J a p a n C o o p e ra t i o n C e n t e r, P e t r o l e u m

NEWS
No.

120

2015 January

Connected by technology, person-to-person■ Executive Visits to the Middle East by Mr. Tsuyoshi Nakai, CEO■ [Topics] Introducing Scenes from FY2014 Regular Courses■ Strategic Management for Petroleum Industry —Management Training—■ -RLQW3URMHFWRQWKH&RQVWUXFWLRQRID5HÀQHU\0DLQWHQDQFH6\VWHP³6LJQLQJ&HUHPRQ\³■ Corporate Cooperation in Oil-producing Countries■ Participation in the 21st World Petroleum Congress in Moscow

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Table of Contents
Message from the Outgoing Executive Director <Mr. Masataka Sase> ............................................................................ 3
Executive Visits to the Middle East by Mr. Tsuyoshi Nakai, CEO ....................................................................................... 4

TopicsFiscal 2014 Regular Courses............................................................................................................................................. 11<New> Strategic Management for Petroleum Industry —Management Training— ...................................................... 13

Personnel Exchange Programs
Practical Training for Instrument and Control Engineers................................................................................................. 18
Regular Course on Finance and Accounting Management (IT-2-14) ................................................................................ 21
CPJ on TPM Activities for Reﬁnery Maintenance Management for Iraq .......................................................................... 23
CPJ on Petroleum Marketing and Distribution for Petrolimex ........................................................................................ 25
ADNOC Marine Environment Workshop in UAE ............................................................................................................... 26
CPO Seminar on Japanese-style HRM/HRD for Saudi Aramco (CPO-23-14) ..................................................................... 30
JCCP Regular Courses Completed .................................................................................................................................... 32
FY2015 JCCP Course Schedule ......................................................................................................................................... 35

Technical Cooperation
Signing Ceremony for the Joint Project on the Construction of a Reﬁnery Maintenance System in Saudi Arabia ......... 36
Project Finding Program for “Feasibility Study for Applying Guided Wave Inspection to Oil & Gas Pipelines(Indonesia)” ................................................................................................................................................................ 38
Project Finding Program for Management of Environmental Safety, Operations and Quality in the Oil Reﬁning
Sector in Myanmar ...................................................................................................................................................... 40
Researcher Invitation Program ........................................................................................................................................ 42
KISR Receives JPI Award for Invaluable International Cooperation ................................................................................ 44

Corporate Cooperation
Our Technical Cooperation in Oil-Producing Countries and Expectations of JCCP .......................................................... 45

Announcements
Participation in the 21st World Petroleum Congress in Moscow .................................................................................... 48
The 33rd JCCP International Symposium ......................................................................................................................... 50
Please Help Us Update Our Roster / Please Send Us Message as Alumni /Registration Form for JCCP Course Graduates ........................................................................................................... 51
Update or Change of Address / Cancellation of Subscription .......................................................................................... 52
Personnel Changes ........................................................................................................................................................... 53
Editorial Postscript ........................................................................................................................................................... 53

On Retiring from the Post of
CEO & Executive Director

Mr. Masataka Sase
Special Advisor,
Japan Cooperation Center, Petroleum

On the occasion of my retirement from the post of CEO & Executive Director of Japan Cooperation Center,
Petroleum (JCCP) as of June 30, I would like to thank everyone inside and outside Japan who has given me theirgenerous support and guidance during my tenure at JCCP.
During my six years as CEO & Executive Director, JCCP celebrated its 30th anniversary, and took a firm firststep toward the horizon of a new era. This is certainly a tribute to the support of all governments and national oil
companies in countries concerned in the Middle East region and around the world, and all members of Japaneseoil distributors and engineering companies.
JCCP activities are centered on training courses and technical cooperation projects, but there has always been anunderlying awareness of the importance of promptly sensing the changes of the times and implementing activities
that respond to new needs. In this sense, JCCP alumni who now play active roles in their respective countries area source of encouragement to us, as well as a source of valuable information. Based on this perspective, and also
incorporating our deep reflections on the past 30 years, we have organized and held alumni meetings in the GCC
countries. What originally began as a plan for a simple get-together of JCCP alumni became a grand affair withmany participants.
The past six years also saw a surging wave of expectation dubbed the “Arab Spring,” although the movement
did not necessarily proceed smoothly, and has left the region facing a large ongoing challenge.
Meanwhile in Japan, we experienced the Great East Japan Earthquake in our office on the 58th floor of theSunshine Building. It was fortunate that our office did not suffer direct damage; however, we faced more difficulties
than expected in getting our training program back on track. In the end, we resumed our regular courses in Osaka,although at the expense of placing a large burden on the Training Department and other JCCP staff. The experience,
however, also provided us with an opportunity to renew our awareness of JCCP training in each country. Shortly
thereafter, we were able to implement the regular courses in Tokyo as a natural course of events.
JCCP activities are constantly exposed to new requests, but it is our mission to absorb them and incorporate
them in our activities. I therefore ask for your continued understanding and support of JCCP, as we endeavor toachieve further growth and development under the strong new leadership of Mr. Keizo Morikawa, President, and
Mr. Tsuyoshi Nakai, CEO.
* Mr. Sase has assumed the post of JCCP Special Advisor.

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Executive Visits to the Middle East
by Mr. Tsuyoshi Nakai, CEO
Thoughts on Visiting Major Countries
in the Middle East
Mr. Tsuyoshi Nakai
CEO, Japan Cooperation Center, Petroleum

Japan Cooperation Center, Petroleum (JCCP) was founded in 1981 with the mission of deepening friendly
relationships between Japan and oil-producing countries as the foundation of stable oil supply to Japan. More than
22,000 participants have attended JCCP’s personnel exchange programs to date, many of whom have since risen
to become senior executives in national oil companies in their own countries. As I pay my highest respects to theefforts of past JCCP officers for their dedication in steadily continuing the activity of building personal networks
through personnel exchanges and technical cooperation, I am also made keenly aware of my heavy responsibility
for new initiatives.
The Great East Japan Earthquake of March 2011 prompted us to reconfirm the importance of petroleum andgas as core sources of energy in Japan, and securing them has become essential to Japan’s stability. At the sametime, the world’s energy situation is poised to undergo a major change owing to the shale gas and oil revolution
and other factors, and the international situation is increasing in severity. For example, in the Middle East region
and many other parts of the world, geopolitical risks concerning energy are increasing. In emerging countries,
enormous effort is spent on securing oil resources to support economic growth. Economic growth in oil-producing
countries is giving rapid rise to an increasing number of refineries, and recent fall in crude oil prices is having amajor impact on international movements in the oil industry.
Under these conditions, JCCP is expected more than ever before to accurately assess diverse changing needs in
oil-producing countries and to provide training and technical cooperation in response to those needs. Recently, I
had the opportunity to make official visits to major Middle East countries for the first time, to exchange frank views
regarding the priority of human resource development and technical development with the leaders of oil companies
in those countries and their needs regarding JCCP, as described in detail in the following article. I found that eachcountry has a strong interest in learning about the experiences of Japanese oil companies, and expects conventional
cooperation concerning refining technologies and cooperation in addressing issues such as those related to theenvironment, energy conservation and high added value. In order to respond to these expectations, it is necessary to
maximize the experience and expertise of a wide range of players, including oil companies, engineering companies
and the public sector in Japan, through mutual collaboration. As I have personally worked for a private company(Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd.) following my experience in the public sector, I wish to leverage my experience tostrengthen such collaborations and promote business expansion that fully brings out Japan’s strengths and is evenmore highly evaluated by oil-producing countries.
I thus ask for your continued support and guidance of JCCP’s future activities, and invite you to provide any
feedback or opinions you may have about our organization.

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Executive Visits to Four Middle East Countries—Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar—
Mr. Tsuyoshi Nakai took the occasion of his
appointment as CEO of JCCP on July 1, 2014 to visit
countries in the Middle East region and meet with andpay his respects to the CEOs of national oil companies
in those countries. He also used the opportunity to do
the following, further described in detail below.
(1) Confirm the reputation of JCCP activities among oilproducing countries and the continuity of personal
networks(2) Review JCCP training programs and technicalcooperation projects with the heads of nationaloil companies in oil-producing countries, toconfirm and establish a consensus regarding theprioritization of future projects(3) Confirm the framework of mutual cooperation
toward the steady implementation of the “Abeproject,” etc.
(4) Collect information relating to petroleum, etc.
* Abe project:
Project for implementing a personnel exchange programfor 500 members from ADNOC, as mentioned in the “Joint
Statement on the Strengthening of the Comprehensive
Partnership between Japan and the United Arab Emirates
towards Stability and Prosperity,” announced during JapanesePrime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit to UAE in May 2013.

I. Kuwait
1. Meeting with Mr. Nizar M. Al-Adsani, CEO of
KPC(1) Date & time:
August 31, 2014; 9:00 – 9:45 (KPC Head Office)(2) Attendees:
Mr. Nizar M. Al-Adsani, Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Mohammad A. Al-Farhoud, Managing Director,
Planning & Finance
Ms. Wafa’a Y. Al-Zaabi, Deputy Managing Director,
Planning(3) Meeting content:
The JCCP delegation explained the purpose of
their visit, and in response, Mr. Al-Adsani expressed his
appreciation of JCCP’s contribution and his approvalof JCCP’s efforts to further enhance the future qualityof its training programs. Additionally, Mr. Al-Adsani

Mr. Nizar M. Al-Adsani, CEO (third from left)

explained that KPC is planning to host an international
environment seminar in February 2015, and requested
JCCP’s cooperation. It was thus decided that Mr. Nakai
would attend the seminar. The two leaders also agreed toverify in writing their intent to engage in comprehensive
cooperation between KPC and JCCP, and to conduct
regular reviews in top-level conferences. Furthermore,
Mr. Al-Adsani noted that as KPC is placing importanceon developing Kuwaiti personnel to undertake new
projects, he wishes to send employees with leadership
potential to JCCP training to acquire efficient work
practices, with the aim of developing personnel ofinternational standards. He also expressed high praiseof JCCP’s initiatives to introduce the latest technologies
and provide hands-on training.
2. Meeting with Dr. Naji M. Al-Mutairi, Director
General of KISR
(1) Date & time:
August 31, 2014; 15:10 – 15:45 (KISR Head Office)(2) Attendees:
Dr. Naji M. Al-Mutairi, Director General
Dr. Nadar M. Al Awadhi, Deputy Director General(3) Meeting content:
Dr. Al-Mutairi expressed his appreciation for
JCCP’s cooperation, and agreed to the proposal toregularly hold top-level conferences for reviewing andpromoting JCCP activities. He also spoke about issues
relating to the oil environment and marine pollution
countermeasures, saying there has been a spate ofadverse impacts on marine organisms in Kuwait, and

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environmental issues are becoming increasingly serious.
As this is not an issue that concerns Kuwait alone, Dr. AlMutairi said he is considering organizing an international
symposium on marine environment issues. In regard to
training in Japan, he noted that participants who travel
to Japan always return with something new, and that theJapanese people provide inspiring role models with theirstrong commitment to work.

(3) Meeting content:
Dr. Al-Madi spoke in regard to crude oil prices, andsaid that as prices are dependent on market mechanisms,
there are no plans to reduce crude oil production.
He also stated that research and development andproject management are what are especially appealing
about Japan. When asked what he thinks of Japan, as
Mr. Al-Twairqi was also asked above, Dr. Al-Madi said,“Japan is special.”

II. Saudi Arabia
1. Meeting with Mr. Ali Hussain Al-Twairqi,'LUHFWRU*HQHUDO2IÀFHRIWKH0LQLVWHU
Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources(1) Date & time:
September 2, 2014; 9:00 – 9:30 (Ministry ofPetroleum and Mineral Resources)(2) Attendees:
Mr. Ali Hussain Al-Twairqi, Director General,
Office of the Minister(3) Meeting content:
Mr. Al-Twairqi has a close relationship with JCCP,
as he has been the counterpart for JCCP activities in
Saudi Aramco’s HRD department, and has participatedin the JCCP International Symposium as a panelist.
Mentioning the continuous growth of the Saudi-Japan
relationship, Mr. Al-Twairqi expressed his appreciation
for JCCP’s expert dispatch program and training in Japan
provided by a team of outstanding instructors, and theircontribution to developing the bilateral relationship.
He also noted with approval that cooperative business
relationships with Japan are also deepening throughthe PetroRabigh venture with Sumitomo Chemical Co.,
Ltd. and the solar power generation project with Showa
Shell Sekiyu K.K.’s Solar Frontier K.K. Furthermore,referring to Japan as an “old friend,” Mr. Al-Twairqi
expressed his high regard and said he is planning to visit
Japan next year.
2. Meeting with Dr. Mohammed S. A. Al-Madi,
OPEC Governor, Ministry of Petroleum andMineral Resources(1) Date & time:
September 2, 2014; 9:30 – 10:15 (Ministry ofPetroleum and Mineral Resources)(2) Attendees:
Dr. Mohammed S. A. Al-Madi, OPEC Governor
Eng. Sammy F. Al-Mehaid, Senior Oil Market
Analyst, OPEC Governor Office6

3. Meeting with Ms. Huda M. Al-Ghoson,
Executive Director, Human Resources,
Saudi Aramco(1) Date & time:
September 3, 2014; 8:00 – 8:35 (Saudi Aramco Head
Office)(2) Attendees:
Ms. Huda M. Al-Ghoson, Executive Director,
Human Resources(3) Meeting content:
Ms. Al-Ghoson previously was in charge of humanresource development, and is an understanding supporterof JCCP activities. She emphasized the importance ofthe leaders of both organizations becoming involved inregular reviews of JCCP activities and project promotion.
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Executive Director, Corporate Affairs,
Saudi Aramco(1) Date & time:
September 3, 2014; 9:30 – 10:15 (Saudi Aramco
Head Office)(2) Attendees:
Mr. Nasser A. Al-Nafisee, Executive Director,
Corporate Affairs(3) Meeting content:
Mr. Al-Nafisee greeted Mr. Nakai with words ofappreciation for JCCP’s cooperation through its activities.
He said he holds Japan in high regard, particularly for
maintaining high quality in diverse areas and for its
advanced society. He also said Saudi Aramco is graduallyshifting toward not only Japan, but Asia as a whole. Withan emphasis on human resource development in Japan,
the company has sent its employees to receive training
in Japan from almost 17 years ago, in recognition of
JCCP training’s catalytic function in developing humanresources. After the meeting, the JCCP delegation toured
the OSPAS (Oil Supply Planning and Scheduling) facility
under the arrangement of Mr. Al-Nafisee.

