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.

112

2012 June

Connected by technology, person-to-person

TopicsN The 30th JCCP International Symposium
N The 20th Joint GCC-Japan Environment Symposium
N Signing of a Basic Agreement on a Special Cooperation Program for Vietnam
N Interview with JCCP Graduates
N Participation in the 20th World Petroleum Congress in Doha and Visit to Qatar Petroleum

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Table of Contents
Celebrating JCCP’s 30th Anniversary ................................................................................................................................. 3
Messages from JCCP Graduates ......................................................................................................................................... 4

TopicsThe 30th JCCP International Symposium: “Dialogue for Sustainability of Oil Supply and Consumption”........................ 6
Keynote Speeches — Dr. Ing. Jeroen van der Veer, Chairman, Supervisory Board, ING Group N.V. .................. 13— Dr. Hasan M. Qabazard, Director, Research Division, OPEC ............................................. 15
The 20th Joint GCC-Japan Environment Symposium........................................................................................................ 19
Signing of a Basic Agreement on a Special Cooperation Program for Vietnam .............................................................. 24
Interviews with JCCP Graduates ...................................................................................................................................... 25
Participation in the 20th World Petroleum Congress in Doha and Visit to Qatar Petroleum .......................................... 33

Personnel Exchange Programs
For Improved Training Practicality (Part 1)—Training Simulator Upgrade...................................................................... 38
Regular Course on Material Problems and Their Countermeasures ................................................................................ 41
Regular Course on Information and Control Systems Utilized in Reﬁneries.................................................................... 44
CPJ Seminar on Environmental Management for Iraq ..................................................................................................... 47
CPJ Seminar on Upgrading Processes of Heavy Oil for PetroVietnam ............................................................................. 49
CPJ Seminar on Petroleum Marketing and Distribution Held for a Joint Group of Members from Vietnam .................. 51
CPO Seminar on Maintenance Management Held in Oman ............................................................................................. 53
CPO Seminar on Carbon Management Held in Kuwait .................................................................................................... 56
CPO Seminar on Practical Field Training in TPM Activities Held for Saudi Aramco ......................................................... 59
Report on the Training Cooperation Program: Saudi Arabia and Qatar .......................................................................... 63
JCCP Regular Courses Completed ................................................................................................................................... 68

Technical Cooperation
KACST-JCCP 1st Joint International Workshop Held at KACST in Riyadh ........................................................................ 72
Workshop on Reﬁnery Processing Technologies and Research (UAE) ............................................................................. 74
The 21st Saudi Arabia-Japan Joint Symposium ................................................................................................................ 76
The 13th Kuwait-Japan Joint Symposium ........................................................................................................................ 78
Design and Evaluation of a Pilot Plant for the Treatment of Reﬁnery Wastewater in UAE ............................................ 79

Announcements
Please Help Us Update Our Roster ................................................................................................................................... 82
Personnel Changes ........................................................................................................................................................... 83

Cover photo by Minoru Horike(Training Dept.).
Weeping cherry tree
at Mt. Minobu Kuonji Temple

Celebrating JCCP’s 30th
Anniversary
Yaichi Kimura
President,
Japan Cooperation Center, Petroleum (JCCP)

JCCP celebrated its 30th anniversary last November
26, 2011. Our operations have developed steadily overthese past 30 years thanks to the kind understanding
and support of all parties concerned in oil-producing
countries and our partners in associated institutions inJapan. In deep recognition of everyone’s cooperation, I
would like to extend my sincerest gratitude to you all.
I have taken the occasion of our anniversary tolook back on the prospectus of JCCP’s establishment.
It states that our objective is to develop and maintainfriendly, cooperative relationships between oilproducing countries and Japan, and thereby contributeto the stability of oil demand and supply. As theprospectus was written not long after the two oil crises,
it expresses a strong sentiment that getting to know
people in oil-producing countries and establishing
personal relationships is indispensable. Over the 30
years since then, we have invited more than 20,000
engineers and managers from oil-producing countries toreceive training in Japan, and have sent 5,000 Japaneseengineers to oil-producing countries to promote technicalexchanges. We have also implemented as many as
200 joint projects and created opportunities to address
various issues through cooperation between engineersin oil-producing countries and Japan. Thus it can besaid that JCCP’s history has been one of developing
cooperative relationships to promote technical exchanges
between points of production in oil-producing countries
and Japan. I believe this exchange of technologies has
contributed to creating a system for ensuring stable oil
supply, from the oil well to the hands of consumers.

During the past three decades, the role of oil haschanged, and the expression “stable oil supply” hasalso come to take on a new meaning. Oil is no longer
simply a source of energy, but in today’s society, it isalso an essential ingredient for functional plastics andsynthetic fabrics that have become indispensable andintegral to our lifestyles. Similarly, the expression “stableoil supply” has come to be used not only in reference tomatters of an urgent nature, but also in terms of ensuring
sustainability of oil supply. Furthermore, Japan’s position
as an oil-consuming country is gradually changing, andthe state of the economy in oil-producing countries isalso undergoing dramatic changes. We must continue toimprove our operations over the next 30 years in order to
respond sufficiently to emerging needs in the new era, as
well as to changing needs in oil-producing countries.
This situation requires us to work more actively toaddress the diverse challenges that lie in front of us ineven closer cooperation with oil-producing countries.
Toward this end, the oil industries in oil-producing
countries and Japan need to strengthen dialogues andcommunication to better understand each other’s needs
and to engage in friendly competition toward achievinga strong and mutually competitive industry. I strongly
believe that friendship and cooperation, the two primarypillars of JCCP’s operations, will be key to addressing
future issues.
In order for us to fulfill our expected role, I wish to
ask all our friends and partners in oil-producing countries
and related institutions in Japan for your continued
support and guidance.

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Messages from JCCP Graduates
JCCP graduates have offered warm messages of congratulations on occasion of our 30th anniversary, as
introduced below.

H.E. Eng. Zeyad H. Al Zahrani
Undersecretary, Saudi Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral
Resources
Participant of a regular course on Marketing Management offered in 1988

A JCCP delegation visited my office in the Saudi Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources on November
15, 2011. They had sought me out on the occasion of JCCP’s 30th anniversary upon learning that I work at theministry, and brought with them the application form that I submitted prior to participating in the Marketing
Management course (TR-7-88) in July 1988. When I saw the photo attached to the form, memories of that period
23 years ago came flooding back.
The delegation’s visit was a pleasant surprise, not to mention being given the honor of writing a brief message
for JCCP News. It is my pleasure to celebrate JCCP’s 30th anniversary with this message.
The Marketing Management course was an extremely memorable experience. It made me want to study once
more at JCCP, and prompted me to participate in another course on environmental management. Participation in
the two courses increased my knowledge of both the technical and management aspects of the oil industry. The
lectures and guidance provided by the Japanese experts were especially helpful to enriching my knowledge, andthereafter proved extremely beneficial to my career at the ministry.
I can still vividly recollect my experience in participating in a JCCP program. The Japanese people were allfriendly, courteous and well educated, and Tokyo was a remarkable city, although I was surprised at how expensive
everything was. I also appreciated the opportunity to visit the old capital of Kyoto and learn about Japan’s long
history of development.
Looking back, I realize the Japan that I saw back during that time has played a major role in shaping the future
vision of Saudi Arabia, and also believe it helped Saudi Arabia strengthen fraternal relationships with other countries
in the Middle East. On a personal level, I see now that the JCCP course was designed so that participants could
gain mutual understanding of each other’s customs and cultures and broaden their perspectives.
The recent reunion with JCCP members on the occasion of JCCP’s 30th anniversary has once again stimulated myinterest in visiting JCCP and exchanging views on requests for new programs toward formulating future plans in mycountry. I look forward to JCCP’s continued cooperation in the development of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Mr. Al Zahrani passed away last December 18 while in London to attend a conference on behalf of the Ministerof Petroleum and Mineral Resources, a mere two weeks after sending us the above message. We extend our deepest
condolences and pray that he rests in peace.

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Mr. Mohamed Abdulla Al Azdi
CEO, Abu Dhabi National Chemical Company (ChemWEyaat)
Participant of a regular course on Marketing and Distribution offered in 1983

I had the pleasure and the good luck to be selected by my company, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC),
to attend a JCCP marketing course in 1984 along with another colleague. We joined other participants from Saudi
Arabia, Indonesia, Nigeria, China, Myanmar and Thailand, and spent roughly a month together receiving training
in Japan.
The program included lectures at JCCP and site visits to oil and LP gas marketing and distribution facilities,
and provided a great deal of practical knowledge that we could immediately apply to our respective work. I realize
now that everything we learned in the course has subsequently proven extremely beneficial throughout our entire
careers.
As I was working for ADNOC International Marketing at the time, I was a regular short-term visitor to Japan
both before and after participating in the course, and thought I knew Japan relatively well. However, the extended
stay in Japan to participate in the course not only helped me gain knowledge of the Japanese oil and gas industry,
but also a deeper understanding of the culture of Japanese companies that support the industry’s productivity, as
well as the cultural and historical dimensions of Japan as a whole. This is based on both my own and my colleagues’
experience.
The oil industry in Asia has undergone dramatic changes during the past 30 years, and is still continuing tochange. From hereon, it is expected to transform into an integrated oil refining and petrochemical industry and aim toprovide greater added value. In conjunction with this transformation, I wish to see JCCP enhance its curriculum withmore courses related to the petrochemical industry. Additionally, based on the impression of all course participantsthat promoting cultural understanding and cultural exchange between oil-producing countries in Japan is also an
important part of JCCP programs, I also wish to see more Japanese language and culture sessions along with thetechnical aspects of the courses so that future participants can gain a deeper sense of the “spirit of creation” that
supports Japan’s technologies.
Lastly, as one JCCP graduate, I wish JCCP many more years of success and achievement.

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The 30th JCCP International Symposium“Dialogue for Sustainability of Oil Supply and Consumption”

Mr. Yaichi Kimura, President of JCCP (center), and the guest of honor, chairmen, and panelists of the symposium

The 30th JCCP International Symposium was held
over two days, from January 25 to 26, 2012, under the
auspices of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry(METI), and with the attendance of approximately 300
people from METI, oil producing countries, foreignembassies in Japan, government offices, domestic firms
and organizations.

1. Theme
This year’s symposium was themed, “Dialogue
for Sustainability of Oil Supply and Consumption.”
Following the keynote speeches and special lectures
given on the first day, two discussion sessions exploredthe theme in detail on the second day, from theperspectives of “Leadership for Innovation” and “Best
Practice for Innovation.”
Oil is an important source of energy that provides
40% of Japan’s and 33% of the world’s primary energy

6• Topics •supply. As securing a stable supply of oil long into the
future is therefore a common priority issue among oil
producing and consuming countries, both sides needto deepen mutual understanding through dialogue andcooperate toward establishing a sustainable oil energy
system. Based on this awareness, the symposium
focused on introducing corporate innovation initiatives
being made in each country from the perspectives ofleadership development and best practices, and provided
an opportunity to establish cooperation.

2. Overview(1) First Day (January 25): Opening Ceremony
An opening ceremony officially launched thesymposium at 2:00 p.m. on January 25. Mr. Yaichi
Kimura, President of JCCP, gave an opening address,
followed by a greeting from the guest of honor, Mr.
Hisayoshi Ando, Director-General of the Natural

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Resources and Fuel Department at METI.
Mr. Kimura presented a perspective on this year’s
symposium as follows: “On March 11th last year, Japanwas hit by a major earthquake that left tremendous
damage in its wake. From immediately after theearthquake, we received warm words of condolence
and relief supplies from our friends in oil producing
countries, as well as their help in securing petroleum,
LPG, and natural gas supplies. We have no words thatcan fully express how strong an encouragement thiswas to us.
“The earthquake has made us realize anew the
preciousness of personal relationships between oil
producing countries and Japan, and the necessity of
petroleum, LPG and other forms of energy to oureveryday lives. It has also highlighted the importance ofdialogue between oil producing and consuming countries
to deepen mutual understanding and to make innovativechanges that allow us to fulfill our responsibility ofproviding a stable supply of oil.”
Following Mr. Kimura, Mr. Ando gave an opening
greeting, firstly reflecting back on the Great East Japan
Earthquake and expressing his deepest gratitude to all
stakeholders and oil producing countries in the oil industry
for the tremendous support they have given Japan in thewake of the disaster. He also stated that the earthquake
has spurred a sweeping review of energy policies in Japanand has ignited a renewed awareness of the importance ofoil. Given this situation, he said holding this international
symposium on dialogue for sustainability of oil supply
and consumption is highly significant, and hopes vigorousand fruitful discussions ensue.
(2) Keynote Speeches
Two keynote speeches were given: “Thoughts for Your
Energy” by Dr. Ing. Jeroen van der Veer, Chairman of theSupervisory Board at ING Group N.V. and former CEO
of Royal Dutch Shell PLC; and “Global Oil Outlook &Future Challenges” by Dr. Hasan M. Qabazard, Directorof the Research Division at OPEC-Organization of thePetroleum Exporting Countries.
In their speeches, both Dr. van der Veer and
Dr. Qabazard talked about how new technologicaldevelopments have expanded the production of shale
oil and have greatly increased the world’s capacity foroil supply. They emphasized that oil can still contributeto development of the global economy as a source ofenergy, that technology offers infinite possibilities,
and that we must continue our challenge to develop

new technologies. Dr. van der Veer also stated that in asociety that is becoming increasingly complex, making
decisions concerning policies for stable oil supply is
extremely difficult, but leaders have the responsibility
to make the right decisions and to lead other companies
in any circumstances. To do so, he explained thatleaders must adhere to three basic principles; that is,they must (1) constantly acquire the latest technologies,
as technologies offer infinite possibilities; (2) havethe capacity to lead and to take responsibility even on
large complex projects; and (3) have reliable partners
who can provide cooperation in realizing large energy
development projects.
Dr. Qabazard stated that oil producers have a
responsibility to ensure stable oil supply, and thatwell-timed investments will play a critical role inthe development and broader application of new oil
resources. He then called on all oil producers andconsumers to cooperate in taking a responsible approach,saying that the research, development, and deploymentof technology have a cost and require significant
investments, and that a proper environment needs tobe created that would allow oil producers to continue
making upstream investments with a commitment tosatisfying oil demands in the future.
Summaries of the two keynote speeches are provided
on pages 13 to 18 in this issue of JCCP NEWS.
(3) Special Lectures
The keynote speeches were followed by three special
lectures.
Dr. Fereidun Fesharaki, Chairman of FACTS Global
Energy, Inc., gave a lecture on “Asia and Middle East Oil
Markets Post Fukushima,” and discussed the demandsupply balance of crude oil and oil products in Asia and

Dr. Fereidun Fesharaki, Chairman, FACTS Global Energy Inc.

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Mr. Abdulhakim A. Al-Gouhi, General Manager,
Ras Tanura Reﬁnery, Saudi Aramco

Ms. Salma Al Hajjaj, Director, Center for Leadership
Development, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC)

the Middle East as a whole, mainly in reference to themajor changes that have occurred in the global oil supplydemand structure owing to the development of shaleoil, and the changing structure of the global oil industry
accompanying economic growth in Asian countries.
Mr. Abdulhakim A. Al-Gouhi, General Manager of
Ras Tanura Refinery, Saudi Aramco, gave a lecture on“Saudi Aramco Ras Tanura Refinery Best Practices,”and introduced Saudi Aramco’s initiatives to improvethe environmental quality of its oil products through theapplication of best practices and to increase added value
by making effective use of distillates.
Lastly, Ms. Salma Al Hajjaj, Director of the Center
for Leadership Development at Kuwait Petroleum
Corporation (KPC), gave a lecture on “Coaching: An
Innovative Way to Sustainability,” in which she discussed
KPC’s various initiatives and future issues. She explainedthat KPC is making Group-wide efforts to integrate its
upstream and downstream businesses to increase theGroup’s added value, and is taking active steps to develop
leaders under the direct supervision of the CEO, based on
the recognition that the development of human resources
capable of leading the innovation is essential realizing its
goal. She also stated that KPC’s greatest challenge liesin creating a corporate culture where current leaders takethe initiative in fostering the next generation of leaders
based on their own experience.

National Petroleum Company (KNPC), also gave a few
words of greeting on behalf of the representatives fromoil producing countries, and Mr. Mitsunori Takaogi,
President of JX Holdings, Inc., made a toast.
In his greeting, Mr. Al Rashidi stressed the precious
value of oil as a finite resource, and said we must makethe most of it for the benefit of humanity. Toward this end,he emphasized the need for oil producing and consuming
countries to fulfill their respective responsibilities andmutually cooperate with each other.

(4) Reception
After listening to the keynote speeches and special
lectures, all participants and guests were invited to joina reception hosted by JCCP. Following a brief greetingby Mr. Hisayoshi Ando from METI, Mr. Bakheet Sh.
Al Rashidi, Deputy Managing Director at Kuwait

8• Topics •(5) Second Day (January 27): Discussion Sessions
The program for the second day was divided into two
discussion sessions: Session 1 in the morning (chair:
Mr. Mitsutoshi Hamamura, Director/Senior Executive
Officer, Toyo Engineering Corporation), and Session
2 in the afternoon (chair: Mr. Hiroji Adachi, Executive
Officer and General Manager, JX Nippon Oil & Energy
Corporation).

Mr. Bakheet Sh. Al Rashidi, Deputy Managing Director,
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Session 1

Session 2

1) In Session 1, themed “Leadership for Innovation,”four panelists each gave a presentation on initiatives
taken at their company to develop the next generationof leaders. Ms. Premhatai Napalai (Vice President,
Leadership & Talent Management Development, PTT
Public Company Limited) gave a presentation on“Building and Harnessing Executive Bench Strength —Realizing PTT Group’s Goal of Becoming a Fortune 100
Company by 2020”; Mr. Raed H. Al-Rabeh (Director,
Professional Development Dept., Saudi Aramco) on“Young Leadership Development”; Prof. Dr. Hamed
Al Dhahab (HRS General Manager, Human Resource
Services, Oman Oil Refineries and Petroleum Industries
Co. (Orpic)) on “Orpic Sustainable Leaders”; and Mr.
Hisashi Osone (Managing Director, Toyo Engineering
India Limited) on “Cultural Challenges in Globalization— Toyo Engineering Experience.”oil producing and consuming countries face the challengeof expanding their business in the global market, and are
addressing this challenge by innovating and transforming
their corporate culture. As all panelists in this session
have pointed out, the key to successful corporate
innovation is having the right leader, and fostering suchleaders is a strategic challenge to all companies.
To develop next-generation leaders, companies needto clarify and disseminate corporate principles and values
in the form of MVV—mission, value and vision—among
all employees, and to have top management executives
themselves invest both their time and effort in fostering
leaders with a clear image of what type of leaders areneeded. It is also necessary to give promising young
people the opportunity to serve as project managers
and gain firsthand knowledge in implementing a projectbased on their own decisions and responsibility.
Both oil producing and consuming countries areaiming for the same goal. The key to success lies inengaging in friendly competition for mutual development• Chairman Hamamura’s Summary of Session 1
Today, oil companies and engineering companies in

Plenary session

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• Topics •9into stronger companies. It is important that we deepen
our understanding of each other, make efforts for greater
innovation, and strengthen mutual cooperation to ensure
better utilization of our precious petroleum resources.
2) In Session 2, four panelists gave presentations
related to the theme of “Best Practice for Innovation.”
Mr. Abdulghafoor Mohammed Abduljabbar (Director
General, North Refineries Company (NRC), Ministryof Oil) gave a presentation on “Challenge of Iraq toConstruct World-class Refining Industry”; Mr. Bakheet
Sh. Al Rashidi (Deputy Managing Director, Planning &L.M., Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC))
on “Best Practices for Innovation of Oil Industry”; Mr.
Abdulla Ali Al Mansouri (CSDM, Manager, Corporate
Support Division, Abu Dhabi Oil Refining Company(TAKREER)) on “Environmental Aspects in Refineries
and Projects”; and Mr. Hidetoshi Ueno (Deputy General
Manager, Negishi Refinery, JX Nippon Oil & Energy
Corporation) on “JX Nippon Oil & Energy’s Challenges
for Best Practices.”• Chairman Adachi’s Summary of Session 2
In Session 2, presentations by each of the panelists
on the main theme of the session, “Best Practicefor Innovation,” illustrated the firm resolve of eachcompany to maximize the value of oil, take initiatives toenhance corporate competitiveness, and become strong
companies capable of supporting their nation.
To ensure that humanity can continue to enjoy thebenefits of oil for as long as possible, oil producing
countries are striving to upgrade their refineries with theapplication of advanced technologies that can not only
turn heavy oil distillates to fuel, but could also crack
them to make them lighter and even convert them topetrochemical feedstock. In regard to training, conscious
efforts are being made to develop human resources
with the capacity to promote improvement and greater
efficiency in the oil refining and petrochemical sectors.
Meanwhile, oil consuming countries, for their part, areupgrading their refining facilities in the effort to optimize
processes and promote effective utilization of oil andenergy conservation.
The panelists in this session commonly stressed
the importance and need to innovate oil refineries
and petrochemical plants in response to the changing

demand structure, and to implement best practices
toward fulfilling that goal. They also introduced thecreative efforts that their company is making to establish
appropriate systems and training frameworks, in theirpursuit of best practices. The expression “best practice”
sounds nice, but the important thing is to come up witha mechanism for executing these practices.
We may have our differences as oil producing andconsuming countries, but we are both working toward thecommon goal of maximizing and making the best of oil
resources. The Japanese oil and engineering industries
therefore wish to share their experience and technologies
with oil producing countries to help realize advanced androbust refineries with the active cooperation of all.

3. Closing Statement
After the discussion sessions, Mr. Masataka Sase,
Executive Director of JCCP, took the podium to deliver a
few words in closing. He said that while the oil industry
experienced various events in the past 30 years, wehave nevertheless been able to secure a stable supplyof oil. We have been able to maintain a proper demandsupply balance thanks to deep mutual understanding
between oil producing and consuming countries, and to
the establishment of a mechanism to resolve any issues
that might impact the stability of supply. This has madeus realize anew that dialogue is indispensable between
oil producing and consuming countries, and that wemust continue to make an effort to establish mutual
understanding and cooperation. In terms of the fact thatthe presentations in today’s discussion sessions havemade us think about this important issue of dialogue,
this symposium has served its purpose well.
This year’s JCCP International Symposium has once
again provided an ideal forum for exchanging views
toward the establishment of a sustainable oil supply
system among frontline leaders in the oil downstream
sector in oil producing countries and Japan. JCCP willcontinue to promote dialogue between the two sides ofthe oil industry through forums such as this symposium,
to strengthen mutual understanding and contribute to thestable supply of oil.
Please visit JCCP’s website (http://www.jccp.or.jp) to
see the presentation materials from the symposium.
<by Hisayoshi Tanda, Administration Dept.>

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The 30th JCCP International Symposium Program“Dialogue for Sustainability of Oil Supply and Consumption”
Date

Time

Jan. 25 (Wed)14:00 – 17:10

Proceedings
Opening ceremony
Opening address
Mr. Yaichi Kimura, President of JCCP
Guest-of-honor speech
Mr. Hisayoshi Ando, Director-General, Natural Resources andFuel Department, Agency for Natural Resources and Energy, METI
Keynote speeches
Dr. Ing. Jeroen van der Veer, Chairman, Supervisory Board, ING Group N.V.
(Former CEO, Royal Dutch Shell PLC)
Dr. Hasan M. Qabazard, Director, Research Division, OPEC—Organizationof the Petroleum Exporting Countries
Special lectures
Dr. Fereidun Fesharaki, Chairman, FACTS Global Energy Inc.
Mr. Abdulhakim A. Al-Gouhi, General Manager, Ras Tanura Reﬁnery,
Saudi Aramco
Ms. Salma Al Hajjaj, Director, Center for Leadership Development,
Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC)Jan. 26 (Thu)

18:00 – 20:00

Reception

9:30 – 12:00

Session 1 “Leadership for Innovation”

13:30 – 16:00

Session 2 “Best Practice for Innovation”

16:00 – 16:10

Closing address: Mr. Masataka Sase, Executive Director of JCCP

Keynote Speeches
Country

Speaker

Speech Title

Netherlands

Dr. Ing. Jeroen van der Veer
Chairman, Supervisory Board, ING Group N.V.
(Former CEO, Royal Dutch Shell PLC)

Thoughts for Your Energy

AustriaDr. Hasan M. Qabazard
Director, Research Division, OPEC—Organizationof the Petroleum Exporting Countries

Global Oil Outlook & Future Challenges

Special Lectures
Country

Speaker

Speech Title

USA

Dr. Fereidun Fesharaki
Chairman, FACTS Global Energy Inc.

