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Connected by technology, person-to-person

TopicsN Executive Meetings in Myanmar and Brunei
N Executive Meetings in Qatar and Libya
N Joint Conference with OAPECN Participation in Middle East Petrotech 2012 in Bahrain2012 August

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Table of Contents
Message from the Outgoing JCCP President <Mr. Yaichi Kimura> ................................................................................... 3
Message from the Incoming President <Mr. Keizo Morikawa> ........................................................................................ 4
Message from a JCCP Graduate ......................................................................................................................................... 5

TopicsExecutive Meetings: Visits to Myanmar and Brunei........................................................................................................... 6
Executive Meetings: Visits to Qatar and Libya................................................................................................................... 8
Joint Conference with OAPEC .......................................................................................................................................... 11
Participation in Middle East Petrotech 2012 in Bahrain .................................................................................................. 14

Personnel Exchange Programs
For Improved Training Practicality (Part 2)—Training Using a New Simulator ............................................................... 17
Regular Course on Petroleum Marketing ......................................................................................................................... 21
Regular Course on Inspection and Reliability Evaluation ................................................................................................ 24
Regular Course on DCS Fundamentals and Applications ................................................................................................. 26
CPJ Seminar on Inspection and Reliability Evaluation for Iraq ........................................................................................ 30
CPO/CPJ Seminar on Technologies Related to Power Plant Efﬁciency for Vietnam ........................................................ 33
CPO Seminar on World’s Energy Situation Held at TASWEEQ.......................................................................................... 37
CPO Seminar on Carbon Management Held Jointly with the Omani Ministry of Oil and Gas ......................................... 39
Report on the Training Cooperation Program: Myanmar & Vietnam .............................................................................. 43
FY2011 JCCP Program Seminar ........................................................................................................................................ 45
CPJ-Iraq Courses Completed ............................................................................................................................................ 48
JCCP Regular Courses Completed ................................................................................................................................... 49

Technical Cooperation
Completion Ceremony for a Pilot-scale PV System in a Reﬁnery Facility in UAE ............................................................ 52
Signing Ceremony in Kuwait for the Study on the Treatment and Effective Usage of Oilﬁeld Produced Water andTechnical Collaboration for Corrosion Assessment and Mitigation Technology ........................................................ 54
Project on Mild Hydro-cracking of LCO & Evaluation of Gas Oil HDS Catalysts in Saudi Arabia ..................................... 58
Study on Hydrogen Pilot Unit Demonstration (HyPUD) for Integration to H2 Station in Saudi Arabia ........................... 60
Application Study of Sulfur Concrete Technology in UAE ................................................................................................ 62
Project on Kuwait Heavy Crude Oil Upgrading – Feasibility of Thermal Cracking .......................................................... 64
Technical Support on Energy Efﬁciency Improvement and Corrosion/Fouling Problem at QP Reﬁnery.......................... 67
Researcher Invitation Program ........................................................................................................................................ 69
Reporting Meeting of the Long-term
Researcher Dispatch Program..................................................................................................................................... 71

Announcements
Personnel Changes ........................................................................................................................................................... 73
Please Help Us Update Our Roster ................................................................................................................................... 74
Editorial Postscript ........................................................................................................................................................... 75

Cover photo
Taken by: Minoru Horike, Training Dept.
Location: Nishizawa Keikoku[Nanatsugama-no-Godan-noTaki waterfall]
Date: June 24, 2012

Message from the Outgoing JCCP President

Mr. Yaichi Kimura

As the outgoing President of JCCP, I would like to extend my deepest appreciation to everyone for awonderful tenure.
The four years and three months since I became President of JCCP in April 2008 coincided with aperiod of great change in the oil industry as well as in JCCP. It was also a period filled with a multitudeof events and occurrences.
During this period, JCCP celebrated its 30th anniversary and also became a general incorporated
foundation as a result of a governmental reform of public corporations. I interpreted this change as theend of one phase and the beginning of another, where further development will be sought.
JCCP also achieved various other milestones during my tenure. We hosted the 30th international
symposium and the 20th Joint GCC-Japan Environment Symposium, received the 20,000th participant
to our courses, and launched the 250th technical cooperation project. I believe it is through such steady
implementation of cooperation activities that JCCP has come to enjoy a stable reputation in oil-producing
countries.
Not all were good experiences, however. We also suffered an unprecedented disaster in the Great East
Japan Earthquake.
Having gone through a four-year transition period, JCCP is now raising the curtain on a new era. It
must keep up with the daily changes that are occurring in Japan’s and the world’s oil industries and face
new challenges while building on past achievements. Under Mr. Morikawa, the incoming President, I
hope JCCP will continue to build even stronger ties than ever with oil-producing countries.
I am honored to have served as President of JCCP during this period of great change. It has been amost memorable four years. Once again, with deepest gratitude, I would like to thank everyone who has
contributed their support and cooperation to the development of JCCP activities.

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Message from the Incoming President

Mr. Keizo Morikawa

It is with great honor that I accept this invaluable opportunity to serve as President of JCCP as
recommended by the JCCP Board of Directors, and would like to briefly introduce myself in greeting.
The Japan Cooperation Center, Petroleum (JCCP) was established in November 1981 as an organization
mandated with the responsibility of playing a central role in extending Japan’s cooperation to the oilrefining sector in oil-producing countries. Based on the perspective that maintaining and developing
friendly relationships with oil-producing countries is a national priority for stable oil supply, JCCP has
hosted diverse training programs and technical cooperation projects to date. Over a period of more thana quarter of a century, JCCP has made a considerable contribution to the global oil industry by receiving
more than 20,000 participants and sending numerous Japanese experts to oil-producing countries every
year.
The Great East Japan Earthquake has brought renewed awareness of the importance and usefulness ofoil, and has also increased the need to secure stable oil supplies. Given this situation, larger expectations
than ever are placed on JCCP’s role in strengthening relationships with oil-producing countries throughtransfers of Japan’s advanced technologies.
As the next President of JCCP, I believe my responsibility is to further expand on JCCP’s 30 years ofachievements made under the leadership of past presidents, together with JCCP member companies andstaff. It is a heavy responsibility, but I look forward to responding to expectations of JCCP and serving
the global oil industry. Thank you in advance for your support and cooperation.

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Message from a JCCP Graduate
A JCCP graduate has offered a warm message of congratulations on occasion of our 30th anniversary, as
introduced below.

Mr. Ali Obaid Al-Yabhouni
Chief Executive Ofﬁcer, Abu Dhabi National Tanker Company,
National Gas Shipping Company Ltd.,UAE Governor for OPEC
Participant of a regular course on Marketing and Physical Distribution (TR-8-97)
offered in 1997

It is an honour to have been asked to contribute to the JCCP 30th anniversary publication.
I had the good fortune to attend a JCCP course in 1997, when I was working for Abu Dhabi National
Oil Company (ADNOC) in the Marketing & Refining Directorate, Marketing Crude & Condensate for
the Pacific Region.
The knowledge gained whilst on the course was invaluable during this early part of my career andprovided me with management skills, which have remained with me. It was also an excellent opportunity
to network and learn from the other international participants in the oil and gas industry.
As well as gaining an understanding of the Japanese method of conducting business, we also experienced
Japanese culture and customs. This knowledge has been extremely useful during my many subsequent
trips to Japan and especially beneficial since November 2007, when I assumed the position of General
Manager, National Gas Shipping Company Ltd. (NGSCO), which is part of the ADNOC Group ofCompanies. NGSCO tankers carry LNG from ADGAS’ liquefaction plant at Das Island in the Arabian
Gulf to Japan.
The JCCP courses are an excellent initiative and, needless to say, I am very appreciative of having had
the chance to attend one, all those years ago.
With regard to the future, I am positive that the JCCP program will continue to flourish. It offers
participants a really unique opportunity to gain valuable insight, in addition to achieving personal growthand development. Such a stimulating and dynamic learning environment is rare and I am sure will always
be greatly valued by all individual participants.
Personally, I still continue to draw upon the understanding and awareness I obtained during my own
experience at JCCP. As such, I will always be an advocate of the program and hope that many others canbenefit from such in-depth visionary courses.
Finally, I take this opportunity to congratulate JCCP on its 30th anniversary and wish the company
continued success in the future.

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Topics

Executive Meetings
Visits to Myanmar and Brunei
Mr. Masataka Sase, Executive Director of JCCP,
visited Myanmar and Brunei from February 12 to 18,
2012 to hold policy dialogues with key figures in thosecountries. He was accompanied by Mitsuyoshi Saito,
Executive Counselor, and Koichi Io, Deputy General
Manager of the Operations Department.

1. Myanmar(1) Purpose of the Visit
Myanmar has been making steady progress toward
democratization since the first general election washeld under the country’s new constitution in 2010.
Along with this progress, there has been a gradualeasing of economic sanctions that had been imposedon the country by the international community, andthe development of oil and gas resources has also been

H.E. Mr. Than Htay, Minister of Energy (right), andMr. Masataka Sase, Executive Director of JCCP (left)

opened to foreign investment. Furthermore, the country isseeking foreign technical support to build new refineries
and to strengthen its domestic supply framework of oil
products, as indispensable to its future growth. JCCP
began receiving participants from Myanmar in 1982,
but it has progressively strengthened its cooperation
thereafter in response to the democratization movementin the country, and has received a total of 519 participantsfrom Myanmar as of the end of fiscal 2011.
In view of the fact that Myanmar is now rapidly
restoring ties with the international community, the JCCP
delegation visited Myanmar to further strengthen JCCP’srelationship with the country.
At the Myanmar Ministry of Energy

Meeting with members of the Ministry of Energy

6• Topics •(2) Meeting with the Ministry of Energy
On February 14, the JCCP delegation visited H.E.
Mr. Than Htay, Minister of Energy. Also present at themeeting were Mr. Htin Aung, Director General, Energy
Planning Department, and the presidents of national
companies in the oil industry under the governance ofthe Ministry of Energy.
Firstly, Mr. Sase expressed his honor to meet
Minister Than Htay and the others who had lent theirpresence to the meeting, and explained the purpose of
his visit, stressing his wish to exchange views toward

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further expanding the relationship with Myanmar
through the implementation of cooperation projects.
Minister Than Htay reciprocated his appreciation of
the JCCP delegation’s visit, saying Japan’s cooperation
in Myanmar’s independence is an integral part of his
country’s history, and its continued cooperation at atime of constraint that has lasted more than 20 years istruly appreciated. He also said that Myanmar workers
who have received training at JCCP are making effective
use of the knowledge they acquired and exhibiting theadvantage of JCCP training programs, and that JCCP is
like a close friend to Myanmar. In regard to these training
programs, the Minister proposed the implementation ofregular courses and long-term courses on oil-refining
technologies based on Japan’s advanced technologicalexpertise, to further expand the cooperative relationshipbetween JCCP and his country.

2. Brunei(1) Purpose of the Visit
Brunei is one of the largest exporters of LNG in
Asia, and supplies roughly 8% of Japan’s annual LNG
demand of around 70 million tons (2010). However,
JCCP training courses have unfortunately received only
five participants from Brunei to date. Therefore, the
JCCP delegation aimed to provide deeper understandingof JCCP activities to departments related to the oil
downstream sector in the Brunei government andstrengthen ties with the country through Brunei’s
increased participation in JCCP training courses.
(2) Visit to the Department of Energy,
Prime Minister’s Ofﬁce
On February 16, the JCCP delegation visited theDepartment of Energy under the Prime Minister’s
Office and met with several members of the department,
including Ms. Nur Huraizah Haji Jamaludin, Head,
Organization and Human Capacity, Energy Corporate
Division; and Ms. Hajah Mariani Haji Abbas, Head,
Downstream BSM/BMC, Energy Business Division.
Mr. Sase first expressed his appreciation for theopportunity to meet with members of the Brunei
Department of Energy. He then noted that JCCP has
entered its 30th year of operations last year since it was

At the Department of Energy, Prime Minister’s Ofﬁce, Brunei

founded in 1981, and has worked to develop the oilrefining sector for the common interest of oil-producing
countries and Japan alike. He also expressed his wish
to extend JCCP’s cooperation activities to Brunei, as
the country is one of Japan’s most important energy
suppliers, and thus explained his wish to exchange views
regarding new frameworks of cooperation with Brunei.
Following Mr. Sase’s greeting, the JCCP members gave
an overview of past achievements made by JCCP training
activities as well as details of training programs andtechnical cooperation projects, and answered questions
from the Brunei side to further clarify their understandingof JCCP. Finally, members on the Brunei side thanked
the JCCP delegation for its detailed explanation of JCCP
activities and schemes, saying they have gained a new
outlook on cooperation with Japan.

3. Summary
In Myanmar, the JCCP delegation explained thecurrent status of JCCP courses and received requests
for training from members of the Ministry of Energy.
Their words of appreciation for receiving Myanmar
participants to regular courses since 1982 were also filledwith a sense of expectation of future JCCP cooperation.
In Brunei, the delegation’s approach was the first stepin promoting understanding of JCCP, and is expected toopen windows of opportunity for further strengthening
ties with the country in the future.
Lastly, JCCP would like to thank everyone in
Myanmar and Brunei who helped arrange and warmly
welcomed the delegation’s visit.
<by Koichi Io, Operations Dept.>

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Executive Meetings
Visits to Qatar and Libya
Mr. Masataka Sase, Executive Director of JCCP,
visited Qatar and Libya from May 12 to 18, 2012 tohold policy dialogues with key figures in the oil industry
in those countries, accompanied by Jun Nishimura,
Deputy General Manager, Technical Cooperation
Dept.; Hisayoshi Tanda, General Manager, Planning& Coordination, Administration Dept.; and Koichi Io,
Deputy Director, Operations Dept. in Qatar; and again
by Koichi Io in Libya.