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5. Tour of Saudi Aramco’s OSPAS (Oil Supply
Planning and Scheduling)(1) Date & time:
September 3, 2014; 10:45 – 11:25 (Saudi Aramco
Head Office)(2) Saudi Aramco attendant:
Mr. Mohammed O. Al-Subaii, General Supervisor,
Terminal Division, OSPAS
Another officer(3) Overview of OSPAS:OSPAS is Saudi Aramco’s command center thatmonitors the status of all operations, from the productionof crude oil and gas and oil products to the operation ofpipelines, the load status of the shipping terminal, tankinventory, the amount of electric power generated by Saudi
Aramco, and the external supply of that electric power.
The JCCP delegation toured the central control
room of this facility, where a number of 220-inch digital
screens covered one entire wall of the room, with anoperator monitoring each area. When the delegation
asked what would happen to crude oil shipment if theStrait of Hormuz were to be closed, OSPAS staff repliedthat proper response would be taken automatically.

III. UAE
1. Meeting with Mr. Mohammed S. K. Al Qubaisi,
Director, Human Resources, ADNOC(1) Date & time:
September 4, 2014; 9:00 – 9:45 (4th floor conference
room of the Human Resources Directorate at
ADNOC)(2) Attendees:
Mr. Mohammed S. K. Al Qubaisi (Director, Human
Resources)
Mr. Mohamed Sanad Al Qubaisi (Deputy Director,
Human Resources)
Mr. Jumaa Rashed Al Ali (Manager, Training &Development Division HR)(3) Meeting content:
On the occasion of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo
Abe’s visit to UAE last year, a number of joint statements
were issued, including an agreement regarding special
cooperation in human resource development. As part ofthis agreement, JCCP visited ADNOC this past May andJune to make a proposal for ADNOC’s participation in
JCCP training programs, and in this meeting received
word that ADNOC will make an effort to contributeto the smooth implementation of the programs. When

asked about the differences between HRD training inWestern countries and Japan, and about the advantages oftraining in Japan, the ADNOC members said that unlike
Western training based on case studies, Japanese training
is interesting, as it provides best practices in reference
to situations that differ from those in Western countries.
2. Meeting with Mr. Abdulla Nasser Al Suwaidi,
Director General, ADNOC(1) Date & time:
September 4, 2014; 10:00 – 10:40 (conference roomof the Director General at ADNOC)(2) Attendees:
Mr. Abdulla Nasser Al Suwaidi (Director General)
Mr. Ali Khalifa Al Shamsi (Director, Strategy &Coordination)
Dr. Saif Sultan Al Nasseri (Director, Gas Processing)
Mr. Mohammed S. K. Al Qubaisi (Director, Human
Resources)(3) Meeting content:
Under the joint statement issued during Prime
Minister Abe’s visit to UAE last year proposing to accept
500 students from the UAE over the next five years to
study in Japan, JCCP agreed to receive 50 participantsfrom ADNOC every year over the five-year period. The
JCCP delegation requested ADNOC’s cooperation in
the smooth implementation of this plan, and received apositive reply from Mr. Al Suwaidi, saying he will dohis best, as education and human resource development
is a symbol of UAE’s relationship with Japan. However,
although UAE is strongly interested in Japan, the interest
level is slightly weaker compared to that of Westerncountries, due to the language problem and others. Yet
in terms of governmental relationships, UAE enjoys
a close relationship with Japan, as demonstrated byvisits made by Prime Minister Abe and METI Minister

Meeting with Mr. Abdulla Nasser Al Suwaidi,
Director General, ADNOC (fourth from right)

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Toshimitsu Motegi. Mr. Al Suwaidi noted that humanresource development is an issue requiring urgent
attention, particularly given the capacity increase of the
Ruwais Refinery (+400,000 b/d; additional constructionof an RFCC).
The JCCP delegation discussed JCCP training
programs, mentioning that large numbers of participantsfrom the ADNOC Group and closely related institutions
such as the Petroleum Institute (PI) and the Higher
Colleges of Technology (HCT) have participated in
the programs to date. A management-level course will
be launched in October, and in the area of technicalcooperation, the TAKREER Research Center (TRC)
project has been implemented, and a kick-off meetinghas been held on a marine environment study tocommence in response to a request from ADNOC. In
response, Mr. Al Suwaidi said that marine environment
issues are extremely important. As many oil development
companies are addressing such issues, he hopes they
will use Abu Dhabi Oil Co., Ltd.’s mangrove plantation
project on Mubarras Island as a reference.
3. Meeting with Mr. Ahmed O. Abdulla, COO,
and Mr. Ismail M. Al-Mulla, Senior Vice
President, TAKREER(1) Date & time:
September 4, 2014; 12:00 – 12:30 (conference roomof the COO on the 25th floor of the TAKREER Head
Office)(2) Attendees:
Mr. Ahmed O. Abdulla (Chief Operating Officer)
Mr. Ismail M. Al-Mulla (SVP: Senior Vice President(Administration))(3) Meeting content:
Mr. Abdulla explained that TAKREER will havehigh needs hereafter in such areas as alkylation (highoctane gasoline base synthesizing plant), RFCC (residue
fluid catalytic cracking unit), lube oil base material
production, and cokes production. In the environmentarea, TAKREER is planning further initiatives for
wastewater treatment, hazardous waste treatment, solar
power generation and zero flaring.

Meeting with Dr. Maitha Salem Al Shamsi,
UAE Minister of State(2) Attendees:
Dr. Maitha Salem Al Shamsi (UAE Minister of State)(3) Meeting content:
At the beginning of the meeting, Dr. Al Shamsi
thanked JCCP for inviting her to Japan in 2008 in relation
to a technical cooperation project. She then said she feels
she is like a sister to JCCP activities, and expressed her
intention to provide further cooperation.
The JCCP delegation asked Dr. Al Shamsi for her
views on the possibility of cooperation between JCCP
and ADNOC, including universities in which she has aninterest, and of overseas study in Japan, as measures forfurther enhancing JCCP training programs. Dr. Al Shamsi
said she strongly recommends collaboration between
JCCP and universities such as Khalifa University of
Science, Technology and Research, Petroleum Institute,
UAE University, Abu Dhabi University and Zayed
University. She especially recommends collaboration
with Khalifa University, as its College of Engineering
provides an exhaustive program, and said it would be
best if students could include JCCP training in theirresume or acquire college credits by participating in
a JCCP training program. Dr. Al Shamsi stressed that
JCCP collaboration with universities would be effective,
and reiterated her view that it would be ideal if Khalifa
University would offer credits for JCCP training. Dr.
Al Shamsi also explained that she has strong interest in
women’s development.

IV. Qatar
4. Meeting with Dr. Maitha Salem Al Shamsi,
UAE Minister of State(1) Date & time:
September 4, 2014; 14:00 – 14:30 (Minister
Maitha’s office in Al Ain (shared office with the
Marriage Fund))8

1. Meeting with Mr. Saad Shrida Al-Kaabi,Managing Director, Qatar Petroleum (QP)
(1) Date & time:
October 27, 2014; 11:00 – 11:30 (office of theManaging Director in the QP Head Office)

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In regard to the environment, Mr. Al-Kaabi
expressed keen interest in JCCP’s environment-related
cooperation schemes in UAE and Kuwait, and instructed
his subordinates to examine how QP should approach
the issue.

Mr. Saad Shrida Al-Kaabi, Managing Director, QP(2) Attendees:
Mr. Saad Shrida Al-Kaabi, Managing Director
Mr. Abdulaziz Mohammed Al-Mannai, Director
Administration
Mr. Abdulla Ahmed Al-Tamimi, Corporate Training
Manager(3) Meeting content:
As Mr. Al-Kaabi had just assumed the position ofManaging Director this past September (Dr. Mohamedbin Saleh Al Sada, his predecessor, has assumed thefull-time duties of the Minister of Energy and Industry),
the JCCP delegation gave an introduction of the JCCP
organization. After hearing that Qatar is among the top
three Middle East countries that have sent the largest
numbers of participants to JCCP training, and receivinga rundown of JCCP’s past records and present and futureplans for human resource development and technicalcooperation for QP, Mr. Al-Kaabi thanked JCCP for its
extensive cooperation.
During the meeting, the two leaders agreed tocontinue holding top-level meetings for a comprehensive
evaluation and prioritization of JCCP activities, and to
consider and implement individual JCCP projects byassigning a JCCP counterpart representing QP as a wholeand holding consultations with relevant JCCP officers.
Mr. Al-Kaabi, who has cultivated a strong interestin Japan through judo and aikido, is of the opinion
that Japan’s strengths lie in the automobile and oil
downstream sectors.
The course that JCCP recently implemented,
intended specifically for female employees from theMiddle East, and the new course to be offered to
management candidates seemed to capture Mr. AlKaabi’s particular interest.

2. Meeting with Mr. Saad A. Al Kuwari, CEO,
Qatar International Petroleum Marketing
Company(1) Date & time:
October 27, 2014; 12:30 – 13:00 (executive
reception room in the TASWEEQ Head Office)(2) Attendees:
Mr. Saad A. Al Kuwari, Chief Executive Officer(CEO)
Mr. Abdulla Al-Abdulmalek, Executive DirectorAdministration (participated in the FY2013 JCCP
International Symposium)
Mr. Abdulaziz Al-Meer, Planning and Performance
Director (participated in the FY2014 JCCP
International Symposium)(3) Meeting content:
Mr. Al Kuwari is a JCCP alumni (participated in
two regular courses) who signed an MOU for a technicalcooperation project between TASWEEQ and JCCP in
the past, and is deeply familiar with JCCP’s organization
and activities. He thanked JCCP for its cooperation inhuman resource development and technical cooperation,and expressed strong approval of JCCP’s future activity
plans.
The two leaders also agreed to engage in acomprehensive evaluation and prioritization of JCCP
activities at the top level on an ongoing basis.
Lastly, Mr. Al Kuwari strongly endorsed theMr. Saad A. Al Kuwari, CEO (center), and
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young personnel exchange program and the Middle
East women’s course that are slated to be implemented
this fiscal year, also expressing his strong expectations
for seeing them implemented on a greater scope in the
future.
7RXURIWKH/DIIDQ5HÀQHU\On October 27, 2014, the JCCP delegation toured

the Laffan Refinery, a joint venture undertaken by aconsortium that includes Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
and Cosmo Oil Co., Ltd. By observing conditions in
the refinery, the JCCP delegation gained first-handunderstanding of the urgent need to develop Qatariemployees under the country’s Qatarization initiative.
I wish to extend my deep appreciation for the local
Japanese staff’s hard work.
<by Akio Yamanaka, Planning & Public Relationship Group,
Administration Dept.>

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Topics

Fiscal 2014 Regular Courses
Introducing selected courses
with photos of scenes from previous offerings[Nov. 4] TR-14, 15, 16 (Nov. 4 – 21)Three-course joint opening ceremony(with total attendance of 42 participants)[Sept. 12] TR-8, 9, 10
Presentation of completion certiﬁcates in the three-course
joint closing ceremony(with total attendance of 47 participants)[April 22] TR-1 “Future Technologies in the Oil Industry”(April 7 – 24)
Practical training in the CAI Room at JCCP Headquarters[June 4] TR-5 “Latest Field Instrumentation Devices andControl” (May 27 – June 13)
Hands-on training in process control using the simulators at
JCCP Headquarters[Oct. 21 TR-12 “Practical Training for Young Instrumentation
and Control Engineers” (Sept. 30 – Oct. 31)
Long-term course on instrumentation designed for young
engineers (training utilizing simulators at JCCP Headquarters)[Oct. 3] TR-11 “Maintenance Management and Reliability
Improvement of Rotary Equipment” (Sept. 30 – Oct. 17)
Offsite training at Woods Corporation

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s 4OPICS s 11[June 6] CPJ-21 “Seminar on Human Resource Development
for KPC” (June 2 – 13)
Offsite training at Idemitsu Kosan’s Tokuyama Reﬁnery[Sept. 12] CPJ-42 “Seminar on the Effective Utilization ofReﬁnery Surplus Gas for Power Generation for Pertamina(Indonesia)” (Sept. 8 – 12)
Discussion with Mr. Tsuyoshi Nakai, CEO of JCCP

[Oct. 24] CPJ-24 “Women’s Seminar on CSR” (Oct. 21 – 31)
Visit to the head ofﬁce of JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation[Oct. 9] TR-13 “Strategic Management for Senior Managers”(Oct. 7 – 17)
Visit to the Kitakyushu Next-generation Energy Park as part of
the new training course for management-level employees[May 17] TR-3 “Petroleum Marketing” (May 13 – 30)
Exposure to Japanese history and culture in Hiroshima[Sept. 6] TR-8 “Environmental Management for Sustainability”(Aug. 26 – Sept. 12)
Exposure to Japanese history and culture in Hiroshima

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Commencement of a New Training Program for Management

Strategic Management for Petroleum Industry—Management Training—
JCCP has established a new program for managementin oil-producing countries titled “Strategic Managementin the Oil Industry,” as part of its effort to build personalconnections with management executives in oil-producing
countries through its training program. The program was
implemented for the first time over the 11-day period
from October 7 to 17, 2014, with the participation of
13 management officers, including directors, from oilproducing countries. The selected members were exposed
to Japan’s energy and environmental policies and thebusiness strategies of private companies. In the final
stage, they also had the opportunity to meet with Mr.
Takayuki Sumita, Director-General of Natural Resources
and Fuel in the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy,
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), todiscuss cooperation with Japan.

1. Background to the Establishment of the
New Course
For more than 30 years since its founding, JCCP
has offered training programs that aim to transfer
Japan’s advanced technologies and knowledge in the oil
downstream sector to oil-producing countries in responseto their needs. In recent years, the diversificationof needs for human resource development in oilproducing countries has prompted JCCP to embark on
a renewal of its training programs. Particularly given
the ongoing expansion of operations in oil-producing
countries, including increases in crude oil production,
establishment of new refineries, and extension of thepetrochemical business, the development of competentmanagement staff has become an important issue to the
top management in oil-producing countries.
JCCP has also received many comments from oilproducing countries voicing their needs for training
management, and thus began making preparations for a
new program two years ago, as a first attempt of its kind.
Oil-producing countries have heretofore sent
management personnel in the oil industry to Europe andthe United States to attend executive courses offered by

Dialogue with Mr. Tsuyoshi Nakai, Executive Director of JCCP

famous universities and research institutes, in addition
to programs offered by international oil companies.
However, in recent years they have increasingly
approached JCCP with requests for a program thathighlights Japanese management characteristics. JCCP
thus confirmed their needs in detail, and organized
and implemented a new program for management thatfeatures the accumulation of manufacturing industries inJapan and Japan’s advanced environmental technologies.

