ANNUAL REPORT - The Petroleum Institute

A year of transformation, growth and success
IV. Future Plans/Initiatives
In the execution of the projects, we face some
critical issues which are leading to significant
delays in the research:
o Insufficient and/or inadequate laboratory
space
o Procurement is often a time-consuming
process
o Recruiting of scientific and technical staff
is often a lengthy process
o A number of projects require the handling
of H2S, which, in accordance with PI policy,
is not permitted
Because of the issues above, it was decided not
to hold the Fall 2012 round for new projects.
It is expected that in Q3 / Q4 of 2013 the PI
Research Centre (PIRC) will become available.
In close consultation with the PI Vice-President,
R&D, initiatives will be developed to allocate
laboratory space in the PIRC for approved
GRC projects.
Regarding research projects with H2S
involvement, the PI has decided not to allow
these kinds of projects on campus. In order to
proceed, it has been decided to find locations
for this research elsewhere, preferably in the
UAE. As soon as adequate PI facilities for H2S
research become available, these projects will
be moved back to the PI.
A major objective of the GRC projects is to
serve the scientific and technological needs of
GASCO. Therefore, early in 2013 a workshop
including all the partners will be organized to
discuss the best ways to:
o Enhance the research visibility of the PI.
o Harvest suggestions for new research
projects.
o Disseminate the PI’s research among a
wider circle of (potential) users.
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