1. Qatar(1) Purpose of the Visit
Qatar is the third-largest producer of natural gas in theworld, following Russia and Iran, and supplies roughly
12% of Japan’s total LNG imports. It has sent a total of
533 participants to JCCP training programs since 1981,
and enjoys a good, stable relationship with JCCP. Thisfiscal year, JCCP is planning to hold the 21st Joint GCCJapan Environment Symposium in Qatar.
The purpose of the recent visit was to pay a courtesy
call on the directors of administration and human affairs
at Qatar Petroleum (QP), and to seek Qatar’s cooperationin the upcoming environment symposium.
(2) QP Administration Department
In the morning of May 13, the JCCP delegation
paid a courtesy call on Mr. Ahmad Ali A. Al-Mawlawi,
Director, Administration, and held a meeting also
attended by Mr. Abdulla Omar Al-Dafaa, Manager,
Human Resources; Mr. Davendra Mohan Wadhwa,
Senior Planning Coordinator; and Dr. Abderrazak
Bella Beci, Head, Program Development & Evaluation,
Corporate Training.
At the beginning of the meeting, Mr. Sase notedthat JCCP celebrated its 30th anniversary last year, andexpressed his appreciation to QP, saying that JCCP
training courses have received 533 participants from
Qatar over the past 30 years, and that JCCP has beenable to continue providing its services for so many
years owing to QP’s kind understanding and support.
He also extended his heartfelt gratitude for the 4 million
tons of LNG Qatar offered to Japan immediately after
8• Topics •At QP: Mr. Ahmad Ali A. Al-Mawlawi, Director,
Administration (fourth from right)

the Great East Japan Earthquake last year. He thenclosed his greeting by renewing JCCP’s commitment
to maximizing the mutual potentials of QP and JCCP
to build a win-win relationship.
In response, Mr. Al-Mawlawi said Japan and Qatar
have a long history of exchanges, and said he wishes tomaintain the cooperative relationship with JCCP andcontinue to partake in training programs and technicalcooperation projects. He also reaffirmed the friendly
relationship between QP and JCCP, saying it is only
natural for Qatar to extend a cooperative hand to its
friend, Japan, in the face of difficulty.
(3) QP Corporate Health, Safety & Environment
Department
Also in the morning of May 13, the delegation

At QP: Mr. Saad Ali Al-Kubaisi, Manager,
Corporate Health, Safety & Environment Department

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visited Mr. Saad Ali Al-Kubaisi, Manager, to personallyseek QP’s support in the upcoming Joint GCC-Japan
Environment Symposium scheduled to be held this fiscal
year in Qatar. Mr. Kubaisi said the symposium has been
approved by the Minister of Energy and Industry, andthus promised even greater support than in the previous
symposium.
(4) Japanese Embassy in Qatar
That afternoon, the delegation visited the Japanese
Embassy in Qatar to pay a courtesy call on H.E. Mr.
Kenjiro Moji, Ambassador. After thanking the Embassy
for its support of JCCP activities, Mr. Sase informed
the Ambassador about the joint implementation of the
Joint GCC-Japan Environment Symposium this fiscal
year in Qatar.
Ambassador Moji noted that Qatar is extremely
friendly toward Japan, and mentioned the Qatari
government’s immediate offer of aid in the wake of theGreat East Japan Earthquake last year. With this year
marking the 40th anniversary of Qatar-Japan relations,
he said the symposium would be an ideal opportunity
to strengthen ties with Qatar, and expressed his personal
wish to attend.

imposed by the international community made technicalexchanges difficult, but the country shifted to a policy ofinternational cooperation at the turn of the millennium,
and JCCP began receiving participants from Libya
from 2001. A total of 309 Libyan participants haveparticipated in JCCP courses to date. There has beena temporary suspension of exchanges from February
2011 due to the outbreak of an internal conflict, but as
the conflict came to an end at the end of the year andsecurity has begun to be restored, the recent visit wasmade with the expectation of a resumption of exchange
activities with Libya.
(2) Visit to National Oil Corporation (NOC)
In the morning of May 16, the delegation visited thehead office of NOC to pay a courtesy call on Dr. Nuri A.
Berruien, Chairman of the Board. Mr. Amari M. Amari,Member of the Management Council of the FinanceAffairs, and Mr. Mokhatar M. Abduldaem, Manager,
Sustainable Development Department, were also present
at the meeting.
Mr. Sase briefly recounted the history of JCCP,
mentioning its establishment in 1981 and its 30 years ofproviding training programs to oil-producing countries,
and noting that it began receiving participants from Libya
in 2001 and has received a total of 309 participants todate. He then expressed his wish to further deepen
friendly ties with Libya in the future.
Dr. Berruien said that in order to further develop theoil industry, employee capacity building and coordination
with the petrochemical industry are priority issues.
Under this situation, NOC employees have participatedin JCCP training and acquired opportunities to study oil

At the Japanese Embassy in Qatar:
H.E. Mr. Kenjiro Moji, Ambassador (right)

2. Libya(1) Purpose of the Visit
Libya is a major oil-producing country that has
46.4 billion barrels of confirmed oil reserves, and that
produced approximately 1.8 million bbl/day of oil before
the civil war (2008). Prolonged economic sanctions

At NOC:
Dr. Nuri A. Berruien, Chairman of the Board (right)

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downstream technologies, and NOC is extremely gratefulfor JCCP cooperation especially in this regard.
The delegation next met with Mr. Hassan Hasanin,
Training Department & Development Manager, and Eng.
Ibrahim Mansour, Training Specialist, and discussed theimmediate training program schedule.
(3) Japanese Embassy in Libya
In the afternoon of May 16, the delegation visitedthe Japanese Embassy in Libya to meet with H.E.
Ambassador Takashi Ashiki.

Mr. Sase reported on his meeting with Dr. Berruienof NOC, saying that it had helped deepen Dr. Berruien’s
understanding of JCCP activities, and reaffirming
his commitment to make ongoing efforts to further
strengthen JCCP’s relationship with NOC. Ambassador
Ashiki explained that the internal revolution has damaged
the sewerage, roads, and other urban infrastructures, andthat stabilizing oil supply is a priority issue for national
reconstruction. He urged JCCP to continue receiving
participants from NOC as its contribution to helping
restore and develop Libya’s oil industry.

3. Summary
In Qatar, the delegation was able to meet with
Mr. Al-Mawlawi, Director, Administration at QP andpromote better understanding of JCCP. In Libya, it
met with Dr. Berruien, Chairman of the Board, andresumed relationships between the two organizations.
These achievements helped renew JCCP’s commitment
to make further approaches to deepening ties with thetwo countries.
Lastly, JCCP would like to thank everyone in the twocountries who warmly supported the delegation’s visit.
At the Japanese Embassy in Libya:
H.E. Takashi Ashiki, Ambassador (right)

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<by Koichi Io, Operations Dept.>Topics

Joint Conference with OAPEC
1. Overview
JCCP and the Organization of Arab Petroleum
Exporting Countries (OAPEC) jointly held a conferenceon “Hydrocarbon Transportation Pipelines in ArabCountries” in Cairo, Egypt, from February 21 to 23,
2012.
The joint implementation of a conference in the oil
downstream sector was one of the activities that wereformally agreed upon between JCCP and OAPEC in
March 9, 2011, and was held with the objective of
establishing even closer ties of cooperation with Araboil-producing countries.
(From the left) Mr. Hany Dahy, Chairman, EGPC;
Mr. Morihiro Yoshida, Managing Director of JCCP;
Mr. Abbas Naqi, Secretary General, OAPEC

2. Conference Details(1) Opening Ceremony
An opening ceremony kicked off the conference
on the 21st, with speeches given by Mr. Hany Dahy,
Chairman, Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation(EGPC); Mr. Abbas Naqi, Secretary General, OAPEC;
H.E. Mr. Norihiro Okuda, Japanese Ambassador to
Egypt; and Mr. Morihiro Yoshida, Managing Director,
JCCP.
Summary of Mr. Hany Dahy’s speech:
Today, Egypt is actively inviting international tenders
for the development and production of crude oil and gas,
and is well aware of the importance of pipelines for the

JCCP exhibition panels displayed in the entrance to theconference venue

production, transportation and marketing of these energy
resources. Furthermore, as a “hub” in the Middle Eastand North African region, Egypt not only serves as acenter for the transportation of oil and gas produced in
Egypt to areas within the region, but is also a strategic
point in the supply network of Middle East crude toWestern markets via the Suez-Mediterranean (SUMED)
Pipeline and Suez Canal.
EGPC welcomes JCCP’s participation in this OAPEC
conference, and looks forward to its contribution throughthe sharing of Japan’s latest technologies, pipeline design
technologies, and management technologies.
Summary of Mr. Abbas Naqi’s speech:
Significant developments have been made inpipelines that transport oil products and natural gas
among the Arab countries, and SUMED’s crude oilpipeline and the gas supply pipeline between Egypt and
Syria have become vital arteries for the global supply ofenergy. Through this three-day conference, we hope tostudy issues relating to the construction and the safe andefficient operations of such globally important crude oiland gas supply networks with the cooperation of JCCP
and feed back the results to the field. We have strong
expectations of continued cooperation from Japan and
JCCP.

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(From the left) H.E. Ambassador Norihiro Okuda,
Mr. Abbas Naqi, Secretary General, OAPEC

Mr. Al-Braik, a speaker from QP

Summary of Ambassador Okuda’s speech:
I believe this conference will expand the horizon of
economic cooperation between Japan and the Arab andAfrican countries. Japan may have suffered a devastating
earthquake and tsunami disaster, but we are prepared
to promote even stronger cooperation with the tworegions to bring significant changes to the international
community. As this conference itself is a specific resultof Japan-Arab economic cooperation, I hope OAPEC and
JCCP will continue to take the initiative in implementing
cooperation in the region.

from oil-producing countries to receive training in Japan,
have sent over 5,000 Japanese technical experts to oilproducing countries, and have implemented a total ofmore than 250 technical cooperation projects.
We will continue these activities in the future, while
also sponsoring conferences like this one and othersurvey activities, to further strengthen cooperation with
oil-producing countries.

Summary of Mr. Morihiro Yoshida’s speech:
On behalf of JCCP, I would like to thank all ourfriends in the Arab countries for their heartfelt supportand encouragement in the wake of the Great East Japan
Earthquake and nuclear reactor crisis last year.
The disaster and nuclear reactor crisis provided
a fresh reminder of the importance of safe supply ofenergy, and JCCP has also reaffirmed its commitment toestablish close ties and mutual understanding with oilproducing countries. Based on this mandate we have, todate, invited more than 20,000 engineers and managers

Q&A session

12 • Topics •(2) Presentations
Technical sessions took place on the 21st and 22nd,
divided into five tracks as shown below. They featured
presentations by 21 speakers from Japan, Egypt, Saudi
Arabia, Qatar, and other Arab countries.
(1) Oil and Gas Transportation Pipelines in ArabCountries: Present & Future Perspective(2) Design and Construction of Onshore and Offshore
Pipelines(3) Environmental Protection Measures, Leakage
Monitoring and Safety Operation Concepts of
Pipelines(4) Maintenance & Emergency Repair Technology(5) Pipeline Corrosion Control Techniques
Speakers on the Japanese side included Mr. Yuji Kimura
from Kogakuin University, Mr. Katsumi Yamamoto
from Waseda University, Mr. Hideki Matsumoto from
Cosmo Engineering Co., Ltd., and Dr. Haruki Nishi
from the National Research Institute of Fire and Disaster
Management Agency. Their presentations on the cause
analysis of accidents and safety and disaster prevention
measures for pipelines, tanks and other oil facilities, inparticular, captured the participants’ strong interest.

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(3) Inspection TourOn the 23rd, the conference members visited
SUMED’s Ain Sukhna Terminal to inspect its tank yard
and pump facilities. SUMED operates a 320-kilometer
pipeline that connects Ain Sukhna Terminal on the Red
Sea to Side Kerir Terminal on the Mediterranean Sea by
passing the Suez Canal.

3. Summary
This was the first conference to be held jointly by
OAPEC and JCCP, but despite its highly technical nature,
it was attended by approximately 110 participants from24 organizations in eight countries, and was successfully
implemented both in terms of scale and content. Initially,
it was scheduled to be held in late November 2011, but
was postponed until February due to certain politicalsituations. In coming up with the theme of “Hydrocarbon

Transportation Pipelines in Arab Countries,” it wascertainly no coincidence that countries involved in theso-called Arab Spring, such as Libya, Algeria and Egypt,
are at the crossroads of the production and transportationof oil, gas and other hydrocarbon resources.
This first joint task by OAPEC and JCCP called
attention to Japan’s technologies and experience, andparticularly drew praise from the participants for its
responses in the aftermath of the Great East Japan
Earthquake. In this respect, the conference was highly
instrumental in increasing recognition of JCCP.
Lastly, JCCP would like to extend its sincerest
appreciation to OAPEC for acting as joint organizerof the conference, and to the Egyptian Ministry of Oil,
EGPC, and the Japanese Embassy in Egypt. Without
their cooperation this conference could not have beensuccessfully completed. Thank you very much.

<by Sadao Wada, Technical Cooperation Dept.>

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Participation in
Middle East Petrotech 2012 in Bahrain
The 8th Middle East Refining and Petrochemicals
Conference & Exhibition 2012 was held over a fourday period from May 20 to 23, 2012 in an international
exhibition center in Bahrain.