2. Basic Concept of the Program
In designing the management candidate program,consideration was given to providing training that is
on par with programs in Europe and the United States,
highlights Japanese characteristics, and is beneficial tooil-producing countries.
Through JCCP’s conventional training courses,
oil-producing countries have made known their highrecognition of the fact that Japan has accumulated abroad range of industries related to the oil industry
and possesses advanced environmental technologies
as an energy-consuming country. Moreover, as
economic growth centered on oil development in oilproducing countries has given rise to important policy
issues regarding the development of basic industries,
domestic environmental countermeasures and energy

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conservation, the management program was designedwith particular focus on the accumulation of relatedindustries and advanced environmental technologies.
More specifically, a program was designed thatincorporates the following three priority areas.
1. Policy: Energy and environmental policies andadvanced initiatives of national and regional
governments
2. Strategies of oil companies: Oil industry policies andenergy and environmental strategies of oil companies
3. Technology and the environment: Technologies
and strategies of manufacturing and engineering
companies
In terms of methodology, the program placed
importance on providing opportunities for direct
discussion with corporate management and expert
engineers in the field. Although this placed a constraint
on time, it was a necessary part of the program to allow
the participants to gain first-hand knowledge of Japanesemanagement practices in manufacturing industries incontrast with the case method employed in the Westerncountries. It was thought that primary focus should beplaced on offering training with practical meaning, as theparticipants are members who have acquired an MBA
in Europe or the United States or are already engagedin actual management activities.
The program thus incorporated visits to companies
and operation fields to mutually discuss future plansand present issues. As many people at these destinations
who offered their generous cooperation were actively
involved in establishing relationships and cultivating
business opportunities with oil-producing countries,
they were also instrumental in helping the participantsbuild personal connections.

3. Participants

4. Program Overview
Based on the above basic concept, the program
covered the following areas and was implemented withthe cooperation of related organizations and lecturers.
(1) Site visits
1) Energy policy
Agency for Natural Resources & and Energy,
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI):
Discussion with Mr. Takayuki Sumita, DirectorGeneral of Natural Resources and FuelInterview with Mr. Takayuki Sumita, Director-General of
Natural Resources and FuelA new approach was also taken in the nominationof participants. To the greatest extent possible in regard
to certain oil-producing countries, JCCP corresponded
directly with the top management of national oil
companies in each country in requesting them tonominate participants. This approach was taken with theintention of promoting consideration of JCCP training
programs by the top management in oil-producing
countries and deepening ties with the management. In
terms of capacity, the program was initially set at eightparticipants to mainly offer interactive, small-group
lectures. However, many applications streamed in from14 s 4OPICS soil-producing countries, indicating their strong needfor management candidate training, so the capacity was
expanded to allow as many participants as possible toattend. Through a screening process, 13 participantsfrom eight oil-producing countries were ultimately
selected. (Participating countries: UAE, Kuwait, Oman,
Kazakhstan, Indonesia, Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia)
The program received the participation of high-level
management officers from oil-producing countries,
including six directors (and a vice president) from theoil ministry and national oil companies in oil-producing
countries.

2) Advanced initiatives of local public bodies andprivate-public partnerships– Kitakyushu City: Advanced environmental andenergy initiatives; hydrogen, wind and solar
power generation– Smart Community: Utilization of renewableenergy sources in local communities
3) Strategies of the oil industry
Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.: New oil refining businesses
in Japan and international cooperation

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3) Strategies of the oil industry“Business strategies and advanced technologies ofoil upstream companies”:
Mr. Yoshiyuki Kagawa, Adviser, Mitsui Oil
Exploration Co., Ltd.
“Energy and environmental strategies in the oil
industry” (lecture and workshop):
Tetsuo Arii, Master Lecturer, JCCP

Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. (Head Ofﬁce)4) Strategies of engineering and manufacturing
companies
JGC Corporation: An engineering company’s
strategies for new energy businesses
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.: New fuel strategies in theautomobile industry
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd.:
Development of advanced energy technologies
Hitachi, Ltd.: Advanced renewable energy andenvironmental technologies

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. Oppama Plant(2) Lectures and workshop
1) Economic development“History of Japan’s economic development”:
Prof. Toshikazu Hamada, Sophia University
2) Industrial policies“History and policies of Japan’s oil industry”:
Prof. Takeo Kikkawa, Hitotsubashi University“Japan’s energy and environmental policies”:
Mr. Yuji Morita, Research Director, The Institute ofEnergy Economics, Japan“Corporate management in Japan”:
Prof. Akira Kawamoto, Keio University“Business strategies and global strategies (with afocus on the automobile industry)”:
Mr. Tsuyoshi Nakai, CEO, JCCP

5. Program Content(1) Policy:
Energy and environmental policies andadvanced initiatives of national and regional
governments
As case studies of advanced initiatives in Kitakyushu
City, training was provided in regard to the effective
utilization of hydrogen and wind and solar power
generation businesses. Additionally, the participants
visited Kitakyushu Smart Community, where initiatives
are being taken to introduce renewable energy sourcesin cooperation between the local government, privatecompanies and local residents, and learned about thecity’s history in overcoming energy-related issues inreference to case examples of advanced initiatives.
Particular focus was placed on the city’s history ofaddressing and resolving the environmental pollution
issue up to the introduction of advanced initiatives.
Toward the end of the program, a visit was also madeto the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry tomeet with Mr. Sumita, Director-General of Natural
Resources and Fuel. The exchange of views on theJapanese government’s international cooperation in theenergy sector deepened the participants’ understandingof Japan’s energy policy.

Kitakyushu Smart Community

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(2) Strategies of oil companies:
Oil industry policies and energy andenvironmental strategies of oil companies
Mr. Kagawa, Adviser at Mitsui Oil Exploration Co.,
Ltd., and other lecturers discussed and exchanged views
with the participants on the initiatives of the Japaneseoil exploration company, recent trends in shale gas
development, and related technologies. An informationexchange also took place at Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.,in regard to the company’s business strategies in Japanand overseas. As a whole, the participants gained deeper
insight into the possibility of international cooperation
with Japanese companies in both the upstream anddownstream sectors.
(3) Energy technologies and the environment:
Technologies and strategies of manufacturing
and engineering companies
At Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd., a lecture
was given on the development history of the shipbuilding
industry and power generator business, and on the latest
energy-related technologies. A discussion was also held
regarding the possibility of applying the technologies tooil-producing countries, and the latest offshore windpower generating technology was introduced to deepen
the participants’ understanding in this area. At JGC
Corporation, an introduction of the company’s regional
business strategies and new businesses for the oil andgas industries demonstrated the possibility of diverse
cooperation schemes with oil-producing countries in
the future. At Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., the participants
toured the assembly plant and learned about the efficient
production system in the manufacturing industry. They
then learned about new fuel strategies in the automobile
industry, discussed the future of transportation fuel,and gained insight into the future of the fuel market.
At Hitachi, Ltd., lectures were given on the company’s

At Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd.

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Lecture at Hitachi, Ltd.

international business strategies, its businesses in theoil industry, and the latest energy and environmental
technologies, and information was exchanged regarding
the possibility of future business cooperation in oilproducing countries.
(4) Lectures and workshop
Professor Toshikazu Hamada of Sophia University
lectured on the history of economic development inJapan, and discussed the background to the developmentof Japan’s economy. Mr. Yuji Morita, Research Directorof The Institute of Energy Economics, Japan, lectured onJapan’s energy and environmental policies in reference
to trends in the oil and energy markets. Prof. Takeo
Kikkawa of Hitotsubashi University gave a lecture on thehistory and policies of Japan’s oil industry, and engaged
the participants in a discussion on the future directionof the oil industry to further their understanding. Prof.
Akira Kawamoto of Keio University introduced thecharacteristics of corporate management in Japan withreference to case examples. Mr. Tsuyoshi Nakai, CEO
of JCCP, lectured on the business strategies and global
strategies of Japanese companies in reference to theautomobile industry as an example. Lastly, Tetsuo Arii,
JCCP lecturer, introduced the theoretical framework
related to strategies in the oil industry in oil-producing
countries, followed by an introduction of an analyticalframework of cooperation between Japanese companies
and the petrochemical industry and their initiatives
toward the realization of hydrogen fuel cells. As a
final wrap-up of the program, a workshop was held on
potential business projects that participants might newly
develop after they return to their country. Impressed by
Japan’s R&D efforts and its environmental initiatives andinitiatives for renewable energy sources, the participants
expressed strong desires to launch projects in thesefields.

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6. Summary

JCCP lecture on the strategies of oil companies (T. Arii)(5) Hands-on experience
The following new activities and initiatives were
included in this program as an addition to the conventional
training course program.
1) Visit to Dazaifu
In a visit to Dazaifu, the participants appreciated theopportunity to talk with Mr. Nishitakatsuji, the chief priestof the Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine, and learn about Dazaifu’s
historical significance and efforts to maintain tradition.

Dialogue with the chief priest of the Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine2) Pottery experience
In Arita, the participants engaged in a hands-on
workshop in making Arita ware, and experienced the
traditional Japanese art of pottery making and learned
about the issues potters face in carrying on the skill.
3) Stay at a Japanese inn
As part of the initiative to provide exposure to
Japanese hospitality, accommodations were booked at
a Japanese inn for the first time in this program. The
experience was highly appreciated by the participants,
as it gave them first-hand experience in the services andhospitality of a Japanese inn, which distinctly differ fromthose at a standard hotel.

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management candidates
Oil-producing countries have strong needs for
management training, and have high expectations ofJapan. Thus, the recent training program for management
candidates attracted the participation of director-level
personnel as well, as a testament to the significance ofthe program to oil-producing countries. It also garneredextremely high evaluations and satisfaction from theparticipants, and high marks from departments incharge of personnel training in oil-producing countries.
Furthermore, with inquiries already arriving in regard
to the implementation schedule for the next fiscal year,
it can be said that the new initiative has achieved a fairlevel of success.
(2) Personal networks with oil-producing countries
The program is designed for management candidates
who engage in key business operations in oil-producing
countries. It is thought that having such participants
deepen their understanding of manufacturing industries
and management systems in Japan through JCCP training
is effective in further strengthening future relations
between oil-producing countries and Japan. In thisregard, it is important to hereafter maintain and makefull use of the personal network with the participants. As
there have been requests for further interaction with thestaff of companies that have provided their cooperationin the program, the program is also expected to play apart in creating new business opportunities.
(3) Future issues
This training program has received high marks, but
to further enhance the program content, JCCP will beconsidering schemes of cooperation with universities
and corporate universities in Japan and oil-producing
countries. In fact, information exchanges have alreadybegun with education and research institutions in oilproducing countries toward this end. Furthermore, as the
program is intended mainly for management candidates
and other such participants who seek management-leveltraining, measures will also be explored to offer greater
exposure to Japanese hospitality and services in addition
to practical training content, to further raise awareness ofthe program’s distinct value in oil-producing countries.

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Practical Training for Instrument
and Control Engineers
1. Background
This course mainly provides coherent, hands-on
practical training in a wide range of fields, from basic
technologies to applied engineering. It is intended forengineers in the instrumentation and control fields,
which are two fields that differ from each other but havea strong mutual relationship.
To provide knowledge that would allow participantsfrom varying fields to have a wide perspective and benefit
them in the future, the participants were restricted torelatively young engineers in their early 30s and below,
and the length of the course was extended to 32 days.

2. Program Overview

At Yokogawa Electric, a ﬁeld instrument manufacturer

practical training on deriving parameters from simulator
responses. (Lecture and practical training at JCCP)

2.1 Basics of instrumentation and control 2YHUYLHZRIUHÀQHU\LQIRUPDWLRQV\VWHPVA lecture was given on the configuration of the PIS(Plant Information System) and PCS (Process Control
Systems) in refineries, and their relevant systems andapplication to the management of operations. (Lecture
at JCCP)
Additionally, a visit was made to a refinery to witness
examples of the application of such information systems.
(Offsite training at JX Nippon Oil & Energy’s Marifu
Refinery)(4) Management of instrumentation devices
A lecture was given on an overview of the principles
and structure of control valves, flow meters, online
analyzers and vibration sensors, and their inspection
and management. Following the lecture, the participantslearned about the structure and safe inspection of
instrumentation devices through hands-on training in thedisassembly, inspection and reassembly of actual devices
and instruments. (Offsite training at Azbil Corporation,
Shonan Factory; Oval Corporation, Yokohama Office;
DKK-Toa Corporation, Tokyo Engineering Center; andShinkawa Sensor Technology, Inc., Hiroshima Works)(2) Comprehensive lecture on DCS (Distributed
Control System) and related devices
Comprehensive knowledge was provided on thelatest DCS functions and devices, including the fieldbus,
which is the latest in instrumentation technologies,
in reference to actual devices. (Offsite training at theheadquarters of Yokogawa Electric Corporation)(3) Process control theory
Through hands-on training using CAI (ComputerAssisted Instruction) facilities, knowledge was provided
on an overview of PID (Proportional-Integral-Derivative)
control, which forms the foundation of control theories,
and tuning methods. The participants also engaged in

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Practical training in the disassembly and inspectionof a ﬂow meter

DCS engineering practice(5) Wireless instrumentation systems
Comprehensive knowledge was provided on the basic
technology, application and general design of wireless
instrumentation devices, which are being increasingly
introduced in recent years, through lectures accompaniedby hands-on training. Visits were also made to sitesthat have actually introduced wireless instrumentation
systems, where active Q&A took place on matters thatwere taken into consideration when deciding to introduce
a system, and on the operation and management ofsuch systems. (Offsite training at Yokogawa Electric
Corporation, Hiroshima Branch Office and Tokuyama
Corporation)(2) Safety instrumentation system
Following a lecture on the general description ofsafety instrumentation systems, which are currently
being introduced on a global scale, practical training
was provided on the analysis of accidents using the SIL(Safety Integrity Level) basic calculation method and
HAZOP (Hazard and Operability Study) method throughgroup discussions in reference to actual examples.
(Lecture and practical training at JCCP)(3) Model-based predictive control
Following a lecture on the general descriptionof MPC (Model-based Predictive Control), which
represents the latest in DCS technologies, hands-on
training was provided in using MPC to control theflow rate of steam in a PC simulator. Furthermore, theDCS was connected to a miniature plant that actuallyruns water, to provide hands-on training that allows
participants to actually experience MPC operation.
(Lecture and practical training at JCCP)

Practical training at a wireless instrument manufacturer

2.2 Instrumentation and control applications(1) DCS engineering
A lecture on the overview and specific design methodof the DCS shutdown logic design was followed by ahands-on workshop, in which each participant drew alogic flow, entered it into a DCS and verified whether thesequence they had designed operated as intended. (Offsite
training at Azbil Corporation, Fujisawa Techno Center)

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(4) Operation support systems
Operation support systems minimize operator burden
by automating DCS operations. Following an overview
of such systems and an introduction of best practices, theparticipants gained first-hand experience in designing
an automated flow by operating an actual PC program.
An operation support system was then connected to a
DCS that is used to operate a miniature plant, to provide
direct experience in the automation of control processes.

3. Participants
The participants comprised a group of 13 engineersfrom 10 countries, ranging in age from 25 to 32. At an
average age of 29, the group was composed of relatively
young engineers, as originally designed. However, mostof the participants were engaged in operations related
to instrumentation, and only few were adept at control
processes.
All through the month-long training program, theparticipants displayed a serious, enterprising attitude,
and applied themselves to their training without
losing concentration. The appearance of them actively
exchanging views, always standing ready with pen andpaper and jotting down what they see and hear, wasrepresentative of the attitude they exhibited up to thelast day. They were also frequently seen displaying

thoughtful, exemplary conduct as a team, such as byteaching each other as they engaged in practical training.
They were wholly hardworking, outstanding participants
with a high level of professionalism.

