the right track.<br />
ADNOC has recently endorsed<br />
the five-year Emiratisation<br />
plan <strong>2010</strong>-2014 to<br />
what extent does the GNRD<br />
coordinate efforts with the<br />
ADNOC Group and, what is<br />
your role in implementing<br />
this plan? Do you believe in<br />
replacement as a proper solution<br />
for the Emiratisation?<br />
The GNRD comprises 11 members<br />
(all are UAE nationals) from ADNOC<br />
and its Group of Companies specialized<br />
in human resources and Emiratisation<br />
process, by virtue of its establishment<br />
and the type of its membership the<br />
GNRD is well aware of all issues of
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human resources as regards the number<br />
of UAE nationals in each company besides<br />
the type of jobs and profession<br />
pretty much needed by ADNOC Group<br />
of Companies.<br />
The GNRD also assumes follow-up<br />
and maintains good coordination with<br />
ADNOC group of Companies in addition<br />
to the companies in which<br />
ADNOC owns an interest by providing<br />
them with an annual plan for the recruitment<br />
of UAE nationals accompanied<br />
by the training and rehabilitation<br />
programs. We also make regular checkouts<br />
and inspection to verify implementation<br />
of the five-year plans and<br />
abidance by the training and rehabilitation<br />
programs. As for the replacement<br />
of job positions with UAE nationals it<br />
may be suitable to some extend in the<br />
light of the current reality of the local<br />
labor market because the Emiratisation<br />
as strategic program depends on a structured<br />
and holistic approach. Single initiatives<br />
are not sufficient the<br />
Emiratisation process depends on a<br />
number of elements and needs a number<br />
of requirements which our government<br />
and ADNOC Group of<br />
Companies are earnestly working to provide<br />
according to a scientific strategic<br />
plan.<br />
What are the procedures<br />
adopted by the GNRD for selection<br />
and recruitment of<br />
UAE national in ADNOC<br />
Group of Companies?<br />
The GNRD has designated two receptions<br />
in its premises one for the<br />
males and other for the females, when<br />
the applicants approach the GNRD the<br />
receptionist enters the information of<br />
each applicant in the system and gives<br />
the applicant a reference number. Files<br />
received from the applicants are classi-<br />
The GNRD organizes Career Fairs to attract UAE Nationals<br />
fied into two categories; the university<br />
graduates from inside UAE and abroad<br />
and the second category comprises the<br />
secondary schools graduates and below.<br />
Thereafter the GNRD verifies the academic<br />
qualification and conducts an<br />
<strong>Eng</strong>lish language test for the applicants.<br />
Depending on the selection requirements<br />
and the vacancies available in<br />
ADNOC and its Group of Companies<br />
the employment officer of the GNRD<br />
makes an initial decision. The employment<br />
officer then submits his initial decision<br />
for approval by the chairman of<br />
the division who in turn submits his decision<br />
for the final endorsement by the<br />
GNRD manger. As for the applicants<br />
with undergraduate diplomas or INJAZ<br />
certificate, a test in <strong>Eng</strong>lish language and<br />
computer is conducted to the applicants<br />
under this category in addition to an interview<br />
by the employment officer. If<br />
the applicant passes the test successfully<br />
and if there is a vacant job in ADNOC<br />
Group of Companies, the GNRD<br />
makes an interview with the applicant<br />
and thereafter it decides the employment,<br />
or the closure of the applicant’s<br />
file depending on his academic, practical<br />
and cultural level.<br />
If there is a vacant position in<br />
ADNOC Group of companies and the<br />
scientific level of the applicant is found<br />
to be very high the GNRD nominates<br />
the applicant to ADNOC Group to decide<br />
on his case. And if the level of an applicant<br />
is found to be below the required<br />
average the applicant will be transferred<br />
o the waiting list.<br />
The role of the GNRD is not restricted<br />
only to selection and recruitment<br />
of UAE nationals we maintain<br />
records to follow up performance of all<br />
UAE nationals, who have been selected<br />
to join ADNOC group of Companies<br />
we are monitoring their performance,<br />
following up their in service training<br />
and rehabilitation programs. We also<br />
follow up and study the reasons which<br />
force the UAE nationals to resign and<br />
desert.<br />
From your viewpoint do you<br />
think the output of our educational<br />
system is suitable to<br />
the labor market in quality<br />
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and quantity?<br />
Depending on the outcomes of the<br />
scientific studies we have conducted<br />
and our continuous follow up and monitoring<br />
of the output of our educational<br />
system we discovered inconsistency between<br />
supply and demand in terms of<br />
both quality and quantity , this variation<br />
is particularly clear when somebody<br />
tries to match the educational system<br />
outputs with the needs of ADNOC<br />
Group. For that reason ADNOC has<br />
built a number of educational and professional<br />
institutions which offer educational<br />
and training programs according<br />
to the best international criteria in order<br />
to prepare and rehabilitate UAE nationals<br />
to meet the growing employment<br />
needs in ADNOC and it Group of<br />
Companies.<br />
What are the obstacles facing<br />
and preventing the<br />
GNRD from achieving all its<br />
goals?<br />
The UAE is witnessing huge economic<br />
transformations and a wide range<br />
of development and construction projects<br />
in all sectors it is one of the fast<br />
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Mr. Mubarak Al Mehairbi,speaking to ADNOC <strong>News</strong><br />
growing states all over the world, under<br />
this situation the logic and reality dictate<br />
that construction, development<br />
and expansion in projects need a set of<br />
required skills, on the other hand, experience,<br />
is something that is largely missing<br />
in UAE and if available it is not<br />
sufficient to cover all the needs of the<br />
comprehensive development and<br />
progress which all sector in UAE are currently<br />
experiencing.<br />
The Emiratisation process is a very<br />
huge task it needs collaboration of all efforts<br />
and redefinition of our priorities.<br />
There are plenty of vacant positions exceed<br />
the applications submitted by person<br />
seeking employment and ADNOC<br />
has an overall and well defined Emiratisation<br />
strategy which focuses on development<br />
of the skills of the Emirati<br />
youth and strengthening their abilities.<br />
Do you have an employment<br />
plan which is regularly updated<br />
with the new visions<br />
and ideas to cater for the future?<br />
The GNRD is working according to a<br />
comprehensive scientific strategy based<br />
on short and long term planning, our<br />
strategy carefully analyses the reality of<br />
the local labor market in the light of current<br />
and future needs of ADNOC<br />
Group. Depending on the outcomes of<br />
the investigation we made into the local<br />
market conditions, the GNRD adopts<br />
suitable solutions, updates plans and<br />
drafts training and rehabilitation programs<br />
taking into consideration the expansion<br />
in the operations and activities<br />
of ADNOC group, the continuous development<br />
in devices and equipment to<br />
cope with all transformations.<br />
Do you believe the strategic<br />
objective of the GNRD is the<br />
Emiratisation of jobs or employment<br />
of Emirati nationals?<br />
Judging by the current situation it is<br />
very important to reset some of our priorities<br />
in addition, it is also important to<br />
realize that the Emiratisation program<br />
requires tremendous efforts and continuous<br />
cooperation and coordination.<br />
Therefore, the strategic objective of the<br />
GNRD is not the Emiratisation of jobs,<br />
but the employment of Emirati nationals,<br />
developing of their skills, upgrading<br />
of their capabilities and encouraging<br />
them to excellence and good performance.<br />
The strategy of ADNOC is to raise<br />
the percentage of UAE nationals particularly<br />
in engineering and professional<br />
jobs and thereafter to work for their<br />
training and rehabilitation to prepare<br />
qualified cadre ready to meet the Group<br />
future needs, in short our priorities<br />
could be summarized in the following;<br />
promotion of the UAE nationals, second<br />
their preparation , training and rehabilitation<br />
and finally replacement of<br />
job position with UAE national and of<br />
course this is a huge process that needs<br />
more time, efforts and proper planning.