1. Overview
Petrotech is a large-scale international convention that isheld every two years in Bahrain to promote the development
and exchange of technologies in the oil-refining andpetrochemical industries. The organizing committee andsponsors of the event include state-run oil companies
and petrochemical companies in the Middle East region(Saudi Aramco, BAPCO, ADNOC, QP, KPC, etc.) andWestern oil and petrochemical companies (ExxonMobil,
Dow Chemical, Foster Wheeler, etc.). Under this year’s
theme of “Creating Value: Technology, Investment &People,” the conference part of the event featured four
keynote presentations, eleven guest-of-honor speeches
and a large number of presentations, and the exhibition
part featured showcases by more than 80 companies in theoil industry. JCCP participated in the Petrotech exhibition
for the fifth time this year, and sent Tetsuji Kubota, SeniorCounselor, Training Dept.; Hisayoshi Tanda, General
Manager, Planning & Coordination, Administration Dept.;
and Masumi Kitahara, Manager, Public Relations, to staff
the JCCP booth.

Opening ceremony for the Petrotech exhibition

2. Background and Objectives
JCCP participated in the past four Petrotech
exhibitions to introduce JCCP activities to visitors fromthe oil industry in Middle East oil-producing countries.
This time, in addition to introducing JCCP activities,
the JCCP booth aimed to also introduce JCCP’s 30year history of technical cooperation in oil-producing
countries, and to take advantage of the occasion toonce again meet and exchange information with
JCCP graduates and key figures in JCCP counterpart
organizations.

JCCP’s booth

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Ms. Huda Al-Ghoson, Executive Director,
Employee Relations & Training, Saudi Aramco (center)

3. Exhibition

JCCP graduates (Saudi Aramco)

Development, KPC, who were present at Petrotech as
guest speakers.

The design concept of the JCCP booth, with some
added improvements, was based on the idea used in the20th World Petroleum Congress held last December,which met with great success.
Although JCCP graduates who were informed of
JCCP’s participation in the event took the time to visit the
JCCP booth last year, we had only limited meeting space
to enjoy conversation. With this in mind, this time around
we prepared a space for meetings inside the booth.
This being JCCP’s fifth participation, many JCCP
graduates who knew that JCCP participates in the event
every year paid a visit to the JCCP booth from Bahrain,
Saudi Arabia, and other neighboring countries. Although
an email notice was sent to all graduates in advance,
many knew of JCCP’s participation even without thenotice, which was a clear indication that JCCP has
become a fixture of sorts at the Petrotech event.
The visitors included people related to JCCP activities
in diverse ways: JCCP counterpart coordinators, past
participants, people scheduled to participate in a JCCP
course the following week, university professors who
attended a workshop sponsored by the TechnicalCooperation Department, etc.
The event also provided an opportunity to get intouch once again with Mr. Bakheet Al Rashidi, Deputy
Managing Director, KNPC, who was a guest speaker ina past JCCP international symposium and was acting
as an executive member of the Petrotech organizationcommittee; and with Ms. Huda Al-Ghoson, Executive
Director, Employee Relations & Training, Saudi
Aramco, and Ms. Salma Al Hajjaj, Director, Leadership

4. Keynote Presentations
The conference featured four keynote presentations
under the theme, “Creating Value: Technology,
Investment and People,” and was chaired by Mr.
Abdulaziz M. Al-Judaimi, Vice President, Chemicals,
Saudi Aramco.
(1) H.E. Dr. Abdul Hussain bin Ali Mirza, Ministerof Energy, shared his view that the Middle East
countries are globally important oil-producing
countries, and in addition to their role as oil
producers, they are also becoming oil consumers at
a rapid pace. For this reason, oil-producing countries
must also break away from their dependence on oil
and introduce non-petroleum energies.
(2) Mr. Mohamed H. Al-Mady, CEO, SABIC, spoke ona variety of issues. He said that the development of
talented personnel is a priority issue, which should
be addressed by creating a program that could
systematically train the necessary human resources.
In regard to business, he said it is necessary to takethe standpoint of “asking customers to buy,” and notof “supplying products to the market.” In regard totechnology, Mr. Al-Mady noted that shale gas being
developed in the United States has dropped in costto the level of natural gas in Saudi Arabia, and isposing a large threat to petrochemical companies in
oil-producing countries. As a countermeasure, he

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Ms. Salma Al Hajjaj, Director, Leadership Development, KPC

Mr. Al-Shirawi, General Manager (right),
Mr. Larry Jaeger, Advisor (left),
Oil and Gas Affairs, National Oil and Gas Authority, Bahrainsaid Middle East countries must hereafter consider
utilizing not only ethane but also a variety of otherfeedstock to develop the petrochemical industry.

tackle the problems instead of solving today’s
problem with yesterday’s technology.”(3) Mr. Farouk AL-Zanki, CEO, KPC, spoke about
Kuwait Refinery Vision 2030 and defined a numberof major issues, including the integrated operationof three refineries, improvement of domestic
consumption of heavy crude oil, and human resource
development. He said that in the future, easy oil willneed to be appropriated to exports, and heavy oil thatis not suited for export will need to be domesticallyprocessed into oil products. He therefore emphasized
the need to develop human resources with thenecessary capacity to treat heavy oil.
(4) Dr. Graeme Codrington, Futurist, Author, Keynote
Presenter and Expert on the New World of Work,
TomorrowToday, gave a presentation. He issued awarning, saying that “to stay competitive, we must

JCCP graduate (BAPCO)

The presentations were peppered with phrases suchas “cultural innovation,” “integrated wisdom,” and“developing creative culture” and shed light on therealization that even state-run companies must work
hard to seek such values, and thus the development of
human resources is a critical issue in conjunction withthe advancement of technologies.

5. Summary
JCCP has participated in the Petrotech exhibition
five times over the past 10 years, and has successfully
introduced JCCP activities to a wide audience throughrepeated participation with a small booth measuring amere 18m2 in area. The event also provided an ideal
opportunity to reunite with past JCCP participants,
deepen mutual friendships, and update the roster of JCCP
graduates, who are JCCP’s most precious asset.
As the theme indicated, the development of bothtechnologies and human resources has come to berecognized as a major issue also in oil-producing
countries. Meanwhile, JCCP has worked diligently topromote stable supplies of oil and cooperation with oilproducing countries through technical cooperation andpersonnel development activities for more than 30 years
since its establishment. That JCCP’s efforts have cometo match the needs of oil-producing countries today was
clearly felt through JCCP’s participation in this year’s
Petrotech event.
<by Masumi Kitahara, Planning & Public Relations,
Administration Dept.>

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Personnel
Exchange

For Improved Training Practicality(Part 2)
—Training Using a New Simulator—
1. Introductionof control processes. It is also equipped with the latest
fieldbus, HART, wireless instrumentation and safety
instrumented facilities in a layout that provides easy
understanding of their functions.
(2) Operating station (6 units)• The operating station is generally referred to as HMI(human-machine interface), and is the terminal fromwhich the plant is operated.
• Each operating station is arranged so that it can beused to operate the miniature plant as desired via
Ethernet data highway, and is designed to allow
exercises by a multiple number of people.
(3) Controller (3 units)• The controller is the “brain” behind operational
control processes.
• In the new simulator, the controller is characterized
by three types of structures that accommodate three
types of communication systems (fieldbus, HARTand the conventional system).
*HART: highway addressable remote transducer• Facilities (2) and (3) above are generally called DCS(distributed control system).

In the previous issue of JCCP NEWS, we explained
the objective of introducing training simulators to JCCP
and provided an overview of upgrades that incorporate
the latest technologies in the instrumentation field. A
summary of the transition of JCCP training simulators isshown in Table 1. In this article, we introduce the points
of improvement of a new simulator and an outline oftraining activities that maximize its characteristics.

2. Facilities of the New Simulator
The facilities of the new simulator and theircharacteristics are provided below, and their layout isshown in Fig. 1.
Each of the facilities embodies ideas that help
improve simulator training at JCCP.
(1) Miniature plant (3 units)• The miniature plant incorporates the necessarycomponents of a training plant and clarifies the flow

Table 1: Transition of JCCP training simulator facilities
Year

90

91

92

93

94

95

96

97

98

99

00

01

02

03

04

05

06

07

08

09

10

11

12

DCS: CENTUM(1) Training Simulator 1䚭(Yokogawa Electric)䚭䚭䚭䚭䚭䚭䚭

1975
Release of
CENTUM

XL

CS
3000

CS

VP
R4

CS 3000
R3

VP
R5.01

DCS: CENTUM CS

DCS

Upgrade1982
Introductionof dynamic
simulators

Former space occupied
by unit Nos. 1 & 2(i) DCS: CENTUM CS-3000 (3 units)(ii) Introduction of SIS (Prosafe), PLC (Stardom)(Jan. 2007)

Introduction
Establishment of miniature plants(3 units)

Miniature plant

DCS: Advanced-PS

DCS: TDCS(2) Training Simulator 2

1975
TDCS 2000

TDCS3000 (from 1985 to 1995)

R520(Yamatake Honeywell Yamatake Corporation
 Azbil Corporation)

R530

DCS: Harmonas-DEO

R100• Company name:Yamatake Honeywell

Upgrade(Introduction)(i) DCS: TDCS3000LCN; (ii) Digitization (Aug. 1992)

1982
Introductionof TDC2000

Upgrade(iii) Construction of new miniature plant(2 water tanks, 1 heat exchanger)

R200

R300

R400

• Company name changed to:
Yamatake Corporation

DCS

Miniature plant

R5XX

DCS: Advanced-PS(Aug. 2001)

Modification
Continued utilization of
the miniature plant

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• Company namechanged to:
Azbil Corporation(i) DCS: Harmonas-DEO (6 units)(ii) Introduction of SIS (Triconex)
Upgrade(iii) Communication systems:
Comparison of fieldbus, HART and D/A(iv) Introduction of a wireless
instrumentation system, etc.
*Onsite construction completed Nov. 2011

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Fig. 1: Layout of the new simulator(4) Subsystem• To provide actual experience in advanced control,
the simulator includes a server (computer) that is
equipped with DCS engineering functions and various
operational efficiency software as a subsystem.
• The subsystem is designed to exchange informationand instructions with the DCS via Ethernet data
highway.
(5) SIS (safety instrumented system) (1 unit)• By outfitting the miniature plant with an instrument
device that satisfies the SIL (safety integrity level)
standard, control status can be confirmed by a systemother than the DCS in emergency situations.
• As with DCS, SIS also incorporates process control
and engineering functions for effective training.
(6) Other• The new simulator is equipped with a large
monitor and a modern operating disk to create
the same environment as the latest control room,and communication channels that interconnect thefacilities are visually arranged on a side wall tofacilitate understanding of the flow of information.

session that marks the beginning of all training programs
implemented by the JCCP instrumentation group, andconstantly receives high marks from participants.
One of the benefits of the new simulator is thatsignificant improvements have been made not only tothe size and composition of the monitors but also tofunctionality, for better visibility and usability comparedto the conventional simulator. In this session, participantsacquire the basic theories of practical control, as well as
experience the latest operating system.

3. Training Content

Through actual DCS operations and operationof the miniature plant, participants experience DCS
engineering functions and an advanced control systemthat is built using various operational efficiency software
programs.
Software programs used in this session are compatible
with any equipment. This means that the programs canrun without problem even if the software maker and
DCS maker differ.

The following sections provide an overview oftraining activities that utilize the new simulator. Photo 1
shows scenes of simulator training sessions that provide
a better image of these activities.
3.1 Practical control practice utilizing theminiature plantParticipants gain hands-on experience in the basics
of process control, including the meaning of control
parameters and tuning methods, through actual operationof the miniature plant. This is an extremely important18 • Personnel Exchange Programs •3.2 Process control practice utilizing the subsystem
Utilizing the subsystem, training is provided in thefollowing themes.
(1) DCS engineering practice(i) Construction of a level control system(ii) Construction of an emergency shutdown
system(2) Practice using MPC (model predictive control)
software(3) Practice using OSS (operational support system)
software3.3 SIS Practice
In Japan, emergency shutdown systems that use theconventional relay method or DCS engineering functions

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are the mainstream systems for emergency response.
Meanwhile, in other countries, SIS that are approved as
global standards independent of DCS are predominant
as control systems for emergency shutdown devices andfire prevention and extinguishing equipment.
The new simulator provides training in the following
themes, to clarify the significance of SIS and specificmethods.
(1) Practice using SIS devices• SIS facilities are designed based on SILs defined interms of the relative risk level of each process.
• The new simulator provides hands-on training using
an actual SIS unit.
(2) Engineering practice for an emergency
shutdown system using a virtual plant (furnacemodel)• As with DCS, SIS also incorporates process control
functions and engineering functions. Using theseengineering functions and a virtual furnace system,

participants practice logic building for an emergency
shutdown system.
3.4 Other
As the new simulator is outfitted with wireless
instruments and other advanced facilities in the
instrumentation field, as well as such promising new
software as AMS (alarm management system), it canbe used to provide detailed explanation from experts,
in the same manner as with DCS facilities.

4. Improvement of Training Environment
To provide effective simulator training, the following
improvements need to be made to workability andworking spaces.
In recent years, JCCP has been accepting a larger
number of participants in response to an increasing
number of applicants. As a result, in many cases a single
simulator unit needed to be shared by a multiple number

Photo 1: Scenes of training sessions using the new simulator

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of participants. Moreover, once the participants sat downin front of a simulator their activities were restricted,
due to the limited space around the simulator. Given thissituation, the working space around the new simulator
was improved in the following manner.
(1) Working space improvement
As shown in Fig. 1, the new simulator has two rowsof HMI, one in front of the other, to ensure ample
working space in accordance with each training content,
as follows.
• Three HMI units each were arranged in two rows
to ensure enough working space around each groupof three HMI units that are needed to operate theminiature plant.
• In exercises that do not involve operations of theminiature plant, the working space was arranged
to allow full utilization of the six HMI units by allparticipants, although it is a tight fit in some cases.
• At times when the HMI units are not used, such as
when providing a lecture of the latest instrumentation
facilities and controllers, which are the “brains” of thesimulator, or when providing equipment maintenancetraining, the back row of HMI units can be moved tomake more room.