4. Course Review
This course, which runs over a longer period thanusual, as it is designed to provide a large amount ofwide-ranging knowledge to instrumentation and control
engineers, was implemented for the third time since
beginning to be offered as a regular course.
During this time, there have been differences inopinion regarding the length of the course, and repeatedtrial and error has ensued, but satisfactory feedback
was finally obtained from all participants of this recent
course.
The course content also received high marks, but
improvements will continue to be made hereafter to offer
an even more effective course, by incorporating detailed
opinions for improvement.
Because changes were partly made to the travel
schedule due to poor weather conditions, the practicalsimulator training scheduled at JCCP was regrettably
canceled. Nevertheless, it can probably be said that,on the whole, a satisfying course has been planned andimplemented.
<by Kunio Kawashima, Training Dept.>

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Exchange

Regular Course on Finance and Accounting
Management (IT-2-14)
1. Introduction
The regular course on “Finance and Accounting
Management” was implemented for the third time thisyear, from September 16 to 26, with the attendance of
18 selected participants from among corporate officers
in charge of finance and accounting and personnel
with equivalent qualification. The group included afemale participant who wore the black hijab at all
times that shrouded her entire body. Even within the
devout, conservative culture that she represents, there
is growing recognition of the importance of women’s
participation in society. JCCP will continue to makethorough preparations to promote and receive women’s
active participation in its programs.

2. Content(1) Lecture and Workshops at JCCP
1) Japan’s oil industry
With the exclusion of pipeline imports that are low insubstitutability, Japan, as a commercial market for oil,surpasses the United States, which is reducing its crude
oil imports due to the shale revolution, and is a large
market on par with China and the EU. This fact seemed
to come as a novel revelation to the participants.
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accounting”
This workshop was designed to allow participants
to arrive at the objective of their study by themselves,by engaging in hands-on activities in consultation witheach other, and was accompanied by much fun andexcitement.
3) Workshop on “procurement”
Marketing competitiveness among outlets is based on
the buildup of costs, and is indispensable to management
executives who must maintain business competitiveness.
4) Workshop on “risk management”
Today, oil marketing and trading cannot stand alone
apart from derivative transactions. To those who are not

JX Nippon Oil & Energy Staging Terminal Corporation,
Kiire Terminal

specialists, this is rather difficult to understand, but allof the participants made serious efforts at understanding
this difficult concept.
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Amid a trend in which many companies aredownsizing their crude distillation facilities or closing
their refineries in order to conform to the SophisticatedMethods of Energy Supply Structures regulation, Taiyo
Oil has gone against the trend and installed a new RFCC
(residue fluid catalytic cracking) unit. At the Shikoku
Office, lectures were provided on the realities of theoil industry in Japan, including the above-mentioned
regulation, as well on oil refining processes, productshipment and physical distribution.
2) JX Nippon Oil & Energy Staging Terminal
Corporation, Kiire Terminal
As the world’s largest crude-oil transshipment
terminal, Kiire Terminal provided an overview of thetransshipment of crude oil, from the unloading of crude
oil from an ocean-going tanker and placing it in storage,
to transporting it to refineries via coastal shipping. The
opportunity to inspect the crude-oil handling facilities
from an offshore ferry and witness the loading/unloadingof crude oil from a large tanker seemed to leave a deep
impression on the participants.

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3. Summary Review
Background and Objective of the Course / Reflecting on
the Course’s Intent“The meaning of coming to Japan, as opposed to aWestern country, to exchange information”
This course was newly established as a result of
the Course Renewal Committee’s review of the 2011
course program in response to the requests and viewsof participating oil-producing countries. Taking theoccasion of successfully implementing the course
for the third time, below we review the intent andimplementation status of the course.
Japan’s status as seen from oil-producing countries(1) In oil-producing countries, various sectors are stillnecessarily dependent on Western companies inmany ways. To these countries, Japan and other nonWestern countries are, regrettably, second string to
the Western countries, or a card that is played togain leverage in negotiations with those countries.
Needs in Japan and JCCP’s mission(2) As Japan is dependent on crude oil imports andespecially on those from the Middle East, it must
establish and strengthen personal and emotional ties
as an essentially important measure for ensuring astable supply of crude oil. This, precisely, is the goalof JCCP’s activities.
Development needs in oil-producing countries(3) On the other hand, from the standpoint of major oilproducing countries, the largest challenge they face
today is in preventing instability in their monarchy
by securing employment for the increasing ratio ofyouths in the population of their countries. To thisend, they are pursuing a policy of placing nationals
in positions formerly filled by foreign employees.
Development needs (1)(4) One of the goals of employing nationals is tohave them eventually assume executive positions,which require specialized knowledge such as offinance, trading and oil derivatives, and some ofwhich are still filled by Westerners. The transfer ofsuch specialized technologies and positions would
become possible only after raising the awarenessthat such transfers should and could be achieved inJapan. This is a value that cannot be demanded of
the Western countries, and can only be provided by
Japan.
Development needs (2)The other goal of employing nationals is to replacemigrant employees. However, any failure in achieving
this goal could create a large disparity among nationals,
and is accompanied by the risk of generating social
dissatisfaction. Europe and the United States cannot
serve as a model, since Europe harbors potential conflicts
between the social classes, and the United States is anation of immigrants with a wide wealth gap amongits people. Japan’s industries are almost completely
composed of Japanese nationals, and the country
itself similarly maintains an affluent and competitive
constitutional monarchy. This is the precise model that
the GCC oil-producing countries can only seek fromJapan.
In response to the above needs, the course program
has been established under the following policies.
To provide highly specialized and difficult knowledge
among various knowledge and skills required of
executives of state-run oil companies
To provide exposure to examples of organizations andsocial operations that are composed solely of national
citizens, from top to bottom, through visits to sites of oil
businesses, such as refineries and terminals, and various
locations in Japan
The program level is set at post-MBA-level, and theprogram itself is centered on an examination of casestudies in the form of a hands-on workshop. The study
material is a collection of original case examples that are
all based on actual business experience, and are almost
wholly discussed in relation to the Japanese people andJapan.
During these past three years, the course has been
implemented in line with its original objectives throughrepeated improvements, owing to the earnest cooperationof all participants. Ongoing efforts will be made to offer
an even more fulfilling course in the future.
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CPJ on TPM Activities for Refinery
Maintenance Management for Iraq
From June 10 to 20, 2014, JCCP implemented acourse on refinery maintenance management based on
TPM (Total Productive Management), a practice which
originated in Japan, in response to a request from the
Ministry of Oil-Iraq.

1. Overview
The course was designed to enhance refineryengineers’ awareness of refinery operations andmaintenance to the same degree as their understandingof refinery equipment, by providing knowledge ofautonomous maintenance activities and the latest
maintenance technologies. With the cooperation ofIdemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd., it also included a handson workshop on discovering problems and devisingcountermeasures to those problems while actually
examining onsite equipment in a refinery.
The participants were a group of 20 selectedengineers from oil companies affiliated with the Ministryof Oil-Iraq, and included four each from North Refinery
Company, Mid Land Refinery Company, South Refinery
Company, North Gas Company and South Gas Company.

oil industry in Japan, and trends in the ratio of oil inJapan’s primary energy mix, and discussed the present
state and issues regarding oil distributors in Japan, theirmarket share, and the locations and sizes of refineries
they operate. It also discussed Japan’s energy security
policies, including the stockpiling of crude oil, andexamined recent trends in the oil industry.
Next, a lecture titled “Maintenance Management and
Safety Management by TPM Activities in the Refinery”
was given to define and provide a general description of
TPM and to outline maintenance management methods
that are adopted by oil companies in Japan.
Additionally, a group discussion session was held
under the title, “Problems and Countermeasures in
My Section.” To come up with a discussion theme, theparticipants shared problems they face and how theyshould be resolved, categorized them by genre, andselected an issue of high priority. They then analyzed
the causes of the issue using the 5-why, 4M and fishbone
analysis methods, and prepared an action plan for solving
the issue. As the themes discussed in each group werepractical issues that pertained to all organizations,the discussions yielded ideas that could be appliedhorizontally within each organization.

2. Training at JCCP
3. Offsite Training
The program began with a lecture on “Japan’s Oil
Industry,” to provide an understanding of the oil situationin Japan. The lecture covered Japan’s geographicalfeatures, the background to the development of theGroup discussion

3.1 Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd.
(MHPS), Yokohama Works
Under the theme, “The latest boiler and turbine
technologies and methods for their maintenanceand inspection,” MHPS Yokohama Works provided
training that focused on the scope of applicability,
structure and characteristics of steam turbines, andexplained the key points of preventive maintenance inan easy-to-understand manner in reference to specificcase examples. In regard to boilers, a summary was
given of past cases of malfunction, and a detailed
explanation was given on the status of malfunctions
and countermeasures for parts that are susceptible toproblems. The participants were also given a tour of the
production floor, where they witnessed the boiler tube
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The participants received a lecture titled “The latest
maintenance technologies and efficient maintenancemanagement,” which discussed the significance of
OSHA and PSM in reference to case examples of serious
accidents that have occurred in the past. The lecture also
provided a summary of reliability-centered maintenance(RCM) in Q&A format for easy understanding, anddiscussed risk-based inspection (RBI) through an
introduction of case examples.
3.3 Sankyu Inc., Maintenance Center
A lecture titled “The role of contractors,
implementation frameworks and technologies” gave adetailed description of the company’s engineer training
programs that are respectively designed for university,
technical college and industrial high school graduates,
and its initiatives for enhancing the technical capabilities
of maintenance engineers. Additionally, in a handson session, the participants were exposed to heavymachinery that is used in actual maintenance activities
and the latest technologies.
,GHPLWVX.RVDQ&R/WG&KLED5HÀQHU\On the first day of the two-day training session at
Chiba Refinery, a lecture was given on “TPM activities
for refinery management: Case examples of Kaizen
activities,” which covered the purpose and effects of TPM
activities. Particular focus was placed on autonomous
maintenance activities, including the processes of initialcleaning and visualization activities, and a description
was given of a professional maintenance activity that
helped to reduce malfunctions, with reference to a caseexample involving mechanical seals. The participants
then received an explanation of a TPM activity board
in the instrument room of the refinery, and gained firsthand experience in various examples of Kaizen andvisualization activities within the refinery.
On the second day, an onsite workshop was held
under the title, “Visualization training: Simulation
exercise.” Divided into three groups, the participants
identified mechanical flaws and areas for improvement(visualization) using a compressor unit and two pumps
in an idle plant. Around 15 discoveries were made byeach group under the supervision of an Idemitsu engineer
from an operations division who was assigned to eachgroup to respond to questions and to ensure safety. They
analyzed the problems that were identified, discussed
countermeasures, and summarized their findings in a

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Problem-ﬁnding in a reﬁnery (compressor)

Problem-ﬁnding in a reﬁnery (pumps)

Discussion of countermeasurespresentation. The presentations touched on the important
points of visualization training, and seemed to provide
a strong motivation for future activities.

4. Summary
This was the second time that a course on TPM
activities for refinery maintenance management had beenoffered. To distinguish it from the first offering, an onsite
workshop was planned with the cooperation of Idemitsu
Kosan, where sufficient preparation was made to pickout relevant equipment in an idle plant. The opportunity
to personally engage in discussions with an instructor
to seek countermeasures to problems through directaccess to actual onsite equipment is expected to benefit
the participants when they return to their countries andplay a part in rebuilding refinery plants.

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<by Fumihiro Tone, Training Dept.>

Personnel
Exchange

CPJ on Petroleum Marketing andDistribution for Petrolimex
1. Background and Objective
JCCP exchanged a basic cooperation agreementwith Petrovietnam in August 2010 and with Petrolimex
in December 2010. Thereafter, a customized programJapan (CPJ) on petroleum marketing and distribution
was held in 2011 for a joint group of members fromboth companies and in 2012 for a group of members
from Petrolimex alone. Petrolimex has a 50% sharein Vietnam’s oil products market, acquiring 30% of
its petroleum from domestic refineries and 70% fromimports. Currently, it is planning the construction of its
own refinery.

2. Content
2.1 Training at JCCP
(1) Japan’s Oil Industry
Prior to providing offsite training, ample time wasspent on providing knowledge of Japan’s oil industry as
a whole, from the import of crude oil from oceangoingtankers, to price competitions between service stations.
As Vietnam has a long coastline, physical distribution in
Japan, which consists of importing crude oil by VLCC,
transferring it by coastal tanker and distributing it via
lorry, was considered a prime goal for Vietnam.
(2) Oil Markets in Asia
This lecture provided information on the latest oil
demand-supply environment and oil market situations
in Southeast Asia, where demand is surging due to thegrowth of the Chinese, Indian and Vietnamese economies.
(3) Marketing Management Systems
Although Vietnam is a socialistic country, there isnevertheless a demand for even more rational management
methods for marketing activities accompanying thedevelopment of economic activities and the trend
toward privatization of state-owned companies. Thus, alecture was given on the differences between managerial
accounting and financial accounting, and a participatory
business simulation workshop was implemented withthe aim of allowing participants to gain a good senseof financial accounting, which forms the basis of future
management systems.
2.2 Offsite Training(1) Fujitani Oil Inc. (JX dealer in Hiroshima)
As the training at Fujitani Oil provided a valuable
opportunity to learn about service station operations andthe state of the retail market and marketing industry inJapan directly from the owner himself, the participants
had a nonstop stream of questions in relation to thedetailed explanations they received at the company, thecompany’s service station, and oil depot. Particularly
active Q&A exchanges were held in regard to themethod of establishing an agency contract and wholesale
prices, and about retail prices that are determined bycompetition among service stations.
(2) Showa Yokkaichi Sekiyu Co., Ltd., Yokkaichi
5HÀQHU\At Yokkaichi Refinery, the participants received alecture on refinery functions, from the import of crude oilto the production, storage and shipment of oil products,
and toured the refinery site. With the construction ofVietnam’s second refinery currently underway, theparticipants examined each refinery operation with keeninterest, and deepened their understanding by asking
many questions.

Tour of Showa Yokkaichi Sekiyu’s Yokkaichi Reﬁnery

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(3) Tatsuno Corporation, Yokohama Plant
As a leading manufacturer of service station weighing
machines and POS system instruments, Tatsuno
Corporation introduced its latest products and theirstructure and manufacturing process. As the majorityof the participants were managerial officers in regional
branch companies that operate service stations, detailed
questions focused particularly on such perspectives
as cost and investment efficiency. The participantsalso enjoyed a sense of familiarity at seeing weighing
machines in the plant bearing Vietnamese labels anddestined for Vietnam.

Tour of Tatsuno Corporation’s Yokohama Plant(4) Cosmo Oil Co., Ltd.
As a Japanese oil refiner-distributor, Cosmo Oilgave a lecture on its marketing framework centeredon a dealership network, the locations of its refineries
and oil depots, and its physical distribution system thatincorporates barter transactions. A description of thecompany’s initiatives for launching new environmentrelated projects that involve wind and solar power
generation also captured the participants’ attention.