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<strong>News</strong><br />
ADNOC HR & Administration Directorate<br />
sets up New Department for Secondment and<br />
Performance Evaluation<br />
ADNOC HR and Administration Directorate has recently inaugurated a new Department<br />
for Secondment and Staff Performance Evaluation to carry out a number of functions<br />
mainly aiming at opening of direct communication channel between the concerned<br />
directorates and seconded staff. The newly established Department will also serve as<br />
a body to verify performance and operations of the company are being carried out by all<br />
employees of ADNOC according to the requirement and criterion that guarantee the<br />
highest level of productivity.<br />
Performance evaluation is a very important<br />
tool used in examination, revision<br />
and evaluation of achievements of<br />
an individual and teams work members<br />
during a given period of time to help in<br />
the employees’ promotion process. It is<br />
also used as an initial mechanism to<br />
know the number of employees in need<br />
for training or development. For that<br />
end, the HR and Administration Directorate<br />
has inaugurated the Secondment<br />
and Performance Evaluation Department.<br />
In order to brief ADNOC top officials<br />
with the goals and functions of the<br />
newly-established department, Mr. Mohammed<br />
Rashed Al Dhahry Employees<br />
Relations Division manger and Mrs. Fatima<br />
Mohmmed Al Khimiry, Head of<br />
the Secondment and Performance Evaluation<br />
Department, worked out a<br />
timetable to visit the general managers<br />
and chief executive officers of ADNOC<br />
Group of Companies to brief them on<br />
the role which will be assumed by the<br />
newly established body. The new Department<br />
will carry out its role through<br />
a number of mechanisms and means<br />
aiming at upgrading of the staff performance<br />
and strengthening links between<br />
the seconded staff and their<br />
mother company. A number of similar<br />
visits will also be organized for the seconded<br />
staff to brief them on the role of<br />
the new department.<br />
The Seconding and Performance<br />
Evaluation Department will comprise<br />
two sections; the seconding section<br />
which will assume organization of periodical<br />
visits to the seconded staff in<br />
order to strengthen relations between<br />
the seconded staff and their counterparts<br />
in ADNOC company. It will also<br />
serve as a connection link between the<br />
seconded employees and the concerned<br />
directorates in ADNOC, answering all<br />
their inquiries and exchanging information<br />
in order to provide the best services<br />
to the seconded staff. It is to be recalled<br />
that the number of the seconded staff in<br />
ADNOC Group of companies and the<br />
Supreme Petroleum Council (SPC)<br />
reaches 309 employees. The Seconding<br />
Section will also assume updating data<br />
of the seconded staff keeping them well<br />
informed through SMS, E-mail and online<br />
services with all decisions and procedures<br />
issued by ADNOC<br />
The Performance Evaluation Section<br />
stresses the importance of the annual<br />
performance evaluation in developing<br />
and upgrading the company’s perform-<br />
ance. Performance annual evaluation<br />
will be carried out in coordination with<br />
the Training and Development Division<br />
through the following up and evaluation<br />
of plans, programs and projects according<br />
to a well defined work methodology<br />
that guarantees implementation efficiency<br />
and realization of all goals of<br />
ADNOC Group of Companies.<br />
The Performance Evaluation Section<br />
will also ensure that all applications of<br />
performance evaluations are being sent<br />
to the HR and Administration Directorate<br />
for the following up of the recommendations<br />
made in connection with<br />
these applications. It also supervise updating<br />
and development of administrative<br />
systems to promote the staff<br />
performance.<br />
The performance evaluation section<br />
also maintains records on the staff performance<br />
to ensure efficient following<br />
up and evaluation of the employees’ development<br />
plans while securing proper<br />
supervision over their implementation<br />
and continuous updating. It will also<br />
maintain comprehensive records on the<br />
staff performance which will enable the<br />
section to submit annul reports on the<br />
outcomes of the evaluation of performance<br />
of all employees.<br />
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ATI <strong>News</strong><br />
Mr. Mohammed S. Al Qubaisi, the ATI Board Chairman and ADNOC Human Resources and Administration Director, with<br />
the Board members<br />
ATI Board of Trustees holds its 38th meeting<br />
The Board of Trustees of ADNOC Technical Institute (ATI) had held on <strong>April</strong> <strong>2010</strong> its<br />
38th meeting at the ATI premises under Chairmanship of Mr. Mohammed S. Al Qubaisi,<br />
the Board Chairman and ADNOC Human Resources and Administration Director.<br />
The meeting tackled a number of issues<br />
in connection with promotion of<br />
performance and development of the<br />
ATI educational and training programs<br />
to guarantee graduation of well- qualified<br />
technicians that fulfill the criterion<br />
and requirements of ADNOC Group of<br />
Companies. The Board members also reviewed<br />
programs and initiatives to raise<br />
awareness among the students in HSE<br />
issues through joint coordination meetings<br />
which will bring together the ATI<br />
administration and HSE officials at<br />
ADNOC Group of Companies. The<br />
meeting also discussed a proposal for is-<br />
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suance of Students Guide in Arabic and<br />
<strong>Eng</strong>lish languages.<br />
The board meeting also discussed the<br />
ATI five-year plan which underscores<br />
necessity of conformity between the<br />
ATI plan and ADNOC plan and requirements<br />
human resources. The<br />
members also discussed a proposal for<br />
an academic partnership between the<br />
ATI and the Institute of Applied Technology<br />
and get acquainted with the<br />
progress of work in the ATI additional<br />
facilities construction project through a<br />
presentation made by the Manger of<br />
Civil Projects department. The project<br />
will be handed over as per the schedule<br />
previously agreed upon including all accommodation<br />
facilities such as the sport<br />
yards, the library, the food court and<br />
other resources the Civil Projects department<br />
manger stressed.<br />
At the end of the meeting the board<br />
members toured the ATI facilities under<br />
the course of construction during which<br />
the Chairman and members of the<br />
Board of Trustees hailed the important<br />
achievements made by ATI expressing<br />
thanks and satisfaction to the ATI administration<br />
for its hard efforts to develop<br />
the ATI training programs.