(2) Introduction of a large monitor
The new simulator is equipped with a large monitor at
the front of the room for displaying training instructions
and procedures. The same information is also displayedon the top monitor of each HMI unit to ensure smoothcommunication of information from the instructor to
the participants.

5. Future Issues
JCCP’s simulator training constantly earns high praisefrom participants. In order to accept a larger numberof participants and continue to provide high-quality
training, however, a new simulator was introduced,
outfitted with the latest technologies and creative ideas.
After actually putting the new simulator into practice,
we feel we have achieved a successful upgrade.
Nevertheless, technological progress is constantly
advancing at a rapid pace. Based on this awareness,
JCCP will make committed efforts to keep watch over
the advancement of technologies, capture participants’interest and respond to their needs, and provide anenvironment for widely introducing Japan’s outstanding
technologies to the world.
<by Teruhiko Sasaki, Training Dept.>

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Personnel
Exchange

Regular Course on Petroleum Marketing
1. Overview

2. Course Content

JCCP has been providing this course for many years,
but a number of changes have been made based on a review
by the Regular Course Renewal Committee establishedwithin JCCP. The opinions of participating countries
were deliberated and reflected as much as possible. Thatis, changes have been made to the program content sothat it more faithfully reflects the basic principle that oilexporting countries export crude oil and oil products, andJapan, as an oil-consuming country, imports, refines anddelivers oil to domestic users. From this standpoint, theprogram was first modified to more closely benefit the
future operations and management activities of managers
in charge of marketing crude oil and oil products instate-run oil companies in oil-exporting countries. A
new workshop on financial accounting and negotiation
has been included in the program. Therefore, certainchanges have been made to the lecture contents andlocation of site visits. These have been revised to provide
the substantial background that is required when said
managers take higher responsibilities. Furthermore, theprogram structure was designed to enable participants toeasily grasp the larger picture, in consideration of the factthat many participants assume management positionsin the marketing department from technical and otherfields. Having prepared this foundation, the program was
opened not only to marketing and physical distribution
managers, but also to managers in departments who havea need to understand the above-mentioned activities topursue their management duties.
A total of 18 participants, including three women,from nine countries attended the course. In terms ofage, two were in their 20s, five in their 30s, ten in their
40s and one in his 50s. In terms of jobs, twelve were
engaged in marketing and physical distribution, four inplanning, finance and accounting, and two in refinery
operations. The course ran for a period of 11 days, fromJanuary 10 to 20, 2012.

2.1 Training at JCCP
(1) Japan’s Oil Industry
While introducing the various fields of Japan’s oil
industry, we shared an understanding of the importanceof oil-producing countries to Japan and the importanceof the Japanese market to oil-producing countries. As
the United States and the EU acquire half of their oil
supplies via onshore pipelines, participation in thisportion by other exporting countries is difficult. Since
Japan does not have that kind of supply source, Japan isclosely tied to the Middle East through sea transportation
by VLCC. Nothing less than those, oil-producing
countries other than the Middle East countries are also
important to Japan as recourse in case of emergency.
Many participants agreed to having come to realize therole and significance of JCCP activities.
(2) Workshop on Negotiation and Financial
Accounting
This workshop aimed to provide practical knowledgeof important skills in two completely different fields—
negotiation and financial accounting—through two
separate lectures combined with an exercise using theboard game Monopoly. Monopoly is a business gamethat was created in the United States more than one
hundred years ago. Players compete against each otheras business owners and see who can acquire the greatest
profit by finding hidden profit sources as the board

Workshop on negotiation and ﬁnancial accounting

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game progresses and selling, buying and exchanging
properties through negotiation and bargaining with theother players. Depending on the participants’ level ofunderstanding, it can provide an extremely high levelof training experience. With respect to negotiation,
participants learn the new approach of “creating thepie to be distributed” by going beyond establishinga win-win relationship from the high point of viewof a negotiation supervisor. With respect to financial
accounting, which is indispensable to management yet
presents a high barrier, intensive training was provided
to allow participants to acquire the essential principles ofaccounting, from entering transactions in the book andcreating financial statements. As far as small businessesgo, participants gained the necessary foundation forunderstanding the financial statements of their company
by acquiring the skills to prepare a balance sheet andprofit-and-loss statement on their own. The workshop
was designed so that participants can arrive at theirstudy goal only by performing hands-on activities while
communicating with other participants. They therefore
engaged in discussion with a degree of concentration thateven had them losing track of the time and forgetting totake any breaks.
(3) World’s Energy Situation(Lecturer: Prof. Mitsuyuki Maeda, Tokyo Instituteof Technology)
This lecture provided an understanding of worldenergy trends in relation to global environmental
issues. Detailed explanations of energy situations were
substantiated by abundant data on petroleum, LNG,
nuclear power, coal, water and wind power. Trends incrude oil prices stemming from financial problems werealso explained using specific examples and captivated theattention of participants from planning departments, aswell as those who presently work in a regional office but
aspire to work in the head office of their company.

Coastal tanker transporting oil from the reﬁnery
to a storage facility

by tank truck. Other questions and opinions were about
Japan’s characteristic lack of a pipeline network and thefact it mainly depends on shipment by tanker, indicating
the participants’ strong interest in the rationalization ofphysical distribution.
(2) JX Nippon Oil & Energy Staging Terminal
Corporation, Kiire Terminal
On the day of the visit, a VLCC of 300,000DWT
was in the process of unloading oil, and the participants
were able to get a direct feel of the large scale of thecrude oil loading/unloading facility and tanker. After
receiving an overview of the terminal, they inspected
the pier from the sea and received a description of thecrude oil loading/unloading process. Then, in the control
house, they received an explanation of the terminal’s
fully computerized and systematized operations, andin the tank yard, they stepped inside a large 160,000
kl tank that was under open inspection while listening
to an explanation of open inspection procedures. The
participants also inspected the latest vapor recovery
device for crude oil tankers. In the afternoon, the members

2.2 Site Visit(1) JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation,
Mizushima Reﬁnery
At the Mizushima Refinery, the participants inspected
the actual facilities of the refinery and engaged refinery
staff members in active Q&A interchanges as they toured
a large tank truck offloading facility, lube oil loading
facility, and a crude oil receiving facility. Many of thequestions were in reference to the land transport of oil

22 • Personnel Exchange Programs •Inside a crude oil tank open for inspection

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of the terminal’s operations group provided a lecture on
the roles, functions and operational management of theterminal, and members of the environment and safetygroup gave a lecture on the terminal’s environmental andsafety management initiatives.
(3) Uyeno Kosan Ltd., Kawasaki Tank Truck BaseUyeno Kosan is a company whose history goesback more than 100 years in the coastal shipping andtank truck transportation sectors. Instructors from eachsector gave a lecture on the transportation of oil products
and their safety activities. Many questions were asked,
particularly from participants in charge of domestic salesof oil products. They expressed their view that the lecture
provided a wealth of knowledge they could put to use
immediately upon returning to their country, including
methods of inventory management, determination ofquantity and handling complaints from stakeholders.

Tank truck base of a major oil transporter(4) JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation, Head Ofﬁce
The head office of JX Nippon Oil & Energy
Corporation provided a broad-based lecture on the sizeand operations of the company, trends in automotive fuelquality in Japan, environmental issues, and alternative
fuels. A lecture on volatile hydrocarbon recovery
technology was also given as an issue common with
oil-exporting countries.
(5) Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K., Head Ofﬁce
The head office of Showa Shell Sekiyu first gave an
overview of its position within the global Shell Group,
then provided a lecture on the R&D trends and status ofdemonstration tests of alternative fuels, such as biofuel,GTL and hydrogen fuel. In the afternoon, the participants
toured a hydrogen station operated by the company.

3. Summary
This course traced the oil flow in Japan, one of thebiggest consumers. Starting from the import of crude oiland through refinery, we went over the transportation andmarketing of oil products from a managerial viewpoint,with a focus on accident and fraud prevention rather thanthe details of actual operations. A constant stream of
lively questions from the participants regarding solutions
to issues mentioned in the lecture and the principles andconcepts behind those solutions made for active daily
discussions. The workshop, in particular, received highpraise as an ideal opportunity to exchange views withparticipants from differing fields.
<by Masayuki Jimbo, Training Dept.>

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• Personnel Exchange Programs • 23

Personnel
Exchange

Regular Course on Inspection andReliability Evaluation
1. Overview
This course aimed to introduce countermeasures
to corrosion of refinery facilities (static equipment),
inspection and diagnosis technologies and reliability
evaluation methods, and was intended for inspectionengineers, materials engineers and corrosion engineers
who work with static refinery equipment. Specificallydesigned to provide knowledge and technologies
needed to ensure reliability of refinery facilities andmaintain safe and stable operations, it covered the latest
inspection and diagnosis methods for principal refinery
facilities, including towers and vessels, heat exchangers,
furnaces, tanks, and pipes, and methods for evaluationof inspection results and countermeasures.
A total of 18 participants from 12 countries attended
the course, including eight from the GCC countries.
At an average age of 36, the group mainly comprised
middle-level inspection and maintenance engineers. The
course ran from January 17 to February 3, 2012.

basic principles of maintenance and management
methods, as well as in on-stream inspection (OSI) andperiodic inspection methods and repair cases and plans
based on inspection results. Additionally, two plant
equipment and materials manufacturers (a pressure
vessel manufacturing plant and a steel pipe and tube
manufacturing plant) provided training on material
characteristics and their manufacturing technologies andprocesses; a plant inspection company gave a lecture on
the latest inspection technologies and provided hands-on
inspection experience; and a maintenance company gave
a lecture on equipment and tank maintenance, repair andmaterial diagnosis technologies.
As a whole, the course covered a broad range oftechnologies in a well-balanced manner through bothlectures and onsite training, with the goal of providing
practical knowledge and technologies to engineers incharge of equipment inspection and maintenance in theirrespective countries.
2.2 Training at JCCP

2. Course Content
2.1 Overview(1) Course Objective
The course aimed to provide knowledge andtechnologies regarding specific inspection, diagnosis
and evaluation methods, and countermeasures to damage
and repair methods, as measures for ensuring facility
reliability and maintaining safe and stable refinery
operations.
(2) Program Content
At JCCP Headquarters, JCCP lecturers gave a general
overview of maintenance management and maintenancetechnologies in Japanese refineries, and external
lecturers gave presentations on water management andanticorrosion management. Following the lectures, theparticipants engaged in group discussion to seek the truecauses of equipment damage and explore appropriate
countermeasures.
Two refineries provided offsite training in the

24 • Personnel Exchange Programs •(1) Reﬁnery Maintenance Management
This lecture focused mainly on TPM (total productive
maintenance) activities and autonomous maintenanceactivities by refinery operators. It also covered risk-based
maintenance, taking a case study on corrosion damage
as an example. Through exercises and discussion,
participants studied how to evaluate risks and preparecost-effective repair plans.
(2) Material Problems of Static Equipment in
Reﬁneries
This lecture provided knowledge of material
characteristics that need to be understood whenselecting refinery equipment materials, and methods
for selecting materials based on an understanding of
relevant regulations/codes and design conditions. It also
introduced a case study of equipment damage in order
to discuss the true causes of damage and measures for
dealing with them.
Various inspection methods and their application
were also introduced, including new methods for

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inspection of pipes from the outside, self-propelled
inspection methods, and methods for inspection of pipesfrom the inside, such as direct inspection by inspectors
and the pig inspection method.
(3) Management of Boiler Water and Cooling Water
and Anticorrosion Management of Plants(External lecturer: Mr. Takashi Suzuki,
Suzuki Engineering Ofﬁce)
Refineries use seawater and industrial water (riverwater, etc.) as cooling water and boiler feed water.
As most countries commonly face issues regarding
freshwater production, pretreatment of boiler feed waterand cooling water management, albeit to varying degrees,
the participants expressed strong interest in learning
about water management, operational maintenance andanticorrosion management of plants, and particularly
about the selection and management of inhibitors.
(4) Oil Reﬁnery Plant Troubles and Countermeasures(External lecturer: Mr. Katsumi Yamamoto,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 were divided into three groups to discuss andexchange knowledge and information about an actual
damage case and present the results of their discussion tothe other groups. This lecture received high marks fromthe participants for its active and meaningful content that
effectively encouraged their input.

(2) Kobe Steel, Ltd., Takasago Works
At Kobe Steel’s Takasago Works, a lecture was givenon the production, inspection and quality control ofreactors and other heavy-walled vessels, with particularfocus on the development of new materials, analysis ofthermal treatment and thermal stress, and new welding
inspection methods.
The plant also provided practical training in theimplementation status of welding, heat treatment andinspection processes, as well as in the production
status of heavy-walled vessels using large processing
machinery. As a whole, it allowed the participants toexperience an aspect of manufacturing in Japan.
(3) Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd., Steel Tube Works
The staff at Sumitomo Metal Industries’ Steel Tube
Works gave a lecture on the steel pipe and tube production
technology and technologies for damage inspection
after pipes and tubes are placed in service. They also
explained in detail the properties of stainless steel andthe characteristic damage it sustains during use.
Additionally, a hands-on training session clarified
how ordinary pipes are produced, inspected and shipped,
and provided a good understanding of the ingenuity andthe latest technologies that are involved in the productionof pipes.