3. Summary
The participants were mainly representatives andexecutive officers of Petrolimex’s regional branchcompanies. A participant from the Petrolimex Head
Office provided simultaneous translation of the lecturers’
English presentations in Vietnamese, so there did not seemto be any inconvenience. Presently, 5% of Petrolimex’s
shares are owned by the private sector, but there areplans to further increase this ratio hereafter. Amid news
coverage that says this trend is expected to accelerateon the back of TPP negotiations, there seemed to bea strong motivation among the participants to acquire
knowledge about free market systems and companies
that are exposed to competition in such a market.
<by Masayuki Jimbo, Training Dept.>

Personnel
Exchange

ADNOC Marine Environment Workshop
in UAEThe ADNOC-JCCP Marine Environment Workshop(CPO-22-14) was held in Abu Dhabi from May 19 to
21, 2014 at the request of the management of ADNOC’senvironment departments.

1. Previous Cooperation with ADNOC’s
Environment Departments
To strengthen relations with Abu Dhabi National Oil
Company (ADNOC) in UAE through cooperation inhuman resource development, JCCP has implemented
a seminar for ADNOC every year in Abu Dhabi on
an environmental theme in cooperation with theenvironment departments of the ADNOC Group.
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2012: Seminar on Energy Efficiency
2013: Seminar on Water Management
By making careful preparations in regard to theprogram content, lecturers and participants and gaining
the participation of environment department managers
in the ADNOC Group, ADNOC and JCCP have
deepened their relationship of mutual trust throughthe joint implementation of these seminars. As a resultof this relationship, the top management of ADNOC
made a formal request to JCCP for a seminar on marine
environment countermeasures, and thus the recent
workshop has come to be held. ADNOC also requested
JCCP’s cooperation in conducting a study on marine
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the workshop, so this became the first case in which a
JCCP training program has led to the development of atechnical cooperation project.

2. Workshop(1) Participants from the ADNOC Group
Since the ADNOC-JCCP joint seminar was organizedat the proposal of the ADNOC top management, theaudience included top executives of the environment
department in the ADNOC Head Office (Mr. Bakheet
Al-Ameli, HSE Division Manager; Mr. Sultan Saif Al
Shamsi, Manager) and approximately 50 chosen experts
from the ADNOC Group’s 20-plus+ companies. The
participants came with a full understanding of current
issues and new plans related to the marine environment,
and provided practical and insightful input into thediscussions. The program also included presentations
from the ADNOC side regarding the current statusof marine environment countermeasures, so that theworkshop provided comprehensive knowledge withinformation provided by both sides.
(2) Overall Organization
The overall organization of the workshop wasdetermined in advance in consultation with ADNOC,
as follows.
Day 1<AM> Introduction of advanced case examples andadvanced technologies in Japan by JCCP
lecturers<PM> Introduction of marine environment
countermeasures by ADNOC Group
companies
Day 2<AM> Extraction of important issues in marine
environment countermeasures at ADNOC<PM> Setting the priority of issues regarding
marine environment countermeasures at
ADNOC
Day 3
<AM> Proposal of solutions to ADNOC(3) Workshop Proceedings and Achievements
1) Session 1: Marine Environment and the Oil
Industry <Day 1 AM>a) Opening statement: Marine environment
countermeasures at ADNOC – Mr. Bakheet
Al-Ameli, HSE Division Manager

Mr. Bakheet Al-Ameli, HSE Division Manager, ADNOCb) Marine environment countermeasures in theoil industry: Advanced case examples andtechnologies – Tetsuo Arii (JCCP)c) Marine environment protection
countermeasures in Japan – Dr. Takashi Owada(JANUS)d) Trends in global marine environment
countermeasures – Mr. Takuma Mori (JANUS)e) Application of membrane technology to water
recycling and reutilization – Mr. Naoto Aoyama(JGC)f) Hitachi’s advanced technologies formarine environment and associated water
countermeasures – Dr. Toshihiko Horiuchi,
Dr. Takashi Isogami (Hitachi, Ltd.)In the opening session, Mr. Bakheet Al-Ameli, HSE
Division Manager, expressed his appreciation for JCCP’s
cooperation to date, and emphasized the importance of
the workshop. T. Arii, JCCP lecturer, then presented
marine environment issues related to the oil industry andintroduced advanced case examples in Japan. Ultimately,
the following issues were selected as issues of highrelevance to the ADNOC Group.
− Total volume control and concentration control
in Japan

JCCP lecturer T. Arii giving a lecture

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− Management of radioactive substances in theocean− Development of marine monitoring systems andmanagement biodiversity− Advanced seawater desalination technologies− Marine emission reduction measures and the zeroliquid discharge system− Recycling and effective utilization of water
resources, and effective utilization of associatedwater
Next, JCCP lecturers gave lectures based on their
specialized knowledge in their respective fields. First,
Mr. Owada (JANUS) gave a general description of marine
environment countermeasures in Japan, with particularfocus on the principles and details of total volume
control, monitoring, and wastewater standards. Dr. Mori
(JANUS) lectured on global trends related to the marine
environment (biodiversity treaty, ballast water, adhesionof organisms to ship hulls, etc.). As international trends
in marine environment countermeasures are a matter ofinterest to ADNOC experts, an active Q&A followed
each lecture. Dr. Horiuchi and Dr. Isogami from Hitachi
introduced their company’s advanced water treatment
technologies and case examples of their applicationin UAE, as well as their cutting-edge technologies
for the effective utilization of associated water. Mr.
Aoyama from JGC Corporation introduced the novel
water separation process and the zero liquid system asapplications of the membrane separation technology.
2) Session 2: ADNOC’s Initiatives
Representatives from the following companies of the
ADNOC Group introduced their company’s advanced
initiatives for marine conservation.
a) ADMA-OPCO: Environmental assessment
accompanying the construction of a new marine
facilityb) TOTAL ABK: Marine environment initiatives
related to offshore oil field operationsc) ADOC: Mangrove development, protection ofmarine mammals and fishd) BUNDUQ: Development of fishery resources(installation of modified sulfur concrete fish reefs)
The lectures demonstrated that the companies of
the ADNOC Group are each making active efforts forconservation of the marine environment.
3) Sessions 3 – 5: Workshops
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participants divided into groups and carried out deep
discussions under the moderation of T. Arii, lecturer,
while extracting issues and deliberating their priority andsolutions, and determined the direction of initiatives by
ADNOC as a whole. With the cooperation of an ADNOC
Head Office manager who was also in attendance, thediscussions proceeded in reference to ADNOC’s policies.
a) Session 3: Extraction and prioritization of issues
Issues were discussed from the perspective ofthe degree, frequency, and seriousness of their risk
to the ADNOC Group, and in the end, each groupgave scores to their issues and made a presentation.
Ultimately, the following five issues were selected aspriority issues to be addressed by ADNOC.
A. Discharge management
B. Monitoring, data management & reporting
C. Marine life, biodiversity
D. Oil spill
E. Drilling activityb) Session 4: Extraction of specific issues for
examination
The groups discussed what kinds of problems
exist in regard to each issue and what kindsof improvement measures could be taken, andsummarized the main points of each issue as follows.
<Issues and priority of marine environment
countermeasures by the ADNOC Group>
A. Discharge management— From concentration management to total
volume management— Emission minimization— Effective utilization of water resources(associated water, wastewater generated
from seawater desalination)

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B. Marine environment monitoring and data
management— Monitoring of the marine environment— Data standardization and time-basedchanges— Reporting to the management
C. Protection of marine life and biodiversity
D. Oil spill countermeasures
E. Pollution caused by drilling offshore oil fields

3. Summaryin the JCCP Executive Candidate Training Program thatwas newly offered this fiscal year.
(3) Cultivation of a new technical cooperation
project from a training program
As a result of this workshop, ADNOC expressed its
wish for JCCP to continue the study of the workshop
theme, and JCCP is thus proceeding with the study as atechnical cooperation project. The Japanese companies
participating in the project say it also offers them an
opportunity to make the necessary preparations forcultivating a new market.

(1) JCCP environment workshops and involvementof the ADNOC top management
JCCP workshops have been reported to the ADNOC
top management after each implementation, a practicewhich has led to the recent request for implementationof a workshop on the marine environment. The content
and results of this marine environment workshop havealso been reported to the top management after its
implementation, with favorable reviews.

(4) Stronger presence of JCCP training activities
owing to the implementation of a local
customized seminar
The implementation of a customized program in UAE
has allowed JCCP to promote greater awareness of JCCP
activities among the top management and various otherparties concerned in the oil-producing country, and was
effective in strengthening JCCP’s presence in UAE.

(2) Strengthening of the cooperative relationshipbetween the ADNOC Environment Committee
and JCCP
The marine environment workshop was held
jointly with ADNOC’s environment departments, andwas implemented extremely efficiently with indirect
support from the ADNOC Environment Committee. The
Committee is responsible for promoting environmental
considerations in operations across the board through the
ADNOC Group under ADNOC’s top management. Mr.
Al Kamali, Chairman of the Committee, also participated(5) Future issues
ADNOC is pursuing a personnel development
program for its national staff members, and is actively
seeking industry-university cooperation with universities
and educational institutions inside and outside UAE.
JCCP has thus far organized training courses andparticularly ADNOC-JCCP joint seminars in Abu Dhabi
in cooperation with higher education institutions in UAE,
and intends to continue making such efforts to provide
training that responds to the needs of oil-producing
countries.
<by Tetsuo Arii, Training Dept.>

Workshop instructors and participants

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Personnel
Exchange

CPO Seminar on Japanese-style HRM/HRD
for Saudi Aramco (CPO-23-14)
Saudi Aramco has just recently established the
HRD Division in the Refining and NGL Fractionation
Department to comprehensively take charge of theplanning and implementation of human resource
development not only at the Ras Tanura Refinery, butalso at its four refineries and two NGL fractionation
plants. In line with this objective, the division is pushingahead with reorganization and centralization of HRD
plans to standardize the wide variety of HRD plans that
had existed under the authority of each refinery director
in line with the company’s HRD standards.
When JCCP’s Training Department last visited
the Refining and NGL Fractionation Department, its
members had made a request to JCCP, saying theywould be extremely grateful if JCCP lecturers used
the opportunity of their visit to describe the details andpresent state of Japanese-style HRM and HRD to HRD
managers and specialists in their department and provide
hints that could benefit future HRD plans at Saudi
Aramco. This customized program-overseas (CPO)
originated in response to this request.

(1) Lecture by Taro Shoji on the historical and cultural
background and present status of Japanese-stylehuman resource management and human resource
development, and the direction of future changes(2) Lecture by Mr. Kazuyuki Yoshitomi (Title:“HRD in Japanese Refineries and the Secret ofJapanese Teamwork”), covering human resource
development methods and practice at Idemitsu
Kosan, a representative oil company in Japan(mainly in downstream operations and particularly
refinery operations)(3) Workshop by Prof. Hiromasa Tanaka (Title: “Training
Program Development: Curriculum Development
and Evaluation”) on the formulation and evaluationof practical HRD plans following the first andsecond days’ lectures on HRM/HRD theories andcase examples. Focus was placed on discussing
how companies with differing histories, culture andeconomic framework can utilize the given examplesof Japan and the Western countries to improve theirpresent plans, and on studying how examples in othercountries can be applied to optimizing HRD plansin the participants’ companies.

2. Seminar Content

3. Summary

The seminar was designed to provide interrelated
lectures and hands-on activities by three lecturers over athree-day period, with a focus on the following three points.

The seminar was attended by nine direct managers
and officers in departments in charge of humanresource development in Saudi Aramco’s downstream
departments (refineries and NGL departments).
The venue of the seminar, the Ras Tanura Refinery, is
Saudi Aramco’s oldest refinery that began operations in
1949, as well as the largest, with a capacity of 550,000
b/d when also including the splitter. The department
in charge of the training activities of Saudi Aramco’s
downstream departments is located in this refinery,accompanied by a leadership center that boasts an
extremely large training facility.
In these ways, Saudi Aramco has a long history andtradition of successful HRD training, but it also looks
to JCCP training as a means for obtaining some clues
or for learning methods of Japanese-style training for
improvement and modification of their American-style

1. Course Background and Objective

Oct. 14: HRD workshop by Prof. Tanaka

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HRD system.
Saudi Aramco requires a unique education andtraining system to pursue its initiative of replacing its
foreign employees with national employees (alreadymore than 87% complete), and to respond to publicdemand to employ the increasing numbers of national
high school, technical college and university graduates.

Furthermore, for all practical means the company has asocial responsibility to offer lifetime employment once
it employs a worker, but at the same time, it is struggling
to respond to new employment and HRD needs thatare emerging from changes in history and new social
developments. This situation is possibly turning Saudi
Aramco’s interest to Japanese-style HRD.
The recent seminar was intended for HRM/
HRD managers and officers, but line managers ofengineering and technical departments also have thesame responsibility for human resource utilization anddevelopment within the organization and company.
If there were more opportunities to also hold similarseminars for such people, JCCP expects that there would
be greater needs for the implementation of customized
seminars in oil and gas-producing countries facing
similar problems.
Finally, JCCP wishes to thank all individuals andparties concerned for their support and cooperation inbringing the seminar to a successful completion.
<by Taro Shoji, Training Dept.>

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JCCP Regular Courses Completed
TR-8-14

Environmental Management for Sustainability
August 26 – September 12, 2014

Content:

Japanese Oil Company’s New Business Strategy;
Environmental Management in Japanese Refinery;
CSR Strategy of Japanese Refinery; Advanced
Environmental Project Planning (countermeasures
for air pollution); Carbon Capture and Storage;
International Efforts for Climate Change;
Air Pollution Monitoring and Simulation;
Class Discussion (case study and group discussion
for the problems and countermeasure in yourenvironmental management)

Site visits:

Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. (Aichi Refinery);
Shimadzu Corporation; Kawasaki Heavy Industries(Kobe Works); Chugai Technos Corporation;
Swing Corporation; Sanyu Plant Services Co., Ltd.