Asia and Middle East Oil Markets
Post-Fukushima

Saudi Arabia

Mr. Abdulhakim A. Al-Gouhi
General Manager, Ras Tanura Reﬁnery,
Saudi Aramco
Ms. Salma Al Hajjaj
Director, Center for Leadership Development,
Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC)

Saudi Aramco Ras Tanura Reﬁnery Best Practice

KuwaitCoaching: An innovative way to sustainability

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Session 1: Leadership for Innovation
Chairman: Mr. Mitsutoshi Hamamura
Director/Senior Executive Ofﬁcer, Engineering Management Unit, Toyo Engineering Corporation
Country
ThailandSaudi Arabia

Nigeria(canceled)

Oman

Japan

Speaker
Ms. Premhatai Napalai
Vice President, Leadership & Talent Management
Development, PTT Public Company Limited
Mr. Raed H. Al-Rabeh
Director, Professional Development Department,
Saudi Aramco
Engr. Augustine Olusegun Oniwon
Group Managing Director, Nigeria National
Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)
Prof. Dr. Hamed Al Dhahab
HRS General Manager, Human Resources
Services, Oman Oil Reﬁneries and Petroleum
Industries Co. (Orpic)
Mr. Hisashi Osone
Managing Director, Toyo Engineering India
LimitedSpeech Title
Building and Harnessing Executive Branch
Strength — Realizing PTT Group’s Goal of
Becoming a Fortune 100 Company by 2020
Young Leadership Development

Sustaining Global Energy Supply—The Role of Nigeria
Orpic Sustainable Leaders

Cultural Challenges in Globalization—Toyo Engineering Experience

Session 2: Best Practice for Innovation
Chairman: Mr. Hiroji Adachi
Executive Ofﬁcer and General Manager, Reﬁning Department, Reﬁning Technology &Engineering Division, JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation
Country
Iraq

KuwaitUAEJapan

12 • Topics •SpeakerMr. Abdulghafoor Mohammed Abduljabbar
Director General, North Reﬁneries Company(NRC), Ministry of Oil
Mr. Bakheet Sh. Al Rashidi
Deputy Managing Director, Planning & L.M.,
Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC)
Mr. Abdulla Ali Al Mansouri
CSDM, Corporate Support Division Manager,
Corporate Support Division, Abu Dhabi Oil
Reﬁning Company (TAKREER)
Mr. Hidetoshi Ueno
Deputy General Manager, Negishi Reﬁnery,
JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation

Speech Title
Challenge of Iraq to Construct World Class
Reﬁning Industry
Best Practices for Innovation of Oil Industry

Environmental Aspects in Reﬁneries and Projects

JX Nippon Oil & Energy’s Challenges for Best
Practice

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Keynote Speech

Thoughts for Your
EnergyDr. Ing. Jeroen van der Veer
Chairman, Supervisory Board,
ING Group N.V.
(Former CEO, Royal Dutch Shell PLC)

1. Stable Supply of Energy
Today, energy issues are a global concern, and various
myths about the oil and energy industry are goingaround. For example, they include myths that “natural
gas reserves will run dry,” “shale gas is dangerous,” “oilwill run out of reserves,” “nuclear power generation isdead,” “energy savings or energy efficiency will only be
marginal from now on,” “biofuels compete with food,”“subsidies on renewables accelerate innovation,” and“electric cars are the solution.” However, they are not
all true, and to deal with them, we must give order tothem and approach them with logic.

2. Choosing from among Diverse Values
Diverse values exist in the society in which we live.
In a philosophy that I call “broken triangle,” I envision
the public, politicians and companies on the three cornersof the triangle, with their respective set of values. The
difference in values has increased distrust on all sidesof the triangle, such that it is very difficult to implement
solutions. Even if all sides are aware of the need toaddress energy issues and derive possible solutions,things are not easy in today’s society.

3. Long-term Perspective
At Shell, we learn that viewing things in the longterm is helpful in reaching an agreement among the
public, politicians, and companies. In fact, there arethree aspects relevant to the energy industry that mostpeople can agree on.
The first point is that energy demand in the world
will probably double in 40 to 50 years. We will go from
7 to 9 billion people in the world, and the middle classin Asia will start to drive cars and own air conditioners.

We assume that energy efficiency will also improve,
but if that does not happen, energy demand will double
even faster.
The second point is that we need an energy mix. On
the supply side, it is the government, and not companies,that determines the supply of energy and what the energy
mix will be. It leads society to accept that energy mix
through subsidies and taxation. The problem in placing
the energy mix in the hands of the government is thatsome politicians think we can do it all with renewables
and do not need fossil fuels. However, if we look at total
demand doubling in the world, and if we consider thehigh unit cost of renewables today, it is easy to come tothe conclusion that we need all of it in the energy mix.
It is not a choice.
The third point is that controlling carbon dioxide
costs a lot of money. Various initiatives have been taken
to date to reduce CO2 emissions, but we all know that
there are no easy solutions. All solutions will necessarily
cost money.

4. New Changes
Changes are constantly occurring in the energy
industry, so we need to keep a constant eye on new
aspects, or what I call game-changers. I think there are
four important game-changers in today’s society.
The first is shale gas. Until about 20 years ago, many
companies believed there are natural gas reserves to last
only about 50 years. However, thanks to the developmentof shale gas production, reserves for gas production andconsumption may now last for more than 200 years.
Shale gas can be considered a disruptive technology
brought about by a discontinuity in thinking.
The second game-changer is the change in how
people around the world now see the future of nuclear
power. Nuclear may not come back, but if it does, future

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planning permissions would take longer and it would be
more expensive, due to all sorts of safety precautions,thus changing the competitive position of nuclear power
for a considerable time in the future.
The third is the zero tolerance of the public in regard
to environmental accidents. Such accidents may or may
not happen according to different operational practices,
but the important message is that they simply should
not happen. We expect the oil industry to work withoutcausing any major environmental accidents. I call thiszero tolerance.
The fourth is the new model of environmental NGOs.
They exploit the legal system, and by doing so, they
delay developments for many years. This means very
slow development or no development at all especially forlarge projects in a world where we must find one way or
another to cope with the doubling of demand.

5. Consensus Building
In the beginning I talked about the broken triangle.
The public, politicians and companies, with theirrespective set of values, need to reach a consensus on
how to make progress in spite of the broken triangle.
What is foremost necessary in reaching a consensus is
to logically identify win-win relationships. This may
not be easy, but there are four keys to achieving logical
win-win situations.
The first is cooperation between oil producing andconsuming countries. For instance, Shell works together
with the Japanese, and since some years ago, it has joined
hands with Saudi Aramco as co-shareholder of Showa
Shell. This is a win-win situation, which I expect to bevery stable in the long term.
The second is long-term contracts. The Japanese haveimported LNG for decades based on long-term contracts.
This is a solution worthy of compliment, as long-term
contracts justify infrastructure development, as well asa readiness to step up energy policies. Moreover, longterm contracts serve both producers and consumers bysupporting the development and cooperation of energy
supply and demand.
The third is dialogue between producers andconsumers. We have the IEA, we have the IEF, wehave JCCP, and of course we have OPEC as forums
for discussion between oil producing and consuming
countries. I remember having been at conferences in
the past where OPEC and the IEA basically engaged inquarreling, but we do not see this type of confrontation

14 • Topics •nowadays. Granted, there may be differences in view, but
all parties engage in fruitful discussions, create scenarios,and exchange views with each other based on facts andscientific reasoning. This is extremely helpful.
The fourth is new forms of cooperation in energy
development projects. Most people realize that if oil
prices go too high, an umbrella would need to be madefor renewables, but renewables will never be cheap. If
oil prices go too low, easy oil would become scarce,
leaving only difficult oil that would demand a certain
price to justify the necessary investments. Under thissituation, however, some positive signs can be seen in
the development of oil in the Arctic area. That is, newforms of cooperation are emerging, bringing together not
only companies and governments, but also NGOs. Some
NGOs are against this type of framework, but others
realize that development of gas and oil reserves in the
Arctic is inevitable, and if so, they ought to cooperate insetting a standard in order to do a responsible job. Thisis an example of a solution that may work in the worldof a broken triangle.

6. Response to Changes
Things happen that we do not expect. Shell is known
to create long-term scenarios that look forward 50 years,
but updates those scenarios every five years, because
things happen that are not expected. If something
happens often over a period of, say, 20 years, it will likely
happen again, but still, it is valid to create scenarios,
because things happen that we do not expect.
In the latter half of the 1990s, the price of oil hadgone below $10 per barrel. Shell created a daring
scenario wherein the price of oil would return to about$40 per barrel within some years. Nobody believed inthis scenario, but in fact, oil prices went from below$10 to close to $100 in a few years. In the early 2000s,
most companies in the United States decided to secure
capacity for LNG imports from the Middle East to
deal with declining production. However, now they are
considering how to export LNG from the United States,
as a result of the development of shale gas. In otherwords, shale gas development progressed much fasterthan anyone had expected.

7. Leadership Roles in Times of Uncertainty
Leaders must continue to take command of theircompany even in times of uncertainty and broken trust.

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Through my experience at Shell, I believe it helps to havea basic philosophy that would allow you to deal withwhatever surprises the future may have in store.
As a CEO at Shell, I emphasized three basic
philosophies. The first is to have good technology andconsistently acquire new technology. The developmentof new technologies for shale gas production is agood example of how technology can change theworld of energy. The second is to achieve operational
excellence and to build the capacity to lead and to takeresponsibility in large, complex projects. For example,
Shell implemented a gas-to-liquid project in Qatar,
which cost close to $20 billion, but completed it within
the sealing of the final investment decision, more or lesson time. This was quite an achievement. The third is tohave attractive partners, whether in producing countries
or consuming countries. It is important to have long-term
relationships, because you cannot be on your own inthis complex world of energy. You need partners who
stand by you in difficult times, as well in good times. I
used my visit here to pay my respects to the Chairmenof Mitsubishi and Mitsui. For decades, Shell worked

with Mitsubishi and Mitsui in the Sakhalin project. We
went through some difficult times, but in the end we all
shook hands and made a success of it. This shows why
relationships with experienced partners are extremely
important for the future.

8. Looking to the Future
When I joined Shell, I forecasted that I may have a
job for 20 or 30 years at the most before oil and gas runout. My daughters asked me what I would do after Shell,because they were told at school that there will no longer
be oil and gas in the future. Well, I have worked 40 longyears at Shell, and oil still exists. I am still convinced
about my theory to have good technology, operational
excellence, and project partners, and that we can still
draw new pictures for oil and gas reserves and find ways
to minimize CO2. Fifty years from now, I will not be
here, but I hope somebody will be standing here at JCCP
saying that we have done a good job for the future of oilfor both producing and consuming countries.

Keynote Speech

Global Oil Outlook &Future Challenges
Dr. Hasan M. Qabazard
Director, Research Division,
OPEC—Organization of the Petroleum
Exporting Countries

1. Global Economy and Oil Supply-DemandToday(1) Global Economy
As we all know, what began as a sub-prime realestate problem in the United States quickly spread
across Europe, resulting in a downturn of most OECDeconomies. 2009 is now remembered for the worst
recession the world has seen in many decades. The
developed countries of the world supplied large amountsof money to the market to stimulate the economy, but the

global economy is still weak, and the economic outlookfor 2012 remains uncertain.
However, even amid a prolonged downturn, Asia
is experiencing robust growth. While average growth
in OECD countries has been pegged at less than 0.7%
over the last five years, growth in Asia has been close
to 6% during the same period. The dynamics of thesevarious economic trajectories reflect the evolving
structural changes in the global economy, which also
has implications on future oil demand patterns.

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(2) Demand
In OECD countries, targeted energy policies in recent
years have reduced oil demand to 1995-96 levels, to lessthan 46 million barrels per day. This corresponds to a
decline in demand by around 4 million barrels per day
during the last five years. Meanwhile, demand mainlyfor petrochemical feedstock and automotive fuel has
been growing in Asia, and particularly in China, India
and the Middle East countries, to 6.2 million barrels
per day over the same five years. This more than offsets
the OECD decline, so that world oil demand is seen as
growing by 1.1 million barrels per day in 2012, to 89
million barrels per day.
(3) Supply
There have been new discoveries on the supply side
as well, leading to a notable expansion of global oil
reserves. Technology has spurred the growth of shalegas, tight oil and Canadian tar sands, helping transform
unconventional resources into conventional ones. We
should remember that only 40 years ago, offshore oil
was considered unconventional, but today, it accounts
for about 30% of the global oil supply. Last year, rising
investment in shale developments has led to an 18% risein the number of operating rigs in the United States anda supply increase of nearly 300,000 barrels per day.
In 2012, non-OPEC supply is forecast to increase by
700,000 barrels per day to an average of 53.1 million
barrels per day with major contributions from tight oil
development in the United States and developmentof non-conventional oil in Brazil, Canada, Colombia,
Australia and Russia. This is way above trend growth.
Today, OPEC production has reached 30.8 million
barrels per day, its highest level in three years.
(4) Demand-Supply Balance
The oil market today is well supplied and balanced.
Supply disruption in the MENA region last year has been
fully accommodated, there has been no shortage of oil
anywhere in the world, and spare capacity remains at
comfortable levels.
Commercial stocks in OECD are currently at around57 days of forward demand cover, which is above thefive-year average. In addition, the steady buildup incommercial stocks and SPR (strategic petroleum reserve)stock in non-OECD countries such as China and India iscontinuing. In fact, China has increased its SPR stock by
23 million barrels to 460 million barrels in 2011.

16 • Topics •2. Medium to Long-term Oil
Supply-Demand Outlook
In 2011, OPEC published “World Oil Outlook” on its
website, and forecasted a global energy demand increase
under all scenarios from 2015 to 2035.
(1) Primary Energy DemandPrimary global energy demand to 2035 is seen as
increasing by 51%, even assuming significant energy
efficiency gains. The dominant growth factor will be
demand for fossil fuels in non-OECD countries. Overall,fossil fuels will still make up more than 80% of total
global energy demand in 2035. However, the share ofoil will fall to below 30%, while that of coal will remainsimilar to today, at around 29%, and that of gas will
increase to 25%.
(2) Oil Demand
Global oil demand is expected to reach 93 million
barrels per day by 2015 and around 110 million barrels
per day by 2035, from the 88 million barrels per day in2011. No increase in oil demand is expected from OECD
countries in the long term, but instead, the key to future
oil demand growth will be the transportation sector in
non-OECD countries. It will account for 88% of total
demand increase in the period up to 2035.
(3) Supply
On the supply side, the longer-term outlook sees
increases in conventional oil supply from the Caspian andBrazil, as well as steady increases in non-conventionaloil such as biofuels, oil sands and shale oil. This is morethan enough to compensate for the expected decline inconventional oil in mature regions such as North America
and the North Sea. Total non-conventional oil supply
outside OPEC is expected to rise by more than 11 million
barrels per day over the period from 2010 to 2035.
Total NGL (natural gas liquids) supply from OPEC
and non-OPEC will increase by 6 million barrels per
day over the same period, from 10.5 million barrels
per day in 2010 to almost 17 million barrels per day by2035. The total increase in non-crude liquid supply will
satisfy more than three-quarters of demand increases tothat year.
OPEC crude supply will rise throughout the period,
reaching just over 39 million barrels per day to 2035.
The share of OPEC crude in total supply is not expected
to be markedly different from current levels.

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When looking at these long-term forecasts, it isimportant to stress that there are plenty of resources
to meet these growth patterns. Oil, conventional andnon-conventional resources are clearly plentiful for theforeseeable future.

3. Technical Innovation(1) Technical Innovation and Oil Reserves
Technology has played, and continues to play, an
important role in extending the reach of the industry,
reducing costs and unlocking additional resources. For
instance, new technologies and scientific innovation
fuelled by continuous R&D investments in the industry
have changed the way reserves are identified, developed
and produced. This has led to a growth in reserves andan expansion in the world’s resource base. As a result, it
is estimated that more than 30% of the world’s resourcebase still remains to be turned into proven reserves,
with total original recoverable resources estimated at
3.5 trillion barrels.
(2) OPEC’s Supply Responsibility
The research, development, and deployment oftechnology, however, have a cost, and significant
investment is required. Even so, OPEC member countries
are continuing to invest in additional capacities. They
currently have around 132 upstream projects on thetable for the five-year period from 2011 to 2015, which
are expected to result in an estimated net increase ofoil supply capacity by around 7 million barrels per
day over the medium term. This further emphasizes
the organization’s commitment to market stability, toproviding sufficient and secure crude oil supplies tothe market, and maintaining adequate spare capacitywith which to respond to any unforeseen supply
constraints.
(3) Price Stability
It is important to emphasize, however, that oil
producers have genuine concerns over security of demand.
In particular, producers require more clarity about future
demand levels. This includes a better understanding of
proposed policies and taxes in oil consuming countries
that could affect oil use and future demand levels and thepossible effects and impacts of technological changes
that could impact fuel consumption.
In one of the alternative future scenarios consideredby OPEC, factors such as efficiency improvements to car

engines, a shift to hybrid vehicles and more aggressive
policy support for alternative fuels are seen reducing
oil demand by 7 million barrels per day by 2035. This
new scenario points to investment requirements of only
$290 billion, whereas in OPEC’s reference case theyreach $480 billion. The difference represents a hefty
investment uncertainty gap of around $190 billion.
Needless to say, it is difficult to make plans with suchstaggering uncertainty. Therefore, if oil producers
are to continue making upstream investments, theyneed to know more about pending environmental andtransportation policies in consuming countries. This
will help them better understand and anticipate future
demand levels.
(4) Investment Safety
When discussing investments, we should not forgetthat the right price environment and secure, sustainable
demand are needed to ensure the necessary levels ofinvestment in the oil industry.
Unfortunately for the past few years, we have seen
great volatility in crude prices driven by speculative
investments in energy commodities, and such instability
has threatened numerous investment projects. In fact,
OPEC experienced a situation in 2008 that actually led
to a deferral of investment in various projects in member
countries.
While OPEC has repeatedly said that it has no target
for price, we have always reiterated that the industry’s
continued growth requires a stable and enabling price.
Price may be neither too high nor too low. It must allow
producers to invest to meet future demand, and it must
not impede global economic recovery.

4. Eradicating Energy Poverty
Before I conclude, I would like to highlight one
further issue that is of global importance: that is, the needto alleviate and hopefully eradicate energy poverty. We
need to remember that 1.4 billion people have no accessto electricity, and that some 2.7 billion people rely on
biomass for their basic needs. This means that almost
40% of the world’s population use energy sources thatare not only less efficient, but are also damaging to boththe people using them and the environment.
Sustainable development is a high priority for all
OPEC member countries. It is also the main objectiveof the assistance that they provide to other developing
countries, both directly and indirectly by other means.

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Energy poverty is an issue that needs the urgent andcritical attention of world leaders.

5. Summary
The broad global outlook that I have described shows
many important features, but can be summarized into thefollowing five points.
(1) The resource base is clearly there, and technology
innovation continues to extend the possibility of
unlocking resources and enhancing recovery rates.
(2) There are still many challenges. For example,
uncertainty over future demand is a risk to upstream
investments. Therefore, a better understanding of
proposed energy and transportation policies, andgreater demand predictability are needed so thattimely investments can continue.
(3) We need greater sustainability. We need to
speak more about sustainability of both demandand supply. In this regard, this conference has
introduced an expression that better captures therealities of our globalized, interdependent world.
(4) We need to continue to look for ways to enhance
producer-consumer collaboration. In this spirit,
OPEC has participated in activities of the

18 • Topics •International Energy Forum and other internationalorganizations. We have also established dialogues
with the European Union, with Russia and China,
and, alongside the World Bank, the OECD and the
IEA, have been heavily involved in collaborative
work related to the G-20 Energy Agenda. We needto enhance our understanding of all the industry’s
various stakeholders, as doing so is in everyone’s
best interests. It is essential that we better
appreciate each other's viewpoints, are realistic in
our targets and goals, and are more pragmatic in
our discussions.
(5) We must realize that none of us can act alone. We
are all interconnected by trade networks, investment
flows and communication links.
Our goal must be one of stability, where a clear andconsistent market environment enables the industry
to continue to develop, produce, transport, refine anddeliver energy in an efficient and economic manner.
This will benefit producers, consumers, and the present
and future generations, and hopefully deliver a better
standard of living for all peoples around the world, as
well as greater hope that tomorrow will be better than
today.

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Topics

The 20th Joint GCC-Japan
Environment Symposium—Challenges for a Sustainable Environment in Oil and Gas Industry—
1. Objective
The GCC-Japan Environment Symposium is held
annually to bring together environmental experts fromthe six GCC countries (Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain,
Qatar, UAE, Oman) and Japan with the objective ofpromoting mutual understanding, information exchange,
and technical developments through the sharing ofenvironmental improvement and conservation measuresin each country.
The 20th symposium, themed “Challenges for a
Sustainable Environment in Oil and Gas Industry,” washeld over the three-day period from November 22 to 24,
2011, in Abu Dhabi, UAE, with United Arab Emirates
University (UAE University) and JCCP as co-organizers
and special support from Abu Dhabi National Oil
Company (ADNOC).

Opening ceremony

2. Overview
This year was a milestone year, marking not only
the 20th holding of this symposium, but also the 40th
anniversary of UAE and the 30th anniversary of JCCP.
H.H. Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, Minister ofHigher Education and Scientific Research and Chancellorof the UAE University, remarked in his opening speech,“Twenty, thirty, forty—these numbers suggest that

H.H. Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan,
Minister of Higher Education and Scientiﬁc Research andChancellor of the UAE University

this is a significant symposium,” as he expressed his
delight at joining JCCP in organizing the symposium
and extended his appreciation to ADNOC for its special
support. He also said, “We are here because thirty years
ago JCCP seized the initiative to promote understanding
and cooperation between Japan and the GCC countries,”
and that JCCP has since sustained its initial action anddeveloped the annual symposium into a landmark eventthat assembles scientists and professionals from GCC
countries and Japan to communicate and exchange
knowledge on better understanding of the improvement
and rehabilitation of the environment through utilization
and application of innovative technologies. “We cannot
easily realize our goals for environmental protection,” hesaid, but he is confident that everyone’s presence at the
symposium reflects a strong interest in the huge promiseof generating and sharing scientific knowledge as a basis
for making sound environmental policies, and that the
symposium will advance knowledge and understanding
and conclude with inspiration to take new and effective
actions.
H.E. Mr. Tatsuo Watanabe, Japanese Ambassador
to the United Arab Emirates, spoke next, representing

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H.E. Mr. Tatsuo Watanabe,
Japanese Ambassador to the UAE

Mr. Yaichi Kimura, President of JCCP

the Japanese side and first expressing his honor inparticipating in the commemorative symposium. He also
noted that next year marks the 40th year of diplomatic
relations between UAE and Japan. Back then, Tokyo had
been struggling with air and river pollution problems,
but over the years, UAE and Japan have establisheda strong relationship based on energy resources andworked positively to address environmental problems, toultimately transform UAE into a modern city abounding
with the beauty of nature and Tokyo into a city of blue
skies and clear rivers that provide a habitat to an array offish. He said he strongly hoped the symposium would beof tremendous benefit to everyone involved in addressing
environmental issues.
Mr. Yaichi Kimura, President of JCCP, also gave
an opening greeting, which began with a message ofgratitude to the GCC countries for their support andencouragement in the wake of the Great East Japan
Earthquake that rocked Japan last March. He said he has
never before felt so keenly the significance of a stablesupply of energy and oil, in particular, and Japan’s bonds
with the GCC countries who play an important role inproviding stability, and expressed his profound thanks
to their long-standing friendship. He also extended his
sincerest appreciation to the many institutions not only
from the six GCC countries but also from Japan that havelent their presence to this milestone event, and stressed
his wish that the symposium would further strengthen
friendly ties between the GCC countries and Japan.
Following the opening speeches, Prof. Dr. Kenji
Yamaji, Director-General, Research Institute of
Innovative Technology for the Earth (RITE), gave a

20 • Topics •Prof. Dr. Kenji Yamaji, Director-General,
Research Institute of Innovative
Technology for the Earth (RITE)

keynote presentation titled “Policy and Technology
Scenarios towards a Sustainable Energy System.” Hesaid that “sustainability is an essential keyword for the
21st century,” and that “energy and global warming
are critical themes to be tackled in order to achieve asustainable society.” Mentioning the three technology
scenarios (baseline scenario, ACT scenarios, andBLUE scenarios) presented by the IEA in Energy
Technology Perspectives 2008, he noted that the set ofBLUE scenarios, which targets a 50% reduction in CO2emissions from the energy sector by 2050, emphasizes
the importance of the electricity and transportation
sectors and investments for low-carbon technologies.
Meanwhile, Japan had already been taking initiatives
toward a low-carbon society since before the Great East
Japan Earthquake, but after the earthquake, policies
for further promotion of renewable energies have alsocome to share the spotlight as a priority issue. Dr. Yamaji
stressed that technological research, development, anddiffusion are necessary for non-fossil energy, energyefficient technologies, and CCS technologies for fossil
fuels. Moreover, in addition to technological innovation,
he said social innovation will also be required to realize
a low-carbon society, environmental harmony must
be taken into consideration in development of social
infrastructures, and educational and publicity activities
need to be encouraged to increase awareness of climatechange risks and to encourage lifestyle changes. He
concluded by urging the international community toestablish an international and multidisciplinary system
for solving energy and global warming issues in acomprehensive manner.