2.3 Offsite Training(1) Cosmo Oil Co., Ltd., Sakaide Reﬁnery
Employees of the Sakaide Refinery introduced casestudies of actual damage to aged plants, such as corrosion
and cracking, and discussed a method of deterioration
diagnosis that was developed as a measure to assess thestate of aged plants. The participants expressed strong
interest in this topic, as oil-producing countries are
expected to encounter the same types of issues in thenear future.
The participants also deepened their understandingof maintenance management practices in Japan througha lecture on refinery maintenance plans, maintenancemanagement methods and the maintenance management
system employed by the Sakaide Refinery.

At Sumitomo Metal Industries’ Steel Tube Works(4) Non-Destructive Inspection Co., Ltd., Head Ofﬁce
In addition to a lecture on the theory and methodsof new non-destructive inspection technologies, ademonstration using a new inspection device and asimulated sample provided meaningful training that
captured the participants’ attention and interest.
The participants not only learned about the principlesof Japan’s outstanding inspection technologies thatlargely differ from what they normally experience in

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At the head ofﬁce of Non-Destructive Inspection Co., Ltd.

At Showa Yokkaichi Sekiyu’s Yokkaichi Reﬁnery

their respective organizations, but they also gained
practical hands-on experience in an actual inspection
procedure.

introduced the maintenance, inspection and repair
technologies for plant units and tanks, and provided
practical training in materials testing and metallographic
examination using an electron microscope, based on
Q&A interchanges. This offsite training also provided
a close look at the significant role of maintenancecompanies in the maintenance of Japanese refineries.

(5) Showa Yokkaichi Sekiyu Co., Ltd., Yokkaichi
Reﬁnery
At the Yokkaichi Refinery, a lecture was given on
the utilization of maintenance management systems,with a focus on their prediction function, coverage andmanagement. An example was also given of a system that
also incorporates a risk-based reliability management
function. In practical training, the participants seemed
particularly impressed at seeing how advanced plants
are rationally and closely interconnected in a compact
group.
(6) Shinko Plantech Co., Ltd., Head Ofﬁce
Employees at the head office of Shinko Plantech

3. Summary
The participants were a well-balanced group ofyoung to seasoned engineers, and included many highquality refinery inspection engineers. They asked morequestions than in any other course—and specific andadvanced questions at that—to absorb all they canabout Japan’s technologies and experience that support
refineries in Japan that were built as long as 50 years ago,
thereby making for an active and lively course.
<by Hiromitsu Saito, Training Dept.>

Personnel
Exchange

Regular Course on DCS Fundamentals
and Applications
A regular course on DCS fundamentals andapplications was implemented over a period of 18 days,
from April 9 to 26, 2012.

1. Background and Objective
DCS (distributed control system) was first26 • Personnel Exchange Programs •commercialized in 1975. JCCP began offering handson training using an actual DCS unit from immediately
after its establishment, believing that utilization of DCS
would prove useful in JCCP training programs.
Today, DCS is indispensable to equipment operations
in many countries. However, there are also countries that
continue to use pneumatic instruments in their operations.

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Based on this understanding, this course introduced basic
to applied DCS technologies and an outline of DCS
projects, in addition to covering such recent topics as
fieldbuses, wireless systems and alarm management.

2. Course Content
2.1 Training at JCCP
(1) Functional Overview and Maintenance of DCS(Lecturers: Mr. Riichirou Suzuki & Mr. Seiichi
Nagura, Azbil Corporation)
This session included a classroom lecture on
DCS functions and a hands-on lecture using the DCS
that was upgraded last year (Harmonas-DEO; Azbil
Corporation). Following an overview of the history of
DCS, the advantages and disadvantages of analog anddigital systems, and DCS input/output and calculation
functions, the lecturers explained the three different typesof instruments connected to the DCS—fieldbus, HART
and a conventional instrument—in an easy-to-understandmanner using actual machines. Additionally, in discussing
DCS maintenance, the lecturers undid the wiring ofa certain station and intentionally set off its alarm todemonstrate how to identify the location of the alarmfrom the system message. It was an extremely practicallesson that captured the participants’ strong interest.
(2) Process Control Theory and Practice
The lecture on basic control theories and practiceusing CAI is an integral part of JCCP’s regular course
on instrumentation. It defines the three control featuresthat are needed to express process behavior and explains
how controller parameters are determined from thosefeatures, through an understanding of basic theories andhands-on simulator training. After giving a video lecture
to introduce theories related to setting parameters, thelecturer went over the essential points, then engaged theAt JCCPIn front of the simulator

participants in a CAI-based exercise. Following theselectures and exercise, the participants received handson training in control using actual machinery equippedwith DCS and a miniature plant (water tank model).
By setting the water tank level as the control variable,
they studied simple level control, cascade control, feedforward control and methods of tuning their respective
controllers, as they examined the performance of eachtype of control. The first-hand experience in observing
how control parameters can influence processes was
especially appreciated by all participants.
(3) DCS Alarm Management(Lecturer: Mr. Yasuhiro Kutsuma,
Azbil Corporation)
Various efforts are being made to standardize alarm
management at the global level, to prevent problems
stemming from a flood of alarms. In considerationof this worldwide trend, JCCP has been offering a
lecture on alarm management since three years ago.
This particular lecture introduced the latest trends
in alarm management, including proposals issued
by the Engineering Equipment & Materials Users’
Association (EEMUA), an organization instrumental
in the movement for alarm standardization. The lecturer
presented case studies on root cause analyses of alarms
and the 10 worst alarm activities to discuss practicalmethods for reducing alarm events, and explained thevarious functions related to alarm management systems
in an easy-to-understand manner using the simulator at
JCCP that incorporates his company’s DCS (HarmonasDEO; Azbil Corporation).
(4) Engineering Exercises
Monitoring and control are the two main functions

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of DCS. This program aimed to provide training increating the necessary display for monitoring and thenecessary control logic for control using two different
DCS systems: Azbil Corporation’s Harmonas-DEO
and Yokogawa Electric’s CENTUM-CS3000. Allowing
participants to perform the same engineering exerciseson two different DCS systems and compare the usabilityof the two systems was the most salient feature of thisprogram. It proved to be a valuable experience to theparticipants, as there are few instrumentation engineers
who have experience in DCS engineering.
(5) Modernization of Instrumentation(Lecturer: Mr. Takashi Sakamoto, JGC Corporation)
This lecture presented a number of keywords that are
drawing widespread attention in the instrumentation fieldin recent years, and placed particular focus on explaining
fieldbuses, wireless systems, and alarm management.
The lecturer then discussed how to implement projects
for shifting analog instrumentation systems to DCS andfor upgrading existing instrumentation systems, withreference to his personal experience in such projects.
The participants made for a highly productive lectureby raising many good questions without any decline intheir concentration, despite the course coming to an end
the following day. One participant showed keen interestin learning about the economic potential of fieldbuses,
while others expressed their wish to see a separate
program organized for some of the topics mentioned
in the lecture. Moreover, in a review meeting for theentire course held the following day, there were requests
to allot more time to the lecture on modernization of
instrumentation and fieldbuses. In response to thisrequest, JCCP will consider augmenting this lecture witheven more detailed presentations on the two subjects infuture implementation of this course.
2.2 Offsite Training(1) Yokogawa Electric Corporation, Mitaka Head
Ofﬁce
Employees of Yokogawa Electric’s Mitaka Head
Office gave an overview of their company, followedby an introduction of their latest DCS (CENTUM VP).
The lecture elicited a variety of questions from theparticipants, including methods of connection with other
DCS systems, maintenance of PIMS (Plant Information
Management System) databases, necessity of domain
servers and, from an Iraqi participant, the nearest contact

28 • Personnel Exchange Programs •At the head ofﬁce of Yokogawa Electric Corporation

addresses. A lecture was also given on the latest safety
instrumentation system (SIS) (ProSafe-RS) to provide
detailed, hands-on knowledge about algorithms that
increase SIL (safety integrity level) and reliability. In thedemo room, Yokogawa Electric employees introduced
the functions of an actual DCS, fieldbus and remote unit,
and provided a good opportunity to learn about recent
trends in DCS and its peripheral equipment. Lastly, theparticipants toured the company’s response center, where
technical support engineers are always on standby torespond promptly to field troubles, and learned about
the center’s measures against virus threats.
(2) Azbil Corporation, Fujisawa Techno Center &Shonan Plant
Azbil Corporation provided training at its Fujisawa
Techno Center and Shonan Plant. At Fujisawa Techno
Center, the participants received a lecture on asset
management, then divided into two groups to observea demonstration of a control valve and AMS (asset
management system) and another demonstration on
DCS and related devices, including Azbil-brand local
instruments. In the AMS demonstration, a system wasintroduced that automatically executes valve stroke tests,
and had the participants eagerly asking questions about
the system and its instruments after the demonstration.
In the demonstration on DCS and related devices, there
were many questions from the participants regarding
not only DCS but also field equipment. In the afternoon,
the participants visited the Shonan Plant and inspected
the control valve production process. They seemed
impressed by the clean and orderly manner in which steel
pipes are processed, and listened intently to the detailed
explanations about each work process.
(3) Emerson Japan, Ltd., Mizushima Solution CenterAs Emerson Japan boasts the world’s leading wireless

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After the tour of the control room, the participants toured
the training plant and learned about its training programs
before returning to the administration building for areview session. In addition to a general interchange ofquestions and answers, the review session also provided
an introduction of the refinery information management
system at the participants’ request.

At Emerson Japan’s Mizushima Solution Centersystems and DCS systems, it provided a lecture on such
systems and particularly on its latest DELTA-V DCS
system. The explanation of wireless systems included
highly technical information about theories and standards,
but the participants maintained their attention and asked
many detailed questions, such as about the service life of
wireless batteries and methods for connecting wirelessdevices with DCS. The large number of such questions
was a reflection of the widespread interest particularly
in current wireless devices and systems. In the lectureon DELTA-V, an innovative function was introduced thateliminates the need for a marshalling cabinet (a cabinet
for connecting field instrumentation wiring to the DCS).
Despite the tight schedule, the lecture provided detailed
explanations of wireless systems and DELTA-V in an
extremely easy-to-understand manner.
(4) Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd., Tokuyama Reﬁnery
At Idemitsu Kosan’s Tokuyama Refinery, employees
gave an overview of the refinery, introduced thecompany’s computer systems and applications andoperation support system, and provided a tour of therefinery’s control room, where they introduced theorganization and gave case examples of computer systemutilization. The participants had questions regarding
not only the system case examples, but also about
departmental frameworks and operator training, andexpressed strong interest in the refinery’s system that
regularly rotates board operators and field operators.

At Idemitsu Kosan’s Tokuyama Reﬁnery

3. Summary
As instrumentation devices are evolving on a yearlybasis, various measures are taken to ensure JCCP
courses keep pace with evolving changes. With respect
to this course, one of the two DCS models at JCCP
was upgraded to a new model, and an environment was
prepared to provide training using actual fieldbuses andwireless systems. These initiatives, we feel, have led tohigh-impact training. Furthermore, training content isreviewed annually to incorporate participants’ feedback.
For example, a post-training questionnaire revealed
that many participants wish to receive a lecture on
advanced control, so this need will be addressed whennext implementing this program.
JCCP wishes to take this opportunity to thank all
lecturers and staff members at offsite training facilities
for surveying participants’ requests and feedback. Thankyou very much.
<by Kazuhiro Suzuki, Training Dept.>

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Personnel
Exchange

CPJ Seminar on Inspection andReliability Evaluation for Iraq
A Customized Program-Japan (CPJ) on inspection
and reliability evaluation was held for a group ofmaintenance and inspection engineers from oil and gas
refining companies in Iraq from February 6 to 17, 2012,as requested by the Ministry of Oil-Iraq.

1. Overview
Today, the political and security situation in Iraq
is improving and moving toward stabilization, andindustrial recovery is also making steady progress.
However, as Iraq’s oil and gas refineries are especiallyindispensable to ensuring stable supplies of oil products,
the functional recovery and restoration of oil and gas
refining facilities is one of the country’s most urgent
issues.
To help address this need, JCCP implemented a CPJ
on inspection and reliability evaluation for a group ofengineers from companies affiliated with the Ministryof Oil-Iraq. The group was composed of 12 members,
including three each from North Refineries Company
and Midland Refineries Company, and two each fromSouth Refineries Company, North Gas Company
and South Gas Company. The course content was
suitably arranged for the members, all of whom wereengineers engaging in the inspection, maintenance andmaintenance planning of rotary machinery, pipelines andstatic equipment (pressure vessels, towers and tanks, andheat exchangers).

Lecture scene

30 • Personnel Exchange Programs •2. Training at JCCP
2.1 Petroleum Industry in Japan
This lecture first explained trends in energy demandin Japan, the ratio of oil within the primary energy
composition, and trends in product demand, followed by
the roles of distributors, major demand-side associations,and direct sellers in the logistics of crude oil and oil
products, from their import by petroleum wholesalers
to their refining and marketing. It then discussed Japan’s
oil industry in general, including the marketing shareof petroleum wholesalers, the locations and refining
capacities of refineries operated by oil companies inJapan, their rate of introduction of benzene reduction
units and deep desulfurization units, and environmental
countermeasures.
Though the participants work in a state-run oil company,
they gained a thorough understanding of the necessity
and significance of achieving sustainable development
through management efficiency, environmental
initiatives, and heavy oil countermeasures.
2.2 Safety and Reliability of Aging Plants(Lecturer: Dr. Katsumi Yamamoto, Japan Society ofCorrosion Engineering)This lecture provided case examples of damage
to aging plants in oil industries in Japan and abroad,based on the extensive knowledge and experience ofthe lecturer.
It went beyond simply providing an explanationof damage examples such as material corrosion andfractures, to discussing plant safety and reliability
through an analysis of accidents that have occurred due
to such damage. Among the examples of corrosion cases,
the most convincing was that of external corrosion, which
poses the difficulty of identifying cause and effect.
The participants also engaged in a group activity
by dividing into three groups, and mutually discussed,
exchanged knowledge and information, and gave apresentation based on an actual damage case. This active
and productive participatory session garnered strong
support from the participants.