Countries:

TR-9-14

Lecturer: Bunsuke Kariya

 COUNTRIES   PARTICIPANTS

Colombia, Indonesia, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Qatar,
Saudi Arabia, Thailand, UAE, Vietnam

Project Management for High-Value-Added Petroleum Industry
August 26 – September 12, 2014

Lecturer: Fumihiro Tone

Content:

To promote understanding of project managementfrom the point of view of the owner side, andto improve project management and leadershipabilities to create a high-value-added petroleum
industry in the future.
Main topics are as follows:
1. Project management activities as project ownerin reﬁneries
2. Project cost management & schedulemanagement
3. Project risk management and project contracts
 COUNTRIES   PARTICIPANTS
Case study: “Problems in project managementof your project and countermeasures”
4. Visits to:
A reﬁnery—to study project planning/management in a reﬁnery for high-value-added
petroleum industry
An engineering company—to study engineering of EPC project by IT utilization and EPC
project management
A high pressure vessel manufacturer—to understand recent technologies for high pressure
vessel manufacturing
A turbine manufacturer—to study recent turbine and boiler technologies
An inspection company—to study the latest NDT inspection technologies

Site visits:

Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. (Chiba Refinery);
Hokkaido Joint Oil Stockpiling Co., Ltd. (Hokkaido Office);
JGC Corporation (Yokohama World Operation Center);
Chiyoda Corporation (Global Headquarters);
The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. (Muroran Plant);
Non-Destructive Inspection Co., Ltd. (Headquarters);
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (Takasago Works)

Countries:

Brazil, Colombia, India, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Myanmar, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Vietnam

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TR-10-14

Advanced Technology and Control System of Power Generation Facilities
August 26 – September 12, 2014
Lecturer: Teruhiko Sasaki

Content:

Overview and Practice of Latest Power Generation
Facilities; Power Generation Facility-related
Technologies (vibration sensor and governor
maintenance technologies); Latest DCS-related
Technologies and APC System; Control System for
Actual Power Plants; Other Related Technologies(basic process control theories with practice using
computer simulator); Optimization System andDynamic Simulator Technology; Application for
Safety Instrument System

Site visits:

Yokogawa Electric Corporation (Headquarters and COUNTRIES   PARTICIPANTS
Miyazaki Branch); Miyazaki Biomass RecyclingCo., Inc.; Shinkawa Sensor Technology, Inc.
(Hiroshima Factory); JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation (Oita Refinery and Marifu Refinery);
Woods Corporation; Invensys Process Systems Japan, Inc.

Countries:

Colombia, Indonesia, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Myanmar, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan,
Thailand, UAE, Uzbekistan, VietnamTR-11-14

Reliability Enhancement and Maintenance Management of Rotary Machinery
September 30 – October 17, 2014
Lecturer: Shinji Marumo

Content:

Petroleum Industry in Japan;
Reliability Enhancement and MaintenanceManagement for Rotary Machinery;
Operational Practices and Maintenance ofGovernors; Various Technologies for Pumps andSteam Turbines; Maintenance Technology andReliability Management for the Plant Pumps;
Various Technologies for Gas Turbines;
Operational Practices and Maintenance of
Mechanical Seals; Instrumentation for Highefﬁciency Power Generation;
Vibration Measurement of Rotary Machinery

Site visits:

Woods Corporation (Head Office and Works);
Shin-Nippon Machinery (Kure Factory);
Kobe Steel, Ltd. (Takasago Works);
Torishima Pump Manufacturing Company (Takatsuki Works);
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Co., Ltd. (Takasago Works);
Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. (Senboku Power Plant);
Eagle Burgmann Japan Co., Ltd. (Niigata Factory);
Yokogawa Electric Corporation (Mitaka Headquarters)

Countries:

Iraq, Kuwait, Malaysia, Myanmar, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen

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TR-12-14

Practical Training for Young Instrument and Control Engineers
September 30 – October 31, 2014

Lecturer: Kunio Kawashima

Content:

Plant Information and Control System;
Process Control Theory, Exercise and Practice;Engineering Design for Instrumentation;
Latest DCS and Software; Maintenance ofInstrument; Field Device (Transmitter, Flow Meter,
Control Valve, etc.); Wireless;Vibration Measurement; Information and Control
System in Reﬁnery; Safety Instrument System;
Online Analyzer; Advanced Process Control System;
Operation Support System; Engineering Design
Work PracticeSite visits:

Yokogawa Electric Corporation (Headquarters, COUNTRIES   PARTICIPANTS
Kofu Factory and Chugoku Branch);
Shinkawa Electric Co., Ltd. (Yamanashi Factory);
JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation (Marifu Refinery);
DKK-TOA Corporation (Tokyo Engineering Center);
OVAL Corporation (Yokohama Operation Center);Azbil Corporation (Shonan Factory and Fujisawa Techno Center)

Countries:

Indonesia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, UAE, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen

TR-13-14

Strategic Management for Petroleum Industry
October 7 – 17, 2014

Lecturer: Tetsuo Arii

Content:

This course has been newly launched for
management of the government or national oil
companies (NOC) of oil producing countries. The
course covers policy of energy and oil, latest energy
and environment technologies, strategies of oilcompanies, which provide each participant with anopportunity to formulate a strategy of NOC.
Lecturers are foremost authorities in the fields andlectures consist of Japanese history of economic
development, energy and environment policy,
energy industry policy.
 COUNTRIES   PARTICIPANTS
Participants visited Japanese representative
INCL  DIRECTORS 
industries, such as oil upstream, oil downstream,
engineering, automobile, and heavy industries
and studied business strategies and advanced technologies. They also had the opportunities todiscuss management strategy directly with the management of the companies.
Subjects include efficient use of oil, efficient power generation, renewable energy, smart
community, hydrogen and fuel cell. They could develop their original business plan for theirown countries in the workshop session.
At the end, they have an opportunity to have dialogue with director general of METI andshare understanding for future cooperation.

Cooperation:

Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI);The Institute of Electric Engineers of Japan (IEEJ); Mitsui Oil Exploration Co., Ltd. (MOECO);
Kitakyushu City; Smart Community; Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems. Ltd.;
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.; JGC Corporation; Hitachi, Ltd.; Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.; Dazaifu City;
Sophia University; Hitotsubashi University; Keio University

Countries:

Cambodia, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Myanmar, Oman, UAE, Vietnam

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FY2015 JCCP Course Schedule
In FY2015, JCCP will offer 25 courses, including 21 regular courses (TR) and 4 intensive courses (IT), as
shown below.

Course No.

Course Title

PeriodTR-1-15

Future Advanced Technology for Petroleum Industry

Apr. 7 – 24, 2015

TR-2-15

Petroleum Marketing

Apr. 13 – 24, 2015

IT-1-15

Material Problems and Their Countermeasures

May 12 – 22, 2015

TR-3-15

Upgrading Processes of Heavy Oil

May 12 – 29, 2015

TR-4-15[New] Fundamentals and Applications of Instrumentation and Control in the
Oil Downstream

May 12 – 29, 2015

TR-5-15

Human Resource Management (HRM)

May 26 – Jun. 12, 2015

TR-6-15

Maintenance Management

May 26 – Jun. 12, 2015

TR-7-15

Advanced Technologies in a Transforming Energy Market

Jun. 1 – Jun. 16, 2015

TR-8-15

Environmental Management for Sustainability

Aug. 25 – Sep. 11, 2015

TR-9-15

Reliability Enhancement and Maintenance Management of Rotary Machinery

Aug. 25 – Sep. 11, 2015

TR-10-15

Advanced Technology and Control System of Power Generation Facilities

Aug. 25 – Sep. 11, 2015

TR-11-15

Project Management for High Value-Added Petroleum Industry

Sep. 29 – Oct. 16, 2015

TR-12-15

Practical Training for Young Instrument and Control Engineers

Sep. 29 – Oct. 30, 2015

IT-2-15

Finance and Accounting Management

Oct. 13 – 23, 2015

TR-13-15

Strategic Management for Petroleum Industry

Oct. 20 – 30, 2015

TR-14-15

Human Resource Development (HRD)

Nov. 2 – 19, 2015

TR-15-15

Current Situation and Future Perspectives of LNG Technology

Nov. 2 – 19, 2015

IT-3-15

Latest Technologies for Power Plant Turbines and Boiler Systems

Nov. 9 – 19, 2015

IT-4-15Turnaround and Inspection

Nov. 24 – Dec. 4, 2015

TR-16-15

Wide Scope of Downstream Safety Management

Nov. 24 – Dec. 11, 2015

TR-17-14

Utilization of Information and Control Systems in the Oil Downstream

Nov. 24 – Dec. 11, 2015

TR-18-14

Petroleum Distribution

Jan. 12 – 29, 2016

TR-19-15

Inspection and Reliability Evaluation

Jan. 12 – 29, 2016

TR-20-14

Quality Management of Reﬁnery Products

Feb. 9 – 26, 2016

TR-21-14

Advanced Process Control on DCS

Feb. 9 – 26, 2016

Marketing & Distribution of Oil Products,
Personnel Management

Oil Reﬁning Processes

Facility Maintenance

Computer and Instrumentation Control
Technologies

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TechnicalCooperation

Signing Ceremony for the Joint Projecton the Construction of a Refinery
Maintenance System in Saudi Arabia
Between the 1970s and 1980s, Japanese companies
have engaged in the construction of a large number ofoil refining facilities in the Middle East region. As thesefacilities have been in operation for many years since
their construction, state-run oil companies in Middle
East oil-producing countries are now showing increasing
interest in their maintenance. Against this backdrop,
JCCP has launched projects on the maintenance ofrefinery facilities in Kuwait and other Middle East
countries, and has garnered extremely high praisefrom the beneficiary countries. Thus, it is exploring
the possibility of horizontally expanding the technicalcooperation project even further.
As part of the effort to further expand the technicalcooperation project, JCCP has established a relationshipwith Saudi Aramco and has made preparations for thecommencement of a technical cooperation project on themaintenance of refineries and other oil refining facilities.
The “Project Finding Program on the Constructionof a Refinery Maintenance System in Saudi Arabia” wasthus launched as part of JCCP’s FY2013 Project Finding
Program, and has been upgraded to a joint project infiscal 2014.
Project efficiency is being pursued not only by
consulting with Saudi Aramco’s Juaymah Natural Gas
Liquid Fractionation Department (JNGLFD), but also

by collaborating and consulting with Aramco Asia Japan(AAJ).
Revolving around the technical keywords of “Risk
Based Inspection” (RBI), the project aims to assess
the size of risks to plants, facilities and equipmentby block and to inspect and repair them based on thatassessment. This inspection method was first used in theoil plants of major oil companies, and was later applied
to petrochemical and power generation plants as well.
Furthermore, the technology has been disseminatedthroughout the world and introduced to general oil
refining facilities also at Saudi Aramco.
As the RBI method by API is based on case examplesof accidents and statistical analyses, the RBI method by
API has not been applied to LNG and LPG facilities,
for which there are extremely few examples of accident
cases. Additionally, as there are many countries where
open inspection of LNG and LPG facilities is not legallyrequired, it is common practice throughout the world not
to conduct open inspections even if facilities have beenin operation for 20 to 30 years after their construction.
However, from the perspective of facility management,
not conducting an open inspection of such tanks is
unsafe, and the introduction of an alternative inspection
method was therefore sought.
Meanwhile, the High Pressure Institute, Japan

Signing ceremony (Mr. Abdulrahim S. Al-Ghamdi, Acting
General Manager, and Mr. Tsukidate, General Manager, JCCP)

Exchanging of commemorative gifts(Mr. Abdulrahim S. Al-Ghamdi, Acting General Manager,
and Mr. Tsukidate, General Manager, JCCP)

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(HPI) and Japanese companies have developed an RBI
inspection method for LNG and LPG tanks and related
facilities, and have begun their introduction to facilities
in Japan. The possible introduction of this technology
has been discussed with Saudi Aramco’s JNGLFD, andas a result, arrangements were begun to introduce RBI
to propane and butane tanks in an LPG shipping basein Juaymah.
HPI and IMC commenced deliberations on analyzing
the damage mechanism of LPG tanks operated by Saudi
Aramco’s JNGLFD and fine-tuning HPI’s RBI program
to the LPG tanks during fiscal 2014. Based on this
deliberation, Saudi Aramco’s JNGLFD and JCCP helda ceremony for signing an agreement for the project on
August 25, 2014.
An outline of the project is as follows.
(1) Term of agreement:
FY2014 – FY2016 (3 years)(2) Signer representing JCCP:
Mr. Tsukidate, General Manager, TechnicalCooperation Dept.
(3) Signer representing Saudi Aramco:
Mr. Abdulrahim S. Al-Ghamdi, Acting General
Manager(4) Main issues to be examined:
Introduction of the RBI system to LPG tanks at
JNGLFD
Examination of Corrosion under Insulation (CUI)of the LPG shipping pipeline(5) Attendees from Japan:
Mr. Sakai, Chairman, HPI
Mr. Kihara, Special Researcher, HPI
Mr. Shimura, Corporate Officer, IMC
Mr. Tsukidate, General Manager, JCCP
Mr. Nobayashi, Councilor, JCCP

Posing for a group photo after the ceremony

The signing ceremony began with opening remarks
from Saudi Aramco, followed by speeches from Saudi
Aramco and JCCP regarding the project. As a matter of
special note, a member from the Inspection Engineering
Unit gave an impromptu speech, stating that since
Saudi Aramco has some 200 LPG tanks, the resultsof the recent study should definitely be considered for
introducing the RBI system to the tanks in the future.
This statement was taken as expressing Saudi Aramco’sstrong interest in the project concerned.
JCCP, for its part, expects the recent deliberations
to promote the widespread application of Japan’s
technologies to Saudi Aramco’s LPG tanks. Furthermore,through implementation of the upcoming project, JCCP
hopes to strengthen its relationship with Saudi Aramcoand AAJ, and to organically link together JCCP’s training
activities and technical cooperation projects for further
promotion of the two principal activities.
<by Yukio Nobayashi, Technical Cooperation Dept.>

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Project Finding Programfor “Feasibility Study for Applying
Guided Wave Inspection to Oil & Gas
Pipelines (Indonesia)”
This project finding program is being implemented
in Indonesia as a JCCP Technical Cooperation Project
funded by the subsidy of the Ministry of Economy,
Trade and Industry (METI) for projects in oil-producing
countries. PT Pertamina Gas is JCCP’s counterpart inIndonesia, and Hitachi Power Solutions Co., Ltd. is themain participating company from Japan.

1. Background
Pipeline security is a priority issue to oil companies
in oil-producing countries. Thus, various safety measures
are taken in compliance with strict laws and regulations
on the planning, design, installation, operational
functions and inspection of pipelines. As any corrosionthat occurs on the inner or outer surfaces of pipes could
develop into a leak accident, environmental pollution,
productivity decline, or other such serious matter,pipeline managers have an important responsibility toinspect pipelines regularly and confirm their strengthand soundness.
Pipelines are not always easy to inspect, since many
segments are buried underground or suspended overhead
and allow only restricted access. Conventionally, such
pipelines were inspected by digging up areas where they
are buried underground or installing a scaffold where they

Kick-off meeting with Pertamina Gas executives

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are suspended in the air, and using an X-ray or ultrasonicwave from the outside to inspect both the inside andoutside of the pipes. However, this method simply allows
a spot check of restricted locations, and does not allow
accurate assessment of entire pipeline conditions.
To supplement the above issue, an inspection pig iscommonly used to perform pipeline inspections, withgood results. However, using an inspection pig entails
shutting down a plant and installing a pig launcher/receiver and slag catcher, removing sludge and othercontamination from inside the pipeline using a cleaning
pig, and verifying the passage of the inspection pig using
a profiling pig. Even after running an inspection pig
through the pipeline, leak and pressure testing needs tobe performed.
The guided-wave inspection introduced in this project
eliminates such troublesome tasks, and allows a wide
range of inspection that includes the conditions of buried,
aerial and insulation pipelines from a single location. It
can provide high-speed screening of pipelines without
shutting down a plant.