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Presentation session

Following the keynote presentation, three discussion
sessions were held over two days, featuring 16
presentations by experts from the GCC countries andJapan.
First day (November 22)
Session 1: “Air Quality, Carbon Capture & Storage,
Alternative Energy Applications”
Second day (November 23)
Session 2: “Oil and Gas Industry Environmental
Issues”
Session 3: “Protection of the Marine Environment,
Wastewater Treatment”

Prominent figures such as Mr. Ali Khalifa Al Shamsi,
Director, Corporate Planning & Coordination, ADNOC;
Mr. Mohamed B. Al-Qubaisi, Director, Exploration &Production Directorate, ADNOC; and Mr. Ali Rashid
Al Jarwan, CEO, Abu Dhabi Marine Operation Co.
honored the event, as symposium participants took theopportunity to mingle with each other.
At the end of the second day, Mr. Morihiro Yoshida,
Managing Director of JCCP, gave a closing speech.
He thanked UAE University for co-organizing the
symposium and ADNOC for its special support, andsaid it was a special honor to receive the attendanceof H.H. Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan at the
opening ceremony with his impressive, heart-warming
and thought-provoking speech. He said the two-day
series of presentations were impressively timely in their
themes, and led to meaningful and fruitful discussions.
He concluded his speech and closed the symposium bysaying that the resolution of environmental problems is
an urgent issue for the world, and that since there is muchthat the GCC countries and Japan can learn from eachother, he earnestly hopes the symposium will continue toprovide opportunities to forge closer and deeper relations
among all countries concerned.
On the third day, a group of speakers from the GCC
countries and Japan visited UAE University’s vast new
campus that boasts a variety of the latest facilities, while
receiving generously detailed explanations from staff
members and students of the university.

The speakers and their presentation themes are asshown in the chart on the next pages.
The first day ended with a dinner reception heldat the Emirates Palace Hotel and hosted by ADNOC.

Visit to the new UAE University campus

Local newspaper article on the symposium

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3. Summary
The symposium ended on a successful note, withan attendance of more than 150 on the first day andthe participation of numerous people from the GCC
countries and Japanese companies in the region over
the two days of presentation sessions and productive
discussions. Since both UAE and Japan face the sea,
protection of the marine environment is an issue ofparticularly strong and serious concern, and will continue
to be a theme of high relevance to both countries. In Abu
Dhabi, construction projects are going on throughout
the city, and further urban development is underway. In
conjunction with increases in population, environmental
issues are inevitable if they are not properly addressed.
This no doubt applies to other GCC countries, as well.

In future, countries that can deal properly with nature
will be worthy of attention. Therefore, based on thisawareness, mutual exchange of information will become
ever more important, and in this respect, this symposium
is expected to play at least a small part in promoting
technical cooperation.
With news of the symposium appearing in a numberof local newspapers on the next day and also broadcast by
NHK international broadcasting service, the symposium
has contributed to promoting awareness of JCCP
activities in the GCC region.
Taking the opportunity of this article, JCCP would
like to extend its deepest appreciation to UAE University
for its co-organization, ADNOC for its special support,
and other relevant institutions for their support andcooperation in bringing the symposium to success.
<by Mieko Onai, Technical Cooperation Dept.>

FY2011 Joint GCC-Japan Environment Symposium Program
Opening Ceremony
Keynote Speech

Japan

Country
Session 1:

Prof. Dr. Kenji Yamaji
Director-General, Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth (RITE)“Policy and Technology Scenarios towards a Sustainable Energy System”

Presentation Title

Speaker

Air Quality, Carbon Capture & Storage, Alternative Energy Applications
Session Chair:Prof. Adel Gastli (Sultan Qaboos University / Oman)
Session Co-chair: Mr. Takashi Sato (JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation / Japan)

1

UAE

ADNOC Air Quality Management System(AQMS)

Mr. Hazem Abuahmad
SPC/ADNOC

2

Japan

Associated Gas Utilization: The Pioneer
Work of JX GroupMr. Takashi Sato
JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation

3

UAE

Selective Removal of CO2 and H2S fromPressurized Gas Streams Using Hollow Fiber
Membrane Contactors

Dr. Mohamed H. Al-Marzouqi
UAE University

4

Japan

IDESORB: VOC Recovery Unit
—Environmental Friendly Equipment—

Mr. Satoshi Kibata
Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.

5

Oman

Potential of Solar Energy Applications in
Oman’s Oil Industry

Prof. Adel Gastli
Sultan Qaboos University

6

Japan

Cooperative Activities on Energy Business of
Showa Shell for the Middle East Countries

Mr. Keiji Fujihara
Showa Yokkaichi Sekiyu Co., Ltd.

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Session 2:

Oil and Gas Industry Environmental Issues
Session Chair:
Mr. Said Abdi Yusuf (Qatar Petroleum / Qatar)
Session Co-chair: Dr. Shunji Oya (Swing Corporation / Japan)

1

Japan

Challenges to Better Environment byEffective Use of Water and Solid Waste

Dr. Shunji Oya
Swing Corporation

2

Saudi Arabia

Enhance Water Resources Sustainability
through Innovative Technology to Maximize
Oily Wastewater Reuse

Mr. Mohammed A. Alhajri
Saudi Aramco

3

BahrainRisk Based Assessment of ContaminatedLand & Groundwater

Mr. Ijaz Ashraf
The Bahrain Petroleum Company

4

UAE

Bioremediation of GroundwaterContaminated by Oil Spills in the Western
Region of Abu Dhabi

Mr. Mohamed Mostafa A. Mohamed
UAE University

5

KuwaitRemediation of Oil Polluted Groundwater
Resources of Northern Kuwait: Challenges
and Solutions

Mr. Adnan S. S. S. A. Akbar
Kuwait Institute for Scientiﬁc Research

Session 3:

Protection of the Marine Environment, Wastewater Treatment
Session Chair:
Dr. Joydas Thadickal Viswanathan (King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals /Saudi Arabia)
Session Co-chair: Mr. Takao Sumihiro (Abu Dhabi Oil Co., Ltd. / Japan)

1

UAE

Contribution to the Protection andEnhancement of Marine Environment

Mr. Matwali Shahatah Shobanah
SPC/ADNOC

2

UAE

Utilization of Eco-Friendly Materials toConstruct Artiﬁcial Reefs

Dr. Osama M. Wahba
Marine Environment Research Centre

3

UAE

Preservation Project of Coral and Seagrassfor Sustainable Oil Field Development

Mr. Takao Sumihiro
Mr. Tariq Al Kindi
Abu Dhabi Oil Co., Ltd.

4

Saudi Arabia

Oil-related Activities and Environmental
Concerns in the Gulf

Dr. Mohammad A. Qurban
Dr. Joydas Thadickal Viswanathan
King Fahd University of Petroleum &Minerals

5

UAE

Innovative Approaches to the Treatment of
Reﬁnery Wastewater

Dr. Muftah El-Naas
UAE University

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Topics

Signing of a Basic Agreement on
a Special Cooperation Program for Vietnam
On November 30, 2011, JCCP and Vietnam
National Petroleum Corporation (PETROLIMEX)
signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) on
further strengthening cooperative ties between the twoorganizations.

1. BackgroundIn fiscal 2010, JCCP launched a special cooperation
program to provide concentrated cooperation to specificoil producing countries. In fiscal 2011, the program was
extended to Vietnam in addition to Iraq, and a basic
agreement was signed upon discussing the details of
the program content with PETROLIMEX. The twoorganizations agreed as follows:• To promote personnel exchange programs throughPETROLIMEX’s participation in regular courses,
as well as Customized Programs-Japan (CPJ) andCustomized Programs-Overseas (CPO);• To exchange information and survey needs fortechnical cooperation programs; and• To hold regular meetings on the above two
objectives.
This agreement with PETROLIMEX is JCCP’s
second such agreement with a major Vietnamese oilcompany following that signed with PetroVietnam lastAugust 1 (in Hanoi, Vietnam).

2. Signing Ceremony
The signing ceremony commenced at 2:30 p.m. on
November 30 in a conference room at JCCP Headquarters
in Tokyo, Japan. Mr. Masataka Sase, Executive Directorof JCCP, greeted everyone, thanking PETROLIMEX
for its understanding and cooperation in the signingceremony, and for its participation in previous JCCP
courses. The two organizations have established afriendly relationship through personnel exchange
programs thus far, but he said the addition of technicalcooperation programs would promote deeper friendshipand closer exchanges, and wished PETROLIMEX
further prosperity and development in the future.
Representing PETROLIMEX, Mr. Vuong Thai Dung,

24 • Topics •Signing ceremony with PETROLIMEX:
Mr. Vuong Thai Dung, Deputy Director General(front row, center)

Deputy Director General, spoke next. He thanked JCCP
for its cooperation, noting that his employees haveenhanced their knowledge and skills thanks to JCCP’sregular courses, and said he looks forward to further
strengthening cooperative ties with JCCP.
Following the speeches, Mr. Dung and Mr. Sasesigned and exchanged the MOA, and members of bothorganizations engaged in a friendly exchange of views
and mutually confirmed their agreement to establish aneven closer friendship.
Mr. Dung also lent his presence to the opening
ceremony for a CPJ on marketing intended for
PETROLIMEX and another Vietnamese oil company,
which commenced the following week on December 5.
In his speech, he once again thanked JCCP for its training
programs, and expressed his strong hope of further
developing a meaningful relationship with JCCP.
<by Koichi Io, Operations Dept.>

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Interviews with JCCP Graduates
Taking the occasion of JCCP’s 30th anniversary,
we paid visits to past participants of JCCP training
courses as part of the survey of downstream trends inoil producing countries, and interviewed them on what
they have gained from participating in a JCCP course,
and what future expectations they have of JCCP.
The group of interviewees included Mr. Shigeo Baba
(President, Cosmo Research Institute), and Mr. Takashi
Sato (Manager, Global Technical Project Group, Global
Business Department, Overseas Business Division, JX
Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation) as chairman andmember, respectively, of the Committee for the Survey of
Oil Downstream Industries in Oil-producing Countries;
Mr. Hisayoshi Tanda (General Manager, Planningand Coordination, JCCP Administration Dept.) and
Ms. Masumi Kitahara (Manager, Planning and Public
Relations, JCCP Administration Dept.) as members ofthe management office; Mr. Shoichiro Yagi (General
Manager) from the JCCP Middle East Office; and Mr.
Kenji Nita (General Manager) from the JCCP Riyadh
Office.
A summary of the interviews is introduced below.

H.E. Eng. Zeyad H. Al Zahrani
Undersecretary, Saudi Ministry ofPetroleum and Mineral Resources
Past participant of a regular course on Marketing
Management (TR-7-88) in FY1988(Mr. Al Zahrani passed away last December 18 while in
London to attend a conference on behalf of H.E. Mr. Ali
bin Ibrahim Al-Naimi, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral
Resources.)
Date of interview: November 15, 2011

Q1: How did you come to participate in a JCCP
regular course?
A:
Saudi Arabia and Japan have a long friendshipthat goes way back to 1955. In the 1980s, JCCP’scommencement of cooperation to oil producing
countries gave us many opportunities to learn
about Japanese history, culture, technologies, andexperience. I participated in a regular course in
1988. It was a long time ago, but I still have fondmemories of that time, and what I learned then is

H.E. Eng. Zeyad H. Al Zahrani, Undersecretary, Saudi Ministryof Petroleum and Mineral Resources (fourth from right)

still relevant to what I do today. It was a precious
experience, both to me, personally, and to Saudi
Arabia. Speaking as one who has participatedin a JCCP training course in the past, I hope therelationship between JCCP and Saudi Arabia willcontinue long into the future.
Q2: What have you gained from JCCP’s training
course?
A:
I think the greatest achievement of having
participated in a JCCP training course is that I
acquired clues to understanding the Japanesepeople. Everyone I met in Japan was friendly
and kind. I came to believe that in Japan, “good”
people means “good” in all other aspects.
JCCP courses are designed not only to provide
practical knowledge through lectures, but to also
introduce Japanese history and culture throughcompany visits and ﬁeld trips. In the course I
participated in, a ﬁeld trip to Kyoto provided an
insightful experience in learning about the history
through which Japan developed into the country
it is today.
Q3: What future expectations do you have of
JCCP?
A:
In both Saudi Arabia and Japan, the oil
industry is undergoing a major transformationand expanding into new businesses, such as the
petrochemical and power generation businesses. I
think JCCP training programs also need to change
along with these new developments. As Japan is
known for the high efﬁciency and high quality of

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its technologies in electronics, precision machines,
and various other sectors, we hope to receive
JCCP’s cooperation in acquiring that technicalexperience.

Mr. Ali Obaid Al-Yabhouni
General Manager, National Gas ShippingCo., Ltd. (NGSCO) / Abu Dhabi National
Tanker Company Ltd. (ADNATCO)
UAE Governor for OPEC
Past participant of a regular course on Marketing &Physical Distribution (TR-8-97) in FY1997
Date of interview: November 13, 2011

Q1: How did you come to participate in a JCCP
training course?
I was in charge of oil marketing at ADNOC
A:
at the time I participated in a JCCP regularcourse. With Japan being an important customer
to ADNOC, the company decided to provide
employees an opportunity to learn about Japan andto foster employees who have proper knowledge
about Japan.
Q2: What have you gained from JCCP’s training
course?
In addition to classroom lectures on variousA:
technologies, JCCP programs also include
company visits and ﬁeld trips, and provide awonderful opportunity to travel to many different
places in Japan with members of the same course.
This experience exposed us to Japanese companies
and society in action, and helped us understandJapanese people’s thoughts about work, as wellas provided an opening to thinking about thesecrets behind Japan’s remarkable development.
By personally participating in a regular course,
I gained a good understanding of the values
and behavior of the Japanese people, and after
returning to UAE, I was able to communicate
better with people in charge of procurement inJapanese oil companies and trading houses. I think
JCCP provides a foundation for getting to know
about Japan through its training courses.
Q3: How has JCCP’s training course beneﬁted you
in your work?
The Japanese people value long-termA:relationships of trust. In business, there are goodtimes, and there are bad times. In regard to crude
oil purchase contracts with ADNOC, there aretimes when a purchasing party desires a greaterpurchase volume, and times when it desires asmaller purchase volume. Japanese companies,
however, never change their contract quantitywith ADNOC no matter what the circumstances.
They think about the future, and place priority on
maintaining good business with ADNOC. We also
look at our business with Japanese companies froma long-term perspective and value our relationshipwith Japan, because we understand and accept
the way the Japanese think. Additionally, in rigid
conformity to term-based crude oil contracts,
which are renewed yearly, Japanese companies
have unfailingly renewed their contracts every
year up to the present. For this reason, we call ourcontracts with Japanese companies “ever-green”
contracts. By the same token, our relationshipwith Japan is an “ever-green” relationship.
Q4: What future expectations do you have of
JCCP?
JCCP and the ADNOC Group have a longA:history of mutual interaction, and JCCP’scontributions are well known at ADNOC. Ever
since JCCP commenced its training courses 30
years ago, we have been sending our employees
to attend the courses in Japan, and still continue
to do so. I think this steady interaction speaks foritself on what ADNOC thinks about JCCP.

Mr. Ali Obaid Al-Yabhouni, General Manager,
NGSCO/ADNATCO

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Mr. Mohamed Abdulla Al Azdi
CEO, Abu Dhabi National Chemical
Company (ChemWEyaat)
Past participant of a regular course on Marketing &Physical Distribution (TR-2-83) in FY1983
Date of interview: November 14, 2011

Q1: What were your impressions from participating
in a JCCP course?
In the course I participated in, visits to JapaneseA:
reﬁneries, an oil tank facility and an aviationfuel supply facility were especially helpful, as
it allowed me to conﬁrm with my own eyes thereality of how Japanese companies manage theirproduction and distribution sites. The culturalﬁeld trips and Japanese language session werealso helpful.
Japan is an important business partner to the
ADNOC Group, so it is important to ADNOC
to understand the Japanese language, as well as
to understand the culture and history behind theJapanese people’s way of thinking. In order todeepen mutual understanding, I think it is essential
to create opportunities for interaction.
Q2: How does ADNOC evaluate JCCP training
courses?
ADNOC is highly appreciative of JCCP’s
A:
contribution. Everyone recognizes that signiﬁcantdevelopments are made at ADNOC after employees
participate in a JCCP training course and bringback what they learn. I think this is the primaryreason why ADNOC has and still continues tosend employees to JCCP courses.

At ChemWEyaat:
Mr. Mohamed Abdulla Al Azdi, CEO (center), andMr. Khalfan Saeed Al Qamzi, Vice President (third from right)

Q3: What future expectations do you have?
I wish to see JCCP provide more courses thatA:
more widely cover the oil industry and include
petrochemical issues. Until recently, oil reﬁning
and petrochemical processing were regarded
as separate industries. Today, however, the two
ﬁelds combined are considered to comprise theoil industry.
ADNOC’s future challenges lie in the productionof high value-added products such as petrochemical
products and lubricating oil, and the developmentof the power generation business. Advancement
into these new ﬁelds is necessary to increase theadded value of the oil industry, and I therefore
expect JCCP to also keep up with this trend.

Mr. Mubarak S. Al-Ketbi
Manager, Crude and Condensate Division,
Marketing and Reﬁning Directorate, Abu
Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC)
Special lecturer at the 28th JCCP International
Symposium held in FY2009
Date of interview: November 15, 2011

Q1: How does ADNOC view its business withJapan?
ADNOC and Japan have a long history thatA:
goes back to the 1960s, before Abu Dhabi gained
independence. I think the fact that the ﬁrst exportof crude oil from Abu Dhabi was to Japan, is
symbolic of our relationship.
Q2: What do JCCP training courses mean to
ADNOC?
Personal relationships are important inA:business. Business opportunities expand byholding face-to-face meetings and deepening
mutual understanding. At ADNOC, there aremany people who have gained a good grasp ofJapan and the Japanese people by attending a
JCCP course. I think the growing number ofsuch people has signiﬁcantly facilitated businessbetween ADNOC and Japan.
Q3: What opinions do previous participants of
JCCP courses have of the courses?
Participants of JCCP courses learn many thingsA:
not only through lectures, but also by visiting

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At ADNOC:
Mr. Mubarak S. Al-Ketbi, Manager (third from right),
Mr. Al Rafaei (right) and Mr. Al Mulla (second from left)

Japanese companies for offsite training and byexchanging information with each other during
travel and free times. I think this is an important
aspect of JCCP courses. Generally speaking,training frequently refers to classroom lectures,
but JCCP’s programs feature diverse modes oflearning, which most participants agree makes
the courses more interesting.
Q4: What future requests do you have for JCCP?
A:
Mutual cooperation is essential for greater
prosperity of both ADNOC and Japan. We bothneed each other. Therefore, I hope to continue
sending our employees to JCCP courses toincrease the numbers of employees who haveproper understanding of Japan.

Mr. Ja’afar Salem Al Jabberi
Human Resources and Administration
Manager, Abu Dhabi Oil Reﬁning
Company (TAKREER)
Past participant of a regular course on Human
Resource Management (TR-12-90) in FY1990

At TAKREER:
Mr. Ja’afar Salem Al Jabberi, Human Resources andAdministration Manager (fourth from right),
Mr. Al Gattan (fourth from left), Mr. Helazallah (left),and Mr. Al Mutawa (second from left)

known that there are many JCCP graduates among
executives of the ADNOC Group.
Q2: How has your participation in a JCCP course
helped you establish your career?
Developing a career is similar to stacking blocksA:
one by one to build a house. By participating in a
JCCP course, I acquired an opportunity to study
the Japanese human resource management system.
What impressed me most was the underlying
principle of lifetime employment. To enjoy the
beneﬁts of lifetime employment, the Japanesepeople dedicate themselves to their company
and work hard until retirement. I think herein lies
the key to the growth of Japanese companies. In
hindsight, I think my experience in attending a
JCCP course was one of the building blocks of
my career.

Mr. Emad Abdulkarim
Manager, Naphtha/Mogas/LPG Sales,International Marketing, Kuwait
Petroleum Corporation (KPC)

Date of interview: November 15, 2011

Past participant of a regular course on Reﬁnery
Management (TR-8-02) in FY2002

Q1: What thoughts do you have of JCCP training
programs?
I myself am a participant of a JCCP course,A:
but so is my predecessor, Mr. Ismail Al Mulla,
who has recently been promoted to AssistantGeneral Manager of TAKREER. Mr. Ali Obaid
Al-Yabhouni, General Manager of ADNATCO,
whom JCCP members interviewed yesterday, andhis predecessor, are also graduates. It is widely

Date of interview: December 11, 201128 • Topics •Q1: How did you come to participate in a JCCP
regular course?
Back at the time, I was in charge of oil
A:export operations. After participating in a JCCP
regular course, I experienced various different
departments, and am now manager for overseas
sales of naphtha, gasoline and LPG in the

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International Marketing Department. I also had
many opportunities to do business with Japanesecompanies.
Q2: What were your impressions of the JCCP
course?
A:
The 18-day regular course I participated inincluded not only classroom lectures, but also
company visits and ﬁeld trips, which took us tovarious regional cities and exposed us to Japaneseculture and traditions and the Japanese people’scommitment and sense of responsibility toward
quality. Through this experience, I gained a deeper
understanding of Japan. It was enlightening tolearn how each and every individual works witha strong sense of responsibility for his/her duties
and how they interact with others with respect.
The Internet was not as developed then as it istoday, so information about Japan was limited, andwe could only learn about the country through TV
and movies. Participating in the course allowed
me to personally meet people in Japan and get
to know the real Japan, and thereby deepen myunderstanding about the country.
Q3: How has the course benefited you in yourwork?
In my many occasions of doing business withA:
Japanese people, my knowledge of the businesspractices of Japanese companies has allowed me to
avoid misunderstandings and to act appropriately.
Therefore, I believe that my exposure to Japanesesociety while attending a JCCP regular course
has been especially useful in facilitating smoothbusiness transactions with the Japanese. My work
is to conduct trade, so I must engage in difﬁcult
negotiations with my customers. Sometimes

Kuwait has the upper hand, and at other times,
Japan has the upper hand. Yet, in any situation, I
feel that the key to continue doing business overthe long term is to settle negotiations on grounds
that leave some room for compromise, without
driving the other party into a corner. I was able totake in this style of interaction precisely because
I had the opportunity to personally get to know
the Japanese people.
Another memorable aspect of my participation
in a regular course is that I was able to meet
people from different countries who engage inthe same job as me, which was a rare opportunity.
Engaging in conservation with these people cameas a fresh reminder that there are diverse views in
the world, even among our group of oil producing
countries. Furthermore, case-study presentations
made by each participant on an issue they faceand how they have resolved it opened our eyes
to new issues that could eventually occur in
our own countries. I learned that problems areopportunities for challenge, opportunities that
open new possibilities, and opportunities that
present the potential to produce beneﬁt. This
thinking served me well when I assumed mycurrent position. By participating in a JCCP
regular course, my portfolio of friends expanded
to include friends at Saudi Aramco, ADNOC and
QP. For this, I am truly grateful to JCCP.
Q4: What expectations do you have of JCCP?
A:
Japan relies on Kuwait for oil supply, andKuwait values Japan as an important customer.
Kuwait and Japan thus have a relationship in
which they mutually need each other. In order forboth countries to grow, each needs to be strong.
At the same time, we must also strengthen therelationship of our two countries. Through JCCP
training courses, we have come to understandthe values of the Japanese people. In the sameway, I hope the Japanese people will also cometo understand the values of the Kuwaiti people.

Mr. Emad Abdulkarim, Manager, Naphtha/Mogas/LPG Sales,International Marketing, KPC (center)

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Mr. Alaa Al Naqi
Team Leader, Planning and Economic
Study, International Marketing, Kuwait
Petroleum Corporation (KPC)
Past participant of a regular course on Automotive
Fuel Production Technology (TR-2-02) in FY2002

Mr. Fahad Al-Shatti
Chief Representative, Kuwait Investment
Ltd. (KIL)
Past participant of a regular course on Marketing &Physical Distribution (TR-14-07) in FY2007
Date of interview: October 21, 2011

Date of interview: December 11, 2011

Q1: What were your impressions from participating
in a JCCP training course?
I learned many things by participating in a
A:
JCCP regular course, not only through lectures,
but also from what I observed and heard inJapanese society. I have attended more than 30
training programs to date, but the JCCP course
was probably the most memorable of all. I havedeep respect for my lecturers even today.
My greatest memory of the regular course I
attended is having met many people who engage
in the same job as me. In fact, I still keep in touchwith the other participants of the course. They aregood friends even after 10 years, and we always
see each other whenever I visit their countries.
Q2: How has the course benefited you in yourwork?
The International Marketing Department at
A:
KPC undertakes the transactions of crude oiland oil products with Japanese oil companies
and trading ﬁrms. Japan is thus an importantcustomer, so I think it is important that employees
in the department have proper understanding of
the culture and business practices of Japanesecompanies. It is highly commendable that JCCP
has continued to provide opportunities for KPC
staff to deepen their understanding of Japanthrough its training courses.

