March 6, 2014

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Report of Technical Solutions Training Program[HSE Management Course]
Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation（JOGMEC, President: Mr. Hirobumi
KAWANO）conducted the Technical Solutions Training Program [HSE ManagementCourse] from January 20 to February 7, 2014. Eleven (11) engineers from four countries(the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Libya, and Turkmenistan) participated, and the course
was successfully completed.
As a government agency of one of the largest energy consuming countries in the world, JOGMEC
is strengthening its relationships with oil and gas producing countries by contributing to their humanresources development. JOGMEC invites oil and gas engineers from ministries, national oilcompanies, and their group companies to provide the E&P related training courses under theOverseas Training Program. Since the JOGMEC’s training program began in 1989, almost 2,900
participants from 46 countries have completed the courses.
The HSE1 Management Course was conducted as the first course under the “Technical Solutions
Training Program.” This program is a brand-new addition to JOGMEC’s training scheme and also acomponent of JOGMEC’s initiative, the “Technical Solutions Project2.” Through this new training
program, JOGMEC aims to help all the participants to find “technical solutions” with customized
Japanese technologies for the challenges they face in E&P projects.
In the HSE Management Course, participants gain greater insights into HSE management system,
as well as technologies for improved productivity and environmental protection, such as
produced-water treatment, oily-soil remediation, waste management, and NORM3 management.
The participants also had opportunities to visit various leading Japanese companies with innovativetechnologies, and to discuss potential application of these technologies to solve challenges in oiland gas fields.

1HSE: Health, Safety, and Environment.
“Technical Solutions Project”: a new initiative, launched in 2013 by JOGMEC, in which JOGMEC
conducts technology development collaboratively with a wide range of Japanese industries to customize
advanced technologies and offer “technical solutions” for the challenges in oil and gas E&P projects.
3 NORM: Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials.
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Thanks to eleven professional engineers4 who have respective experiences and expertise in thearea of oil and gas HSE management systems, lively discussions were held throughout the course.
The HSE Management Course received positive feedbacks from the participants. JOGMEC isplanning the next Technical Solutions Training Program in autumn 2014.

■ Course Abstract
1) NameJOGMEC Technical Solutions Training Program [HSE Management Course]2) Duration
January 20, 2014 – February 7, 2014 (3 weeks)
3) Participants
Engineers and HSE managers from government and national companies of oil and gas producingcountries
・UAE (3 participants): ADMA-OPCO、ZADCO、NDC (National Drilling Company)
・Qatar (2 participants): Qatar Petroleum
・Libya (3 participants): NOC、JOT (Jowfe Oil Technology), North African Exploration Company(NAGECO)
・Turkmenistan (3 participants): Turkmengas
4) Lecturers

Japan Oil Engineering Co., Ltd., JOGMEC■ Picture of Closing Ceremony [HSE Management Course] (February 6, 2014)4

For eleven participants’ affiliation, see “Course Abstract.”2