2. Guided-Wave Non-destructive
Inspection
Non-destructive inspection using guided waves
allows pipelines to be simultaneously inspected over awide range by transmitting guided waves at a frequency
of one to several kilohertz around entire pipes in the axial
direction. In the project finding program, this technology
was used to examine and locate pipe-wall thinning along
a pipe approximately 100 meters long.
Fig. 1 shows a guided-wave non-destructive inspection
apparatus. A ring sensor is attached to the circumferenceof a pipe to generate and transmit guided waves along thepipe. If any thinning is detected, the waves are reflectedback to the sensor, and the sensor identifies the locationof the thinning from the reflected signal.
Fig. 2 shows a measuring example. It is the result of an

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Pipe
Ring-type sensor
Portable unit
Data
Power
processing supply
unit
moduleFig. 1: Guided-wave non-destructive inspection equipment

inspection test performed on a pipe that has a bend in one
location and artificial scratches in various directions andshapes. The result shows that the locations of scratches
A, B and C after the bend have been accurately identified
by guided-wave inspection. This inspection method canalso identify the angle of a scratch along a pipe.

3. Progress of the ProjectThis project was initially launched last fiscal year as abasic project finding study, and began by introducing theguided-wave non-destructive inspection technology to
Pertamina Gas last December. At the same time, hearings
were held to assess issues Pertamina Gas faces in regard
to pipeline inspection technologies, with the result that(1) only the important parts of submarine and buried
pipelines are inspected, because a complete inspection
requires time and is costly; (2) there are obstacles toinspection of pipelines in high places, as a scaffold
needs to be erected and heavy inspection tools must
be carried up; and (3) it is difficult to inspect pipelinesthat are in operation at high or low temperatures. The
project verified that there is large, potential demand for

guided-wave non-destructive technology, and membersof Pertamina Gas realized that the technology could
be extremely beneficial in addressing their pipeline
inspection issues.
The project was upgraded to a project finding
program this fiscal year, and kicked off on May 14 withmeetings with executive officers and project managers
at Pertamina Gas. In the kick-off meeting with corporate
executives, Mr. Wahyudi Satoto, Operational Director,
represented Pertamina Gas in extending his heartfelt
gratitude to the Japanese side for its cooperation inpaving the way up to the day’s meeting, and expressed
the company’s strong expectations for the project andits successful completion. In the subsequent kick-off
meeting with project managers, the Japanese side gave ageneral overview of the project plan for this fiscal year,
and engaged the members in an active Q&A discussion.
On July 10, 2014, an onsite inspection tour was held
to examine the actual natural gas pipelines in question.
Of the 12-inch pipeline connecting Mundo LNG Plant
and Balongan Refinery, a spot approximately 200 km
east of Jakarta, where aboveground and undergroundpipes connect with each other, was inspected.
At the inspection site, a hearing survey was first
conducted in the regard to the material, thickness, etc. of
the pipeline and corrosion countermeasures, followed bya variety of measuring surveys (pipe thickness, weldingbuild-up inside the pipe, etc.) and samplings of soil.
As a result, it was found that the pipeline is not greatly
different from those in Japan, and a good prospect was
obtained for proper application of said technology.
Based on the data obtained, preparations are being
made to reproduce the soil environment of the buried
pipeline in a “mock-up test” and perform an economic
assessment of whether or not the guided-wave nondestructive inspection technology would be effective.

Fig. 2: Example of inspection by guided-wave non-destructive inspection

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4. Future Outlook
Hereafter, a mock-up test will be performed at a
Hitachi Power Solutions plant to measure the degree ofattenuation of the guided waves transmitted along thepipeline, by passing the piping that was inspected onsite
through a casing, filling the casing with soil similar
to that found onsite, applying a load from above, andmeasuring the attenuation according to the differencein load (Fig. 3). The result will be used to obtain themeasurement interval necessary for guided-wave non-destructive inspection, and based on the data obtained,
the economic efficiency of applying the technology
at the site of the onsite inspection will be assessed todetermine whether or not to implement a joint projectnext fiscal year.
It is hoped that this project will measure up to the
expectations of all parties involved and transition toa joint project next fiscal year. It is also expected tocontribute to enhancing pipeline inspection technologies
in Indonesia and to play a role in strengthening relations
between Indonesia and Japan.
<by Tsuyoshi Ota, Technical Cooperation Dept.>

Technical
Cooperation

Project Finding Programfor Management of Environmental Safety,
Operations and Quality in the Oil Refining
Sector in Myanmar
This is a project implemented as a JCCP TechnicalCooperation Project funded by a subsidy of the Ministryof Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) for projects
in oil-producing countries, with the cooperation of
JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation and JX Nippon
Research Institute, Ltd.

1. About Myanmar
The Republic of the Union of Myanmar is a multiethnic country with a population of 51 million mainly
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engaging in agriculture in a 680,000-km2 land area(roughly 1.8 times as large as Japan). It stretches
vertically from north to south in the western part of
the Indochina Peninsula, and is bordered by many
countries, including China to the northeast, Laos to theeast, Thailand to the southeast, Bangladesh to the west
and India to the northwest. The capital was previously
located in Yangon (old name: Rangoon) in the south,
but was transferred to Naypyidaw in the central part ofthe country in 2006.
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2012, corresponding to roughly 2% of that in Japan,
but with an economic growth rate of 6%, it is garnering
expectations of future growth.

2. Development of the Project
JCCP has never implemented a joint technicalcooperation project with Myanmar to date, so thisproject marks the first such undertaking in the country.
The counterpart is Myanma Petrochemical Enterprise(MPE), a national oil company that operates two
refineries in central Myanmar (Tambayan, Chauk)and one in southern Myanmar (Yangon), which have a
combined refining capacity of 51,000 b/d. The facilities
are aging and there are calls for the construction of a newrefinery, but at the same time, technical support is soughtto achieve efficient operation of existing facilities.
Furthermore, as there are also demands to formulate oil
product standards in the future, quality management is
an important theme for future consideration.
The project finding program has held two meetings so
far in Myanmar regarding its implementation as a joint
project, and MPE and the participating companies fromJapan have exchanged views on issues presently facing
Myanmar and MPE, along with ideas for their solution.
In the first meeting held in May, the participatingcompanies examined and discussed the importance offour future themes of the project with MPE, namely 1)
quality management, 2) environmental management andstandards, 3) safety management, and 4) formulation of
future oil and energy demand-supply plans. During themeeting, MPE members explained that Myanmar has
been aiming to deliver oil products to end consumers
in good quality, and expressed their wish to learn fromJapan’s initiatives. They then replied to the participatingcompanies that they wish to select “quality management ofoil products” as the main theme for the project next year.
In the second meeting, discussions focused on
MPE’s specific needs regarding quality management.
As a result, MPE noted that it mainly wishes to pursue
the following topics, and requested future assistancethrough the project.
(1) Quality management system
International quality management systems, quality
management systems employed in Japan, andrelated initiatives

Meeting with MPE(2) Quality management policies, etc.
Quality management policies, framework andspecific standards in head offices and refineries ofJapanese oil companies(3) Role of quality management departments
Organizational structure of quality management
departments in refineries and their focus onassessing quality management
In addition to the above, MPE also requested detailed
support in related themes, including oil product storage
standards and measures for improvement of gasoline
octane rating. Such requests indicated MPE’s wideranging expectations of Japan’s support in this project.
Moreover, as MPE has a close relationship with
the Myanmar Ministry of Energy (MOE), technicalassistance through this project was also expected tostrengthen relationships with governmental institutions
in Myanmar.

3. Future Issues
Discussions with MPE have so far revealed that
quality management is an issue of pressing concern
to MPE. Thus, the four themes presented by theparticipating companies are themes that should be
addressed in Myanmar, and continuous discussions will
be held with MPE regarding their importance. It is hopedthat by achieving its initial objective, the project willcontribute to further promoting the friendly relationshipbetween Myanmar and Japan in the future.
<by Osamu Nonaka, Technical Cooperation Dept.>

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Researcher Invitation Program
Among the researchers invited to Japan under
the FY2014 Researcher Invitation Program, threeresearchers, from King Fahd University of Petroleum
and Minerals (KFUPM) in Saudi Arabia, United
Arab Emirates University (UAEU) in UAE, and King
Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST)
in Saudi Arabia, subsequently visited JCCP to report on

their research achievements. The researchers pursued
their respective research themes with the cooperation of
the Japan Petroleum Institute and their host university
in Japan. JCCP extends its deepest gratitude to alluniversity laboratories and the Japan Petroleum Institutefor their generous cooperation.

1. King Fahd University of Petroleum andMinerals (KFUPM), Saudi Arabia(Aug. 7)
Researcher:
Dr. Palani Arudra, Research Scientist III, Center for
Refining & Petrochemicals Department, KFUPM
Host institution:
Hokkaido University Graduate School of Engineering,
Division of Chemical Process Engineering; Prof.
Takao Masuda
Study period:
July 1 – August 6, 2014
Research theme:“Catalytic cracking of C6 olefins using large crystal
with high silica ZSM-5 and ZSM-11”

Dr. Palani Arudra, Center for Reﬁning & Petrochemicals
Department, KFUPM

2. United Arab Emirates University(UAEU), UAE (Aug. 21)
Researcher:Dr. Mohammad Sayem Mozumder, AssistantProfessor, Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
Department, UAEU
Host institution:
Kagoshima University Graduate School of Scienceand Engineering; Prof. Toshio Tsutsui
Study period:
July 14 – August 20, 2014
Research theme:“Effects of the type and structure of zeolites andreaction condition on the selectivity for aromatics,
light olefins, or multi-branched gasoline compounds
in the catalytic cracking of petroleum or vegetableoil”
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Dr. Mohammad Sayem Mozumder, Chemical and Petroleum
Engineering Department, UAEU

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3. King Abdulaziz City for Science andTechnology (KACST), Saudi Arabia(Sept. 24)
Researcher:
Mr. Nasser Judaya N. Alqahtani, Assistant Researcher,
Petrochemicals Research Institute, KACST
Host institution:
Kyoto University Graduate School of Engineering;
Prof. Koichi Ohe
Study period:
August 1 – September 22, 2014
Research theme:“Transition metal-catalyzed synthesis of heteroaromaticcompounds”

Mr. Nasser Judaya N. Alqahtani, Petrochemicals ResearchInstitute, KACST<by Sadao Wada, Technical Cooperation Dept.>

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KISR Receives JPI Award for Invaluable
International Cooperation
Kuwait Institute for Science and Research (KISR),a long-standing partner of JCCP technical cooperation
projects in Kuwait, has received the FY2013 Award
for Invaluable International Cooperation from Japan
Petroleum Institute (JPI), an international authority inthe field. KISR was recognized for the following, as
explained by JPI.
Among the activities implemented by Kuwait
and Japan from the perspective of strengthening
relations in the oil sector are the Kuwait-Japan Joint
Symposium, which has been organized every year
since 1993, and the invitation program for researchers
from oil-producing countries, offered every year
since 1995.
The former is a seminar on oil refining processes
hosted jointly by KISR, JCCP and JPI. It contributes
significantly to seeking solutions to technical issues
in Kuwait’s oil industry through presentations anddiscussions by researchers representing Kuwait andJapan.
The latter is a program in which researchers in
oil-producing countries who are nominated by theirown institution, dispatched to Japan over a period ofa couple of months to pursue their field of study at auniversity and/or a corporate research institution in
Japan. A couple of researchers from KISR participate
in the program every year. In addition to the above,since 2007, KISR has invited Japanese researchers

on oil-refining process to Kuwait for research
consultation.
Such achievements by KISR have received highcommendation from the Kuwaiti government, andhave also indirectly led to the Kuwaiti government’s
high appreciation of Japan. The fruits of technicaland personal exchanges borne over many years incooperation with KISR can be expected to bear evenbigger fruits and further develop the two countries’
friendly relationship into the future.
Consequently, KISR has played a central rolein promoting technical and personnel exchanges
between Kuwait and Japan over many years, andis recognized for its achievements as a deserving
recipient of the International Cooperation Award.
Overseas recipients of the International Cooperation
Award in the past include Dr. Khaled S. Al-Sultan, Rectorof King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals(KFUPM) in Saudi Arabia, who received the Award
for Invaluable International Cooperation in 2007, andUAE’s national oil refining company TAKREER in
Abu Dhabi, which received the Award for International
Technical Cooperation as an organization in fiscal 2009.
H.E. Dr. Naji Al-Mutairi, Director General of KISR,
attended the award ceremony held on May 27 andreceived the award in person. H.E. Mr. Abdul-Rahman
Al-Otaibi, Kuwaiti Ambassador to Japan, also attended
the ceremony as an eyewitness.
<by Sadao Wada,
Technical Cooperation
Dept.>(From the left) Yutaka Yamada, (then) Chairman of JPI;
Dr. Meena Maraﬁ, Executive Director of the KISR Petroleum Research Centre (PRC);
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Corporate
Cooperation
Corporate
Cooperation

Our Technical Cooperationin Oil-Producing Countries
and Expectations of JCCP
■ Third Contributory Article: JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation
Mr. Takaaki Koide
Senior Manager, Overseas Technology Group
Technical & Engineering Service Dept.
JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation

1. Birth of the JX Group and JX Nippon Oil& Energy Corporation
JX Holdings was established on April 1, 2010 by
the merger of the business management department of
Nippon Oil Corporation and Nippon Mining Holdings,
Inc. On July 1 of that year, the three companies of Nippon
Oil Corporation, Nippon Petroleum Refining Co., Ltd.
and Japan Energy Corporation under JX Holdings
merged to form a new petroleum refining and marketingcompany called JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation.
As a core business company of the JX Group,
JX Nippon Oil & Energy manufactures and markets
petroleum and petrochemical products. It also engages
in the energy business centered on non-petroleum andnon-petrochemical fuels, including the import and saleof liquefied natural gas and coal and the sale of fuel cells
and Enefarm systems, as well as provides services as anindependent power producer (IPP) and power producersupplier (PPS) by utilizing wind power generators
installed in power plants and oil depots attached torefineries and factories.
The JX Group comprises three core companies
that engage in diverse business fields. In addition to

JX Nippon Oil & Energy, they include JX Nippon Oil& Gas Exploration, which undertakes oil explorationand production, and JX Nippon Mining & Metals,
which engages in the development of copper and otherresources, smelting and refining, electronics materials
processing and recycling and environmental services.