Mr. Alaa Al Naqi, Team Leader at KPC

30 • Topics •Q1: What is your present job?
I am currently on temporary loan to KIL’s Beijing
A:
Office from Kuwait Petroleum Corporation(KPC). KIL is a Chinese afﬁliate of the Kuwait
Investment Authority, and I am in charge ofdeveloping investment opportunities in China.
Q2: How did you come to participate in a JCCP
training course?
I attended a regular course on marketingA:
management in 2007. At the time, I was in chargeof crude oil marketing at KPC, and had just been
assigned to the KPC Beijing Office. Prior tothat, however, I had many opportunities to dobusiness with Japanese companies as a marketing
manager at the KPC Head Ofﬁce in Kuwait, andhad been impressed by the diligence and sincerityof the Japanese people. Even when a problem
arose and I would consult them about possible
countermeasures, they would tell me frankly
what can and cannot be done. From that time on,
I became interested in Japan’s unique corporate
culture and work practices.
Q3: What have you learned in the regularcourse?
After attending the 18-day course, I realizedA:
that the traits that I had seen in the Japanesepeople I did business with are not characteristicof certain groups of businessmen only, but arenormal standards of Japanese society in general.
Everywhere I went, the Japanese people werekind, and talked openly about whatever I wanted
to know. Before going to Japan, I had heard that
communicating with the Japanese people is a
difﬁcult task, but I found out that the difﬁcultylies only in the language problem, and that it is
not at all difﬁcult to reach out to them.
Another large benefit was having gained
confidence about Japan’s economy. Before
going to Japan, the Japanese economy had been
suffering a slowdown, and I had thought future

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Mr. Majid Al Sharji
Capability Coach, Oman Reﬁneries andPetroleum Industries Company (Orpic)
Past participant of a regular course on Human
Resource Management (TR-55-01) in FY2001 and a
regular course on Reﬁnery Management (TR-9-04)
in FY2004
Date of interview: December 10, 2011

Mr. Fahad Al-Shatti, Chief Representative, KIL (center)growth was not to be expected. However, oncein Japan, I saw that Japan’s economic power isstrong, and that the country is a promising andstable export destination for our crude oil.
Q4: How has the course benefited you in yourwork?
The Japanese people place importance on time.
A:
JCCP courses were planned down to the minute,and were precisely implemented as planned. This
experience made me aware of the value of time,
which is an important and necessary aspect of allinternational businessmen.
Q5: What other impressions do you have?
A:
I still keep in touch with the other participantsof the course. We were all from an oil producing
country, so in this sense, we were competitors,
but participating in the course gave us a useful
insight into what each country thinks of Japan. I
realized then that it is much more meaningful tosee other people not as competitors, but as friends
and partners.

Q1: How did you come to participate in a JCCP
regular course?
A:
I attended a regular course on Human Resource
Management in ﬁscal 2001. The other participants
were from a variety of countries but were engaged
in the same job as me, so it was stimulating to
be able to mutually share our experiences. The
second time I participated in a regular course
was in fiscal 2004, in a course on refinery
management. As with the ﬁrst course I attended,
the course brought together participants fromvarious countries around the world, including
Qatar, UAE, Venezuela and Vietnam, in fruitful
discussions and mutual learning.
Q2: What kind of work do you currently do with
JCCP?
I currently act as the counterpart coordinatorA:of a JCCP technical cooperation project, and am
working to improve reﬁnery efﬁciency throughtechnical exchanges with Japanese oil companies.
At Orpic, we had been struggling with theoperations of our sour gas treatment unit, but wewere able to ﬁnd a solution immediately after

Q6: How would you evaluate JCCP training
courses?
A:
JCCP courses are composed not only ofclassroom lectures, but also various events,
such as traveling and dining together with otherparticipants, all of which present new discoveries.
I am still grateful to all our lecturers.
Mr. Majid Al Sharji, Capability Coach, Orpic(second from right)

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being shown the same unit in a Japanese reﬁnery.
Thanks to Japan, we encountered no problems
thereafter.
Q3: What expectations do you have of JCCP?
A:
English communication is very important.
Those of us in the Middle East region generally
ﬁnd it difﬁcult to understand Japanese people’sEnglish, and would like to see a bit more
proficiency. However, despite this point, the
JCCP lecturers were so gentlemanly in the way
they interacted with all of us participants, that weplaced absolute trust in them.

Mr. Khalfan Al Saadi
Team Leader, Rotational Equipment,
Oman Reﬁneries and Petroleum Industries
Company (Orpic)
Past participant of a regular course on ProjectManagement (TR-11-07) in FY2007
Date of interview: December 10, 2011

Q1: What were your thoughts after participating
in a JCCP regular course?
I attended a course on project management inA:ﬁscal 2007. Through the course, I was able to gaina direct feel for the history and culture of Japan andthe way Japanese companies do business, and wasable to understand how Japan came to be a global
leader in manufacturing. It was also interesting to
exchange information with other participants who
engage in similar jobs in different countries, andto learn how work is pursued in other countries.
Moreover, as the program offered a combinationof classroom lectures, visits to reﬁneries, and ﬁeld
trips, we were able to keep focused, and never got
tired of our day-to-day activities over the entire
18 days of the course.
Q2: How has the course benefited you in yourwork?
The course covered practical aspects ofA:maintenance management, such as the comparisonand selection of contractors, examination ofalternative plans, and risk analysis. Back at thetime, I had just begun to work at a reﬁnery, but
as I came to be tasked with more duties and myresponsibilities increased, I realized that what I
learned at JCCP applies to my real-life work, andwas glad I had the opportunity to study at JCCP.
The case-study presentations were also an
ideal avenue for mutually sharing experiences.
Listening to each trouble case was highlymeaningful, particularly as they were troubles that
could occur at any of our reﬁneries. It also helped
that our lecturer had looked into the design of our
reﬁneries and each trouble case in advance andprovided his input. In fact, I was surprised withthe thoroughness of his preparation.
Q3: What impressions do you have of the Japanesepeople?
A:
I have learned that the Japanese have an
extremely strong sense of responsibility toward
work. When we visited a certain manufacturing
plant, I witnessed plant workers spending
meticulous time preparing for their job ahead
and applying themselves to their work only after
making certain everything is in perfect order.
I glimpsed the reason why Japanese products
are highly respected for their quality. The JCCP
experience was filled with diverse learning
opportunities, and has given me a good direction
in life.
Details of the interviews and their analysis will
be compiled in a report on downstream trends in oil
producing countries and utilized for further enhancementof JCCP activities in the future.

Mr. Khalfan Al Saadi, Team Leader at Orpic

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Participation in the20th World Petroleum Congress in Dohaand Visit to Qatar Petroleum
The 20th World Petroleum Congress was held overa five-day period from December 4 to 8, 2011 in Doha,
Qatar. JCCP participated in the congress for the firsttime with its own booth. During our stay in Doha, wemembers of the JCCP delegation also visited the major
departments of Qatar Petroleum (QP) to seek theircooperation in JCCP activities.

1. The 20th World Petroleum Congress in
Doha(1) Overview
The World Petroleum Congress, held every three
years in a different venue around the world, is the world’s
largest gathering for the presentation of the latest news
and research achievements in the oil industry and oilrelated technologies, and provides a forum for deepening
exchanges among diverse participants. The 20th congress
was held in Doha, at the Qatar National Convention
Center, and featured numerous presentations and exhibits
over a period of five days. More than 5,300 delegatesfrom 95 countries attended the event, including roughly
200 participants from Japan. It also drew more than
20,000 visitors, and marked a new attendance record.
JCCP also participated in the event, represented by Mr.
Kenji Nita, General Manager of the Riyadh Office; Mr.
Hisayoshi Tanda, General Manager of the Administration
Department; and Ms. Masumi Kitahara, Manager of the
Planning and Public Relations Division.

Venue of the World Petroleum Congress:
Qatar National Convention Center (QNCC);
40,000m2; 10,000-person capacity; designed by Arata Isozaki

JCCP signboard designed in the image of a service station(2) Background
In April 2010, the Japan National Committee for theWorld Petroleum Council invited JCCP to participate in
the 20th World Petroleum Congress, and JCCP gladly
accepted the offer to set up a booth at the exhibition,
thinking that the gathering of oil industry stakeholders
from around the world would be an optimum venue tointroduce JCCP activities. Moreover, as this was the firsttime for the congress to be held in the Middle East, JCCP
wished to cooperate as much as possible with Qatar, thehost country, toward the event’s success.
(3) Participation
1) Objectives
The primary objective of the JCCP booth was tointroduce JCCP’s activities and communicate thecooperation it has extended to oil producing countries
over the past 30 years. Another objective was to takethe occasion of the event, which would be attended by

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JCCP’s boothmany partner countries of JCCP activities, to reunite
and re-establish ties with JCCP graduates and importantdignitaries who have taken part in a JCCP project orevent in the past.
2) JCCP’s Booth
JCCP’s booths at previous exhibitions mainly focusedon introducing JCCP activities using information
panels and video, but a completely new approach was
adopted this time, and a creative booth was set up thatincorporated visual attraction elements.
The design and concept of the booth originated fromthe following principles.
• To attract as many visitors as possible with adistinctly Japanese appearance• To provide a communication space designed witha welcoming atmosphere• To create a place for reunions with JCCP graduates
and key dignitaries
3) Visitors
Visitors to the JCCP booth were invited to takea picture against a backdrop showing an image of aJapanese garden, and were given a printout of the photoon the spot. The distinctly Japanese atmosphere of thephoto was extremely popular among visitors, who at one
point had to stand in line for their turn.
4) Reunion with JCCP Graduates and Key Dignitaries
To utilize the occasion of the congress to reunitewith JCCP graduates and key dignitaries in JCCP
counterpart organizations and to update JCCP’s rosterof participants, prior steps were taken to inform thema few months in advance of JCCP’s participation in the
congress via email and JCCP NEWS. Owing in part tothis preparation, numerous JCCP graduates not only

34 • Topics •from Qatar, but also from the GCC countries, Pakistan,
China, Indonesia, Iran and various other countries cameto visit the JCCP booth.
The JCCP members at the booth delighted in seeing
familiar faces, and took the opportunity to confirm theircurrent addresses and ask for their support in future JCCP
activities. Since notice of JCCP’s participation was sent
to the 500-some JCCP graduates in Qatar a number oftimes, a large majority of them paid the booth a visit.
Moreover, graduates brought other graduates, so that thebooth achieved its goal of acting as a place for reunion.
The photo shoot that was provided to attract visitors also
proved effective, and the electronic roster system allowed
on-the-spot updating of roster entries and registration of
their face shots.
The JCCP booth also received a visit by H.E. Dr.
Mohammed Bin Hamed Al-Rumhy, Minister of Oil andGas of Oman, who has supported JCCP activities over

JCCP graduates from QP Mesaieed Reﬁnery:
Mr. Abdul Aziz M. Al-Khori, Operations Manager (secondrow, right) (participated in TR-16-87), and
Mr. Al-Jasim, Maintenance Manager (front row, left)(participated in a member company initiated course in Nov.
2000), and other members from QP Mesaieed Reﬁnery

Mr. Mohammed Al-Hitmi, Executive Director,
Qatar Petroleum International (center) (participated in
TR-8-03), and other members from QP

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H.E. Dr. Mohammed Bin Hamed Al-Rumhy,
Minister of Oil and Gas of Oman (front row, left)

Mr. Musab Al-Mahruqi, CEO of Orpic (center)many years, and also by Mr. Musab Al-Mahruqi, CEOof Orpic, to whom we introduced JCCP activities andsought future support.
Owing to the advance notice of JCCP’s participation
via JCCP News and email, many JCCP graduates from
Qatar and neighboring countries took the time to visit
the JCCP booth. Many of them now hold important
positions in their organization and take on important
responsibilities in their respective department. They said
that memories of their participation in a JCCP training
course remain strong in their mind, that their experiencehas benefited them in their work, and that they feel anaffinity toward the Japanese people, as a testament tothe achievements made by JCCP activities.

gas producing country. The country has played an active
part in the international community by bidding to host the
Olympic Games and winning the bid to host the World
Cup, but its hosting of the World Petroleum Congresshas further enhanced its presence as a leader in the
global energy sector. For Japan’s part, it has supported
Qatar’s strong commitment to implementing a successful
congress by participating in the congress in concert withother Japanese organizations and companies under theguidance of the Japan National Committee for the WorldPetroleum Council.

By hosting the World Petroleum Congress in Dohafor the first time in the Middle East, Qatar was able toincrease its recognition in the world as a leading oil andUpdating JCCP’s roster of graduates using the electronicroster system

2. Visit to Qatar Petroleum (QP)
We took the occasion of our visit to Doha to also visit
the major departments at Qatar Petroleum (QP) to seek
their cooperation and participation in JCCP activities.
(1) Corporate Training Department
On December 4, we visited QP’s Corporate Training
Department and met with Mr. Ali Nasser Telfat,
Corporate Training Manager. The members introduced
JCCP’s training activities to Mr. Telfat, thanked him forhis department’s support of JCCP thus far, and asked
for his department’s continuous participation in JCCP
courses.
In response, Mr. Telfat said that JCCP courses provide
ideal opportunities for QP employees to experience a
foreign culture and broaden their perspectives, as they
characteristically bring together people in the same typeof job from countries around the world and thereby allow
participants to get to know and exchange views withpeople from various different countries. In this regard,
QP prefers to participate in regular courses that are open

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At the QP Corporate Training Dept.:
Mr. Hermie Lingat, Programme Development Supervisor(left end); Mr. Ali Nasser Telfat, Corporate Training Manager(second from left); and Mr. Nawaf Rashid Al-Kaabi,
Senior Training Supervisor (second from right)

Mr. Abubakr Amer Al-Saiari, Chairman,
Qatarization Strategy Committee

to participants from various countries to customized
programs. Then, Mr. Telfat noted that Mr. Nawaf
Rashid Al-Kaabi, Senior Training Supervisor, who wasalso present at the meeting, is also a JCCP graduate(participated in a training management course in 2004),
and that he has learned many details from Mr. Al-Kaabi.
Mr. Telfat also introduced us to Mr. Hermie Lingat,
Programme Development Supervisor, who cooperates
in encouraging relevant QP departments to participate
in JCCP regular courses. We informed them that regularcourses, which had resumed in Osaka in September after
a temporary suspension following the March earthquake,
have returned to being implemented regularly in Tokyo.
Thanks to the cooperation and support of Mr. Telfat andother officers of the QP Corporate Training Department,
we received six registrations for three courses scheduled
to commence in April.

precisely implemented according to plan. He said thisstrongly impressed on his mind that time is a precious
management resource. He also said the experience
allowed him to gain a glimpse into the secret of Japanesecompanies’ productivity not only through the course
program, but also through exposure to Japanese culture,including the way the Japanese think and behave. Since
this proved to be extremely useful to his career, Mr.
Al-Saiari expressed his wish to provide young Qatariworkers the same opportunity as he had to experience
Japanese corporate culture.

(2) Qatarization Strategy Committee
On December 7, we paid a call on Mr. Abubakr
Amer Al-Saiari, Chairman of the Qatarization Strategy
Committee, which promotes the capacity building of
Qataris as a national strategy and the establishmentof a scheme that would allow Qatari workers greater
opportunities to assume important positions in Qataricompanies. We asked Mr. Al-Saiari about his views
and impressions of JCCP training activities, as he has
participated in an HRM course in 2006. Mr. Al-Saiari
reflected back on his experience in learning many thingsfrom his participation in the 21-day course, notingthat the course was planned down to the minute and36 • Topics •(3) HRM Administration Division, General
Services Department
On December 7, the JCCP delegation met with Mr.
Rida Nazim Agha, Acting Director of Administrations
and Manager of General Services. Mr. Rida previously
participated in an HRM course in 2004, and remembers
his experience well. He said he originally wanted toparticipate in a JCCP course not only to study humanresource management practices, but to also see forhimself how Japanese companies have achieved global
success. By participating in a course and obtaining theopportunity to visit various companies, he learned thatJapanese society is founded on rigid ethics. Managers
disclose policies to employees, and employees apply
themselves to their work with a strong sense of
responsibility and contribute to their company. Mr.
Rida said that being able to deepen his understandingof the secret of Japanese companies’ success through acareful look at the Japanese people, social systems, and

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owing to his precious Japanese experience. Lastly,
Mr. Rida said he would convey the JCCP delegation’s
message to Mr. Ahmad Al-Mawlawi, Director of
Administration, who was away on business.

Mr. Rida Nazim Agha, Manager, General Services

culture had a significant influence on his corporate life.
In a country where Qatarization is a national strategy,
there is constant debate over whether the issue lies inthe “quantity” or “quality” of Qatari workers. However,according to Mr. Rida, he and his people are able to keep
focused on promoting Qatarization in terms of quality,

The occasion of the World Petroleum Congress inDoha allowed us to reunite with many JCCP graduates
and key dignitaries. It is usually difficult to attract target
people in a full venue, but sending an advance notice
via email proved to be extremely effective. The ideaof providing a photo shoot against a realistic imageof a Japanese garden amused visitors who came to the
JCCP booth, and the booth allowed JCCP graduates
and key dignitaries to re-establish their relationshipwith JCCP. Using whatever short time was available tovisit important figures at Qatar Petroleum also yieldedsignificant results. Following this example, JCCP intends
to make effective use of international conferences andexhibitions to update its roster and continue to deepen
friendships with JCCP graduates—JCCP’s most precious
assets.
<by Masumi Kitahara, Administration Dept.>

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Personnel
Exchange

For Improved Training Practicality(Part 1)
—Training Simulator Upgrade—
1. Introduction
Distributed control system (DCS) was introduced in
1975. Since immediately after JCCP’s establishment,
the Instrumentation Group installed DCS training
simulators in JCCP Headquarters located in the Sunshine
60 Building to promote hands-on training using actualmachines. JCCP presently owns two brands of simulator,
and provides easy-to-understand, practical training
through exercises in basic DCS functions and lectures
on a broad range of functions, including those of related
systems. However, for improved practicality, one of thetwo simulators has recently been upgraded, as described
below.

control and feed-forward control. Eventually it led tothe installation of the training simulator that is currently
being used. The DCS and miniature plant were thereafter
expanded, the DCS was updated to a newer version, andthe entire setup was upgraded to the real-to-life setupthat it is today (before the recent upgrade), comprising
two training simulators, Yamatake Honeywell AdvancedPS and Yokogawa Electric CENTUM CS-3000, eachconnected to three independent miniature plants. Using
these devices, JCCP offers hands-on training in tuning
control parameters, building and registering operational
screens and control logic, and other operations related
to controlling the level of the miniature plants.

3. For Improved Training Practicality
2. Background
2.1 Introduction of DCS
JCCP was established in 1981. In designing its
training programs, the Instrumentation Group focusedon DCS, which was just beginning to be introduced
around the world, recognizing that lectures alone would
be insufficient to satisfy participants’ needs, and thattraining using actual machines is necessary. In its second
year, JCCP thus adopted Yamatake Honeywell’s TDCS2000 system and began offering lectures and practicaltraining on the basic functions of DCS, including data
input/output, calculation, and networking.
2.2 Installation of a Miniature Plant
While training courses using an actual machine
were begun, a standalone DCS system unconnected tofield devices lacked impact when explaining control
functions, which are the most important of all DCS
functions. Therefore, a miniature plant was also
installed and connected to the DCS to realize the sameequipment configuration as a real DCS and complement
DCS training. The miniature plant comprised fourwater tanks, and provided hands-on experience in suchcontrol processes as basic control (PID control), cascade

38 • Personnel Exchange Programs •Fieldbus, safety instrumented systems (SIS),
wireless—these are popular keywords in today’s
instrumentation field. Although the current training
facility offers practical training, it is not in tune with thelatest trends represented by these keywords. Therefore,
with the aim of improving the training practicality,
facilities incorporating the latest technologies in the
instrumentation field have been introduced on theoccasion of the recent upgrade.
The latest DCS from Yamatake (Harmonas-DEO)
was introduced from a comprehensive perspective,
taking the following points into consideration in building
the overall system.
(1) Latest instrumentation
To provide training in the latest instrumentation
systems, such as the fieldbus, wireless instrumentation,and safety instrumentation systems(2) Associated systems
To provide training that also incorporates
advanced control, operational assistance systems,
and other such associated systems(3) Visualization
To visualize the flow of information between fielddevices and DCS, and with other associated devices

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Old training simulator (upgraded in 2001; Yamatake Advanced-PS R530 DCS)

3.1 Latest Instrumentation
There has been no construction of new refineries in
the Japanese oil industry in over 30 years, so there has
been no opportunity to introduce a fieldbus or othernew instrumentation systems. In the Middle East andelsewhere, fieldbuses are increasingly taking the placeof conventional instrumentation systems in the newer
refineries. They have characteristics that conventional
instrumentation systems do not; for example, they allow
bidirectional communication, transmission of selfdiagnosis results and other diverse types of information,and design of cable lengths in segment units composedof multiple devices. Since early on, JCCP courses on
instrumentation have provided lectures that explain thesepoints, but without the use of the actual device. Therefore,taking the occasion of the upgrade opportunity, JCCP
recently introduced a fieldbus. Additionally, the HART
protocol, which is widely used around the world today,
has been introduced to provide training in three typesof instrumentation device, including the conventional

device. A wireless system, which is not yet applied tocontrol processes but is nevertheless a subject of interest
among users, has also been introduced to provide training
in wireless remote monitoring.
3.2 Associated Systems
As part of DCS training, JCCP has, since thebeginning, provided lectures on advanced control
systems as an associated system. In Japanese refineries
and plants today, there is much activity related to theintroduction and development of operation support
systems that allow easy construction of automatedoperation systems. From the safety perspective, SIS andemergency shutdown (ESD) systems are also closely
related to DCS. In fact, the most common type of ESD
system in Japan is the dedicated relay-type system.
However, the situation overseas is different. In mostcases, a safety instrumentation system is introduced tocorrespond to the desired safety level, and then ESD
logic is built around that system. In consideration of this

New training simulator (upgraded in 2011; Yamatake Harmonas-DEO R400 DCS)

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difference, JCCP has made it possible to provide training
in advanced control and operation support systems by
installing the interface on the DCS side and connecting
it to an existing PC. In regard to SIS, an actual logic
solver was installed to provide practical training on thedesign and production of interlocked sequences thatworks with the miniature plants and hypothetical plants(simulators).

and receives data in segment units, as data transmission
differs from conventional devices. Based on theawareness that visualizing such flows of data so thatthey are readily apparent from the outside is importantto understanding the system, JCCP has devised a way toallow easy confirmation of wiring connections.

3.3 Visualization
In the case of conventional instruments, each field
instrument is connected to a DCS by cable. Any training
participant knows this, but few people have probably
ever seen which part of the DCS the cable is actuallyconnected to. Similarly, few people have probably had
the opportunity to understand the basic flow of data,
where information is transmitted from the sensor to the
DCS, and from the DCS to an advanced control systemor other higher system via interface (OPC). Similarly,
it might be difficult to envision how a fieldbus sends

The new system was installed last November, andwas put to use in regular courses, as scheduled. Onceagain, training using actual machines has received highevaluation. However, as various functions have been
introduced as part of the new system, a certain amountof time may be needed to provide practical training andlectures in complete form. At any rate, JCCP will utilize
the newly introduced advanced hardware and software toprovide even more practical courses, and continue to keep
an eye on future technical developments to efficiently
respond to emerging needs in oil-producing countries.

4. Future Issues<by Kazuhiro Suzuki, Training Dept.>

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Personnel
Exchange

Regular Course on Material Problems
and Their Countermeasures
1. Overview
This course aimed to provide knowledge on problems
related to the materials and welding of refinery equipment
and their countermeasures, and was intended for refinerymaterial engineers and welding engineers. It was
designed not only to provide training in Japan’s advanced
material development and production technologies,
welding technologies, inspection technologies, andquality control in reference to pressure vessels used inrefineries around the world, but also to introduce andanalyze damage cases and their countermeasures, andto discuss theories and the implementation of welding
technologies that are indispensable to equipment repair.
In addition to pressure vessels, the course also provided
a perspective on material and welding issues andcountermeasures for general equipment as well.
Ranging in age from 27 to 43 and averaging 33 years,
the participants were a group of young and energetic
inspection engineers from 10 countries, whose duties
and responsibilities pertain strongly to the content of
the course.
The course ran from November 1 to 18, 2011.