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ATI organizes training course<br />
on Fire Control Procedures<br />
ADNOC Technical Institute (ATI) organized during last<br />
<strong>April</strong> a training course on fire control procedures on which<br />
64 students from the fourth technical level who will be<br />
graduated on summer <strong>2010</strong> took part. The training course<br />
comes as part of efforts to accommodate HSE principles<br />
as an integral part in the ATI training programs and<br />
in conformity with the technical efficiency criterion<br />
defined by the ATI to fulfill the requirements of<br />
ADNOC Group of Companies.<br />
The training course was conducted by a representitive from the Civil<br />
Defense General Directorate who exerted their utmost efforts to make<br />
success the fire control third training course. The theoretical part of<br />
the course tackled safety procedures addressing a number of issues particularly<br />
with types and causes of fires reviewing fire control procedures<br />
besides the basic safety equipment. Types, uses and test procedures of<br />
fire extinguishers were also addressed in addition, to the proper evacuation<br />
methods and procedures which should be adopted to fight and<br />
control all types of fires. During the practical part of the course the<br />
trainees were given a chance to apply the proper fire control procedures<br />
in the mock fire exercise during which all required safety precautions<br />
were adopted.<br />
Mr. Omer Al Hamed, ATI Manager got acquainted with the program<br />
and components of the training course praising efforts of the civil defense<br />
personnel who regularly conduct these training course for the ATI<br />
students stressing keenness of the ATI administration on organization<br />
of such courses in the future for their<br />
great benefit in the life of all persons particularly<br />
the energy sector workforce.<br />
It is worth mentioning that the ATI attaches<br />
great importance to awareness and<br />
guidance campaigns organized in safety<br />
and security issues. Moreover the ATI is<br />
very keen in disseminating preventative<br />
awareness to prevent accidents and protect<br />
lives and properties through a number<br />
of theoretical lectures and practical<br />
exercises regularly organized on fire extinguishing<br />
equipment available at the departments,<br />
workshops and training labs of<br />
the ATI.<br />
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Workshop<br />
Knowledge Sharing and application of Best<br />
Practices workshop<br />
ADNOC/SPC and its Group of Companies attended a workshop on 2nd March <strong>2010</strong><br />
at Hilton Hotel - Abu Dhabi under the theme of “Innovation Towards Well Integrity Excellence”.<br />
The workshop was hosted by<br />
ZADCO and it is the 5th Workshop<br />
launched as a part of ADNOC Knowledge<br />
Sharing and Application of Best<br />
Practices initiative that was started in<br />
year 2007 among ADNOC and SPC<br />
(Supreme Petroleum Council) Group of<br />
Companies. The workshop had for the<br />
first time international delegates from<br />
(Maersk Oil – Qatar), who presented<br />
their experience in evaluating risks for<br />
wells with well integrity problems. The<br />
workshop was chaired by Mr. Ali Al<br />
Shamsi, ADNOC E&P Offshore Division<br />
Manager along with the Mr.<br />
Bakheet Al Katheeri, ADNOC E&P<br />
Offshore Production and Facilities <strong>Eng</strong>ineering<br />
Manager and Chairman of<br />
Best Practices Committee and Mr. Egil<br />
Edie, ZADCO AGM (Well Operations).<br />
The workshop was attended by more<br />
than 120 delegates from ZADCO,<br />
ADCO, ADMA-OPCO, Maersk Oil<br />
(Qatar), ADOC (Japan), TOTAL ABK,<br />
BUNDUQ, in addition to the major<br />
service providers namely Baker Hughes,<br />
Halliburton, Schlumberger, and Weatherford.<br />
The workshop also had high level<br />
of representation from senior management<br />
of the participating companies<br />
and remarkable participation from service<br />
providers who presented their latest<br />
innovative solutions for well integrity<br />
problems. The workshop program<br />
started with a safety moment presented<br />
by Mr. Yousef Al Katheri from ZADCO<br />
followed by an opening speech given by<br />
Mr. Ali Al Shamsi who welcomed all<br />
participants from the group of compa-<br />
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Mr. Ali Al Shamsi, ADNOC E&P Offshore Division Manager along with Mr. Bakheet Al<br />
Katheeri, ADNOC E&P Offshore Production and Facilities <strong>Eng</strong>ineering Manager and Chairman<br />
of Best Practices Committee and Mr. Egil Edie, ZADCO AGM (Well Operations).<br />
nies and the international delegates<br />
from Qatar to the workshop and urged<br />
all to have the maximum benefit from<br />
such workshops and the knowledge<br />
transfer within their organization by<br />
which a culture of sharing best practices<br />
would grow and flourish. Next in the<br />
program Mr. Bakheet Al Katheeri gave a<br />
brief presentation explaining the surrounding<br />
conditions that urged<br />
ADNOC and the group of companies to<br />
start promote sharing of best practices<br />
also Mr. Al Katheeri gave a brief update<br />
on ADNOC Knowledge Sharing website<br />
( HYPERLINK "http://www.adnockm.com"<br />
www.adnoc-km.com) and<br />
urged all participants to start utilizing<br />
the website as a platform for sharing best<br />
practices, Mr. Al Katheeri later indicated<br />
that there is a 10 points scoring<br />
system for sharing and applying best<br />
practices across the group of companies.<br />
Following in the workshop program,<br />
there was nine presentations started<br />
with a presentation by Mr. Mahmoud<br />
Hassan from ZADCO on the Application<br />
of Improved QA/QC Procedure for<br />
Running New Completions. Following<br />
ZADCO presentation another 8 participating<br />
companies presented different<br />
topics to share their best practices in<br />
well integrity excellence. The eight presentations<br />
in the workshops after the<br />
first ZADCO presentation, are: Sustaining<br />
Annuals Pressure (Consequences<br />
and Mitigations) second presentation by<br />
ZADCO, Evaluating the Risk for Wells<br />
with Well Integrity Problems by Maersk<br />
Oil, Well Integrity Updates by TOTAL<br />
ABK, Pressure Management Practices<br />
by ADMA-OPCO, Diagnostic Survey<br />
for Casing Leak by “Well Leak Detector”<br />
by BUNDUQ, ADOC Well Completion<br />