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2.3 Periodic Maintenance Management and Risk
Management
This lecture discussed the reality of maintenancesystems in Japan and described various types ofmaintenance tools, such as TPM (total productive
maintenance), RCM (reliability centered maintenance),
and RBI (risk based inspection). TPM activities, inparticular, were explained as activities that involve theparticipation of an entire company, from top management
to regular employees, based on the lecturer’s personal
TPM experience. Photos of TPM activities were also
shown to facilitate understanding.
Additionally, the participants engaged in a decisionmaking exercise in which they used the “risk management
method” to select the optimal method for repairing
corrosion damage to the top of an atmosphericdistillation tower from among a number of possible
methods. This exercise in reaching a decision based on
the risk management method provided highly practicaltraining to the participants, as engineers frequently
encounter issues in risk and cost balance that requirethem to make a difficult decision.
2.4 Plant Life Cycle Engineering(Lecturer: Mr. Eiichi Yamamoto, Eishintechno)
Plant life cycle engineering (PLE) is attracting
widespread interest as a means that takes life-cycle
costing (LCC) into consideration from the design stagesof a plant to ensure that optimal cost is spent throughout
a plant’s life cycle, from its construction and operation
to its maintenance and repair, environmental measures,and disposal.
This is a worldwide trend that aims to achieveeffective utilization of all physical and personal resources
and realize earth-friendly manufacturing processes. As
participants of this course regularly engage in plantmaintenance activities, this lecture provided them withknowledge and information that are indispensable totheir duties. The lecturer, Mr. Eiichi Yamamoto from
Eishintechno, used his wealth of experience to providea systematic and practical lecture that covered material
dynamics, material selection, optimal inspection andrepair methods for each type of material, and material
trouble cases and countermeasures.
2.5 Maintenance Management of Static
EquipmentThis lecture provided knowledge of the latest nondestructive inspection technology as a key inspection

technology for the maintenance management of refinery
facilities.
The advantages and disadvantages of various
inspection methods were explained in an easy-tounderstand manner using a comparison chart that
included methods of non-destructive inspection fromoutside the pipe (self-propelled SLOFEC inspection,
self-propelled multi-wave ultrasonic inspection, TOFD
ultrasonic inspection, long-period ultrasonic inspection)and methods of inspection from inside the pipe (direct
visual inspection of large-diameter pipes by an inspector,
inspection using smart pigs).
It was explained that various factors need to betaken into consideration to select the optimal inspection
method, such as inspection cost, the shutdown durationof facilities, and the possibility of undertaking repair
work at the same time as the inspection. This discussion
was particularly meaningful to participants who are in
the position to formulate inspection and maintenanceplans.
2.6 Boiler Water and Cooling Water Quality andChemicals(Lecturer: Mr. Takashi Suzuki, Suzuki Engineering
Ofﬁce)
Refineries use seawater and industrial water (riverwater, etc.) as cooling water and boiler water, and havea need to solve issues regarding freshwater production,
pretreatment of boiler water and cooling water
management, although to varying degrees dependingon the country. For this reason, the participants showedstrong interest in discussions about water quality
management, operational management, anticorrosion
management of devices, and particularly about the
selection and management of inhibitors. The lecturer’s
rich experience and logical problem-solving approach
made the lecture extremely convincing.

3. Offsite Training
3.1 The Japan Steel Works, Ltd., Muroran Plant
Muroran Plant offered a plant tour that only a worldleading manufacturing company can provide. It allowed
participants to actually see and feel the heat of important
manufacturing components of high-pressure vesselsthat require safety and reliability, such as high-pressure
reactors and nuclear reactor vessels in the oil and nuclear
power industry; and of high-quality forged products,
such as the gas turbine axle (forging: 13,000-ton press,

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At The Japan Steel Works, Muroran Plant

machine processing, welding of heavy-walled vessels,
inner cladding).
In the lecture on technologies for repair of damage
to high-pressure reactors that are actually used in the oil
industry, participants learned that repair technologies
greatly differ according to the location, type and degreeof damage, and that some types of damage can beaddressed by partial repair while other types of damage
require a complete renewal of the entire area that includes
the damage. The discussion of examples of actual repair
cases and countermeasures for deterioration damage toheavy-walled reactors that are used under an intense
operating environment in the hydrodesulfurization
process proved to be especially meaningful to theparticipants who face such issues in their work.
3.2 JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation,
Muroran Reﬁnery
As there is high demand for kerosene and fuel oil
in Hokkaido, the Muroran Refinery works to provide astable supply of these fuels by operating a unit that breaks
down heavy oil into light oil. However, because the unit
is in effect placed in continuous operation under extreme
conditions, the refinery requires proper management
capacity to maintain facility reliability at a high level.
Toward this end, it is building and utilizing computeraided systems that centrally manage such information as

At The Japan Steel Works’ Japanese sword workshop

equipment ledgers, repair histories, design specifications,equipment diagrams, inspection records, and repair
schedules for daily repair work, periodic repair workand tank repair work. This training program at MuroranRefinery provided a detailed understanding of such
efforts to improve facility reliability in the refinery.
3.3 Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd., Chiba Reﬁnery
Voluntary maintenance activities by the operations
department (operators), which constitute the basis of
TPM activities, and specialized maintenance activities
by the maintenance department are both necessary forproper maintenance. Only when these two activities
function effectively can facility reliability be ensured.
Maintenance systems implemented in many Japaneserefineries through external engineering companies wereintroduced in terms of their advantages and disadvantages
based on abundant data. The participants showedstrong interest particularly in management activities
promoted by the operations department, such as thevibration management of rotary machinery, temperature
management of bearings, lube oil management, and othervoluntary inspection activities that are based on a senseof ownership, as well as in energy-saving activities basedon finely tuned operational management.

4. Summary

At JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation’s Muroran Reﬁnery

32 • Personnel Exchange Programs •Just as in oil-producing countries, Japanese refineriesalso strive to ensure facility reliability by adopting
Western maintenance management methods andindependent management methods that are based onWestern methods.
At present, Iraq is planning to rehabilitate oil
refining units, build new refineries, reinforce existingrefineries, and construct decomposing facilities as part

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of its reconstruction efforts. At the same time, it faces
another extremely important issue of developing plantinspection and maintenance engineers. In this respect,
it can be said that this course has satisfied needs in Iraq
to some extent.
By continuing to provide this type of seminar, JCCP
hopes to deepen mutual understanding between Iraq andJapan and strengthen the two countries’ relationship ofmutual trust.
<by Kenji Saito, Training Dept.>

At Idemitsu Kosan’s Chiba Reﬁnery

Personnel
Exchange

CPO/CPJ Seminaron Technologies Related to Power Plant
Efficiency for Vietnam
1. Background
In August 2011, Petrovietnam and JCCP exchanged
a memorandum of understanding (MOU) and officiallylaunched a JCCP special cooperation program for
Vietnam. Under this special program, new customized
programs were planned and prepared as requested
by affiliates of Petrovietnam. The purpose of these
programs was to provide cooperation to Petrovietnam
in addressing technical issues and solutions to demands
for electricity that are increasing at an annual rateof almost 15% in the wake of the rapid developmentof the country’s market economy since the Doi Moi
policy and the accompanying expansion of residential
electrification and industrialization. As the theme of the
programs, priority was placed on technologies related
to reliability and efficiency improvement of power
plant facilities and equipment that comprise the heart ofPetrovietnam’s operational departments. A Customized
Program-Overseas (CPO) and Customized ProgramJapan (CPJ) were thus organized and implemented underthat theme.

Opening ceremony (group photo)

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As the first part of the seminar, a CPO was held in Ho
Chi Minh City over a period of five days, from January 9
to 13, 2012. As the second part, a CPJ was held in Japanover a period of 11 days, from February 21 to March 2,
2012. This arrangement allowed JCCP to supplement
the lectures provided in the first part with technicaltraining provided at manufacturing and assembly plants
in the second part, and thereby deepen and increase theparticipants’ level of understanding. The programs were
implemented as follows.

2. Part 1 (CPO)

Active Q&A session

The CPO seminar was implemented by the JCCP
Training Department (Shintaro Miyawaki) with thecooperation of specialists in various relevant fields,
including Mr. Teruaki Kashiwagi (Toa Oil Co., Ltd.), Dr.
Koichi Kato (professional engineer; PhD), Mr. Yoshito
Shibanuma (Hitachi, Ltd.), Mr. Kazuhiro Takenaga(Babcock-Hitachi K.K.), and Mr. Shigeto Nishi (Hitachi
Plant Technologies, Ltd.).
It was held in a conference room in a new intelligent
building that was recently built in southern Ho Chi Minh
City by the Petrovietnam Group, and was attended by atotal of 37 members, including mechanical engineers anddepartment managers from throughout the country.
The seminar began with an overview of thePetrovietnam Group today, by describing the state ofprogress of recent projects the Group is committed toundertaking as a whole (development of submarine gas
and oil fields, construction of an oil refinery, power
plant and bioethanol plant), along with its initiatives for
globalization of the state-run conglomerate with an eye
to global expansion.
Most of the participants were engineers with
abundant practical experience who work in a state-run

At the entrance to the seminar venue

34 • Personnel Exchange Programs •company affiliated with Petrovietnam (Dung Quat
Refinery, Nhon Trach Power Plant, Ca Mau Power Plant,etc.). The sincere manner in which they listened to thepresentations of practical case examples and introductionof the latest technologies left an impression on thelecturers, who also noticed and appreciated the careful
thoughts and considerations given to the seminar by theorganizers on the Petrovietnam side.
Technical lectures were given by specialists in theirrespective fields, and covered 12 issues as requested byPetrovietnam. They were grouped into three sessions
according to topic: a session on maintenance of steam
turbines and other dynamic equipment (lectures 1– 4); a session on an overview of power plants andnew technologies (lectures 5 – 8); and a session on
an overview of power generation boilers (lectures 9– 12).
Lectures 1 and 2 (Miyawaki) explained thesignificance of reliability improvement of dynamic
equipment, which forms the foundation of stable andefficient operations of the plant industry. The lectures
also presented case examples of Kaizen, including an
example of the contribution of dynamic equipment
to improving performance and preventing the loss ofenergy. Lectures 3 and 4 (Mr. Shibanuma) introduced
maintenance technologies for large-scale steam turbines(including turbines with supercritical conditions) andthe latest technologies for high turbine performancebased on improvement of mechanical component
materials. Lectures 5 and 6 (Mr. Kato) provided awide-ranging discussion on improvement of power
generation efficiency through recent advancements in
power plant technologies, and on the development ofenvironmentally friendly, future-oriented power plants.
Lectures 7 and 8 (Mr. Nishi) introduced examples of

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repair technologies for compressors, blowers and otherdynamic equipment used in power plants and of diagnosis
technologies that are rapidly advancing in recent years,
based on the lecturer’s wealth of experience. Lectures
9 and 10 (Mr. Kashiwagi) described various facility
improvement initiatives for maintenance management of
power plant boilers based on actual case examples andaccumulated technologies. The last two lectures, lectures
11 and 12 (Mr. Takenaga), introduced various caseexamples, including overseas cases, of the performance
improvement of boilers, which are essentially the heartof thermal power plants, with a focus on practical issues,
such as the optimization of energy-saving boilers and the
new combined cycle technology. As these lectures were
all highly relevant to the participants’ daily activities,
active Q&A interchanges ensued after each session andcreated a strong impression on the lecturers.

3. Part 2 (CPJ)
Part 2 of the seminar in Japan (CPJ) aimed tostrengthen and substantiate the lectures provided byexperts in Part 1 (CPO) that was held in Vietnam, and wasorganized to be implemented mainly at the facilities andplants of JCCP member companies from which experts
were dispatched to Vietnam in Part 1. As the offsite
training facilities were informed of the participants’specialty fields in advance, lectures were optimally
prepared to suit the group. Moreover, the program was
implemented in a much smoother manner than expected
and contributed greatly to achieving one of the goalsof the customized programs to increase the benefits oftraining through the mutually complementary Parts 1
and 2 of the seminar.
The participants of Part 2 were selected mainly fromamong working-level employees in charge of dynamic
plant equipment at Petrovietnam, and comprised a younggroup in which 14 of the 15 members were in their 20s
and 30s.
In terms of technical fields, most of the members were
working-level mechanical engineers mainly from theDung Quat Refinery and other operational departments at
Petrovietnam (power plant operations and maintenancemanagement). Because they were specifically selected
for this seminar, the content was customized to perfectly
match their needs, and the original objective of theseminar was smoothly attained.
Offsite training in practical technologies was provided
at plants and facilities in Japan that boast leading

technologies in their respective fields, with a focus on
six priority themes. They covered a wide range of content
that included: technical explanations at the production
site of actual plants; practical training and simulator
exercise in mechanical operations and disassembly,
processing and assembly methods; introduction anddevelopment status of the latest technologies; anddiagnosis and repair technologies based on ample
achievements and experience in manufacturing. Experts
in these fields provided lectures and practical training inspecific technical issues at facilities operated by JCCP
member companies.
(Theme 1) Selection and diagnosis technologies forvibration measuring instruments for rotary
machinery (Shinkawa Sensor Technology,
Inc., Hiroshima Works)(Theme 2) Latest technologies for dynamic boiler
system equipment (Babcock-Hitachi K.K.,
Kure Works)(Theme 3) Maintenance management and diagnosis
technologies for dynamic turbines (Hitachi,Ltd., Hitachi Works)(Theme 4) Diagnosis and repair technologies for rotary
machinery and large gears (Hitachi Plant
Technologies, Ltd., Tsuchiura Works)(Theme 5) Governor functions and reliability
improvement technologies (Woods
Corporation, Tomisato Plant)(Theme 6) Diagnosis and analysis technologies forbearing vibration (AIX Co., Ltd., Mr.
Yoshimasa Sakaguchi)
The themes above were selected as elemental
technologies indispensable to reliability improvement

Vibration diagnosis exercise(Shinkawa Sensor Technology, Inc., Hiroshima Works)

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4. Summary

Governor exercise(Woods Corporation, Tomisato Plant)of dynamic equipment that is essentially the heart oflarge-facility industries such as oil refineries and power
plants, and also as priority issues that ensure stable andefficient operations in Petrovietnam’s project companies.
Additionally, the program was planned and designed
to allow participants to acquire a broad knowledge ofengines and turbines and various rotary machines, as wellas to acquire practical skills and technologies throughlectures and observation tours at the manufacturing
plants of such machinery. Owing in part to the meticulous
preparations made at each offsite facility, the seminarachieved its original goal, and the entire agenda of theseminar was completed as scheduled. This in itself
could also be said to be a significant achievement of
this seminar.