2. Course Details
2.1 Overall(1) Course Objective
Ensuring equipment reliability is indispensable
to safe and stable long-term refinery operations. To
maintain this reliability, it is important to prevent
equipment deterioration or to predict and minimize
the rate of deterioration. In this respect, mechanicalengineers have an important responsibility to takeproper action against equipment deterioration basedon an accurate understanding of the mechanism ofvarious deterioration processes (corrosion and wastage,
material changes, cracks and fatigue, etc.). Moreover,in anticipation of a deterioration condition manifesting
itself in the form of damage, they must also acquire
knowledge of countermeasures for preventing damage
from spreading and cultivate skills for repair (welding,etc.) and maintenance of equipment functions.
Based on the above understanding, this course aimed
to provide knowledge on the mechanisms of equipment(material) deterioration and their countermeasures, aswell as the necessary skills for welding and other repair
work, by introducing theories and damage cases andexamining production-side improvement measures,
onsite responses and actual management methods.
(2) Course Content
At JCCP Headquarters, JCCP lecturers gave a general
overview of maintenance management and maintenancetechnologies in Japanese refineries, and external
lecturers provided knowledge of welding theories andtechnologies in general. Group discussions were also
held as a means for learning how to seek the real cause
and take proper action against corrosion, material
degradation, and other such types of damage.
As part of practical training, an engineering company
provided training regarding various cases of damage toplant materials, from the perspective of their mechanism,
inspection and diagnosis technologies, analysis andcountermeasures. Following this, two plant equipment
manufacturers provided training on pressure vesselmaterials and production technologies, inspection anddiagnosis technologies, and reliability assessment; awelding rod manufacturer provided training on welding
design and technologies and repair technologies; amaintenance company provided training on maintenance,
inspection and repair technologies for process plants andtanks; and a refinery provided training on actual methodsof equipment (materials) management and real onsite
damage and repair cases.
By incorporating not only lectures but also onsite
hands-on training, the course offered a comprehensive,well-balanced and practical program to participants incharge of equipment maintenance in their countries.

2.2 Training at JCCP
(1) Reﬁnery Maintenance Activities(Lecturer: Kenji Saito)
This lecture on refinery maintenance management

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focused on TPM (total productive maintenance)
activities and autonomous maintenance activities byrefinery operators. In regard to risk-based maintenance, acase study on corrosion damage was used as an example
to understand how risks are assessed and balanced withcost to prepare a repair plan through exercises anddiscussions.
(2) Maintenance Management of Static Equipment
in Reﬁneries(Lecturer: Hiromitsu Saito)
This lecture provided knowledge of material
characteristics and regulations that need to be understoodwhen selecting refinery equipment materials, as wellas an understanding of codes and design conditions
and a discussion of selection methods. A damage caseexample was used to explain the process of seeking
the real cause of damage and its countermeasures, andvarious inspection methods and their applications wereintroduced, including new inspection methods that allow
inspection of pipes from the outside, self-propelled
inspection methods, and inspection methods that allow
inspection of pipes from the inside, such as the methodof direct inspection inside the pipe by inspectors and pig
inspection methods.

to be an extremely meaningful and productive session
to all participants.

2.3 Offsite Training(1) The Japan Steel Works, Ltd., Muroran Plant
Members of Muroran Plant introduced various topics
related to forged products such as high-pressure reactors andgas turbine rotors, including their material characteristics
and production technologies, degradation/damage andtheir countermeasures, repair technologies, and inspection
and diagnosis technologies. Additionally, a plant tour
allowed the participants to actually see the production
process and experience Japan’s technologies.

At the Muroran Plant of Japan Steel Works, Ltd.

(3) Welding Theories and Application and General
Welding Technologies(Lecturer: Mr. Takeshi Yamada, The Advanced
Materials Processing Institute Kinki Japan)
This lecture introduced basic theories and applied
technologies related to metal welding and cutting.
Information about the latest processing technologies andapplications of stainless steel and special alloys provided
an important opportunity for participants in charge ofequipment maintenance to acquire new technologies andknowledge related to their work.

(2) JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation,
Muroran Reﬁnery
The refinery introduced the computerized systemthat has been built to centrally control various typesof information, such as equipment registers for eachfacility, repair histories, design specifications, equipment
diagrams, inspection logs, and repair schedules, andprovided a detailed explanation of the system’s functions,charts and diagrams, and usage procedures.

(4) Oil Reﬁnery Plant Troubles andCountermeasures(Lecturer: Mr. Katsumi Yamamoto, External
Lecturer, Japan Society of Corrosion Engineering)This lecture introduced case examples of damage
to aging plants in the oil industry in Japan and abroad.
A group exercise session was also held in which
participants mutually discussed, exchanged knowledge
and information, and presented the results of their
discussion concerning an actual damage case given as
an example. This active, participatory exercise proved

At the Muroran Reﬁnery of JX Nippon Oil & Energy
Corporation

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(3) Taseto Co., Ltd., Fujisawa Plant
At the company’s Fujisawa Plant, the lecture on
actual damage cases in the refinery and welding repair
technologies covered many issues that were familiar
to the participants, and resulted in an active exchangeof questions and answers. The introduction of material
welding designs and repair technologies and the analysis
of case examples of damage repair technologies werealso highly appreciated.

The participants also deepened their understanding of
the important role of the maintenance company in theinspection of refinery facilities in Japan.

At the head ofﬁce of Shinko Plantech Co., Ltd.

At the Fujisawa Plant of Taseto Co., Ltd.

(4) IHI Corporation, Production Engineering
Center
The staff at the Production Engineering Centergave an introduction of the pressure vessel production
technology and the latest welding technologies. They
also provided hands-on training in other advanced
technologies such as their high-quality, high-speed
automated welding system, and laser and hybrid welding
technologies.
(5) Shinko Plantech Co., Ltd., Head Ofﬁce
At the company’s head office, a lecture was given on
the maintenance, inspection and repair technologies forplant facilities and tanks, from a practical approach thatincorporated a materials test, a metallographic inspection
using an electron microscope, and a Q&A session.

(6) Chiyoda Corporation, Head Ofﬁce
A hands-on lecture provided knowledge on corrosion
damage cases specific to each major refining processunit and materials degradation and damage in hightemperature regions, using graphs based on abundantdata. It comprehensively and systematically covereda broad range of topics from principles to actual cases
related to the damage, corrosion, materials degradationand mechanical damage to units and the metallurgicalapproach to such damage.

3. Summary
At an average age of 33, the young engineers who
attended the course exhibited an eagerness to absorb
Japan’s technologies, experience and knowledge thathave helped maintain the aging plants at Japaneserefineries for close to 50 years since their construction.
While the course was charged with an air of purpose,
however, the presence of two female participants
brightened the atmosphere and added to the pleasantand informative training experience.
<by Hiromitsu Saito, Training Dept.>

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Personnel
Exchange

Regular Course on Information andControl Systems Utilized in Refineries
1. Introduction
This course was originally an intensive course on
advanced control, but it was reorganized two years
ago to cover not only advanced control but also otherrepresentative systems used in refineries, to better
respond to participants’ needs. The first several days ofthe course were dedicated to laying the foundation of
the course in general, by introducing the Japanese oil
industry, a brief history of JCCP’s establishment, and an
overview of systems used in Japanese refineries.
A total of 14 participants from nine countries attended
the course, including six instrumentation and control
engineers, three process engineers, and five systemengineers.

2. Course Content
2.1 Training at JCCP
(1) Recent Information Systems(Lecturer: Mr. Hiroshi Osaka, Osaka Systems
Planning, Inc.)
Mr. Osaka explained about information and control
systems that are used in refineries and gas plants, notonly from the Japanese perspective, but also from aworldwide perspective. He introduced the history of
information and control systems also in reference to the

Lecture at JCCP Headquarters (Lecturer: Mr. Osaka)

44 • Personnel Exchange Programs •difference between continuous and batch processes, andplaced particular focus on PIS (plant information system)
as a core information system in plants. He introduced
other systems as well, such as systems for managementof quality data, asset management systems, and systems
for displaying indicators that are especially relevant torefinery operations.
Temperature, pressure, and flow rate data used in eachsystem are sent to a DCS from a transmitter and are thensupplied from the DCS to various servers via interface(OPC). Explanation of this basic flow of data seemed toprovide a highly useful reference to the participants.
(2) Process Control Theory and Practice(Lecturer: Mr. Kazuhiro Suzuki,
JCCP Instrumentation Group)
To provide a basic understanding of control
systems, this course included a lecture on basic control
theories using CAI and control practice using an actual
control system (DCS). PID control was examined asa representative type of basic control, and methodsof enhancing PID controller were discussed. There
are three parameters to PID, and in order to establish
these parameters, it is necessary to understand the
behavior of the process that is to be controlled. A video
explanation of the theory of PID control, followed by
CAI-based exercises facilitated the understanding of
this procedure.
After a discussion of control theories, participants
practiced controlling the level of water in a water tankusing an actual DCS. By tuning the parameters forprocess control in manual, auto, and cascade modes,
they gained a direct feel for process behaviors.
(3) Operation Support System(Lecturer: Mr. Taisuke Ishida, Yokogawa Electric
Corporation)
Most Japanese refineries adopt alarm analysis
software and systems that support the automation ofoperational functions. Therefore, this lecture provided
an explanation of the background to introduction of thesesystems and their basic functions, followed by exercises
in creating simple to slightly more advanced applications

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Lecture at JCCP Headquarters (Lecturer: Mr. Kutsuma)

using actual software. The application that was madelast was applied to an actual system (DCS) as a newpractical initiative. While operating an actual system,
the participants seemed impressed by the machine’s
automatic operations according to a preset order. One ofthe participants commented that, although he has worked
with alarm analysis software before, he gained greater
understanding of how to use it from this course.
(4) Overview of Distributed Control Systems(Lecturers: Mr. Riichirou Suzuki, Mr. Seiichi
Nagura, Mr. Yasuhiro Kutsuma, Yamatake
Corporation)
In addition to lectures on the input/output functions
and inner calculation functions of a DCS, JCCP’s
Yamatake-brand DCS (Harmonas-DEO) was used toprovide practical training in identifying the origin of analarm from system messages after intentionally setting
off an alarm by disconnecting the wiring of an actual
station.
In regard to field instruments, an explanation wasgiven of the characteristics of three types of device—
fieldbuses, which have recently become popular, HART,and conventional devices. Furthermore, recent trends inalarm management were discussed, and a demonstration
was given of Harmonas-DEO’s alarm analysis function.
There were some questions from the participants
about how to handle system alarms and actions foralarm acknowledgment, which indicated that they had
gained a proper grasp of alarm management and related
applications through the short yet fact-filled lecture.
(5) Modernization of instruments(Lecturer: Mr. Yuki Mikami, JGC Corporation)
Mr. Mikami lectured on points for consideration

when upgrading an analog instrumentation system to
DCS, as well as on trends in control and information
systems, with reference to experiences and actual
examples on the contractor side. After introducing recent
trends in the instrumentation sector, his lecture covered
all relevant topics of the course, including the fieldbus,
which is garnering widespread attention in recent years,
the standardization of communication (OPC), andsafety instrumentation. As a specialist in the field, Mr.
Mikami gave an extremely detailed explanation of safety
instrumentation, in particular. To participants in chargeof planning a shift from a pneumatic system to DCS,
the lecture seemed to provide a particularly meaningfulreference.

2.2 Offsite Training(1) Yokogawa Electric Corporation, Mitaka
Headquarters
After giving a brief overview of the history of
Yokogawa’s DCS systems and their introduction tocountries around the world, head office staff introduced
the functions of the latest DCS CENTUM VP and SIS(safety instrumentation system). They also provided
details of the functions of CENTUM VP, FCS (field
control station) and a fieldbus in the demonstration
room, and introduced remote operations using a mobile
unit. The lecture as a whole provided a good opportunity
to learn about technical trends in DCS peripheral
equipment.

Offsite training at Yokogawa Electric Corporation(2) JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation, Marifu
Reﬁnery
Following an introduction of the refinery, staff
members discussed a broad range of topics, including an

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overview of the refinery’s computer system, the historyof DCS, an introduction of the laboratory automation
system (LAS), case studies of advanced control, andan explanation of the refinery-wide monitoring system.
In regard to advanced control, an outline was given ofmodel predictive control, followed by an explanationof some of the characteristic functions of the model
predictive control that is used in the refinery. This seemed
to provide useful reference particularly to participants
who are control engineers.
(3) Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd., Chiba Reﬁnery
In the morning, members of the training centergave an overview of the refinery and explained therefinery’s Real-time Operation Management System. In
the afternoon, the participants visited the refinery andtoured its two control panel rooms, where they observed
up close the operational management system and blend
control based on model predictive control. With respect
to blend control, an explanation of the online analyzer
used in the system provided the participants with usefulreference for future introduction of the system.
(4) Emerson Japan, Ltd., Chiba Solutions Center
The company provided a lecture mainly on wireless
instrumentation (Wireless HART) and the company’s
latest DCS (DeltaV), as requested by JCCP. The
explanation of wireless instrumentation was highly
technical, including theories and a number of wirelessstandards, but there were many questions about theservice life of wireless batteries and other detailed aspectsof wireless instruments. As wireless instrumentation isundoubtedly one of the hottest topics today, JCCP hopes
to continue offering offsite training in the topic in the
future.

Offsite training at JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation’s
Marifu Reﬁnery

Offsite training at Idemitsu Kosan’s Chiba Reﬁnery<by Kazuhiro Suzuki, Training Dept.>

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CPJ Seminar on Environmental Management
for Iraq
A Customized Program-Japan (CPJ) on environmental
management in the refinery was held for a group of 20
engineers from the Ministry of Oil-Iraq from October 25
to November 4, 2011, as requested by the ministry.

1. Background and Objective
Iraq is taking active measures to strengthen
environmental regulations against air pollution, noise
pollution, and other such environmental problems,and as part of this initiative, the Ministry of Oil-Iraq
requested a hands-on course on practical environmental
measurement techniques and other such skills.
In response to needs in oil producing countries thathave been identified from feedback provided in thepast by regular course participants, the program also
provided knowledge of soil treatment and treatment ofoilfield-produced water. Additionally, environmental risk
assessment and Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)
were also included in the program as requested by the
Ministry of Oil.

2. Participants
A diverse group participated in the course, including
three refinery members, one from the Ministry of Oil, one
from a research institute, five from oilfield departments,
three from gas field departments, five from pipeline andother departments, and two from a training department.
As this was the first time for training department
members to participate in a JCCP training program, their
participation was taken as an indication of Iraq’s strong
commitment to environmental improvement.

3. Course Content and Main Points(1) Training at JCCP
1) Environmental management in Japan, tanksludge treatment, CDM through ﬂare gas
treatment

2) Environmental management in a reﬁnery(Lecturer: Mr. Masaaki Kuwahara, Cosmo
Research Institute)
This lecture discussed the environmental management
framework in Japanese refineries, related laws, andmeasurement interval based on actual examples.
3) Air pollution countermeasures, environmental
risk assessment, CDM(Lecturer: Mr. Yoshiki Sasaki, JGC Corporation)
Mr. Sasaki provided an overview of the calcium
sulfate method as a method for removing SO2 from gas
discharged from a sulfur recovery unit, and the low-NOx
burner and ammonia injection method as methods oflowering NOx levels. He also joined in a discussion inwhich a participant proposed to produce sulfuric aciddirectly from hydrogen sulfide and use it to control the
pH of cooling water in the refinery.
4) Case studies
To provide an interactive training program, participants
were asked in advance to prepare a presentation on anenvironmental issue for discussion with other participantsof the course. Some of the issues they presented included
the following:• There is a sense of crisis over the possible
impacts of air pollution (SOx) accompanying
crude oil production and oil spills from refineries
and pipelines, particularly on the famous Tigris
River.
• Leakage due to inadequate corrosion-proofing ofpipelines and leakage as a result of thievery are
becoming serious issues.
• The treatment of sludge and waste oil generated
from oil fields is not working well.
While shedding light on issues confronting Iraq, thepresentations also highlighted the possibility that Japan’senvironmental technologies could be put to effective use
to help improve refinery management and environmental
measures in Iraq.

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Environmental measuring

Soil puriﬁcation(2) Offsite Training
1) Shimadzu Corporation: Environmental
measuring instruments and plant wastewater
treatment facilities
Shimadzu Corporation provided training on thebasics of measuring COD (chemical oxygen demand)and TOC (total organic carbon). The participants were
given a special tour of the company’s wastewater
treatment facility, and gained first-hand experience inseeing how environmental measuring instruments are
actually used in the field.
2) Chugai Technos Corporation: Environmental
measurement practices and environmental risk
assessment
Chugai Technos Corporation provided a practicaltraining program that included an observation of the
COD and SS (Suspended Solids) measuring process,noise measuring process and atmospheric sampling,and hands-on experience in taking a sensory odor test
(smell test).
3) Japan Underground Oil Storage Co., Ltd.,
Kushikino Plant: Underground storage system,
wastewater treatment
Since many of the participants work in the upstream
sector, a visit to Japan Underground Oil Storage Co.
was included among the offsite training sites for the firsttime, for training in pipeline maintenance and leakage
prevention.

48 • Personnel Exchange Programs •4) Hitachi Plant Technologies, Ltd.:
Produced water treatment
Staff members of Hitachi Plant Technologies
provided practical training in produced water treatment,
which included technical explanations at the company’slaboratory, a tour of its showroom, and a visit to a test
plant in the Ariake district of Tokyo.
5) Nippo Corporation: Soil puriﬁcation
At Nippo Corporation, the participants received atour of a cleanup plant for contaminated soil and studied
methods for utilization of treated soil. They also visitedan industrial waste treatment facility and acquired
information about treatment methods for each type ofwaste substance.

4. Summary
The oil industry in Iraq plays an important role inreconstruction efforts in the country. For smooth operationsin the industry, including the expansion and constructionof refineries, proper environmental management isimperative. In post-evaluations of the course, all 20
participants gave high marks, saying that the course was“highly beneficial” or “beneficial” to their work. JCCP
hopes Japan’s successful environmental initiatives willcontribute to the future of the oil industry in Iraq.

JCCP NEWS No. 112 June 2012<by Bunsuke Kariya, Training Dept.>

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CPJ Seminar on Upgrading Processesof Heavy Oil for PetroVietnam

Participants and JCCP staff

A Customized Program-Japan (CPJ) on heavy oil
upgrading was held for a group of participants fromPetroVietnam, from November 30 to December 8,
2011.

for the very first time. Both facilities supplemented thecourse with a highly practical training program.

1. Background and Overview

The 15-member group from PetroVietnam (12 men,
three women) was headed by Mr. Nguyen Le Binh,
Deputy General Manager, Training & HRD Division, andcomprised six members from the head office, four from
Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical Company Ltd.,
three from PetroVietnam Research and Development
Center for Petroleum Processing, and two instructors
from PetroVietnam’s training and education departments.
In terms of age, their average age was 33. Of theseparticipants five had also participated in the previous
seminar held in Vietnam in September.

The course was organized in response to a requestfrom PetroVietnam, and was designed for a group of
selected engineers from the company.
Prior to this course, a Customized Program-Overseas(CPO) on upgrading processes of heavy oil was heldin Ho Chi Minh City from September 5 to 8. As it was
extremely well received, a course on the same theme was
implemented in Japan, as requested by PetroVietnam. The
course program was designed upon mutual consultation
and approval between PetroVietnam and JCCP.

3. Participants

4. Training at JCCP
2. Planning
To respond to PetroVietnam’s strong request forpractical training, visits to two representative catalyst
manufacturers in Japan were included in the program.
One was to JGC Catalysts and Chemicals Ltd.’s
Kitakyushu Operation Center, which frequently provides
offsite training for JCCP regular courses, and the otherwas to Nippon Ketjen Co., Ltd.’s Niihama Division,(1) Japan’s Oil Industry
This lecture provided a general picture of Japan’s
oil industry by covering the following topics: primaryenergy trends in Japan; the status of petroleum within
Japan’s total energy composition (share and importanceof petroleum); the physical distribution of crude oil andoil products from import to sales; and primary petroleum
distributors, their share, and the locations and capacities

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of their refineries. As PetroVietnam has plans to build
its second and third refineries in the future, this lecture
seemed to provide an extremely useful reference.
(2) Heavy Oil UpgradingThis lecture emphasized the importance of heavy oil
upgrading processes, and explained the characteristics ofeach process and economically efficient combinationsof processes in reference to specific examples of theirapplication in actual refineries. The participants notedthat the highly systematic explanations helped them tobetter understand the importance of diverse upgrading
processes.

Offsite training at Idemitsu Kosan’s Chiba Reﬁnery(3) Catalytic Cracking Technologies (FCC, RFCC)
and Heavy Oil Hydroprocessing Technologies(Lecturer: Mr. Hidetoshi Tani, Toyo Engineering
Corporation)
This lecture provided a basic understanding of the
FCC process, the more advanced RFCC process, andH-Oil process, including their differences in licensor andother aspects. The reference material for troubleshootingof FCC operational troubles was well organized andinformative, containing equipment precautions andcountermeasures accompanied by specific examples.

(3) Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd., Technical Training
Center and Chiba Reﬁnery
The Chiba Refinery is Idemitsu Kosan’s main refinery
located in the Keiyo industrial complex. For this course,
refinery staff provided training on topics of particularinterest to the participants, including an introduction of
the company and refinery, a detailed explanation of the
FCC and RFCC units within the heavy oil upgrading
process, and knowledge of FCC and RFCC catalytic
components, structure and yield.

6. Offsite Training

7. Observations(1) JGC Catalysts and Chemicals Ltd., Kitakyushu
Operation Center
Staff members of the Kitakyushu Plant provided
training in the production processes, quality
management, and performance evaluation mainly of
an FCC (fluid catalytic cracking) catalyst and HDS(hydrodesulfurization) catalyst. Mr. Yasuharu Furukawa,
Managing Director and General Manager of theKitakyushu Operation Center, also lent his presence andactively promoted further development of the plant’s
friendly relationship with JCCP in the future.

By implementing this course on heavy oil upgradingin Vietnam and Japan as a set, details of topics that
could not be fully covered in Vietnam were able to beprovided in Japan. The entire program was carried out
as planned without any problems, and the intended
results were successfully achieved. All 15 participantsfrom PetroVietnam displayed earnest and enthusiastic
attitudes, maintained firm discipline as a group, andapplied themselves to the program with a bright andcheerful demeanor. They said the course provided themwith a comprehensive picture of Japan’s oil industry.
In Vietnam, the country’s first refinery is currently
in operation. With plans to construct the second andthird refineries hereafter, it is essential for PetroVietnam
to acquire heavy oil upgrading technologies to ensure
trouble-free refinery operations. JCCP feels that having
gathered young engineers from PetroVietnam andimplemented this training program has great meaning to
the future of both Vietnam’s and Japan’s oil industries.

(2) Nippon Ketjen Co., Ltd., Niihama Division
Nippon Ketjen’s Niihama Plant was included as a CPJ
offsite training destination for the first time, and provided
a tour of a pilot plant in the hydroprocessing catalyst
regeneration facility and an overview of the catalyst
recycling business. An active Q&A session ensued, andmade for an extremely meaningful training session.

<by Takaaki Yuasa, Training Dept.>

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CPJ Seminar on Petroleum Marketingand Distribution Held for a Joint Groupof Members from Vietnam
1. Background
JCCP has designated Vietnam as a counterpart
for its special cooperation program this year, and has
subsequently entered a basic agreement with PetroVietnam
last August and with Petrolimex last December.
Vietnam presently has one refinery, but has plansto build additional refineries in the future. Thus itrequested a customized program in Japan on the physicaldistribution of oil products.
The content and dates of the program were discussedwith the aim of holding the program at the earliest
possible time, and it was agreed that, as the first stage, aprogram would be implemented in Japan for a joint groupof members from both PetroVietnam and Petrolimex.

2. Overview
Upon close consultation with both companies, theprogram was decided to be held over a period of 12days. As this is shorter than a typical regular course by
about a week, the program was designed on a full andtight schedule. It included three days of lectures at JCCP
Headquarters ((1) Japan’s oil industry & oil marketingand distribution; (2) Oil market in Asia; (3) World energy
situation) and six days of offsite training ((1) JX Nippon
Oil & Energy Corporation, Head Office; (2) Cosmo Oil
Co., Ltd., Sakaide Refinery; (3) JFE Steel Corporation,
West Japan Works; (4) JX Nippon Oil & Energy Staging
Terminal Corporation, Kiire Terminal; (5) San-ai Oil
Co., Ltd., Haneda Branch; (6) Tatsuno Corporation,
Yokohama Plant).
The 22-member study group was the largest ever fora customized program, and comprised 10 members fromPetroVietnam and 12 members from Petrolimex. It also
included 10 women, and was essentially a young groupof middle-level employees mostly in their early 30s.

and distribution” covered various aspects of the oil
industry in Japan, including the necessity of stockpiling
oil to maintain stable supply, the development ofalternative fuels that can be used in place of oil, postderegulation changes in the oil industry, excessivecompetition in the marketing sector and the weakeningof the oil industry, and the reality of the oil taxation
system.
The lectures on “Reality and future trends in Asia’s
oil market” and “World energy situation” presented a
global perspective and focused on the latest oil market
situation in Asia, where economic growth in China andIndia are driving a rapid surge in demand for oil, andon the world energy situation in general, in relation to
global environmental issues.
In addition to the lectures, visits were made to six oil
facilities throughout Japan.
At JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation’s Head
Office, the first place visited, a lecture was given on
the volatile hydrocarbon recovery technology and thedevelopment of new automotive fuels. The company’s
initiatives against environmental issues such as global
warming and knowledge about biofuels and other new
automotive fuels pertained to issues that Vietnam faces,and elicited strong interest and questions from theparticipants.
The second destination was Cosmo Oil’s Sakaide

3. Content
The lecture on “Japan’s oil industry and oil marketing

At JX Nippon Oil & Energy Staging Terminal Corporation’s
Kiire Terminal

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Refinery, where the study group received a lectureon the physical distribution system of oil products in
the refinery and toured its tanker shipping facility andcrude-oil receiving facility. The participants seemed
particularly impressed with the refinery’s thoroughenforcement of product safety and quality control andenvironmental countermeasures.
The third destination was JFE Steel Corporation’sWest Japan Works, which provided a technical lecture
on building and maintaining pipelines and a tour of theplant, and thoroughly impressed the participants with its
overwhelming operations and size.
The fourth destination was JX Nippon Oil & Energy
Staging Terminal Corporation’s Kiire Terminal. The
participants inspected a tanker docked at the crude-oil
pier from a boat, and after landing on the terminal site
they enjoyed the rare experience of stepping inside atank that was open for inspection and also of climbingout onto the rooftop. They also received classroom
lectures on the role, functions, operational management
and environmental safety management of the terminal,
and were duly impressed by its impeccable record ofzero accidents and thorough safety and environmental
measures.
The fifth place visited was San-ai Oil’s Haneda
Branch, where the participants received a lecture and tourof the aviation fuel supply system and an opportunity toobserve a small tanker’s receipt of products at the pier.
They seemed especially thrilled to personally observe
the thoroughly safety-oriented process of supplying
fuel to aircraft in the maximum-security apron area of
the airport.
The last place visited was Tatsuno Corporation’s
Yokohama Plant. The participants observed the
production process of weighing machines and thequality management of products, and then visited aservice station where the company’s weighing machineis actually used. They inquired about many things, as it
was the first time for them to personally observe the latest
style of self-service gasoline stations that handle gasoline
weighing machines, car-wash machines, automobile
safety inspection services, and products other than oil.