2. JX Energy’s Technical Cooperation in
Oil-producing Countries
JX Energy’s relationship with JCCP is based on
training programs and technical cooperation projects
on environmental technologies. As a central pillar oftechnical cooperation to oil-producing countries, training
programs mainly on oil refining technologies have been
implemented continuously for national oil companies
in oil-producing countries since fiscal 2007, with theobjective of contributing to human resource developmentin these countries. To date, the programs have received
more than 550 participants from Iraq and Kuwait. In
fiscal 2013, training programs for Myanmar have beenlaunched as part of the effort to strengthen relations with
oil-producing countries in Southeast Asia, which are
expected to become significant presences in the future,and onsite training at refineries is thus being implemented
on a continuous basis for state-run oil refining companies
in the country. An introduction to such training programs
by JX Energy is outlined in detail below.

3. Introduction of JX Energy Training
Programs

Lecture session

JX Energy’s training programs enjoy a good
reputation in oil-producing countries, likely for their
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following characteristics.
(1) They are designed and operated in response to theneeds of each beneficiary country.
(2) They provide an organic combination of lectures,inspection tours, offsite training and workshop-style
discussions.
(3) They incorporate Japanese-style management
practices and thought processes.
(4) They are consistently improved based on participants’views and feedback.
With respect to the first characteristic, that JX
Energy’s training programs are designed in responseto specific needs, JX Energy has indeed given carefulconsideration to respond to diverse training needs in
oil-producing countries. Efforts are made to organize,
propose and provide effective and meaningful training
plans that satisfy needs by holding meetings withexecutive officers in oil-producing countries on aregular basis to assess their training needs. As a resultof responding to individual needs, courses have beenoffered on diverse themes. The following chart showssome of the representative courses that have been offeredso far in the major areas of refinery management, process
technologies, maintenance, and operator training. As
training needs sometimes go beyond the content oftraining and extend to the quality of accommodations
and meals, efforts are made to ensure flexible responses.
The second characteristic is that our training programs
offer a combination of lectures, offsite training anddiscussions. Courses offered in the management, process
technologies and maintenance fields, in particular, includelectures, inspection tours and offsite training at relevant
Field

Reﬁnery management

Process technologies

MaintenanceOperator training

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Offsite training

vendors and factories, and a workshop-style discussion
session. Careful consideration is given to create acomprehensive training experience, by making certainthat the contents of lectures, tours and site visits mutuallycomplement each other, and that they provide informationthat will stimulate discussions in the workshop. In courses
offered for operator training, classroom lectures andpractical training are both provided at our training plant.
As the training plant uses water and nitrogen, thus any
potential training-related danger is eliminated. At thesame time, it provides training that is as close as possible
to actual operations by connecting a training-dedicated
DCS, a simulator or onsite facilities such as pumps andvalves. Training thus ranges from basic operations,such as the startup/shutdown of pump operations andvalve switching operations, to the startup/shutdown andemergency response of the entire plant.
The third characteristic is the incorporation ofJapanese-style practices. Our training programs introduce

Course title
Reﬁnery Management
Environmental Management
Reﬁnery Production Management
Advanced Reﬁnery Management
Petroleum Market and Production Planning
Catalytic Unit
Upgrading Process Technology
CDU Operation / Coker / Wax
Lube Oil Modern Technology
Technology in Evaluation of Lube Oil, Wax, Grease and Additives
Utility and Power Plant
Safety Enhancement and Fire Fighting Activities
Rotary Machinery Engineering, Piping and Tank
Maintenance and Inspection for Stationary Equipment
Basic of Maintenance and Inspection
Practical Reﬁnery Plant Operation

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Japanese-style management practices that are implemented
by our refineries, including Japanese-style operational
management, production management and environmental
and safety management, the 5S system, the analysis
method of fundamental causes (“naze-naze” analysis),and human resource development methods (small group
activities, on-the-job training, off-the-job training).
Furthermore, discussions and interactions are held
between refinery managers/engineers and participants,
as forums for enhancing the training experience, as well
as for deepening international exchanges.
The fourth characteristic is the continuous improvementof training contents. Based on the PDCA principle, weplace importance on the cycle of formulating a plan,
implementing the plan, confirming and reviewing theresults of training, and incorporating the results of theconfirmation and review in subsequent programs, andapply this cycle to all of our programs. Furthermore, in
addition to receiving participants’ feedback in the form of
a questionnaire, a general exchange of views is held withall participants after completion of each program. Basedon the feedback thus obtained, regular meetings are heldwith executive officers in oil-producing countries, to elicit
additional requests from them and present proposals from
JX Energy in a further effort to satisfy training needs in
oil-producing countries.
As a result of such continuous efforts, we are able
to implement training that participants appreciate as
being highly fruitful, and owing to the participation
by members of diverse positions and fields, we havebuilt a wide-ranging network of personal connections,and thereby believe we are making some contribution
to the stable supply of crude oil. Our next challenge is
to widely link the experience we have so far cultivatedwith visible results.
Please note that the planning and operation of ourtraining programs is made possible by the framework ofcooperation with the Training Department at JX Nippon
Research Institute, Ltd., which undertakes the planningand operations of various training schemes for the entire
JX Group.

4. Expectations of JCCP
As you know, the oil industry in Japan and aroundthe world is facing difficult times today. Private oilcompanies in Japan are making ongoing efforts tosecure a profit despite decreasing demand in Japan,
but are at the same time conscious of the urgency of

expanding their business overseas. Under this situation,
maintaining cooperation and ties with oil-producing
countries is a structural issue for private oil companies.
It is important not only from the perspective of ensuring
stable procurement of crude oil, but also from theperspective of expanding oil refining and marketingbusinesses overseas and of advancing into the overseas
oil upstream sectors, including the oil and natural gas
exploration and development sector. As a company thatinvests in the upstream sectors mainly in Southeast Asia,
JX Energy recognizes the importance of strengthening
ties with Southeast Asian oil-producing countries also
from the perspective of expanding the oil refining andmarketing business, and places primary importance onbuilding personal networks. However, we realize there
is a limit to what we can do at the private sector level,
and are thus aware that the above-mentioned training
programs have been made possible thanks to theunderpinning provided by JCCP and its schemes. In our
future efforts to strengthen relations with oil-producing
countries, we wish to take comprehensive advantage of
JCCP’s schemes, including training courses, technicalcooperation programs, and dispatch of experts, as we
aim to establish even more fruitful relationships ofcooperation with oil-producing countries.
At the same time, in order for private companies tobe able to link JCCP-supported training programs andprojects to future business opportunities in oil-producing
countries, more weight could perhaps be placed not only
on “JCCP” and “Japan,” but also on training programsand technical cooperation projects that create a strong
impression of the names of each participating company
in the beneficiary country. We expect that placingemphasis on such activities would lead to overseas
business expansions that are even more fruitful to JCCP,
private companies and Japan’s energy industry alike.

5. Summary
We believe that continuation is extremely importantto reaping the results of human resource development
through technical cooperation and training and the resultsof building personal networks. It is certainly a tribute to
JCCP’s long years of support and guidance that we havebeen able to continue offering training programs andtechnical cooperation projects to oil-producing countries
over so many years. We wish to take the opportunity ofthis article to express our deepest gratitude to JCCP and
ask for its continued support into the future.

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Announcements

Participation in the 21st World Petroleum Congressin Moscow
The 21st World Petroleum Congress Moscow washeld over a period of five days, from June 15 to 19, 2014,
in Moscow, Russia.

1. Overview
The World Petroleum Congress, held every three
years, is the world’s largest forum for the presentation of
information and research achievements related to the oil
industry and oil technologies, and provides a forum fordeepening exchanges among the participants. Organizedaround the main theme of “Responsibly Energising a
Growing World,” this year’s event brought together some
17,000 attendees (according to the WPC Secretariat).
The exhibition part of the event was represented bysome 4,800 delegates from 80 countries, including
approximately 140 members from nine Japanesecompanies and organizations. JCCP also participatedin the exhibition, represented by J. Nishimura, Directorof the Middle East Office, and Y. Tsujimura and M.
Iwase from the Planning and Public Relations Group,
Administration Department.

Venue of the 21st World Petroleum Congress:
Crocus Expo, Exhibition Center

JCCP’s booth(At JCCP’s booth, from the left)
Mr. Junichi Hatano, Secretary General, Japan National Committee for the World Petroleum Council
Mr. Yasushi Kimura, Chairman, JX Holdings Inc.
Mr. Akihiko Tembo, Chairman, Japan National Committee for the World Petroleum Council
Mr. Masataka Sase, Executive Director, JCCP
Mr. Naoki Kuroda, Vice Chairman, Japan National Committee for the World Petroleum Council
Mr. Takashi Tatsumi, Vice Chairman, Japan National Committee for the World Petroleum Council
Mr. Fumiaki Watari, Advisor, JX Holdings Inc.

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2. Overview of JCCP’s Participation
As the World Petroleum Congress boasts a membershiprepresenting the world’s major countries and provides
a forum that promotes horizontal connections among
members from the world’s oil industries, JCCP set up
a booth at the event with expectations of meeting past
participants of JCCP training courses and important
figures who have been involved in JCCP programs, andwith the goal of strengthening JCCP’s profile in Russia,
the host country of this year’s event.

3. Exhibition
JCCP’s booth featured a design that incorporated
various aspects of traditional Japanese culture. In
addition to erecting a wooden watchtower adorned withpaper lanterns, a large, beautiful visual of Mt. Fuji witha cherry tree in bloom was applied to the expanse ofwall inside the booth to provide the perfect backdrop
for taking pictures. By inviting visitors to take a picturewith Mt. Fuji and the cherry tree in the background andgiving them a printout of the photo on the spot, JCCP’sbooth attracted a total of some 300 visitors in four days.
On June 16, the booths of the nine Japanesecompanies and organizations that participated in the
exhibition* received a visit from Mr. Akihiko Tembo,
Chairman of the Japan National Committee for the WorldPetroleum Council, and other principal members of thecommittee, who seemed impressed with the portrayal ofJapanese culture using a visual of Mt. Fuji and a cherry
tree in JCCP’s booth.
* (in visiting order) Yokogawa Electric Corporation; the Japan
National Committee for the World Petroleum Council; Chiyoda
Corporation; Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation;
JGC Corporation; Inpex Corporation; Japan Cooperation Center,
Petroleum; JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation; Idemitsu Kosan
Co., Ltd.

4. Observations
The World Petroleum Congress has a membershiprepresenting the world’s major countries, and is attended
by large numbers of people from well-known oil-related

Mr. Mostafa Kashkouli, Managing Director, National Iranian
Oil Company (NIOC) (left)(Participated in physical distribution courses in 1999 and2004)

Mr. Buranin Rattanasombat, Vice President of International
Marketing Dept., PTT (left)(Participated in a petroleum marketing course in 2005)

industries around the world. Thus, even though the recent
event was held in Moscow, where there are few JCCP
alumni and parties involved in JCCP programs, JCCP
delegates were able to meet with past participants andkey figures who have taken part in JCCP programs in thepast and confirm their current whereabouts. As a result,they found that many alumni have gone on to assume
important posts and are now playing an active role intheir respective departments.
As the photo opportunity that was offered to attract
visitors to JCCP’s booth contributed to keeping a recordof visitors, and reunions with JCCP alumni allowed JCCP
to confirm and update their current contact information,
setting up a booth at the World Petroleum Congressproved to be a meaningful undertaking for JCCP.
<by Masako Iwase, Administration Dept.>

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Announcements

The 33rd JCCP International Symposium
The JCCP International Symposium is held annually in Japan, bringing together oil experts from oil-producing
countries to promote dialogue and cooperation between those countries and Japan. This fiscal year, it will be held
as shown below.
■ Date & Time:

January 21, 2015 (Wed.)
13:30 – 14:00
Registration
14:00 – 17:30
Opening Ceremony
Leaders Panel Discussion
18:00 – 20:00
Reception
January 22, 2015 (Thur.)
9:00 – 9:30
Registration
9:30 – 12:00
Session 1
13:30 – 16:05
Session 2■ Venue:

The Prince Park Tower Tokyo Ball Room, B2 Floor(http://www.princehotels.co.jp/parktower/)■ Main Theme:“Sustainability and International Cooperation in the Petroleum Industry”■ Session Themes:[Session 1] “Advances in HR Development”[Session 2] “Challenges for Advanced Technology”■ Program & Panelists:

To be announced on our website (http://www.jccp.or.jp)■ Contact:

International Symposium Secretariat
Mr. Koichi Io, Operations Dept.
Tel: (81)-3-5396-6001 Fax: (81)-3-5396-6006
E-mail: symposium@jccp.or.jp

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Please Help Us Update Our Roster
Thank you for reading JCCP NEWS as always.
JCCP has reached a significant milestone in its history and celebrated 30 years of operations in 2011. In
commemorating this achievement, we extended our deepest appreciation to you all for your support and cooperationin our activities.
All of you who have participated in a JCCP training program in the past (graduates) are a precious asset to
JCCP. We therefore wish to take this occasion to confirm your current addresses and update our roster of former
participants so that we may reconnect and maintain contact with you into the future.
Our current roster mostly shows information that you provided at the time you participated in a JCCP training
program, and could be outdated by now. If there have been any changes in your affiliation (position), email address,
or any other contact information, we ask that you provide the latest information on the attached form and return theform to JCCP’s Planning & Public Relations Group. Those of you who return the form to us are entitled to receive
the latest issues of JCCP NEWS and announcements and invitations to exhibitions and reunions.
Also, if you know of anyone who is a former participant but is not receiving copies of JCCP NEWS, or anyone
who wishes to update his/her contact information, we would appreciate it if you would forward this message andthe attached form to that person.

Please Send Us a Message as Alumni
Future issues of JCCP NEWS will feature a new section for messages from alumni. Please send us the latest
news about what you are up to or photos that you wish to share with others. The Planning & Public Relations
Group looks forward to hearing from you.
Thank you for your cooperation.

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Please fill in the form below and return it to JCCP.
Please contact us if you wish to obtain the form in MS Word format.
E-mail: planning@jccp.or.jp or FAX: 81-3-5396-6006
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13. JCCP Course you haveattended in the past

Course No.:
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Personnel Changes
Incoming Personnel
Counselor

Tadashi SUGAWARA(October 1, 2014)

Editorial Postscript
We are pleased to bring you the latest issue of JCCP NEWS.
As announced in the September issue of this newsletter, there have been changes in full-time board members
this past July, prompting this issue to include special messages from Mr. Masataka Sase, Special Adviser, and Mr.
Tsuyoshi Nakai, CEO. After assuming the position of CEO of JCCP, Mr. Nakai spent from August to Octobervisiting countries in the Middle East region to exchange greetings with the leaders of their national oil companies.
He also used the occasion to engage in active exchanges of views regarding human resource development andtechnical cooperation in oil-producing countries, as reported in detail in this issue.
Between April and November 2014, a total of 335 participants from oil-producing countries completed 23 JCCP
training courses in Japan. They are featured in the Topics section of this newsletter as a new endeavor beginningwith this issue.
One of the first items on our agenda for 2015 is the 33rd JCCP International Symposium, scheduled to be held at
Prince Park Tower Tokyo on January 21 and 22, 2015. We are expecting a large turnout and hope to see you there.
Yoshishige Tsujimura
Planning and Public Relations Group
Administration Dept.

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