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Mr. Ali Al Shamsi, ADNOC E&P Offshore Division<br />
Manager<br />
Sour Oil Wells by ADOC (Japan), Well<br />
Integrity Management Systems by<br />
ADCO and finally updates on Financial<br />
Crises by ADNOC. Approaching the<br />
end of the program, Senior Management<br />
representatives from different<br />
ADNOC and SPC group of companies<br />
award the participant speakers with<br />
gifts and certificates as an appreciation<br />
for their efforts in supporting this event.<br />
At the end of the workshop program<br />
Mr. Bakheet Al Katheeri thank all par-<br />
Mr. Bakheet Al Katheeri, Chairman of Best Practices<br />
Committee<br />
ticipants for their positive participation<br />
and the workshop organizing team from<br />
ZADCO for their effort to make this<br />
event a success, Mr. Al Katheeri as well<br />
encouraged everybody to promote and<br />
apply best practices which will make<br />
this initiative a role model among<br />
ADNOC & SPC Group of Companies<br />
toward efficient synergy between the<br />
participating companies. Mr. Al<br />
Katheeri informed the participant that<br />
the next workshop will be sponsored by<br />
GASCO and planned to be by Q4 <strong>2010</strong>.<br />
The Innovation Towards Well Integrity<br />
Excellence workshop concluded<br />
many lessons learned and best practices<br />
that surely will have some applications<br />
across the participating companies<br />
moreover it enhanced networking<br />
among professionals and academics<br />
from different fields/companies and<br />
will result in additional benefits beyond<br />
the basic objectives.<br />
Award the participant speakers with gifts and certificates as an appreciation for<br />
their efforts in supporting this event<br />
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Workshop<br />
ADNOC, ADCO & GASCO<br />
Discuss Plans for Boosting Gas Production<br />
In line with Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC)’s<br />
commitment to all initiatives aimimng production increase<br />
of Gas flow from its reservoirs and in confirmation of the<br />
directives of H.E. Yousef Omair bin Yousef, Secretary General<br />
of the Supreme Petroleum Council and ADNOC CEO,<br />
Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Oil Operations (ADCO)<br />
and Abu Dhabi Gas Industries Ltd. (GASCO) conducted<br />
their first coordination meeting, on February 24 at the Intercontinental<br />
Hotel Abu Dhabi, which aimed to consolidate<br />
efforts and unify opinions for offering vision<br />
solutions. The meeting is related to the execution of projects<br />
to gurantee continuous production and flow of gas<br />
from its reservoirs all the way to consumers and end<br />
users and the prosperity of economic growth for the Emirate<br />
of Abu Dhabi.<br />
Under the theme ‘Production of Associated,<br />
Non-Associated Gas and Gas<br />
Treatment Capacity’, 45 experts from E<br />
& P directorates from ADNOC, ADCO<br />
and GASCO participated in a workshop<br />
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to discuss, address and asserts the close<br />
coordination between all concerned parties<br />
and improve the interface, ADNOC<br />
plans in enhancing the non-associated<br />
gas production and ADNOC expecta-<br />
During the workshop<br />
Mr. Kamal Morsi, Production & Facilities<br />
<strong>Eng</strong>ineering Manager - Onshore Division<br />
at ADNOC<br />
tions from ADCO and GASCO, the<br />
availability of updated gas forecasts –<br />
both in quantity and quality – by<br />
ADCO, handling of the gas on time by<br />
GASCO, alignment of ADCO and
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Experts from E & P directorates from ADNOC, ADCO and GASCO participating in the workshop in a group photo<br />
GASCO plans and projects, know-how<br />
knowledge-sharing and informationsharing,<br />
highlighting of areas of concern<br />
and an agreement on the framework of<br />
executing planned activities.<br />
Mr. Kamal Morsi, Production & Facilities<br />
<strong>Eng</strong>ineering Manager - Onshore Division<br />
at ADNOC, said such workshops<br />
are considered to be one of the most successful<br />
methods in time-saving,, expertise-exchange<br />
and transparency-oriented.<br />
The workshop addressed critical issues<br />
through direct knowledge sharing<br />
process, presenting solutions, exploring<br />
visions, coordinating operations and integrating<br />
goals.<br />
A number of technical papers were<br />
presented by ADCO and GASCO. The<br />
discussion in the workshop covered gas<br />
supply and demand, current and<br />
planned process handling capacity of<br />
GASCO facilities, availability/ reliability/flexibility<br />
of the major facilities, status<br />
of the ongoing projects, associated<br />
and non-associated gas production forecasts<br />
from the various reservoirs and operational<br />
interface issues between<br />
ADCO and GASCO.<br />
Participants reviewed ways of coordination<br />
between development operations<br />
of ADCO’s Sahil, Asab and Shah<br />
Fields, ADCO new projects to achieve<br />
1.8 million barrel per day sustainable oil<br />
production rate and GASCO’s expan-<br />
sion plans for its gas processing plants.<br />
Also, they reviewed the progress of the<br />
projects related to Bab field such as the<br />
gas compression project carried out by<br />
ADCO and GASCO’s expansions including<br />
importing gas from offshore<br />
fields to be processed in its Habshan<br />
plants and available processing capacity.<br />
Mr. Fareed Abdulla, ADCO Assistant<br />
General Manager for Bab & Gas projects,<br />
Mr. Mohamed Bin Brek, Acting<br />
General manager – NEB, Mr. Abbas<br />
Ahmed, Bab Field Manager, Mr. Adel<br />
Abu Snainah, and Mr. Cyrilles Huijsmans,<br />
Senior Vice President, Mr. Salah<br />
Madkour, Vice President and Mr. Ernest<br />
McGirr, Production Planning Manager<br />
from GASCO, respectively, were among<br />
the participants.<br />
At the end of the workshop, Mr.<br />
Kamal Morsi, Manager Production & Facilities<br />
<strong>Eng</strong>ineering thanked all attendees<br />
for their continuous cooperation<br />
and contribution towards enhancing<br />
the gas production to meet the consumers<br />
demand.<br />
Attendants hailed ADCO’s for organizing<br />
such workshop. Meanwhile,<br />
GASCO is scheduled to host the workshop<br />
second meeting in May <strong>2010</strong>.<br />
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Petroleum Institute <strong>News</strong><br />
The PI receives Dr. Ove Hoegh-Guldberg to<br />