At San-ai Oil’s Haneda Branch

4. Summary
PetroVietnam is active in the oil upstream sector,
while Petrolimex is active in the downstream sector.
While the business realms of the two companies differ,they are partial competitors in the marketing sector.
For this reason, there were some initial worries aboutcommunication between the two groups of participants,
but such worries were unnecessary, as both groups
immediately opened up to each other and deepened
their friendship by exchanging information and views.
In fact, throughout the program they actively shared
their views and asked questions in an extremely genial
atmosphere.
Unlike regular courses, customized programs areattended by a group headed by a leader who is preselected by the counterpart country or organization. In
this program as well, the selected leader acted with asense of purpose and responsibility, and facilitated thesmooth implementation of the program.
In the case of training programs on marketing, moreweight is placed on offsite training than classroom
lectures. To JCCP’s relief, this approach was also highly
appreciated by all participants of this recent program.
JCCP hopes this program has helped participants
deepen their understanding of Japan, and has played atleast a small part in contributing to Japan’s stable oil
supply.
<by Kazuo Kojima, Training Dept.>

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CPO Seminar on Maintenance Management
Held in Oman
Oman Oil Refineries and Petroleum Industries
Company (ORPIC) and JCCP co-sponsored a seminaron maintenance management intended for engineers andmanagers in maintenance departments.
ORPIC was founded recently in June 2011 by athree-way business merger between Oman Refineries
and Petrochemicals Company LLC (ORPC), Aromatics
Oman LLC (AOL) and Oman Polypropylene LLC(OPP), so this was the first customized program to be
implemented by the new organization.
As requested by ORPIC, the seminar placed focus
on maintenance management of rotary machines andstatic equipment in the refinery and on risk and safety
management related to maintenance, and was held from
October 23 to 26, 2011 at Sohar Refinery’s training
center.

1. Overview
The seminar was titled “Maintenance Management,”
and covered a broad range of issues, including themaintenance management of rotary machines and static
equipment, periodic maintenance management and risk
management, safety management in the refinery and
TPM activities. Participants were not only maintenanceengineers, but also included from a diverse range of
employees engaging in processes, operations andenvironmental safety.
A total of more than 120 participants pre-registered
for the seminar, with roughly 30 to 40 participants
attending each course.

2. Content(1) Maintenance Management of Rotary Machines
This lecture introduced case examples of preventive
maintenance activities for pumps (management ofvibration measurement, lubricating oil, and bearing
temperature) that are performed by operators in mostrefineries in Japan, based on actual records and dataon the reduction of malfunctions and improvementof operating rates through steady implementation ofmaintenance management activities. Additionally,methods were introduced for ensuring reliabilityof rotary machines, including simulator training on
vibration management and vibration frequency analysisof large rotary machine (gas turbine) bearings, anda video presentation was shown on the disassembly,
inspection, repair and reassembly of a gas turbine. As
the counterpart personnel member on the ORPIC side
was well-versed in issues regarding gas turbines, he and
JCCP lecturer Shintaro Miyawaki engaged the otherparticipants in a highly interactive exchange of views.

Lecture on maintenance management of rotary machines by
JCCP lecturer S. Miyawaki

Opening ceremony(2) Maintenance Management of Static Equipment
This lecture provided knowledge of the latest
inspection methods and evaluation of static equipment
in refineries (towers and vessels, heat exchangers, pipes),and covered such issues as the selection of materials
when manufacturing equipment; the advantages

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JCCP lecturer H. Saito answering a question from a participantand disadvantages of each material; and the damage
mechanism and corrosion and damage examples ofdifferent types of materials, including carbon steel,stainless steel, low-alloy steel and high-tensile steel.
It also introduced various damage and accident casesin refineries in Japan and abroad, namely a case of
rupture of the drain separation tank of a reciprocating
compressor, a bursting of a Breech-lock heat exchanger,a rupture of a pipe in a hydrodesulfurization unit, abursting of the reactor in a hydrodesulfurization unit, anda blowup of a hydrogen sulfide amine absorption tower.
These cases were then analyzed from the perspectivesof metallurgy, structural studies, and anti-corrosion
measures, and a discussion of their fundamental causes
and countermeasures ensued.
Following the above, JCCP lecturer Hiromitsu
Saito lectured on pipe inspection technologies, with afocus on the measuring principle, scope of applicationand measurement accuracy of the magnetic saturation
eddy-current examination method, the multi-ultrasonicinspection method, the ultrasonic TOFD method, andthe long-range ultrasonic inspection method.
(3) Period Maintenance Management and Risk
Management
Japanese refineries are maintained with the support
and cooperation of engineering companies, equipment
manufacturers and various academic organizations toensure safe and stable operations. In contrast, mostrefineries in Oman and other GCC oil-producing
countries are maintained by in-house technicians(dedicated mechanics). Despite this difference, however,ensuring equipment reliability and continuing safe andstable plant operations is a common issue to oil industries
in Japan and abroad. As a management method for
addressing this issue, a lecture was given on risk-based

54 • Personnel Exchange Programs •inspection (RBI) and reliability-centered maintenance(RCM) methods, with reference to an example of theirintroduction to a certain Japanese refinery and actual
data on the effectiveness of their introduction.
Risk management was also discussed in terms of theprobability of the risk that corrosion damage at the topof a distillation tower might cause external leakage, andin the case a leak occurs, the consequences that could be
expected from the scale of damage. The participants thentook part in an exercise on “decision-making based onrisk,” where they came up with an ideal countermeasure
by comparing a number of possible countermeasureswith respect to cost and risk reduction.

Lecture scene (Mr. Hamoudi and JCCP lecturer K. Saito)(4) Safety Management and TPM Activities in theReﬁnery
Among the various safety activities implemented
in a refinery, this lecture focused specifically on safety
activities related to shut-down maintenance (SDM).
When a video presentation introduced safety activities
that are performed by all refinery workers and partnercompany employees before the start of the day’s
operations, such as the “radio exercise,” “shoulder
massaging exercise,” and “uniform inspection,” theparticipants seemed surprised and impressed by the
uniformity and disciplined actions of the workers.
In relation to shut-down maintenance and large-scalework, the lecture explained that the Industrial Healthand Safety Organization requires the installation of a
special safety management organization pursuant to
the Industrial Safety and Health Act. The activities of
the Occupational Health and Safety Council and othersafety activities (regular safety patrol of construction
sites, notice boards for safety activities, safety lectures
before the start of working hours) were introduced using
photos.
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eliminating the typical organizational barrier between
operations departments and maintenance departments(interdepartmental obstacle: “I operate, you repair”). The
JCCP lecturer (Kenji Saito) referred to his experiencein illustrating how facility reliability can be maintained
only when voluntary maintenance activities by theoperations departments and professional maintenanceby the maintenance departments function as the pair ofwheels of a cart, and how TPM can be used as a valid
tool toward that end.

3. Observations
Presentation of the completion certiﬁcate

As mentioned earlier, ORPIC was established bya three-way merger between ORPC, AOL and PPO.
At the time of the seminar, it had been concentrating
on solidifying its organization and strengthening its
functions. Yet even during this important period, it
recognized the importance of improving the capacity ofengineers in the operations and engineering departments
and of handing down knowledge and skills among theengineers as a means for enhancing equipment reliability
and continuing safe and stable operations as the newly

established ORPC. The foresight of ORPIC’s HRM andtraining departments to plan for this seminar is certainly
worthy of respect.
JCCP hopes the mutual understanding and cooperation
framework established between Oman and Japanthrough long years of efforts among the relevant parties
will continue to grow and strengthen through theimplementation of JCCP activities.
<by Kenji Saito, Training Dept.>

Lecturers and participants on the ﬁnal day of the seminar

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CPO Seminar on Carbon Management
Held in Kuwait
1. Background
Kuwait is one of most important crude oil suppliers toJapan. Last year, the country presented Japan with a giftof 5 million barrels of crude oil to help recovery efforts
in the wake of the Great East Japan Earthquake. Last
June, JCCP took the occasion of its campaign to renew
its training programs to hold a conference with membersof the environmental department at Kuwait Petroleum
Corporation (KPC). It sought to examine the possibilityof co-sponsoring a seminar with relevant departments in
Kuwait and to work out details in line with needs in the
country. As a result, KPC made a formal request for thejoint implementation of a carbon management seminar.
In preparation for the seminar, the Kuwaiti sideorganized a preparatory group headed by Ms. Rasha
A. Maarafi from KPC and composed of members from
KPC, Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC)
and Kuwait Oil Company (KOC). Following careful
preparation with the JCCP side regarding the lecturers,
the seminar program, and the level of participants, theseminar was held from December 12 to 14, 2011 in anauditorium at the KPC Head Office, with the attendanceof KPC top executives.
In recent years, oil-producing countries have seena rising interest in reducing greenhouse gas emissions,and particularly in energy conservation measures and theeffective utilization and storage of carbon dioxide gas. In

Opening speech by Mr. Bader Al-Khashti,
Managing Director, KPC

56 • Personnel Exchange Programs •Japanese lecturers and the moderator of the seminar,at the KPC Head Ofﬁce

Kuwait as well, relevant departments in the oil industry
are working to promote such initiatives and cultivate new
projects under the leadership of KPC. Under this situation,
the KPC side recognized the need to develop specificcapacities for cultivation of new projects through training
on energy conservation and greenhouse gas reduction
and storage technologies of Japanese companies, as wellas on carbon financing and other such mechanisms, andthus implemented the CPO seminar with JCCP, with theattendance of its top executives.

2. Content
The seminar was divided into two parts: Part 1 as a
general, open session for a wide range of participants fromthroughout the KPC Group; and Part 2 as an intensive
session for a smaller group of selected members. The
first day of the seminar took the form of presentations,attended by Mr. Bader Al-Khashti, Managing Director,
other members of top management, and approximately
45 employees from the KPC Group. In addition to theJapanese lecturers, two members on the KPC side also
gave presentations as a new undertaking in this particularseminar, to deepen mutual understanding. The second
and third days of the seminar comprised a workshop,
in which a small group of 15 participants enjoyed theopportunity to discuss various issues with experts fromrelevant fields.
Upon consultation with the KPC side, the seminaras a whole broadly covered policy trends, technologies,
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a low-carbon society, and promoted greater understandingof future project development potentials in Kuwait, as
well as of Japan’s cutting-edge technologies.
(2) Day 2
Moving the venue to a smaller seminar room, thesecond day of the seminar took the form of a workshop
for interactive discussions.

Open presentation by JCCP lecturer in an auditorium at KPC

to cultivate new projects on energy conservation,
underground storage, and carbon management.
Lecturers on the Japanese side included JCCP lecturers(Shintaro Miyawaki and Tetsuo Arii) and specialists
from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (Mr. Masaki
Iijima), JGC Corporation (Mr. Yoshiyuki Watanabe),
Mitsubishi UFJ Securities Holdings Co., Ltd. (Mr.
Vladislav Arnaudov) and other such specialists in theirrespective fields.
(1) Day 1
Following an opening statement by Mr. Al-Khashti
and a greeting by Fumihiro Tone, General Manager of
JCCP’s Training Department, the following presentations
were given.
Session 1: Greenhouse Gas Policies in the Oil
Industry
From the Kuwaiti side, Mr. Atif Al-Jamaili, Manager,
and Dr. Naresh Akkur gave a presentation on KPC’s
greenhouse gas reduction policies and initiatives. An
active discussion ensued, with questions also being
raised from KPC Group executives attending the session.
The speakers also lectured on trends in internationaltalks on global warming, the feasibility of implementing
countermeasure projects in the oil industry, and global
warming countermeasures in the oil industry in Japan.
The presentation provided a wealth of new knowledge
from Japan and around the world, and was highly
favorably received by all participants.

Session 3: Carbon Underground Storage andGreenhouse Effect Management in the
Oil Industry
Session 4: Effective Flare Gas Utilization
Technologies and Power Generation
Technologies
These two sessions were attended by participantsfrom various departments at KPC who are in the position
to promote new project development. Based on theawareness that there is much potential for reducing
greenhouse gas emissions from various departmentsin the upstream and downstream sectors of the oil
industry, the sessions covered a wide range of topics,
including energy conservation, flare gas and effective
CO2 utilization technologies that have particularly highemission reduction effects, as well as undergroundstorage technologies and CDM methodologies, indiscussion format. By holding active exchanges withspecialists, the participants said they were able to gain
practical understanding of relevant new technologies
and financing methods.
(3) Day 3
Session 5: Carbon Finance (Case Studies)
Session 6: New Project Development Exercise
Using specific projects implemented in other oilproducing countries, these two sessions featured casestudies of such issues as energy conservation, flare gas
reduction and CO2 underground storage. By examining

Session 2: Low-carbon Technologies in the Oil
Industry
This presentation focused on the latest carbon
management technologies. It provided a general overview
of future technical trends, including Japan’s advanced
technologies and commercial achievements and visions for

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specific projects that have already been implemented fromthe technical and economic perspectives, they provided apractical frame of reference to develop similar new projects
in Kuwait. Furthermore, by studying the process of new
project development in specific terms, the participants ineffect took the first preparatory step toward developing
new projects in Kuwait. The sessions provided highly
pragmatic training, and led to proposals for Kuwait-Japan
cooperation projects and specific feasibility studies, aswell as other post-training cooperation schemes.
At the close of the seminar, Mr. Bader Al-Khashti
once again lent his presence and personally presented acommemorative token to each participant, in an act thatindicated the KPC top management’s strong interest in
employee training. In light of the success of the recent
seminar, the KPC side expressed its wish to implement
another joint seminar with JCCP within the year on waste
management and new energy technologies. Additionally,on the following day, the JCCP delegation received aninvitation from a member of Kuwait Institute of Scientific
Research who participated in the workshop, and held an
exchange of information for future cooperation.

range of participants. Furthermore, the attendance of KPC’s
managing director and other executives added prestige tothe seminar. This undertaking showed that meticulous
planning for customization with relevant departments inthe counterpart country from the preparatory stages is
indispensable to a successful seminar.
(2) Combination of open presentation sessions andsmall-group training sessions
By combining an open, symposium-style session ina large auditorium with small group workshops, a large
number of participants from throughout the KPC Group,
including top management members, was able to attend
the seminar. This two-part structure also elevated thequality of training, as well as contributed to increasing
recognition of JCCP training activities within KPC.

The seminar incorporated a number of new initiatives
as discussed below, with the following results.

(3) Capacity-building for new project development
Because the objective of the seminar was capacitybuilding for new project development, a large numberof participants from various sectors of the KPC Group
was able to attend, and in combination with mutual
discussions among participants, the seminar produced
emergent effects within KPC. At the same time, specificdiscussions with lecturers from Japanese companies
provided an opportunity to explore the possibility ofdeveloping new projects.

(1) Joint implementation with relevant KPC
departments and establishment of apreparatory organization on the KPC side
A preparatory organization of relevant members from
KPC and other related companies was established andfacilitated detailed preparations with JCCP. As a result,thorough preparation went into implementing a seminarthat fully satisfied the needs of the counterpart country interms of the selection of lecturers, the seminar content, andIn light of the success of the recent seminar, Kuwait
requested another seminar related to the environment(waste management), and requests were received fortraining in environmental topics from other GCC
countries as well. JCCP, for its part, will take thesuccessful implementation of this seminar as a model
for improving and renewing future training programs
through joint preparation with the counterpart country
to more closely respond to its needs.

3. Summary<by Tetsuo Arii, Training Dept.>

Members of the seminar after the closing ceremony:
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After a meeting at KISR

Personnel
Exchange

CPO Seminar on
Practical Field Training in TPM Activities
Held for Saudi Aramco

Participants of the seminar

1. Objective and Background
Saudi Aramco and JCCP have jointly held customized
programs on total productive management (TPM) at
Ras Tanura Refinery, Riyadh Refinery, Yanbu NGL
Fractionation Department and Southern Area Oil
Operations (Abqaiq), since fiscal 2008. However,all previous seminars were centered on classroom
lectures, and were unable to adequately communicate
the essential purpose and meaning of TPM. To remedy
this inadequacy, Mr. Abdulsalam A. Ashi, MaintenanceSuperintendent, Yanbu Refinery, requested a programthat focuses on the “visualization” of TPM activities
and provides actual practice. After repeated discussions,
Saudi Aramco and JCCP agreed to implement a seminaron visualization activities as a practical course on TPM
activities.
The seminar ran for 10 days, from January 10 to 18,
2012, at the training center at Saudi Aramco’s Yanbu
Refinery and the site of a catalytic reformer (continuous
catalyst regeneration reformers: CCR). The four-member
group of Japanese lecturers consisted of JCCP lecturers
Kenji Saito and Fumihiro Tone and Messrs. Yoshisumi
Tamao and Toshiyuki Kasami from Idemitsu Kosan
Co., Ltd.
Participants selected to attend the seminar were agroup of 21 elite members. They included five members
from the operations department and two supervisors andsix post-supervisors from the maintenance department
at Saudi Aramco’s Yanbu Refinery. These people
were selected as having the potential to become corefacilitators of future TPM activities. Other members
included two members from Jeddah Refinery, one
supervisor and one post-supervisor from Juaymah NGL
Fractionation Department, and two supervisors andone post-supervisor from Yanbu NGL Fractionation
Department.

2. Content
On the first day, Mr. Fahad S. Al-Dhukair, Training
Unit Supervisor, Yanbu Refinery, gave an opening
speech, followed by JCCP lecturer Tone, who also
gave an opening greeting, in which he recounted how
the seminar came to be implemented after almost two
years of discussion with Mr. Ashi, and articulated theobjectives of the seminar.
Following the opening speeches, JCCP lecturer Saito
gave a presentation on the optimization of maintenancethrough maintenance management and risk managementin the refinery. He aimed to promote understanding thatthe size of a risk varies according to national affairs,
corporate philosophies, and other such circumstances,and that the same accident may therefore be assessed asa serious or minor accident depending on who is doing
the assessing. He also stressed the importance of creating

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Lecture by Mr. Yoshisumi Tamao (Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.)

Lecture by Mr. Toshiyuki Kasami (Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.)a Decision-making Matrix as a means for selecting an
optimum countermeasure from among many, and of
accepting and understanding that best solution as anorganization.
In the first part of his presentation on maintenancemanagement in the refinery, Saito discussed thedifferences in the maintenance management organization,
software used for maintenance management, and worksafety management between Japanese refineries andrefineries in Middle East oil-producing countries,
using photos and diagrams. Then, in the second part on
optimization of maintenance through risk management,
he focused on corrosion in the distillation column andits countermeasures, and instructed how to predictrisks from the odds of a malfunction and the extent ofdamage in the case that a malfunction does occur, andhow to select the most suitable maintenance method
based on a comparative examination of multiple
countermeasures.
Next, JCCP lecturer Tone lectured on safety
management and TPM activities in the refinery. He
discussed the background to the introduction of TPM by
explaining that improvement activities for maintenancemanagement have become popular as a solution tobreaking away from the existing situation where thecauses of most major accidents that occur in Japan’s
oil complexes are attributed to flaws in design, change
management, and information and manuals or natural
disasters, which in most cases are fundamentally rooted
in personal errors or flawed management systems.
Furthermore, after expounding on management practices
in companies related to oil refining in Japan and on theimportant role of managers in raising motivation in theworkplace, Tone gave an overview of the improvement
and advancement of TPM activities in Japaneserefineries and introduced some representative small-group activities, such as the Tool Box Meeting (TBM),
danger prediction activities, near-miss incidents and the
5S activities, with particular emphasis on the 5Ss as animportant part of visualization efforts.
On the second day, Messrs. Tamao and Kasami from
Idemitsu Kosan lectured on TPM activities that are
implemented in Idemitsu’s refineries. First, Mr. Tamaogave a general overview of TPM activities, explained
its framework, and enumerated the key points toward
establishment of TPM activities in the workplace fromthe perspective of his experience as a member of a TPM
promotion committee in Idemitsu Kosan. Mr. Kasami
then talked about autonomous maintenance activities,
and drove home the point that initial cleaning, whichis the first step in TPM, equals inspection, by carryingout an exercise in identifying malfunctions using photosof pumps. The participants introduced many more caseexamples of malfunctions than in any previous training
course. He also analyzed case examples of visualization
activities in the workplace and their effects in an easy-tounderstand manner using before-and-after photos.
The third and subsequent days were spent on fieldtraining in “visualization” using devices inside a plantsite, to provide practical exercise in TPM. Prior tocommencing the field exercise, Mr. Ashi clarified themeaning and purpose of this visualization training andexpressed his expectations of each participant.
The participants were divided into two groups,
Groups A and B, respectively assigned to pumps andcompressors, and engaged in field training over threedays. They spent the first day identifying problems related
to their assigned component and deriving improvement
methods through discussions of their normal, optimal
state. After Tone and Mr. Tamao re-explained the purpose
and specific methods for achieving visualization,
the participants of both groups set about identifying

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Mr. Abdulsalam A. Ashi, Maintenance Superintendent,
Yanbu Reﬁnery

problems in their designated component. Both groups
came up with more than 30 types of problems. They
then returned to the classroom to classify and prioritize
the problems, identify areas for visualization, discuss
methods of visualization and create a rough plan.
The second day of practical training was spent on
reviewing tasks to be performed on that day, followed
by instructions from Mr. Kasami on how to use the tools
needed for visualization (method of cutting display
tapes, etc.) using a pressure gauge as an example. In theactual workplace, the participants first engaged in initialcleaning as a preliminary step to visualization activities.
While the lecturers initially expected the participants
to clean only parts relevant to visualization, everyone
immersed themselves in the task, making active efforts
to remove grease spots and other persistent buildup of
deposits using solvents and steam. Normally, a dedicatedsubcontractor undertakes cleaning and painting tasks, but
for this training, the participants themselves took active
charge of these tasks. This positive attitude was seen asa manifestation of the inherently conscious awareness ofeach participant, and came as a surprise to the lecturers
who have personally experienced the same behavior in
TPM activities in their own workplaces.
On the third day, after a confirmation of the areasthat were cleaned on the previous day, the participants

Initial cleaning

engaged in additional cleaning of areas that needed morecleaning and undertook thorough repair and painting
work. When they discovered a flaw in the component,
they even went out of their way to replace the component
and restore its normal functions. Lastly, they took steps
for visualization of said components.
On the fourth day, each group reviewed the activities
they performed on the previous days and discussed theirdiscoveries and future action policy and program. They
also prepared materials for their presentations to be given
in a debriefing session on the last day.
The closing session on the last day of the seminar wasattended by Mr. Salahaddin H. Dardeer, Yanbu Refinery
Manager, as well as Mr. Ashi and other executives of the
Yanbu Refinery.
In the session, each group reported on their activities,
the results they achieved, and future plans they havecompiled. In response, Mr. Dardeer reminded everyone
that visualization activities are performed not to beautify
facilities, but to enhance facility reliability, and that thecontinuance of the results is what is most important.
Toward this end, he said he and the management teamwould spare no support. Furthermore, Mr. Dardeer notedthat Saudi Aramco’s safety management system (SMS)
has entered the next stage, where reliability enhancement
is the goal, and that the recent visualization activities
are the starting point of that stage. The successful
implementation of the seminar was also apparent in theReport of activity results

Mr. Salahaddin H. Dardeer, Yanbu Reﬁnery Manager(second from left)

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participants’ awareness of the importance of teamwork
and continued activities and their wish to disseminate
visualization activities across the board. JCCP lecturer
Tone shared his impression that all participants, who
attended the seminar from many different workplaces,
made positive efforts to mutually understand theirdifferences and bring out their respective strengths. He
also said the participants are “seeds” of future TPM
activities, and that he hoped they would hold regularreviews and spread the activities in their workplaces. He
then closed the seminar after presenting a completion
certificate to each participant.
This seminar was intended for employees who wereselected for their potential to become core facilitators of
future TPM activities, but after this seminar, Mr. Ashi
said he also wishes to implement a training program for
operators, maintenance technicians and other workinglevel employees. JCCP therefore proposed to organize aseminar staffed not only by Japanese specialists selectedby JCCP, but also by a few selected participants fromthe recent seminar. Mr. Ashi agreed to this proposal,
and will soon be discussing the dates and content of theseminar with JCCP.

