November 7, 2014

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Report of Technical Solutions Training Program[Zero Emission Course]
Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation（JOGMEC/President: Mr. Hirobumi
KAWANO）conducted the Technical Solutions Training Program [Zero Emission Course]from September 8 to October 3, 2014. Eight (8) engineers from three countries (the UnitedArab Emirates, Qatar, and Mexico) participated, and the course was successfullycompleted.
As a government agency of one of the largest energy consuming countries in the world,JOGMEC places great value on strengthening the relationships with oil and gas producing countries
by contributing to their human resources development. JOGMEC invites oil and gas engineers fromministries, national oil companies, and their group companies to provide the E&P related training
courses under the Overseas Training Program. Since the JOGMEC’s training program started in1989, more than 3,200 participants from 47 countries have completed the courses.
The Zero Emission1 Course was conducted as the second course under the “Technical Solutions
Training Program.” This program is a new addition to JOGMEC’s training scheme and also acomponent of JOGMEC’s initiative, the “Technical Solutions Project.2” In this new training program,
JOGMEC aims to help all the participants to find “technical solutions” for technical challenges they
face in oil and gas E&P fields, through active discussions and workshops on Japanese andinternational best practices with advanced technologies.
In the Zero Emission Course, participants gained greater insights into “Zero Emission” concept,
as well as technologies for improved productivity and environmental protection, such as
produced-water treatment, zero waste management, re-use of oily sludge for making Eco-cement,and NORM3 management. The participants also had opportunities to visit various leading Japanesecompanies with innovative technologies, and to discuss potential application of these technologies
Zero Emission: the concept of “Zero Emission” in this Course is not limited to reduction and/or zero
emission of flare gas and CO2, but is extended to re-use of “waste” in order to enhance the productivityof oil and gas(CO2-EOR) also to make other products such as Eco-cement and iodine that have values
in the different industries. Through application of these approaches, the oil and gas E&P project is able
to achieve the real “Zero Emission.”
2 “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 the participants, eight professional engineers4 who have respective experiences andexpertise in the area of oil and gas production and operation management, lively discussions were
held throughout the course.
The Zero Emission Course received positive feedbacks from the participants. JOGMEC isplanning the next Technical Solutions Training Program in autumn 2015.
■ Course Abstract
1) NameJOGMEC Technical Solutions Training Program [Zero Emission Course – Oil and Gas Production
Technology toward Zero Emission]2) Duration
September 8, 2014 – October 3, 2014 (4 weeks)
3) Participants
Production, Operation, Process engineers, and HSE managers from government and national
companies of oil and gas producing countries
・UAE (3 participants): ADNOC, ADCO
・Qatar (4 participants): Qatar Petroleum
・Mexico (1 participant): IMP(Institute Mexicano del Petroleo)
4) Lecturers
Japan Oil Engineering Co., Ltd., JOGMEC with support of professional lecturers from more thanfifteen (15) Japanese leading companies, public interest incorporated foundation and university.
■ Picture at Taiheiyo Cement Corporation [Zero Emission Course] (September 24, 2014)4

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