speak about Climate impact on Coral Reefs<br />
In line with the Petroleum Institute’s vision and commitment<br />
toward more academic and economic awareness<br />
about global warming and environment preservation<br />
among its students and as part of its series Leaders In <strong>Eng</strong>ineering<br />
And Applied Sciences Seminars, the PI hosted<br />
a speech under the theme ‘Climate Change and Coral<br />
Reefs: The Increasing Importance of Marine Resource<br />
Management’ delivered by Dr. Ove Hoegh-Gulderberg,<br />
Professor in Marine Studies and Director of the Global<br />
Change Institute at the University of Queensland in Brisbane,<br />
Australia <strong>April</strong> 6.<br />
Dr. Hoegh-Gulderberg highlighted<br />
the crucial importance of oceans to<br />
world cultures. “This is where Abu<br />
Dhabi and Australia share great similarities<br />
through coastal people,” he said.<br />
He addressed the kind of changes climate<br />
change have on the oceans, but he<br />
clarified how small changes could mean<br />
big things where he showed photos<br />
taken for coral reefs that show how<br />
much of impact they received from<br />
changes in the weather and their colors<br />
Dr. Michael Ohadi, Petroleum Inistitute’s<br />
Provost and Acting President<br />
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were getting darker toward brown and<br />
black. He mentioned how changes in<br />
the coral reefs could impact many of the<br />
lives of many creatures living in the sea,<br />
their temperature and how this might<br />
imbalance the earth overall eco-system.<br />
“The ocean is our support system. The<br />
ocean absorbs a lot of the energy from<br />
the sun that comes from the planet system.<br />
It is important to note that 30% of<br />
the Oxygen, which we breathe, comes<br />
from the ocean, but at the same time so<br />
Mr. Bakheet Salem Al Ameri,<br />
Environment, Health and Safety Division<br />
Manager at ADNOC<br />
30 to 40% of carbon dioxide is coming<br />
Dr. Ove Hoegh-Gulderberg, Professor in<br />
Marine Studies and Director of the Global<br />
Change Institute at the University of<br />
Queensland in Brisbane<br />
from the ocean in the earth’s current<br />
weather conditions,” said Dr. Hoegh-<br />
Gulderberg. “There is no doubt that in<br />
the best science available, there has been<br />
evidence of a rise in the planet temperature<br />
due to more carbon dioxide emis-<br />
<strong>Eng</strong>ineer Lubna Omar Al Ameri, Environmental<br />
Advisor at the Environment<br />
Health & Safety Division of the<br />
Supreme Petroleum Council
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sions. [And] we are disturbing the<br />
coastlines and changing the very way<br />
these coasts have been for centuries and<br />
bringing physical and chemical abuses<br />
to the nature of the ocean due to climate<br />
change.”<br />
“In flaring and green house gases, despite<br />
our expansion, we as SPC and<br />
ADNOC are so proud to inform that we<br />
had reduced more than 74% of carbon<br />
flaring [emissions] from 1995 to 2009<br />
in all our sectors; chemical, marketing,<br />
processing, protection, refining, exploration<br />
and production,” said <strong>Eng</strong>ineer<br />
Lubna Omar Al Ameri, Environmental<br />
Advisor at the Environment Health &<br />
Safety Division of the Supreme Petroleum<br />
Council, in addressing the audience.<br />
“We are committed to preserving<br />
our environment as a major crude oil<br />
producing company and country. We<br />
provide professional HSE services. We<br />
also have our HSE steering committee<br />
that oversee and coordinate related matter<br />
at the corporate level. We have the<br />
HSE SPC, the HSE steering committee<br />
and under these two entities, we have<br />
four subcommittees; environment, occupational<br />
health, oil spill and safety.<br />
We have also our 18 HSE divisions that<br />
report directly to their managers with<br />
close coordination with the SPC. This<br />
is a proof that the SPC and ADNOC are<br />
taking active initiatives about climate<br />
change challenges.”<br />
“The year 2009 was remarkable in<br />
ADNOC history, we started commissioning<br />
a waste management facility<br />
treatment that treats all types of hazardous<br />
wastes produced by all ADNOC<br />
A participating attendee asks the<br />
professor<br />
Group of Companies,” said <strong>Eng</strong>. Al<br />
Ameri.<br />
<strong>Eng</strong>. Al Ameri added that SPC and<br />
ADNOC are initiating the use of natural<br />
gas as fuel at 20% of ADNOC Group<br />
of Companies by January 2012. Our future<br />
plan is to install 34 gas stations in<br />
our existing facilities as well.<br />
ADNOC Group of Companies HSE<br />
Policy shall have a systematic approach<br />
to HSE management, activity conduction,<br />
minimization of HSE risks, setting<br />
up a target for continuous HSE performance,<br />
improvement and employees’<br />
empowerment in that regard.<br />
ADNOC’s commitment calls on no<br />
harm to people and community, reduction<br />
of our green house gases, promotion<br />
of renewable energy, social<br />
responsibility, development of energy<br />
and water resources efficiency, she<br />
added.<br />
Dr. Michael Ohadi, PI’s Provost and<br />
Acting President had started the speech<br />
session by giving a welcoming keynote<br />
to the visiting professor from Australia<br />
followed by a keynote introduction on<br />
ADNOC’s role in HSE and Sustainability<br />
matters by Mr. Bakheet Salem Al<br />
Ameri, Environment, Health and Safety<br />
Division Manager at ADNOC.<br />
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The UAE Embassy at Washington DC<br />
Discovery Trip to the US<br />
During the Spring Break, 14 selected junior and senior Petroleum Institute students<br />
participated in the WISE Program’s 1st ‘Journey of Discovery’ Trip to the United States.<br />
The trip was co-organized by the WISE Program and Dr. Azar Nazeri from the University<br />
of Maryland’s Energy Education and Research Collaboration (EERC), and it was led by<br />
WISE Program Director Dr. Nadia Al Hasani.<br />
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The students and their leader toured both Georgetown<br />
University and the University of Maryland (College Park, MD)<br />
campus, with the latter forming the main objective of the visit.<br />
At the University of Maryland, the party toured a number of<br />
laboratories, including the Microelectronics Interconnects<br />
Laboratory, the K. Gupta Laboratory, the Micro Robotics Laboratory,<br />