3. Observations
In the initial meeting with the lecturers of theseminar, there was a general assumption that Saudi
Aramco supervisors would not lend their hand to initialcleaning, although it is a mandatory part of TPM, so it
was agreed that they would only clean the parts necessary
for visualization. On the contrary, however, everyone
took initiative in cleaning and washing all equipment
to the surprise and delight of the lecturers. Even in thepainting work after cleaning, once they took brush in

Before pump improvement

After pump improvement

Before improvement of thecompressor area

After improvement of thecompressor area

hand, they happily applied themselves to the task in theplace of the contractor.
On the whole, the JCCP side received many
comments from the participants that the training
activities were extremely helpful. They seemed to realizethat visualization is an effective way to call attention
to operational precautions, clarify the main parts ofeach piece of equipment, reduce operational errors,
and enhance facility reliability, and also an effective
way to instill an ownership mentality in operations andmaintenance department workers. Participants from
Yanbu NGL, in particular, said that by understanding
the concept and experiencing visualization activities
through this seminar, they were able to see the benefits ofthese activities over the voluntary maintenance activities
they currently implement at Saudi Aramco, and seemed
excited to introduce TPM activities to their workplaces.
This positive attitude is perhaps an indication that they
have developed an ownership mind over their machines
and plants through this seminar, and is something thatprobably would not have been achieved in previous
seminars that mostly featured classroom lectures. The
fact that the participants pointed out more problems than
was initially expected by the lecturers on the first dayof the field exercise in identifying malfunctions also
highlighted their high awareness and positive attitude.
The seminar provided the first steps in TPM activities,
but the continuation of activities will determine whether
this seminar was successful or not. Just as is true inJapan, TPM activities will not take root unless they
are promoted by a strong leader. Fortunately, Mr. Ashi
exercises extremely strong leadership, and has alreadybeen designated to lead TPM activities in Saudi Aramco,
so JCCP looks forward to regular reports of achievementsin the future.
<by Fumihiro Tone, Training Dept.>

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Personnel
Exchange

Report on the Training Cooperation Program—Saudi Arabia and Qatar—
A JCCP delegation visited five departments at Saudi
Aramco (Training & Development Department in the
Dhahran Head Office, Refining and NGL Fractionation,
Jeddah Refinery, Professional Engineering Development
Division, and Gas Operation) from November 10 to 17,
2011, and also visited Qatar Petroleum from December
12 to 15, 2011, to promote FY2012 JCCP regularcourses and to seek needs and exchange views on thecontent of customized programs at these destinations.
Another objective was to continue the survey regarding
the renewal of JCCP training programs.

1. Saudi Aramco(1) Training & Development Department, Dhahran
Head Ofﬁce
A meeting was held with Mr. Mohammad AlNaghash, General Manager (Acting), Training &Development Department; Mr. Raed Rabeh, Director,
Professional Development Department; and Mr.
Hisham Kabbai, Director (Acting), Industrial Training
Department. Although Ms. Huda M. Al-Ghoson, General
Manager, was unfortunately not present, the JCCP
delegation outlined the FY2012 regular course programand discussed expectations and requests of JCCP training
programs with the above members at Saudi Aramco’s
head office.
Mr. Al-Naghash articulated his requests andexpectations of JCCP training based on what he hasheard from employees who have participated in a regularcourse and on their subsequent performance. He had
two requests. One was for a scheme that would make itapparent to the superiors of regular course participants
how the participants have changed after their participationin JCCP training and what differences the course hasbrought. The other was for a type of training that would
clarify what is needed as Saudi Aramco expands into thepetrochemical product business and aims to develop the
petrochemical industry in Saudi Arabia.
Mr. Al-Naghash also expressed his expectations of
JCCP, as follows: All departments at Saudi Aramco areseeking ways to laterally spread the results of JCCP
training as the company strives to undergo a majortransformation, and expect JCCP to also keep up withthis change and provide timely training. They have large
expectations of JCCP. Saudi Aramco sends its employees
to receive training in South Korea, China and Malaysia,
but places priority on training in Japan. Why? This isbecause everyone buys Japanese products, knowing thatthey are of high quality and reliable. Saudi Aramco seeks
the same assurance in JCCP training.
Mr. Kabbai requested JCCP to consider courses on
operational training and training that pertains directly
to the working level, to supplement his department’s
efforts in training not engineers but high-school-graduate
technicians.
Mr. Rabeh added that he appreciates JCCP’s early
announcement of the annual program of regular courses
each year, as it makes it easier to prepare the new annual
budget.
(2) Reﬁning & NGL Fractionation Administration
Area
At the Refining & NGL Fractionation Administration
Area, the JCCP delegation met with Mr. Sami A.
Iskandrani, Assistant to the Vice President, to discuss
JCCP’s fiscal 2012 regular course program andcustomized programs. Upon listening to a descriptionof two new courses slated to begin this year, namely aregular course on finance accounting management anda long course on instrumentation control, Mr. Iskandrani
noted that the course on instrumentation control would
be highly beneficial to his area, and would also be highly
appreciated by the management level. The delegation
also discussed the Information Exchange and Training
Program for Young Engineers with Mr. Iskandrani. They
explained that the young Japanese engineers who visited
Saudi Arabia under the program in fiscal 2010 held areview with their supervisor a year after implementationof the program and evaluated the program as having
been highly advantageous to building their career. In
response, Mr. Iskandrani said he wishes to also hold areview on the Saudi Aramco side to confirm the relevanceof the program and take the results to Mr. Mohammed
A. Al-Omair, Vice President, for his consideration on
implementing the program in the near future.

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are clarified prior to each course and borne in mind
during the training, so that participants could derive
possible solutions during and after the course.

Mr. Sami A. Iskandrani, Assistant to the Vice President (center)(3) Jeddah Reﬁnery
The delegation held a meeting with Mr. Mazin A.
Al-Najjar, Supervisor Training Unit; Mr. Rayyan S.
Tayeb, Professional Development/Training Advisor; andMr. Makram P. Allaggane, Supervisor (A), TechnicalSupport Unit.
From Mr. Allaggane, there was a proposal to holda general course on TPM for a group of around 20
members from Jeddah Refinery, followed by practicalfield training. The JCCP delegation and Jeddah Refinery
agreed to make the necessary preparation to hold theprogram in November 2012.
In regard to fiscal 2012 regular courses, the refineryside said it hopes to encourage management-level
personnel to attend the finance course, as it appears
to be a highly beneficial course, and that the course
on instrumentation control is a high-interest area that
Saudi Aramco would like to pursue in cooperation
with JCCP. In regard to the DCS course, the refinery
members said they understand from the participants thata regular follow-up framework is in place that allows
them to discuss and exchange views on various trouble
cases with the instructors of the course even after its
completion. The members said this type of follow-up
in other courses as well would greatly enhance JCCP’svalue and significance. As measures for increasing theeffectiveness of the courses, the refinery side requested
JCCP to consider a scheme in which the objectives
and scope of activities that could be applied to theparticipants’ workplaces upon their return and specifictrouble cases related to the participants’ responsibilities

64 • Personnel Exchange Programs •(4) Engineering Service Administration Area;
Professional Engineering Development Division(PEDD)The JCCP delegation met with Dr. Dahham M.
Al-Anazi, Engineering Curriculum Design & Control,
and reviewed the CPO seminar on total productive
maintenance management (TPM) that was held in
September 2011. Dr. Al-Anazi said he was in the processof analyzing the results of a questionnaire to participantsof the seminar. Based on the comments provided in thequestionnaire implemented by JCCP, the delegation
proposed to create a course review jointly with PEDD
toward improvement of subsequent seminars. JCCP
would then take the new implementation plan to the
management and seek its approval. The questionnaireby PEDD was implemented via the Web, and included
important directions for improvement in addition tosome critical remarks. Both opinions will be taken into
consideration in making future improvements, including
the establishment of appropriate criteria for the selectionof participants.
The PEDD and JCCP sides also agreed to jointly
implement customized programs on safety management
and TPM in fiscal 2012. The two programs will be held
simultaneously in early September after Ramadan.
(5) Gas Operation Administration Area
The meeting with the Gas Operation Administration
Area was realized on short notice by introduction from
Mr. Iskandrani as an important department that could
help JCCP to expand its future activities. The meeting
was held with Mr. Emad A. Al-Johar, Assistant to theVice President, and Mr. Mohammed A. Al-Abdulqader,Superintendent, HRD.
The JCCP delegation gave an overview andexplanation of JCCP’s training programs and discussed
the possibility of extending cooperation to Gas Operation,
based on the understanding that the department mostseeks basic and comprehensive training for its young
engineers. Behind this need is a situation where technicaltransfer within the company has been hindered by asurge in new employees accompanying rapid businessexpansion and a rise in the early retirement of employees
in their 50s. As a result, Gas Operation has found it
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Mr. Emad A. Al-Johar, Assistant to the Vice President (left)

to supplement its existing training system, which hassuddenly come up short. It particularly seeks training
at three levels, namely for technicians, senior operatorsand specialist engineers, with a large weight on training
for technicians. The Gas Operation Administration Area
therefore focused on the regular course on practical
instrumentation control for young engineers. It requesteda customized program on the same theme, and agreed tosubmit to JCCP a proposal for a program intended forboard operators.

2. Qatar Petroleum(1) Gas Operations Department (Mesaieed)
At the Gas Operations Department at Qatar
Petroleum, the JCCP delegation met with Mr. Salem
Hassan Al-Wadaani, Manager, Operation Engineering,
who is himself a JCCP graduate and an avid supporterof JCCP activities. During last fiscal year’s survey for
future renewal of JCCP courses, Mr. Al-Wadaani wasinstrumental in gathering members from the Corporate
Training Department, HR Department, and otherprincipal training-related departments in a meetingin which they promised their cooperation in sending
participants to JCCP training courses. The recent
meeting with Mr. Al-Wadaani was therefore held toconfirm the status of the situation and possible measures
for improvement.
With respect to new courses, Mr. Al-Wadaani requested
a new course on gas desulfurization technologies for thegas department, and expressed his approval of casestudies as an effective component of regular courses
based on his experience. He also said he understands
that JCCP strives to improve its courses every year byincorporating participants’ feedback, and that he realizes
that the content of a course may not be the same even
if the course name remains the same. Furthermore, henoted that visits to refineries and relevant companies
throughout Japan in addition to classroom lectures andsingle-venue training were especially beneficial.
Among the regular courses in the FY2012 course
program, Mr. Al-Wadaani expressed interest in thecourses on Diagnostic Techniques and Maintenancefor Rotary Machinery (TR-10-12), Advanced Process
Control on DCS (TR-21-12), turnaround and inspection
and LNG, and the long course on Practical Training
for Younger Instrument and Control Engineers (TR-812). He also expressed his approval and support of theInformation Exchange Program for Young Engineers as ameaningful and important program to the Gas Operations
Department.
(2) Corporate Training Department
The meeting at the Corporate Training Department
was arranged by Mr. Al-Wadaani with the thoughtthat the JCCP delegation’s objectives should also be
communicated to the department. The JCCP delegation
therefore met with Ms. Fatima Al-Mansouri, Acting
Manager, and Mr. Hermeregildo Lingat, Programme
Development Supervisor.
When asked why QP has not sent participants to
JCCP training since 2008, Ms. Fatima gave the following

Mr. Salem Hassan Al-Wadaani, Manager,
Operation Engineering

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four reasons: (1) The content of some courses is rather
general; (2) Visits to Japan were postponed in 2008 dueto the swine flu outbreak; (3) During 2009 to 2010,
internal confusion in QP prevented the Corporate
Training Department from giving heed to external
training programs; and (4) Circumstances improvedin 2011 and the Corporate Training Department wasset on nominating several participants to the first halfyear’s JCCP regular courses, but the JCCP courses werecanceled due to the earthquake disaster in Japan, and thedepartment has since ceased nominating participants.
The JCCP delegation emphasized that the situationin Japan has improved and JCCP operations havereturned to normal, and received the Corporate Training
Department’s understanding.
However, the JCCP delegation was told that JCCP’sannual course program has been distributed to eachdepartment in QP, and the Corporate Training Department
is now waiting to receive lists of candidate participantsfrom each department so that it could make the final
selection in conjunction with the HR Department. The
delegation asked the Corporate Training Department
members to give them at least three months’ notice if
more than five or six members wish to participate, andif so, the program would be designed as a customized
program. Then, in response to the delegation’s request
for QP’s active participation in fiscal 2012 courses,
the QP side promised to give the matter its positive
consideration.
The QP side also expressed its wish to submit arequest for a course on a specific topic as a customized
program. In that vein, the JCCP delegation introduced
the program on Information Exchange and Training
for Young Engineers and elicited strong response fromthe QP side that it is precisely what QP and the HRD
Department have been seeking. The QP members said
they would study the proposal and hold a meeting with
the HRD Department at the earliest possible time.

3. Summary
JCCP’s activities are originally oriented to the oil
downstream sector, but in recent years, there has been
an increase of expectations for JCCP activities in a
wider range of sectors in addition to the refinery andrefinery-related sectors, such as the pre-processing
sector that engages in processes following crude oil andgas drilling.
At Saudi Aramco, in particular, the scope of66 • Personnel Exchange Programs •negotiations has expanded as a result of proposals
directed to JCCP from the company’s departments, suchthat expectations of JCCP have grown stronger fromdepartments across the board. Furthermore, there are also
increasing expectations of innovative changes to JCCP
training arising from Saudi Aramco’s rapid businessexpansion, its recent announcement of a joint venturewith Dow Chemical, and other developments toward its
advancement in the petrochemical field.
Qatar Petroleum’s Gas Operation Department showed
an understanding of JCCP training programs, and hopes
to more actively participate in them. The Corporate
Training Department expressed strong interest in theinformation exchange program for young engineers,and said it would give serious consideration to its
implementation. QP members were also positive about
resuming once again sending participants to JCCP
regular courses.
Based on the above, JCCP intends to consider
incorporating the following perspectives in future
training programs.
(1) Switch from oil reﬁning to high value-addedindustries
Based on the understanding that oil refining alone
is insufficient to improve the demand-supply balance
and the employment environment in a country, efforts
will be made to include topics related to the integrationof the gas operations, petrochemical and electric powerbusinesses and other trends toward high added value in
future courses.
(2) Technical tradition
The transfer of technologies from older to younger
engineers is becoming a pressing issue given the massretirement of skilled engineers, and is increasing needs tolearn about the tradition of knowledge and skills in Japanthrough a study of actual examples. Aside from upgrading
the courses, consideration will also be given to thefeasibility of incorporating on-the-job training at offsite
facilities by mentors and hands-on field training.
(3) Follow-up of training objectives and results
Consideration will be given to creating a scheme thatwould make it apparent to the superiors of regular course
participants what differences the course has brought. For
example, it is perhaps worth considering a scheme inwhich the objectives and scope of activities that could beapplied to the participants’ workplaces upon their return,

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and specific trouble cases related to the participants’
responsibilities, are clarified prior to each course andborne in mind during the training, so that participants
could create effective action plans.
With the awareness that steady negotiation efforts
and efforts to strengthen personal connections stillneed to be continued, JCCP hopes to make regular
visits to counterparts in oil-producing countries with
the immediate purpose of maintaining its personal
relationships with relevant departments.
<by Fumihiro Tone, Training Dept.>

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• Personnel Exchange Programs • 67

JCCP Regular Courses Completed
TR-4-11

Human Resource Management (HRM)
January 17 – February 3, 2012

Lecturer: Akio Hoshino

Content:

Transition & Status-quo of Japanese-style Human
Resource Management; HRM of Oil Company;
HRM of Engineering Company;
HRM of Oil Transportation Company;
HRM & TPM at Refinery; Kaizen General & Kaizen
Examples of Manufacturer; HRM of Catalysts &Chemical Company; Rational Thought and Team
Consensus Building

Site visits:

JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation (Negishi
Refinery); JGC Corporation (Headquarters);<13 countries / 19 participants>
Uyeno Kosan Ltd.; Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
(Tokuyama Refinery); JX Nippon Oil & Energy
Corporation (Mizushima Refinery); JGC Catalysts & Chemicals Ltd. (Kitakyushu Operation Center)

Countries:

Bahrain, Indonesia, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Sudan,
Thailand, UAE, Vietnam

TR-9-11
Content:

Site visits:

Countries:

TR-14-11

Maintenance Management
November 21 – December 2, 2011

Lecturer: Kenji Saito

Safety and Reliability of Aged Plant; Philosophy &Function of Maintenance Activities in a Reﬁnery;Risk-based Optimization of Maintenance in aReﬁnery; Trouble Experience and Countermeasuresin a Reﬁnery; Plant Life Cycle Engineering;Latest Welding Method of Boil Tube;
Non-destructive Inspection of Boiler Tube & Quality
Management; Characteristics of Special StainlessSteel and Factory Observation;
Project Management; Case Study and Discussion<12 countries / 17 participants>
Toa Oil Co., Ltd. (Keihin Refinery);
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (Nagasaki
Shipyard & Machinery Works); Sumitomo Metals Industries Ltd. (Kansai Steel Div. Steel Tube
Works)
Bahrain, Indonesia, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Mexico, Myanmar, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan,
Thailand, Vietnam

Gas Processing for LNG
November 1 – November 18, 2011

Lecturer: Takaaki Yuasa

Content:

Outline of LNG Plant; Global LNG Market;
Steel Pipe Technologies; Development andProduction of LNG; Natural Gas to New Energy
Development DME, GTL, IGCC; LNG Vaporizer
and Compressor Technologies; Gas-Turbine
Technologies; LNG Storage Tank Technologies;
LNG Ship Technologies

Site visits:

Kobe Steel, Ltd. (Takasago Works);
The Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. (Himeji LNG
Power Station No. 1); Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. (Himeji<9 countries / 14 participants>
LNG Terminal); Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
(Takasago Machinery Works); IHI Corporation(Headquarters); Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (Chiba Shipyard)

Countries:

Bahrain, Indonesia, Iraq, Mexico, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Thailand, Vietnam

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TR-15-11

Material Problems and Their Countermeasures
November 1 – November 18, 2011

Lecturer: Hiromitsu Saito

Content:

Petroleum Industry in Japan;
Material and Inspection of Static Equipment;
Maintenance Management in Japanese Refinery;
Material of Pressure Vessels;
Estimation of Remaining Life of Static Equipment;
TPR (Total Plant Reliability) Activity;
Typical Case of Corrosion in Refinery;
Fundamentals of Welding; Metallurgy of Welding;
The Latest Welding Technologies;
Typical Problems and Countermeasures of HighTensile Steels; Repair Technology of Tanks;
Tank Corrosion and Countermeasures; Corrosion &<10 countries / 16 participants>
Deterioration Problems of Materials in Refinery;
Typical Mechanical Damages in Refining Industry; The Latest Welding Technology;
Corrosion of Metals in Oil & Gas Industries

Site visits:

The Japan Steel Works Ltd. (Muroran Plant); JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation (MuroranRefinery); Taseto Co., Ltd. (Fujisawa); IHI Corporation (Production Engineering Center); Shinko
Plantech Co., Ltd. (Head Office); Chiyoda Corporation (Head Office)Countries:

Bahrain, Colombia, Indonesia, Iraq, Kuwait, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sudan, Thailand, Vietnam

TR-16-11

Human Resource Development
November 22 – December 9, 2011

Content:

Overview of Japanese Oil Industry; Japanese-style
Human Resource Management & Development;
HRD of Oil Company in Japan; HRM & TPM at
Reﬁnery; Kaizen General & Kaizen Examples at
a Manufacturer; HRD of Engineering Company;
Training Program Development by University
Professor; Rational Thought and Team Consensus
Building

Site visits:

JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation (Head Office);
Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. (Tokuyama Refinery);JGC Catalysts & Chemicals Ltd. (Kitakyushu
Operation Center); JGC Corporation;
Meisei University

Countries:

TR-17-11<12 countries / 19 participants>

Colombia, Indonesia, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia,
Sudan, Timor-Leste, Vietnam

Information and Control Systems Utilized in Refineries
November 22 – December 9, 2011

Content:

Petroleum Industry in Japan;
Outline of Distributed Control System (DCS); Trendof Information and Control Systems;
Process Control Theory; Hands-on Training ofProcess Control; Operation Support System;
Outline of Alarm Management;
Modernization of Instrumentation

Site visits:

Yokogawa Electric Corporation (Mitaka
Headquarters); JX Nippon Oil & Energy
Corporation (Marifu Refinery);Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. (Chiba Refinery);Emerson Japan Ltd. (Mizushima Solutions Center)

Countries:

Lecturer: Akio Hoshino

Lecturer: Kazuhiro Suzuki<9 countries / 14 participants>

Bahrain, Colombia, Indonesia, Iraq, Nigeria,
Pakistan, Russia, Thailand, Vietnam

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TR-18-11
Content:

Energy Saving for Profitability Improvement —Project Development—
January 17 – February 3, 2012
Capacity Building for New Energy-saving Project
Development
Project Finding with Simulation Technology— Process Dynamics, Application of Pinch
Technology, Optimization
Advanced Technology— Process, Facility, Equipment and Control
Project Development Methodology— Carbon Finance, Economics
Project Development Exercise— Case Studies

Lecturer: Tetsuo Arii

<14 countries / 19 participants>

Site visits:

Yamatake Corporation; Toa Oil Co., Ltd.;JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation;
Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.;
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.;
Kyushu Power Electric Co., Ltd.

Countries:

Colombia, Indonesia, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Mexico, Myanmar, Nigeria, Pakistan,Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Thailand, Vietnam

TR-19-11
Content:

Inspection and Reliability Evaluation
January 17 – February 3, 2012
Petroleum Industry in Japan;
Material and Inspection of Static Equipment;
Maintenance Management System, Trouble
Experiences and Countermeasures;
Material Characteristics of Pressure Vessels andQuality Control; Material Characteristics of Pipes &Tubes and Quality Control;
Advanced Inspection Technologies;
Lecture and Practice on Newly Developed NDT;
Reliability Activities in the Reﬁnery;
Trouble Experiences and Countermeasures;
Maintenance Management in Japanese Reﬁnery;
Maintenance and Repair Technologies of Reﬁning
Equipment;
Corrosion and Fouling Control for Petroleum
Reﬁning Plants;
Corrosion of Metals in Oil & Gas Industries

Lecturer: Hiromitsu Saito<12 countries / 18 participants>

Site visits:

Cosmo Oil Co., Ltd. (Sakaide Refinery); Kobe Steel, Ltd. (Takasago Works);
Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd. (Steel Tube Works);
Non-Destructive Inspection Co., Ltd. (Head Office);Showa Yokkaichi Sekiyu Co., Ltd. (Yokkaichi Refinery);
Shinko Plantech Co., Ltd. (Head Office)Countries:

Iraq, Kuwait, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Sudan,
Thailand, Vietnam, Yemen

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IT-1-11

Turnaround and Inspection
November 21 – December 2, 2011

Lecturer: Fumihiro Tone

Content:

Outline of Petroleum Industry in Japan;
Planning and Execution Management of
Turnaround Maintenance;
Case Study (Current Situation and Problems in
Turnaround Maintenance);
Maintenance Planning & Scheduling in theReﬁnery;
Inspection Technologies & NDT Inspection;
Operational Practices and Maintenance ofScrew, Centrifugal & Reciprocating Compressors;
Maintenance Management and Advanced<11 countries / 15 participants>
Maintenance Technology of Contractor;
Latest Maintenance Technologies and Responses to
Maintenance Management Overseas;
Maintenance Technology and Human Resource Development of Contractor

Site visits:

Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. (Aichi Refinery); Non-Destructive Inspection Co., Ltd. (Headquarters);
Kobe Steel Ltd. (Takasago Equipment Plant); Shinko Plantech Co., Ltd. (Isogo Factory);JGC Corporation (Head Office); Sankyu Inc. (Maintenance Center)

Countries:

Colombia, Indonesia, Iraq, Kuwait, Mexico, Myanmar, Nigeria, Pakistan, Russia, Thailand,
VietnamIT-2-11

Petroleum Marketing & Physical Distribution
January 10 – January 20, 2012

Content:

Petroleum Industry in Japan;
Workshop for Business Skill Development:“Negotiation and Financial Accounting inMarketing”; World Energy Situation;
Reﬁnery Shipping System of Petroleum Products;
Reﬁnery Site Observation of Shipping Facilities;
Crude Oil Terminal; Distribution of Petroleum
Products; Petroleum Marketing and SS Business

Site visits:

JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation (Mizushima
Refinery);
JX Nippon Oil & Energy Staging Terminal
Corporation;
Uyeno Kosan;
JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation (Head Office);Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. (Head Office)Countries:

Lecturer: Masayuki Jimbo<9 countries / 18 participants>

Bahrain, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nigeria, Pakistan, Russia, Sudan, Thailand, Vietnam

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• Personnel Exchange Programs • 71

TechnicalCooperation

KACST-JCCP 1st Joint International
Workshop Held at KACST in Riyadh(Left) Speakers and relevant members of the workshop(Right) H.H. Prince Dr. Turki bin Saud bin Mohammad Al-Saud, KACST Vice President for Research Institute,speaking at the opening ceremony

1. Background
JCCP is presently engaged in a joint project with King
Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST)
under the theme of “Application of ground deformation
monitoring technologies towards preserving the natural
resources infrastructure’s potential of Saudi Arabia” withthe cooperation of NTT Data CCS Corporation.
As part of this project, KACST and JCCP held the
1st Joint International Workshop for the Earth’s Surface
and Subsurface 4D Monitoring from January 8 to 11,
2012, with the aim of exchanging the latest monitoring
technologies.

