Doha: The 35th Meeting of the GCC National Oil Companies Production and Maintenance Team opened here yesterday.
Qatar Petroleum (QP) is hosting the three-day event that concludes tomorrow.
Senior representatives from the GCC’s national oil companies — QP, Saudi Aramco, Kuwait Oil Company, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, Bahrain Petroleum Company, and Petroleum Development Oman — are attending the conference.
QP Director of Operations Said Mubarak Al Mohannadi delivered the keynote speech during the opening of the meeting today.
The GCC Production and Maintenance Committee was established in 1997 to meet twice a year to discuss and benchmark various best practices in the field of production and maintenance.
The theme of this meeting is “Equipment Obsolescence Management.”
During the meeting, speakers will be presenting various systems and practices to address obsolescence issues and reduce obsolescence in the equipment life cycle.
Yesterday’s sessions featured technical presentations from Qatar Petroleum, Kuwait Oil Company, Saudi Aramco and Abu Dhabi National Oil Company.
The event will continue today with presentations from Bahrain Petroleum Company, Petroleum Development Oman and QP as well as from Qatargas, and Texas A&M University at Qatar.
The meeting will also feature a panel discussion and workshop, which will give the attendees the opportunity to interact with each other and to share their knowledge and experiences.
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