the Nano-Fabrication Laboratory and the Virtual Re-<br />
Attending lectures<br />
UMD Nuclear Reactor<br />
Laboratory visits<br />
ality Laboratory. They were also able to visit the University of<br />
Maryland’s Nuclear Reactor. The party attended several lectures<br />
given by leading scientists in the field of MEMS and<br />
Nano-engineering. For example, they attended a lecture given<br />
by Dr. Moustafa Al-Bassyiouni Mostafa on ‘Microelectronics’<br />
and one given by Dr. Sarah Bergbreiter, who spoke on the subject<br />
of ‘Micro Robotics’. Senior University of Maryland students<br />
also invited WISE Program students to attend their<br />
interim capstone presentations.<br />
The opportunity to enhance the already strong ties between<br />
the University of Maryland and the Petroleum Institute<br />
was also welcomed by WISE Program Director Dr. Nadia Al<br />
Hasani, whose meeting with the president of the University<br />
of Maryland was followed by her presentation to interested<br />
administration, faculty and students on the subject of<br />
‘Women in Science and <strong>Eng</strong>ineering at the Petroleum Institute’.<br />
The trip provided an excellent opportunity for Petroleum<br />
Institute students to interact with their counterparts in WISE<br />
Programs at partner institutions. It also exposed the students<br />
to cutting-edge research and technology, and helped to develop<br />
and enhance their commitment to science and technology.<br />
The busy itinerary allowed for visits to Washington DC,<br />
Baltimore, Maryland and Alexandria, Virginia. Students had<br />
opportunities to visit renowned museums such as the Smithsonian<br />
Center (the Castle), the Natural History Museum, the<br />
National Air and Space Museum and the National Art Gallery<br />
– East Wing.<br />
The Petroleum Institute’s WISE Program concluded the<br />
visit by hosting a farewell luncheon at the UAE Embassy in<br />
Washington DC, to which all University of Maryland visit participants<br />
(faculty, staff and students) were invited for a traditional<br />
Emirati lunch.<br />
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PI students visit NDC Onshore Rig<br />
National Drilling Company (NDC) has arranged visits to Onshore Rig locations for the<br />
Petroleum Institute students to help them in acquiring technical information about different<br />
practices in the operations side which is beneficial to their studies and to familiarize<br />
students with the operations of an on shore rig.<br />
First visit was arranged on October<br />
31st, 2009 to the Onshore Rig ND-31 in<br />
Al Rumitha and the second visit was<br />
arranged on March 13th, <strong>2010</strong> to the<br />
Onshore Rig ND-35 in Bab which is a<br />
state-of-the-art, fully automated rig that<br />
was launched in 2005 with zero emis-<br />
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sions.<br />
Both trips were included members<br />
from PI female students and faculty<br />
members who attended an intense training<br />
session on HSE and Breathing Apparatus<br />
Certification and were fully<br />
equipped with the necessary safety gear<br />
beforehand. The group was accompanied<br />
by Mr. Abdalla Saeed Al-Suwaidi,<br />
NDC General Manager, who welcomed<br />
the visitors and began this visit with an<br />
introductory presentation on NDC, followed<br />
by an HSE presentation on the<br />
field and culminated in a detailed on-
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site presentation of the various operations<br />
of the rig.<br />
Students were pleased with the visit<br />
and commented positively on the possibility<br />
of visiting such fields as engineers<br />
in the future. On behalf of PI students<br />
Ms. Khawla Al Manthari gave a speech<br />
and said: “Who knows .. may be in the<br />
next two years me or one of these girls<br />
will be working here with you. On behalf<br />
of the students we want to thank<br />
you for being so kind and courteous. I<br />
know you probably don’t host many<br />
women in the rig but you have made us<br />
feel that there is a place for us in the oil<br />
industry. Your hosts have explained<br />
with rich technical detail how the oil rig<br />
works.<br />
Even though, we study hoisting, rotating,<br />
circulating and power in our<br />
classes, nothing compares seeing an oil<br />
rig actually drilling. Finally, I would like<br />
to thank Mr. Abdalla Saeed Al-Suwaidi.<br />
NDC GM for making this happen and<br />
all of NDC staff who toured us through<br />
the rig.”<br />
The students were accompanied by<br />
Dr. Nadia Al Hasani, Professor and Director<br />
of the Women in Science and <strong>Eng</strong>ineering<br />
Program, Dr. Sandra Vega,<br />
Assistant Professor of Petroleum Geosciences<br />
and Dr. Ghada Bassioni, Assistant<br />
Professor of Chemical <strong>Eng</strong>ineering.<br />
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Opening of the WISE<br />
Program Writing Centre<br />
On <strong>April</strong> <strong>2010</strong>, the WISE Program Writing Centre<br />
opened, with trained student tutor Yasmin Abu Hijleh<br />
available for consultation by WISE Program degree students.<br />
The purpose of the Writing Centre is to provide degree program to students<br />
with ongoing support from peer tutors with their writing skills development.<br />
To apply for a position as a tutor, students must have a minimum GPA of 2.5<br />
and have achieved a grade ‘A’ in Communication courses. They must also be<br />
recommended for a position by their Communication instructor.<br />
Four WISE Program students met these criteria and successfully applied for<br />
a position as a Writing Centre tutor. They are: Safa A. AbdulRahman, Fatima<br />
El Hossary, Yasmin Abu Hijleh and Alaa Shbair.<br />
During the Spring Break, these students underwent training that was provided<br />
by Communication faculty Caroline Brandt, Robert Craig and Sivakumar<br />
Sivasubramaniam, and AUP faculty John Langille and Shari Corbin. Training<br />
focused on the role and function of mentors as well as aspects of the writing<br />
process and how to provide effective feedback. As a result of this training, the<br />
four students are now well prepared for the role of Writing Centre tutor, and<br />
equipped to assist their peers with the following aspects of the writing process:<br />
Brainstorming and researching information and ideas<br />
Outlining and planning<br />
Identifying the reader and establishing the purpose of the writing<br />
Organizing your writing effectively<br />