2. Overview
The workshop was launched on January 9 in thepresence of Dr. Mohammed Ibrahim Al-Suwaiyel,
KACST President; H.H. Prince Dr. Turki bin Saudbin Mohammad Al-Saud, KACST Vice President for
Research Institutes; and Mr. Shigeru Endo, Ambassadorof Japan in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Also attending
were 26 advanced researchers and experts representing
diverse fields of academia and industry from suchcountries as Japan, Saudi Arabia, the United States,
Australia, Canada, China, Russia, and the Czech
Republic, who would be acting as lecturers in theworkshop, and some 200 other participants. H.H. Prince

72 • Technical Cooperation •Dr. Turki, Ambassador Endo and Mr. Morihiro Yoshida,
Managing Director of JCCP, inaugurated the workshop
by giving opening speeches.
In their speeches, they stressed the significanceof holding the workshop in Saudi Arabia with theparticipation of selected world experts in fields
of monitoring subsurface changes and exploring
subsurface natural resources. They also expressed theirhope that discussions among the participating experts
would produce positive results and lead to the future
demonstration of subsurface monitoring technologies
that are presently under development in collaboration
between KACST and JCCP. The Japanese members
made particular mention of the Great East Japan
Earthquake that occurred last year, and expressed their
deep appreciation to the GCC countries for their heartfelt
messages of support and solidarity.
Two days of lectures and poster sessions followed theopening ceremony. Dr. Andrey V. Bakulin, GeophysicalSpecialist at Saudi Aramco, and Dr. Michael S. Zhdanov,Professor of Geophysics at the University of Utah,
gave keynote presentations as part of the program thatfeatured 28 presentations by the 26 lecturers and 12
poster sessions.
The presentations focused on the latest technologies formonitoring time-lapse changes in subsurface conditions(4D monitoring technologies), such as subsurface changemonitoring, exploration of subsurface resources, and

JCCP NEWS No. 112 June 2012Commemorative photo taken after the opening ceremony

Exchange of commemorative gifts in the opening ceremonycontinuous monitoring of the CCS (carbon capture andstorage) technology for capturing carbon dioxide andstoring it underground as a countermeasure to global
warming. These topics elicited active exchanges of views
between the lecturers and audience.
On the Japanese side, Dr. Junzo Kasahara, Senior
Advisor in the Scientific Systems Solutions Divisionat NTT Data CCS Corporation (and Professor of
Emeritus, The University of Tokyo), introduced the
ACROSS continuous seismic monitoring system, which
is a Japanese 4D monitoring technology that KACST
and JCCP are presently developing and testing in ajoint project, and called attention to the effective andoutstanding aspects of the technology.
In a final panel session, Dr. Zhdanov and Dr. Kasahara
discussed future technologies and goals in the field ofseismic monitoring and wrapped up the presentation
sessions of the workshop.
On January 11, the last day of the workshop, most of
the lecturers, KACST members and some 50 participants
traveled to Al-Wasia, a city located approximately 120
km from Riyadh, and visited the water abstraction
site where an ACROSS unit and a monitoring station
are installed and being tested. They received detailed
explanation of the ACROSS technology from relevant

members from KACST and NTT Data CCS whileobserving the actual unit under test operation. This
completed the agenda of the workshop, which concluded
amid much appreciation and satisfaction.

3. Conclusion
The workshop provided a highly interactive forum
for exchanging information and views on innovativetechnologies in the field of subsurface change monitoring.
It also elicited widespread interest and inquiries about the
JCCP technical cooperation project in Saudi Arabia andthe ACROSS technology after an overview of the project
and the workshop were introduced in a local newspaper
and also broadcast on the NHK “Biz Spot” program in
the evening on January 16.
The workshop was also extremely successful in therespect that it stimulated strong interest in the KACSTJCCP joint project (ACROSS demonstration test) amonginternational experts who participated in the workshop
from around the world, and that it elicited feedback
hoping for the continuance of an enhanced workshop
as a forum for information exchange and technicaltransfer toward development of technologies in the fieldof surface and subsurface monitoring.
<by Toshifumi Amemiya, Technical Cooperation Dept.>

ACROSS seismic source

Seismometers installed on the ground

Seismometer
installed in aborehole
CO2/oil/gas reservoir

Schematic diagram of a continuous monitoring system

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TechnicalCooperation

Workshop on Refinery Processing
Technologies and Research (UAE)
1. Background
JCCP is presently implementing a technical cooperation
project in UAE called “Support to the Operation of
TAKREER Research Centre (TRC) Phase-II.”As part of this project, TRC, JCCP and Idemitsu
Kosan Co., Ltd. held a joint workshop at TRC on
November 29, 2011, following the previous workshop
held a year ago.

2. Overview
JCCP has implemented two technical cooperation
projects to date with TAKREER, as shown below,
with the aim of strengthening the friendly relationshipbetween UAE and Japan by transferring Japanese
oil refining technologies and know-how and thereby
contributing to developing human resources and giving
competitive strength to refineries in UAE.
(1) 2005 – 2009: Support for Establishment of TAKREER
Research Centre (TRC) in UAE (Phase I)(2) 2010 – present: Support to the Operation of
TAKREER Research Centre Phase-II
During Phase I, which was considered theestablishment phase of the project, the building wasconstructed and the pilot plant and other relevant analysis

equipment were finished being installed by the end of
fiscal 2009.
Subsequently, Phase II was launched in fiscal 2010.
So far, operations of the pilot plant have been stabilized,
tools for evaluation and analysis of hydrocracking
catalysts have been introduced, and technical studies havebeen held to promote the involvement of refineries.
The recent workshop was held with the participationof roughly 50 members from TRC, the TAKREER Head
Office, the Petroleum Institute (PI), Idemitsu Kosan
Co., Ltd., JCCP and other institutions, and featured atotal of ten presentations, including three from TRC,
two from PI and five from Idemitsu Kosan. Idemitsu
Kosan’s presentations were given by five members
from the company’s Technology & Engineering Centerand its Advanced Technology Research Laboratories,
and focused on catalyst evaluation technologies andoperational analysis technologies.
For each theme, the presentations and Q&A
sessions combined were limited to 30 minutes, but
active discussions ensued and added to the successful
implementation of the workshop. Particularly withrespect to the presentations given by Idemitsu Kosan,
many words of praise were heard, saying that they had
direct relevance to improving profits in refineries, andthat they were both easy to understand and extremely
informative. The presentations given by TRC and PI
were also extremely interesting and highly professional,
and included references to past studies.
At the end of the workshop, Dr. Abdelhakim Koudil,
TRC Manager, led the participants in a review of theworkshop and a frank exchange of views on future
improvements, and closed the workshop with anagreement to open future workshops not only to TRC,
but also to members from the TAKREER Head Office
and refineries, and to further enhance the program, sothat it could take root as a regular event among JCCP’s
activities.

3. Conclusion
TRC building (3 stories): completed in April 2009 in theeastern suburbs of Abu Dhabi

74 • Technical Cooperation •TRC showed extremely strong interest in holding
technical exchanges through workshops such as thisJCCP NEWS No. 112 June 2012

recent one, as well as in the activities of Idemitsu Kosan’stechnology and R&D departments, and many of theparticipants expressed their wish to see this workshop
develop further into a forum for information exchange
and technical transfer. This forward-looking response is
not only reassuring, but has also heightened motivation
for the continued implementation of the joint project.
<by Toshifumi Amemiya, Technical Cooperation Dept.>

Participants of the workshop (November 29, 2011)

Workshop Program by TAKREER and JCCP (Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.)
Opening Ceremony
Introduction

Dr. Abdelhakim Koudil
TAKREER Research Centre (TRC) Manager

1

Heavy Oil Upgrading Using RDS/RFCC Process
Technology

Mr. Seiichiro Eguchi
Hydroprocessing Technology Manager, Process
Technology, Technology & Engineering Center, IKC

2Hydrotreating Alone in Hydrocracker: Concepts &Possibilities

Mr. Abodh Pathak
Process Engineering Leader, TRC

3

Challenge to Residue HDS Catalyst Regeneration

Dr. Ryuichiro Iwamoto
Chief Researcher, Process Technology, Technology &Engineering Center, IKC

4Kinetic Modelling for Naphtha Catalytic Reforming
Reactors

Dr. Haitem Hassan-Beck
Process Engineering, TRC

5

Elemental Analysis Methods of Hydrotreating Catalysts:
Application to New and Used Catalyst Analysis

Ms. Mitsuko Murata
Researcher, Analytical Technology Center, Advanced
Technology Research Laboratories, IKC

6

FCC Process for Producing Propylene and Ethylene from Dr. Gnana Pragasam
Straight Run Naphtha
Catalyst Research Leader, TRC

7

Development of High-activity Catalyst for
Hydrodenitrogenation of Light Cycle Oil

Mr. Satoshi Kajitani
Researcher, Catalysts & Energy Research Laboratory,
Advanced Technology Research Laboratories, IKC

8Hydrotreating/Hydrocracking Crude Oil on
SiC-supported Catalysts

Dr. Radu Vladea
Research Professor, The Petroleum Institute

9

Mr. Shinji Akashi
FCC Process Revamp with the Latest Reactor Technology Chief Associate, Process Technology, Technology &Engineering Center, IKC

10Multi-scale Simulation of Particulate Systems
Case Study: Two-ﬂuid Simulation of FCC Units

11 Open Discussion and Close

Dr. Abdallah Berrouk / Dr. Hui Zhao
Assistant Professors, The Petroleum InstituteParticipants and Attendees

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TechnicalCooperation

The 21st Saudi Arabia-Japan
Joint Symposium
On November 27 and 28, 2011, JCCP and King
Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM)
organized the 21st Saudi Arabia-Japan Joint Symposiumon oil refining and petrochemical catalyst technologies,
with the participation of the Japan Petroleum Institute(JPI).
The 21st symposium was held over two days,featuring eight sessions, such as on hydroprocessing
and olefin production processes, etc. On the Japaneseside, seven researchers gave presentations on their latest
R&D achievements.
The symposium opened on November 27 with an
opening statement by Dr. Khaled S. Al-Sultan, Rectorof KFUPM, followed by words of greetings from Dr.
Takashi Tatsumi from JPI, who acted as leader of thegroup of Japanese speakers, and Mr. Hideki Nomura,
General Manager of the JCCP Technical Cooperation
Department, representing JCCP.
The presentations covered topics related to the latest
catalyst production technologies and trends in the oil
refining and petrochemical sectors. The Japanese sidegave seven presentations, including those related to
JCCP technical cooperation projects, the Saudi Arabianside gave nine presentations, and members from othercountries gave four presentations, for a total of 20
presentations in all. Dr. Hideshi Hattori, Professor
Emeritus at Hokkaido University, and Dr. Katsuomi
Takehira, Professor Emeritus at Hiroshima University,
who both engaged in providing research and guidance at
KFUPM under a JCCP dispatch program, were among
the audience of some 80 who attended the symposium.
Dr. Robert Grubbs, professor at the California
Institute of Technology, who won the 2005 Nobel Prizein Chemistry, gave a special speech for the second year
in a row, and members from Université Pierre-et-MarieCurie in France and Technische Universität München
in Germany also gave presentations at this year’s
symposium. Participation of these foreign researchers
was an indication that the symposium is graduallyacquiring international recognition.
Through its presentations and discussion sessions,the symposium offers an important opportunity forproviding useful information to researchers in Saudi
Arabia, and will continue to play an important rolein strengthening technical cooperation between Saudi
Arabia and Japan.
<by Sadao Wada, Technical Cooperation Dept.>

Session themes
Day 1

Day 2

Session 1

Hydroprocessing

Session 5

Novel Catalytic Applications

Session 2

Aromatics and Oil Modeling

Session 6

Nanocrystals and Gas Adsorption

Session 3

Oleﬁns Production/Processing

Session 7

Metathesis and Organometals

Session 4

Catalytic Cracking

Session 8

Polymerization and Esteriﬁcation

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Registration and reception at KFUPM Research Center(From the third person from the left in the front row)
Mr. Nomura, General Manager of the JCCP TechnicalCooperation Dept.; Mr. Takashi Tatsumi, JPI;
Dr. Khaled S. Al-Sultan, KFUPM Rector

Japanese speakers and their presentation themes (in random order)
1

Dr. Sachio Asaoka
University of Kitakyushu

Catalytic Roles of Nano-sized Oxides Composed with
Zeolite for Hydrocracking, Catalytic Cracking and Reforming

2

Dr. Koichi Segawa
Sophia University

Catalyst Developments for Production of Sulfur-free Fuels:
Effect of Ni Promoter & Chelating Reagent on Ni-MoS2 HDS
Catalysts

3

Dr. Takahiro Torii
Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.

Detailed Compositional Analysis for Kinetic Modeling of
Heavy Oils

4

Dr. Takashi Tatsumi
Tokyo Institute of Technology

Improvement of Performance of ZSM-5 Catalysts for
Cracking of Naphtha

5Mr. Takahisa Horie
JGC Catalysts and Chemicals Ltd.

Upgraded Technology of Residue FCC Catalyst

6

Dr. Toshimitsu Suzuki
Kansai University

New Catalyst Support Material for Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis

7

Dr. Mikio Miyake
Japan Advanced Institute of Science & Technology

Preparation of Shape and Size Controlled Metal
Nanocrystals and Their Application as Novel Model
Catalysts

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TechnicalCooperation

The 13th Kuwait-Japan Joint Symposium(Front row) Mr. Takanori Yamashita, First Secretary at the Embassy of Japan in Kuwait (fourth from right);
Mr. Ahmad Saleh Al-Jemaz, Deputy Managing Director, Shuaiba Reﬁnery, KNPC (ﬁfth from right);
Dr. Naji Al-Mutairi, Director General, KISR (sixth from right);
Dr. Toshihide Baba, Professor at the Tokyo Institute of Technology and leader of the group of Japanese speakers (eighth from right)

The 13th Kuwait-Japan Joint Symposium on“Advancement in Oil-refining Processes” was held on
January 17 and 18, 2012 in Kuwait, jointly hosted by
JCCP, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR),
and Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC),
and with the participation of Japan Petroleum Institute(JPI).
The symposium has been held annually in Kuwait
under the theme in the process catalyst field or therefinery equipment maintenance field. However, from thelast 12th symposium, the theme was expanded to moregeneric theme to accommodate broader participationfrom among academics, company researchers, and fieldengineers. The 13th symposium was held at KISR’s
Petroleum Research & Studies Center (PRSC) in AlAhmadi with the participation of over 70 people. On

Seminar scene: Participants of the symposiumin the KISR PRSC auditorium in Ahmadi

78 • Technical Cooperation •the Japanese side, six speakers were asked to give alecture.
The opening ceremony began with words of greetingfrom Mr. Ahmad Saleh Al-Jemaz, Deputy Managing
Director of KNPC’s Shuaiba Refinery, and Dr. Naji
Al-Mutairi, Director General of KISR, on the Kuwaiti
side; and from Mr. Takanori Yamashita, First Secretary
at the Embassy of Japan in Kuwait, Dr. Toshihide Baba,
Professor at the Tokyo Institute of Technology andleader of the group of Japanese speakers, and Mr. Hideki
Nomura, General Manager of the Technical Cooperation
Department at JCCP, on the Japanese side.
In his speech, Dr. Al-Mutairi expressed his wish
to create a new comprehensive scheme of technicalcooperation to further strengthen cooperative ties withJCCP.
A touching moment came when a Japanese speakerextended gratitude to the people of Kuwait for the 5
million barrels of oil presented to the people of Japanin the wake of last year’s Great East Japan Earthquake,and triggered an appreciative round of applause fromthe audience.
The symposium featured a total of 14 speeches andpresentations, consisting of a keynote speech and fivepresentations from the Japanese side, including thosegiven by members of JCCP technical cooperation
projects being implemented in Kuwait, and a keynote
speech and seven presentations from the Kuwaiti side.

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Speakers included five members from KISR, two from
KNPC, one from Kuwait University, and six fromJapan.
The large expectations placed on this annual
symposium in Kuwait and on the results of technicalcooperation with Japan were interpreted as an indicationthat JCCP is playing an increasingly significant rolein strengthening the relationship between Kuwait andJapan through technical exchanges between the two
institutions.
<by Sadao Wada, Technical Cooperation Dept.>

Japanese speakers and their presentation themes (in random order)
1

Dr. Toshihide Baba
Tokyo Institute of Technology

Crucial Role of Volume of Zeolite Cavity for Selective
Production of Propylene from Ethylene

2

Dr. Noritatsu Tsubaki
University of Toyama

Zeolite Capsule Catalysts for New Chemical Process

3

Dr. Toshimasa Takanohashi
Supra-Molecular Asphaltene Relaxation Technology for
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science andHeavy Oil Upgrading
Technology (AIST)

4

Dr. Naoya Saito
JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation

High Severity FCC: A New Process to Maximize Light Oleﬁn
Production

5

Dr. Norihito Chiyoda
Cosmo Oil Co., Ltd.

Development of New FCC Catalyst for Octane Number
Enhancement in FCC Gasoline

6

Dr. Isao Mochida
Kyushu University

Molecular Characterization and HDM/HDS Reactivities of
Kuwait ARs

Technical
Cooperation

Design and Evaluation of a Pilot Plant
for the Treatment of Refinery Wastewaterin UAE
This project was implemented by JCCP with theparticipation of JX Nippon Research Institute, Ltd.
(JX-NRI) as part of JCCP’s joint technical cooperation
program funded by a subsidy of the Ministry of Economy,
Trade and Industry (METI) for projects in oil-producing
countries.

1. Background
Countries in the Middle East are major suppliers of
crude oil and gas to Japan, and enjoy a robust economy
centered on the oil and gas industries. Accompanying
their economic development, there has been a rapidly

growing interest in global warming countermeasuresand problems of air and water pollution in the country.
Given the increasing awareness of the need to addressenvironmental issues in the UAE, the counterpart countryof this particular project, UAE University (UAEU) has
selectively implemented environmental projects withthe cooperation of Abu Dhabi Oil Refining Company(TAKREER), a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Oil
Company (ADNOC).
UAEU is a distinguished national university in UAE
established in 1976 under the initiative of the late Sheikh
Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahayan. It is located in Al-Ain,a historical city that has flourished from ancient times

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owing to its oases. The university is presently undergoingan expansion, with the construction of the new Maqam
campus in addition to the existing Jimi campus, bothwithin Al-Ain, in testament to its remarkable growth.
Ruwais Refinery, the selected site of the project, is
TAKREER’s principal refinery, and plays a central role
within the Ruwais industrial zone located 240 km westof Abu Dhabi. It was constructed in 1981 with a crudeoil processing capacity of 120,000 b/d, but repeated
improvements have been made thereafter, including theconstruction of the world’s largest condensation plant.
Today, it is once again under construction to double its
crude-oil processing capacity.
This project was launched at UAEU in fiscal 2005
in conjunction with another environmental study on theremoval of acid gases from natural gas. Thereafter infiscal 2007, the two studies were separated and pursued
as individual projects.

2. Overview
The project began with an analysis of processwastewater at the Ruwais Refinery to assess its
properties. Back at the time, refinery wastewater tended
to have relatively high COD (chemical oxygen demand)levels and phenol amounts, in particular, compared toregulatory levels, so it was necessary to remove thesesubstances before anything else.
Conventional technologies were considered ineffective
for the treatment of highly contaminated refinery
wastewater. Therefore, the project aimed to develop an
efficient treatment method by combining the characteristicsof three technologies, including electro coagulation,
biotreatment, and activated carbon adsorption.
With respect to electro coagulation, optimum
conditions for the wastewater at the Ruwais Refinery
were established through repeated laboratory tests undervarious operating conditions. The advantages of electro
coagulation are that it generates less waste material
compared to the conventional coagulation-sedimentation
method because it requires no chemicals, and that itallows easy adjustment of start/stop times and operating
conditions simply by controlling electric currents andvoltage.
Biotreatment was adopted mainly for the purpose ofremoving phenol and its derivatives from wastewater.
The bioreactor uses polyvinylalcohol (PVA) gel as a
microorganism carrier, and consists of a spouted bed
to remove phenol by fixing phenol-degrading bacteria
to the PVA gel and creating intense mixing with thecyclic motion of particles within the bed, generated
by air injected through an orifice in the bottom of thereactor. For this method, stable control of the reactor
was achieved based on expertise accumulated by JX
Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation’s Negishi Refinery,and optimum operating factors such as carrier size,
carrier loading rate, aeration rate, and water flow were
determined through tests.
For the activated carbon adsorption method, dates,
a local specialty of UAE, were used by experimentally
making activated carbon from date pits and comparing
it to commercial activated carbon. As a result, it was
confirmed that activated carbon made from date pits
could provide roughly the same performance level as

Schematic diagram of the three-step treatment process
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Operation screen of the pilot plant control sequencer

Wastewater treatment pilot plant

their commercial counterparts. Since large amounts ofdate pits are generated as waste, their disposal had beena problem, but it is hoped that the project would shedlight on a possible solution to this issue.
Methods for combining the above three treatment
units were studied with the result that a new three-phasewastewater treatment process consisting of electro
coagulation – biotreatment – activated carbon adsorption
would be most efficient in treating wastewater. The
optimum operating conditions for each treatment unit
were also established.
To test the practicality of the study results thus far
obtained, the construction of a pilot plant composed of
the above three treatment units began in fiscal 2010 asPhase II of the project. The plant has been installed at
the Ruwais Refinery and will be used to actually treat
wastewater at the refinery to test the performance ofthe new system.
The electro coagulation unit that forms the core of thepilot plant was purchased from Powell Water Systems,
Inc. (USA) and taken to a domestic plant manufacturer tobe combined with a spouted bed bioreactor, an activatedcarbon adsorption column, a cooling unit for controlling
treatment temperatures, and a steam generating unit forrecycling activated carbon.
Taking into consideration its transportation to UAE,
the plant was designed to have a small footprint, with its

principal parts compact enough to fit inside two 40-feetcontainers and one 20-feet container. The operation panel
is an LCD touch-panel that allows easy and accurate
functionality.
The plant was completed in February 2012 andinstalled in the Ruwais Refinery in April, towardcommencement of a demonstration test.

3. Results
The new wastewater treatment process was developedwith the aim of satisfying ADNOC’s environmental
standards for wastewater, which are said to be the world’s
most stringent. It is also the fruit of long years of researchby Dr. Muftah El-Naas, Associate Professor in Chemical
Engineering, and a research team at UAEU.
The results of their research have been regularly
reported to a scientific council every six months anddiscussed with council members from JCCP, JX-NRI,UAEU and TAKREER.
Given the increasing importance of the environmental
sector today, it can be said that the technical exchanges
and meaningful results that have been achieved in the
sector among UAEU, TAKREER, JX-NRI and otherrelevant institutions through this project have raised
expectations of further cooperation between UAE andoil industry institutions in Japan.
<by Masahiko Shibata, Technical Cooperation Dept.>

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Announcement

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Personnel Changes
Outgoing Personnel

Incoming Personnel

Kenji NITA

Junichi KASUYA

Riyadh Office

Incoming Personnel
Technical
Cooperation
Department

Masatoshi YOKOZUKA

Editorial Postscript
This issue of JCCP NEWS contains a report on two major international conferences. Particularly in summarizing
the keynote speeches made by Dr. Ing. Jeroen van der Veer and Dr. Hasan M. Qabazard at the JCCP International
Symposium, our Secretariat has read and reread the tape transcripts both in Japanese and English and taken great
pains to make sure the contents are consistent with the actual speeches. We hope you would take a moment to readthem through.
This issue also contains messages from two JCCP graduates, as in the previous issue, as well as interviews attheir office with JCCP graduates on their thoughts about Japan and expectations toward JCCP. By sharing their
voices of experience with our readers, we hope to gain understanding and support. Additionally, having provided
their cooperation in JCCP activities, companies and organizations have been looking forward to each issue of thisnewsletter. We will therefore try to include articles about our cooperating companies as much as possible in futureissues of JCCP NEWS.
Masumi Kitahara
JCCP News Editor
Planning & Public Relations Group

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