As mentioned above, JCCP launched a special
cooperation program for Vietnam in fiscal 2011 and,
under this program, planned and formulated a program inline with a request from Petrovietnam, following a prompt
assessment of its needs. Power plants were selected as
the theme of a seminar for the first time in JCCP’s long,
30-plus-year history, and the program was customized
thanks to the cooperation of related companies andorganizations. The seminar was ultimately implemented
in two separate parts that mutually complemented eachother to increase training effectiveness, but there werea number of unexpected difficulties along the way.
For example, seminar venues scattered throughout thelongitudinally long country were reviewed and integrated
into one (two seminar venues were brought to Ho Chi
Minh City), and the lecturers’ schedules needed to be
re-adjusted due to the changes in venue. Meanwhile,
however, the planning of the program content madesignificant progress, through preliminary discussions
and coordination with the Petrovietnam counterpart
regarding content details and themes, with input also
from experts and the added benefit of cooperation from
JCCP member companies that were key to realizing thetechnical aspects of the new program. Ultimately, offsite
training venues and themes were efficiently narrowed
down, and the concerns and issues encountered at eachstage of planning were sequentially resolved, thus
allowing the seminar to be implemented as planned.
JCCP intends to offer an increasing number of such
CPO-CPJ combination programs like this one in the
future, with expectations that they will open the pathand lead to future development of even more practicalcourses in JCCP’s personnel exchange program. Suchprograms are also expected to provide proper direction toplanning training programs that are even more beneficial
and timely to major oil-producing countries that are
selected for JCCP’s special cooperation program.

At the Tsuchiura Works of Hitachi Plant Technologies, Ltd.
<by Shintaro Miyawaki, Training Dept.>

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Personnel
Exchange

CPO Seminar on
World’s Energy Situation
Held at TASWEEQ
A Customized Program-Overseas (CPO) on theworld’s energy situation was held from February 4 to11, 2012, intended for marketing managers at Qatar
International Petroleum Marketing Company Ltd.
(TASWEEQ).

1. Background
A JCCP delegation visited Qatar’s TASWEEQ for the
first time in February 2010 under the Training Cooperation
Program (TC) scheme. The delegation gave an overview
of JCCP regular courses and customized programs (CPO
& CPJ) at that time, and the TASWEEQ side expressedstronger interest in receiving a customized program in
Qatar than in Japan, because the majority of the company’s
employees are foreign workers. Subsequently, thedelegation visited TASWEEQ again last June to present a
specific training proposal toward realizing the customized
program, which was recently implemented.

Greeting by a representative on the TASWEEQ side

2. Overview
Based on TASWEEQ’s motto to employ and develop
world-class human resources, the main theme selected
for the seminar was “World’s Energy Situation.”TASWEEQ is a state-run oil company that governs
the international oil products marketing sector in

Qatar and mainly operates in Japan and other parts ofAsia. Taking this into consideration, the program wascomposed of the following three lectures concerning
Japan’s and the world’s energy situations.
The first was a lecture on “The Oil Industry andOil Marketing Situation in Japan” by Kazuo Kojima(Lecturer, JCCP Training Department); the second wason “The World’s Energy Situation and Future Outlook”
by Mr. Mitsuyuki Maeda (Researcher, Tokyo Institute ofTechnology); and the third was on “Renewable Energies(alternative energies” by Mr. Yasuhiko Nagata (Senior
Economist, The Institute of Energy Economics, Japan).

3. Content
To satisfy TASWEEQ’s wish to allow as many
employees as possible to attend the seminar, a two-day
seminar was implemented twice over four days.
The first day featured lectures on “The World’s
Energy Situation and Future Outlook” and “The Oil
Industry and Oil Marketing Situation in Japan.”
The former provided an understanding of (i) theenvironment and factors surrounding the global oil
industry; (ii) demand-supply trends and regional trends
in primary energies such as oil, coal, and natural gas;and (iii) trends in crude oil prices, in relation to thedemand-supply balance, the European financial crisis,and other such issues. Questions and opinions from theparticipants were mostly in regard to the mechanism,
trends and forecast of the financial crisis that occurred in
the wake of the Lehman Shock triggered by the collapseof the subprime loan market. Discussions about trends
in the prices of crude oil and gas, which have direct
bearing on daily business, also elicited active questions
and opinions from the participants.
The latter lecture on “The Oil Industry and Oil
Marketing Situation in Japan” mainly introduced thehistory of deregulation in the oil industry and thereality of excessive competition in recent years sinceafter liberalization of the industry. More specifically,
it explained the backdrop and characteristics of the

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Lecture by Mr. Maeda(Tokyo Institute of Technology)

Lecture by Mr. Nagata(The Institute of Energy Economics, Japan)

oil crisis, the historical background and reality of oilstockpiling, and the importance of stable oil supply.
There was particularly strong interest in the stockpilingof oil, perhaps because two GCC countries have alreadycommenced strategic stockpiling in Japan. The lecture
also discussed such issues as the structurally decreasing
trend in demand for oil brought about by a low birthrate,
longevity and declining population, global warming
countermeasures, and initiatives for promotion ofrenewable energy sources.
The second day featured lectures on “The World’s
Energy Situation and Future Outlook” (Part 2) and“The Reality and Outlook of Renewable and Alternative
Energies.”
The former lecture on “The World’s Energy Situation
and Future Outlook” (Part 2) explained (i) the outlookof the world’s crude oil reserves and production volume;(ii) changes and trends in global-scale climate change;and (iii) the current state of the Fukushima nuclear crisis
caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake. It elicitedmany questions related to trends in oil prices, including

the production and development of non-conventionaloils such as oil sands and shale oil, CO2 emissions andthe future outlook of Japan’s nuclear situation.
The latter lecture on “The Reality and Outlook of
Renewable and Alternative Energies” discussed solar
power (heat) and other such energy sources as wind, bio
and geothermal power as sources of power generationthat are most suited to the Middle East region. The
participants had many questions particularly in regard
to geothermal generation, perhaps because of theirunfamiliarity with this method of power generation.
The lecture also explained the shift toward renewableenergies and nuclear power, which have alreadybeen introduced and promoted in the GCC countries.
Participants with knowledge about solar energy actively
exchanged information and views with the lecturer.
The same program was implemented once again, fora different audience.

Lecture by Kojima (JCCP)

38 • Personnel Exchange Programs •4. Summary
In response to a request from TASWEEQ, the seminar
was unconventionally designed as a two-day seminarand implemented twice over four days. As intended
by the organizers, the seminar was attended by a large
audience of approximately 60 people, composed of
Qatari nationals as well as multinational employees fromAfrica, Europe and Asia. The wide diversity represented
TASWEEQ’s global composition as an international
company that is active across the globe.
In an evaluation questionnaire about the seminar,
most of the participants indicated their strong interest
in JCCP training by expressing their wish to participate
in a training program in Japan in the near future. As

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Participants and lecturers after completion of the seminarstated in the company motto, TASWEEQ aims to employ
world-class employees, and it was clearly evident that,as an international company, it wishes to have as manyof its employees as possible acquire global knowledge
and information through this seminar.
While TASWEEQ is a young company that wasestablished only four years ago, it has exhibited
remarkable growth. However, with respect to humanresources, the company still needs to develop personnel
who are capable of performing on the world stage, justlike other Middle East countries.
Lastly, JCCP thanks everyone who provided support
and cooperation in bringing the seminar to successful
completion. Thank you very much.
<by Kazuo Kojima, Training Dept.>

Personnel
Exchange

CPO Seminar on Carbon Management
Held Jointly with the
Omani Ministry of Oil and Gas

Participants and lecturers of the carbon management seminar

1. Background
A Customized Program-Overseas (CPO) on carbon
management in the oil industry was held jointly with the
Omani Ministry of Oil and Gas (MOG) from April 21
to 23, 2012, in Muscat.
As Oman is one of Japan’s key crude oil suppliers,
JCCP has consistently promoted its participation intraining programs and technical cooperation projects.

Last year, a conference on training activities was held
for the first time with MOG as part of JCCP’s initiative
to renew its training courses and design programs tomore closely satisfy changing needs in oil-producing
countries and to cultivate new counterparts. As a result of
the conference, the ministry formally requested the joint
implementation of a seminar on carbon managementwith JCCP.
MOG, in cooperation with the Ministry of Environment

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and Climatic Affairs (MECA), invited the participationof oil companies in Oman, and meticulously prepared
for lecturers and presentation themes with the JCCP side,
to design a seminar that closely matches participants’needs. JCCP has previously implemented training
programs with state-run oil companies affiliated with
the Ministry of Oil and Gas, but this was the first time
to organize a seminar directly with the ministry.
In recent years, domestic energy consumption isincreasing in oil-producing countries and bringing
about a heightened interest in carbon management
technologies, such as for the reduction of greenhousegas emissions, efficient utilization of energy, andeffective utilization and underground storage of CO2.
In Oman as well, MECA and MOG are promoting
carbon management activities, and oil industry sectors
under their supervision have launched various relevant
activities. There is also growing interest in establishingcooperation with Japan in carbon financing, which isimportant for project development.
Meanwhile, Japanese companies, with their advanced
technologies for efficient energy utilization, effective
utilization of CO2, and underground storage of carbon,
have expressed strong interest in introducing andapplying these technologies to oil-producing countries.
Thus, this seminar on carbon management was
implemented as a JCCP program, with the attendanceof executives of MOG.

2. Content
Complying with the ministry’s advice, the seminar
was implemented in two parts, with a general open
session held on the first day for a wide range ofparticipants from the oil industry, and in-depth technical

Dr. Said Khamis Al Siyabi, Director General, MOG,
giving an opening speech

40 • Personnel Exchange Programs •Members of the seminar:
Dr. Al Siyabi, Director General, MOG(front row, third from left);
Mr. Yamanaka, Counsellor, Embassy of Japan(front row, third from right);
Mr. Al Ajmi, Director General, MECA
(front row, second from right)

discussions held on the second and third days.
On the first day, Dr. Said Khamis Al Siyabi, Director
General, MOG, and Mr. Shinichi Yamanaka, Counsellor,
Embassy of Japan, respectively gave an opening speech
to an audience from major oil-related organizations in
Oman. The second and third days of the seminar wereattended by approximately 25 participants, including
Mr. Sultan Mohammed Al Hilali, Director of Oil, and
Mr. Ameen Nasser Hilal Al Mouti, Director of Gas,
both from the ministry. The attendance of the important
figures indicated the Omani side’s high level of interestin this seminar. At the same time, because the seminarprogram was prepared with MOG as JCCP’s counterpart,
participants from throughout major oil companies inOman were able to attend and contribute to making theseminar highly successful.
The seminar content was designed with the main
objective of developing capacities to formulate new
projects, and provided training in a broad range ofissues relating to climate change policies, technologies,
and financing. Lecturers on the Japanese side included
JCCP lecturers (Shintaro Miyawaki, Tetsuo Arii) andspecialists from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (Mr.
Masaki Iijima), Chiyoda Corporation (Mr. Toshihiko
Miyagawa), and Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley
Securities Co., Ltd. (Mr. Vladislav Arnaudov).
(1) Day 1
On the first day, Dr. Said Khamis Al Siyabi and
Mr. Shinichi Yamanaka gave an opening speech on
the significance of carbon management, the theme of

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the seminar, and the seminar’s timely implementation
toward strengthening future cooperation between Oman
and Japan. The lectures were given in presentation style,as follows.
<Session 1: Carbon Management Policies>
The Japanese side lectured on the following issues:
trends in international conferences on climate change
frameworks, potentials for formulation of new projects
in the oil industry, prospects for bilateral cooperation
with Japan (Mr. Arnaudov), and carbon managementin Japan’s oil industry and future trends (Arii). On the
Omani side, Dr. Ashok Sharma from MECA discussed
climate change policies, implementation plans andproject development in Oman.
The session drew many questions from the floor,
and provided deep understanding of new frameworks
and Japan’s initiatives regarding the formulation of new
projects.

and took part in a forum-style Q&A/discussion session,
which was favorably received by all participants.
(2) Day 2
The second and third days of the seminar took
the form of a workshop for interactive discussions ina seminar room. The workshop sessions proceededsmoothly with Mr. Hamood H. Al Sawafi, Acting
Director, HSE, MOG, acting as moderator.
<Session 3: Carbon Management in the Oil Industry>
This session introduced examples of potential
projects for implementation in Oman’s oil industry.
More specifically, it lectured on energy efficiency,
renewable energy sources, carbon sequestration, andeffective utilization of flare gas, with reference to project
examples in other oil-producing countries.
<Session 4: Carbon Management Technologies>
This session lectured on CO 2 separation andsequestration technologies and international project
trends. As it was an area of particularly high interest
among the Omani participants, many specific questions
were raised in regard to future trends, and made for an
active interchange of questions and answers.