Use standard grammar and appropriate punctuation<br />
Documenting sources appropriately.<br />
Several students benefitted from the guidance of the tutors in the Writing<br />
Centre during the first week. All degree program students are encouraged to<br />
take advantage of this opportunity to improve their writing skills.<br />
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Red Bull Air<br />
Race University<br />
Challenge<br />
The WISE Program organized in<br />
March <strong>2010</strong> the Red Bull Air Race<br />
University Challenge, a competition<br />
to design a small remote-controlled<br />
aircraft. The event was held in coincidence<br />
with the <strong>2010</strong> Red Bull Air<br />
Race World Championship which recently<br />
took place in Abu Dhabi.<br />
The event was organized by Salwa Al<br />
Weeshy, Arzanah Recreation Supervisor,<br />
and attended by WISE Program<br />
students. Students also enjoyed a buffet<br />
and music provided by a DJ.<br />
This was the first time that WISE Program<br />
students had participated in this<br />
annual event. Following strong contest,<br />
the winner of the competition<br />
was: Samah Khojali, Chemical <strong>Eng</strong>ineering<br />
Sophomore
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Universities<br />
Day at the<br />
Palestine High<br />
School<br />
In March <strong>2010</strong>, the Petroleum<br />
Institute WISE Program<br />
faculty and students<br />
took part in ‘Universities<br />
Day’ at the Palestine High<br />
School in Abu Dhabi.<br />
The event was organized to enable<br />
students at the Palestine High School to<br />
learn more about the different universities<br />
in the UAE, and the full range of<br />
courses and qualifications that are available.<br />
Several universities took part besides<br />
the Petroleum Institute, including<br />
the American University of Sharjah,<br />
Khalifa University and Al Hosen University.<br />
WISE Program faculty and students<br />
shared their knowledge of the field of<br />
engineering with the students and welcomed<br />
the opportunity to encourage<br />
them to consider engineering as a<br />
suitable and productive career for<br />
women.<br />
The Petroleum Institute was the<br />
only university to be represented primarily<br />
by students, who staffed the<br />
stand, distributed gifts and<br />
brochures and drew students’ attention<br />
to a link on the Petroleum Institute<br />
website that can help students<br />
with their <strong>Eng</strong>lish studies. During<br />
this event, the Petroleum<br />
Institute’s admissions<br />
department<br />
collected the contact<br />
details of many students<br />
interested in<br />
studying at the Petroleum<br />
Institute, which<br />
will help to ensure<br />
that they are informed<br />
of registration dates.<br />
The faculty and staff<br />
who participated in this<br />
worthwhile event were<br />
Iman Al Hosani (Admis-<br />
Khawla AL Manthari, President of the Female<br />
Students’ Council and WISE Program<br />
Student Reporter<br />
sions) and Dr. Nisreen Hamad (Chair,<br />
AUP), while the following students represented<br />
the Petroleum Institute at the<br />
event were Khawla Al Manthari, Basma<br />
Ali and Amena Al Zaabi.<br />
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The PI hosts the 3rd Annual<br />
Math, Chemistry and Physics<br />
Competition<br />
On March 18th The Petroleum Institute hosted the 3rd Annual<br />
Math, Chemistry and Physics competition for students<br />
of the Glenelg School of Abu Dhabi. The main purpose of the<br />
MSLPI (Math & Science League at the Petroleum Institute) is<br />
to stimulate interest in Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics<br />
and to develop talent through the excitement of solving challenging<br />
problems in a timed format. The degree of difficulty<br />
of the problems ranged from easy to quite difficult. Students<br />
who participate in the MSLPI usually find that most of the<br />
problems are challenging but within their grasp. The problems<br />
on the MSLPI are chosen so that the solutions illustrate<br />
important principles specific for each topic.<br />
GSAD students from Grades 11 & 12 participated in this<br />
tournament. The venue for the girls was Arzanah building,<br />
and for the boys Habshan building. The event started with<br />
three 25-minute sessions for testing individuals in Physics,<br />
Chemistry, and Math followed by a buffet lunch offered by<br />
The PI launches students’ Photography competition<br />
The College of Arts and Sciences launched during the first<br />
quarter of <strong>2010</strong> the 1st photography competition themed<br />
‘Life in the UAE’, for three categories: people, culture and<br />
heritage, and wildlife.<br />
The great success of the event was manifested by over one<br />
hundred entries, of a very professional standard, which made<br />
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the Petroleum Institute. The climax of the event was the team<br />
competition. The students split into six competing teams with<br />
a sponsor assigned to each team. A representative from each<br />
team had to run to the team’s sponsor, get a card with a question<br />
on it, run back to the team, discuss the question, and run<br />
back to the sponsor with the answer. If the answer was correct,<br />
the team received the allocated mark; if the answer was incorrect,<br />
the team was given the chance for a second trial for which<br />
the team received half the allocated marks for a correct answer.<br />
The six teams had the same pack of questions and the scores<br />
were continually updated on a white board.<br />
judging the competition very challenging.<br />
The contribution of WISE Program students was significant,<br />
as three female students 3 won prizes in the three categories<br />
of the competition:<br />
1st prize in the ‘Wildlife’ category:<br />
Mariam Al Hammadi, for her photograph of a wild flower.<br />
2nd prize in the ‘People’ category:<br />
Najoud Bani Hammad, for her portrait of her little cousin.<br />
Runner-up in the ‘Culture & Heritage’ category:<br />
Salama Al Marzouqi, for her photograph of a traditional<br />
door.<br />
Runner-up in the ‘Wildlife’ category:<br />
Mariam Al Hammadi, for her photograph of a camel gazing<br />
at the sky.<br />
Eighteen winning entries were displayed in the Arzanah<br />
lobby.<br />
The prizes award ceremony was organized on March 2nd in<br />
the presence of Dr Dennis Siginer, Assistant Provost, in his<br />
capacity as member of the Planning and Judging Committees.
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The PI Hosts a Distinguished Scholar<br />
Lecture: on Evolution of UAE Coastal<br />
Sabkha<br />
The WISE Program organized on<br />
March <strong>2010</strong> in cooperation with the Petroleum<br />
Geosciences Department a scientific<br />
lecture titled “Recent Advances<br />
in Understanding the Evolution of UAE<br />
Coastal Sabkha’ by Dr. Warren Wood,<br />
Visiting Professor and Visiting Lecturer,<br />
Michigan State University and the University<br />
of Oxford, and Scientist Emeritus<br />
in U. S. Geological Survey.<br />
Dr Wood said that his research into<br />
the UAE’s coastal sabkha is divided into<br />
four new studies which provide insight<br />
into the chemical and physical evolution<br />
The Petroleum Institute hosted on March <strong>2010</strong> the second<br />
Math & Sciences tournament in which 29 female and<br />
23 male students from Glenelg School in Abu Dhabi contested<br />
for prizes<br />
The tournament involved 75 minutes of individualbased<br />
events and 75 minutes of team-based events. The<br />
questions of the tournament focused on physics, chemistry<br />
and math.<br />
Dr. Nadia Al Hasani, Director of the WISE Program attended<br />
the prize-giving ceremony and handed over the<br />
prizes to the wining teams as per the following:<br />
1st rank Prize: Erum Mansoor (Grade 12) with 39 points<br />
2nd rank Prize: Rim Malas (Grade 11B) with 23 points:<br />
The winning Team: Farah Elderbi (G11A), Rim Malas<br />
(G11B), Zoha Aoraiath (G11A) Fakhera Al Neami (G11A)<br />
with 39.5 points.<br />
The event would not have been such a great success without<br />
the following Petroleum Institute faculty members, representing<br />
the AUP program and Arts & Sciences<br />
department, whose contributions ranged from planning<br />
the event and helping with the logistics, to the creative task<br />
of the coastal sabkha of the Emirate of<br />
Abu Dhabi, UAE. He pointed out that<br />
the joint work with Dr. Orfan<br />
Shouakary of the University of Waterloo<br />
and Dr. Tom Kraemer of the US Geological<br />
Survey on bromine isotopes have<br />
provided the “smoking gun” that provides<br />
unique primary evidence for the<br />
ascending brine model for solutes in the<br />
UAE coastal sabkha. These approaches<br />
will become the “gold standard” for differentiating<br />
sea water from deep-basin<br />
brines in these environments. In addition<br />
we have utilized in our work with<br />
Dr. Remke van Dam and others of<br />
Michigan State University, the geophysical<br />
resistivity methods to identify primary<br />
evidence of density-driven free<br />
convection postulated by the ascending<br />
brine model he said.<br />
The PI Organizes Mathematics & Science<br />
League Tournament <strong>2010</strong><br />
of writing questions for the tournament: Curtis Bradley;<br />
Issam Kobrsi; David Allison; Mariam Al Hanai; Abdellatif<br />
Bouchalkha; Xun Wang; Jaap Geluk; Sean Stewart; Jeff<br />
Seela; Behrouz Emamizadeh, Mirella Elkadi, Andriy Didenko,<br />
Gary Miller, Hedi Guefrachi and Khaled Dib. A<br />
number of students have also contributed to the great success<br />
of this event in partuclar Nabila Al Kindy and Wily<br />
Decson Barndet who won the silver prize.<br />
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Social Activities<br />
ADNOC Desert Safari<br />
unforgettable stunning experience<br />
The UAE enjoys magnificent views full of fascinating and attractive scenes suitable to<br />
host family recreational activities to ADNOC employees and their families. This magnificent<br />
environment gives a feeling of pleasure and tension- free atmosphere, thanks to<br />
the great number of the recreational facilities suitable for all family members to enjoy<br />
their leisure time especially during winter.<br />
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In order to avail the opportunity to<br />
ADNOC employees to enjoy unforgettable<br />
moments in the attractive sandy<br />
dunes of Abu Dhabi the Recreational<br />
Activities Committee of the Public<br />
Services Division organized desert Safari<br />
to Al Khatam area to the families and<br />
adventurous persons as well.<br />
Four luxurious mini buses stuffed<br />
with water, soft drinks and foods left<br />
ADNOC head office in the early morning<br />
hours accompanied by wellequipped<br />
ambulance from the Medical<br />
Services Division. Passing through the<br />
vast green areas dotted with fascinating<br />
scenes the mini buses reached Al<br />
Khatam area. From there the employees<br />
and their families were picked up in luxury<br />
4WD vehicles manned by professional<br />
drivers to enjoy breath taking and
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awesome views for 30 minutes intercepted<br />
by breaks for photograph taking.<br />
The safari lovers also had unforgettable<br />
times of skiing from the highest dunes<br />
on ski boards a very popular part of the<br />
desert safari<br />
The off-road Arabian adventure also<br />
included interesting events and activities<br />
organized by the events coordinators<br />
to the young Safari lovers. The<br />
employees and their families also en-<br />
joyed an Arabian BBQ buffet and<br />
dessert with traditional cups of coffee<br />
and dates and Hinna decorations for the<br />
ladies and young women.<br />
It was a more personal way to experi-<br />
ence the desert environment; you get a<br />
glimpse of the desert vegetation the<br />
strange insects on the sands and a<br />
thrilling experience to enjoy the sunset<br />
under the clear desert sky.<br />
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