<Session 2: Overview of Low-carbon Technologies>
Mr. Iijima and Mr. Miyagawa lectured on advanced
technologies and global project trends in carbon
management toward building a low-carbon society.
More specifically, the session as a whole provided ageneral overview of Japan’s advanced technologies,
technical achievements and future technical trends, aswell as promoted greater understanding of future project
development potentials in Oman and Japan’s advanced
technologies.
For the first time in this session, a presentation wasgiven of case examples of solar energy utilization in oil
facilities. This presentation by Dr. Syham Bentouati fromPetroleum Development Oman (PDO) garnered strong
interest from the audience.
At the end of the session, all speakers gathered on stage<Session 5: Carbon Finance (Case Studies)><Session 6: New Project Development Exercise>Taking specific projects implemented in other oilproducing countries as examples, Session 5 presentedcase studies of such issues as energy conservation, flaregas reduction, CO2 underground storage and renewableenergies. Additionally, by studying how to develop new
projects in specific terms in Session 6, the participants

Q&A session (Mr. Miyagawa, Mr. Arnaudov, Mr. Iijima)

Small-group workshop (Arii)(3) Day 3

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in effect prepared to develop new projects in Oman. The
sessions provided highly pragmatic training, which led toproposals for cooperation projects and specific feasibility
studies between Oman and Japan, as well as discussions
about the future possibility of other cooperation schemes
between the two countries.

3. Summary
The seminar incorporated a number of new initiatives
as discussed below, with the following results.
(1) First-ever joint implementation with MOG
JCCP has conventionally implemented individual
training programs with state-run oil companies affiliatedwith MOG, but this time, the seminar was implemented
with the ministry itself as the counterpart. Since theministry oversees the entire oil industry, this arrangement
allowed a wide range of participants from oil companies
affiliated with the ministry to attend and contribute to
making the seminar highly successful. Particularly withrespect to environmental issues, which are common
to many sectors of the oil industry in oil-producing
countries, having the ministry act as the counterpart ofthe seminar proved more effective than co-sponsoringa seminar with a single organization. JCCP will
therefore give broad consideration to selecting seminar
counterparts in future implementation of customized
seminars in oil-producing countries.
(2) Preliminary meetings on the content of thecustomized seminar
As this was the first joint implementation of a seminarwith MOG, JCCP and the ministry held preliminary
meetings to make careful preparations. This made it
possible to implement an effective seminar that matchedneeds in the partner country in regard to the selectionof lecturers, lecture content, scope of participants, andother such aspects of the seminar. In fact, the program
accorded with the ministry’s interest so closely that there

42 • Personnel Exchange Programs •were director-class members of the ministry present
throughout all seminar sessions.
JCCP is convinced that careful preparations should
be made in collaboration with the counterpart to enhance
the training quality of future customized programs.
(3) Training for new cooperation project development
By placing emphasis on building capacities for
new project development, this seminar provided theparticipants, who attended the seminar from ministryaffiliated companies throughout the country, an
opportunity to closely examine their own activities. It
also provided an opportunity to examine the possibilityof developing new projects in discussion with Japanesecompanies.
GCC oil-producing countries have specificallyrequested a seminar related to the environment once
again this fiscal year. JCCP hopes to continue promoting
effective training programs that satisfy expectations of
oil-producing countries by making careful preparations
in cooperation with the counterpart country to moreclosely respond to its needs.
<by Tetsuo Arii, Training Dept.>

Presentation of the JCCP seminar completion certiﬁcate(Mr. Hamood H. Al Sawaﬁ, Acting Director, HSE, MOG;
and Miyawaki)

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Personnel
Exchange

Report on the Training Cooperation Program—Myanmar & Vietnam—
A three-member JCCP delegation visited Myanmar
and Vietnam from May 8 to 16, 2012, to strengthen
relationships with major oil-producing countries outsideof the Middle East region and thereby contribute todiversifying future energy supplies in Japan. The
delegation consisted of Akio Yamanaka, General
Manager, Operations Dept.; Takeyoshi Haishima, Deputy
General Manager, Technical Cooperation Dept. (visited
Myanmar only); and Takaaki Yuasa, Training Dept.
Myanmar is speculated as having a wealth of resources.
Given the gradual stabilization of the country’s politicalsituation since the end of last year owing to the prodemocracy movement, the Executive Director of JCCP
made a courtesy call on the Myanmar Minister of Energy
this past February and proposed the implementation ofcustomized training programs (Customized ProgramJapan (CPJ)/Customized Program-Overseas (CPO)). Asa follow-up to this meeting, the delegation visited theEnergy Planning Department in the Myanmar Ministryof Energy to discuss specific details of the proposal.
The delegation also visited Vietnam, which was
designated as one of JCCP’s priority training program
counterparts last year. To further strengthen thecooperative relationship with Vietnam, the delegation
visited the head office of Vietnam National Petroleum
Corporation (Petrolimex), a state-run oil marketingcompany based in Hanoi, and the head office ofPetrovietnam, a state-run oil company that takes chargeof both upstream and downstream operations in the oil
industry, to discuss and confirm specific details of thecustomized programs.

JCCP’s training programs, the content of CPJ and CPO
seminars, and the sharing of expenses, the Myanmar sidesuggested two themes for a customized program—(i)Operation Management: Refinery & Process, and (ii)
Maintenance Management—with priority preferably
placed on operation management. They also said they
are considering a training program in Japan, since a CPJ
seminar that provides hands-on training at actual oil
facilities in Japan would be more effective than a CPO
centered on lectures.
The Energy Planning Department stated that it would
deliver the proposal to the minister and subsequently
contact JCCP regarding the minister’s decision.

Meeting with the Energy Planning Department of the
Ministry of Energy(2) Thanlyin Reﬁnery
The delegation visited Thanlyin Refinery in Yangon
and met with Mr. Ne Lin, General Manager, and otherexecutive officers. After explaining what was discussed at

1. Myanmar(1) Energy Planning Department, Ministry ofEnergyThe delegation visited the Ministry of Energy in the
new capital of Nay Pyi Taw, located approximately 350
km north of the former capital of Yangon. There they
met with Mr. Htin Aung, Director General, and nineother executive officers and discussed the customized
programs that are slated to be implemented thisfiscal year. Following the delegation’s explanation ofReﬁnery executives and Mr. Ne Lin, General Manager ofThanlyin Reﬁnery (fourth from left)

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Akio Yamanaka giving a greeting to JCCP graduates atThanlyin Reﬁnery

the Ministry of Energy, they toured the refinery facilities
and the training center located within the refinery site.
More than 20 JCCP graduates, including the generalmanager, himself a JCCP graduate, enthusiasticallywelcomed the delegation and expressed their strong
expectations of future JCCP cooperation.

2. Vietnam(1) Petrolimex, Head Ofﬁce
Members of Petrolimex and JCCP discussed theimplementation of CPJ and CPO seminars this fiscal
year during the JCCP Program Seminar that was held
this past March. The recent delegation therefore visitedthe Petrolimex head office to work out the details,
including a final confirmation of the content and dates
for implementation of a CPJ on petroleum marketing andphysical distribution. After the meeting, the delegation
met with Mr. Tran Van Thinh, the former Deputy General
Director who was promoted to Member of BOM-General
Director in this year’s personnel reorganization.

(2) Petrovietnam, Head Ofﬁce
The following matters were discussed at thePetrovietnam head office.
• A final confirmation was made of this year’s
implementation of a customized program on
maintenance management for power stations
owned and operated by Petrovietnam, which was
discussed during a TCJ held this past March, and thePetrovietnam side was asked to issue an official letterof request for implementation of the program.
• The CPO on maintenance of equipment &instrumentation was decided to be separated into
a program for refineries and a program for power
plants, due to the large number of participants.
• The requested CPJ and CPO seminars on LNG
handling technologies were decided to be implemented
with a main focus on LNG management by importterminals (tanks, vaporizers, piping technologies).
The specific dates of implementation and content
details were agreed to be decided at a later date.

At Petrovietnam:
Mr. Le Binh, Deputy Director (left)

3. Summary

At the Petrolimex head ofﬁce:
Mr. Tran Van Thinh, Member of BOM-General Director(center)

44 • Personnel Exchange Programs •Upon arriving in Yangon, members of the JCCP
delegation noted that the city’s most conspicuous
difference with Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh cities in Vietnam
was the relative lack of motorcycles and the abundanceof used buses, trucks and passenger vehicles. According
to the delegation’s interpreter Mr. Thet Pyinn, the generalpublic is prohibited from riding motorcycles into Yangon,
as a measure to avoid traffic congestion in the city.
Nay Pyi Taw, an artificial planned city located five
hours from Yangon, is slated to host the Southeast Asia
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facilities have gone up one after the other, giving theimpression of an extremely well developed city. In Nay
Pyi Taw, the delegation met with JCCP graduates at the
Ministry of Energy, as well as received a warm welcome
at all other destinations they visited. This is a result ofyears of JCCP activities and a testament to the friendly
relationship between Myanmar and Japan.
Refinery facilities and analysis instruments in
Myanmar, some of which are more than 30 years old,clearly need to be modernized. This understanding
renewed JCCP’s commitment to providing ongoingsupport and cooperation to Myanmar through its training
activities.

The meeting with Petrolimex and Petrovietnam in
the second half of the tour allowed the delegation toconfirm the dates and content of scheduled CPJ andCPO seminars, and directly gain a strong sense of their
expectations for JCCP support and cooperation throughtraining courses.
The recent visits to Myanmar and Vietnam werehighly meaningful, and were fully able to achieve theirinitial objectives, specifically owing to the generous
cooperation and support of all relevant people who
contributed to realizing the visits. We wish to take thisopportunity to thank you all very much.
<by Takaaki Yuasa, Training Dept.>

Personnel
Exchange

FY2011 JCCP Program Seminar

Seminar participants and JCCP staff

The FY2011 JCCP Program Seminar was held
over a seven-day period, from February 29 to March
6, 2012, as part of JCCP’s personnel training program.
Managers of human resource development departmentsin oil companies in oil-producing countries who act as
JCCP counterparts were invited to Japan to personallyexperience the training that JCCP regular course
participants receive in Japan, and to individually discussand exchange views about JCCP activities with JCCP
staff for future implementation of training programs.

1. ParticipantsThis year’s program seminar was not open to as
wide a range of participants as in past years for several
reasons, including: participation from the Middle East
countries could not be expected due to the Great East
Japan Earthquake; and scheduling the program seminar
was difficult due to the concentrated number of regularcourses slated for implementation in the second halfof the year. Instead, the seminar was restricted to

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participants from Brazil and Timor-Leste, two new
emerging countries in terms of JCCP activities, and toparticipants from Iraq and Vietnam, countries whichhave been designated as counterparts for JCCP’s special
cooperation program. Accordingly, the following
six managers of HRD departments from the abovementioned four countries attended the seminar.
Brazil:Petrobras (Brazilian state-run oil company)
Mr. Gustavo Tamara, International Coordinator/
Human Resource, Petrobras University
Timor-Leste:
Autoridade Nacional do Petróleo (National agency
of petroleum)
Mr. Edgar Da Costa, Training & HR Manager
Iraq:
Training & Development Dept., Ministry of Oil
Mr. Iqdam M. R. Hashim Al-Shadeedi, Director
GeneralMr. Jasim Mohammed Hameed, Manager ofTechnical Division
Vietnam:Petrovietnam (state-run oil company)
Mr. Nguyen Le Binh, Deputy General Manager,
Training & HRD Division
Petrolimex (state-run oil company)
Mr. Tran Trung Kien, HR Expert, Human
Resources Dept.

participants had numerous questions, not only about thehands-on experience, but also even about the content of
the training, which seemed to capture their interest.
(3) Information Exchange on Human Resource
Development Programs in Participants’Companies
The participants gave a 20-minute presentation percompany on the reality of human resource developmentin their respective companies and what they expectof JCCP. The presentations effectively showed that
there are organizations that have an established humanresource development program and those that have yet
to develop such a program, and that the central themeof human resource development varies according toorganization and ranges from leadership to skills of
individual employees. All in all, the presentations
provided information that would prove useful in planning
future training courses. The participants also deepened
their understanding of human resource development, andasked questions that allowed them to compare programsin their own companies with those of other companies.

2. Seminar Content(1) JCCP Regular Course Experience
To provide a general idea of the content and flow of atypical regular course, the seminar gave the participants
an opportunity to experience the same orientation
session, opening ceremony and administrative guidanceas are given in an actual regular course.
(2) Lectures and Offsite Training in Japanese-style
Reﬁnery Management
A lecture on “Japanese-style Management,” a subjectof strong interest among HRD managers, was provided
as an example of how lectures are given in a typicalregular course. Then, as an example of offsite training,
the lecture was supplemented by practical training at
the Chiba Refinery and Technical Training Center ofIdemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd., where an introduction wasgiven of their TPM activities and training systems. The

46 • Personnel Exchange Programs •Lecture on Japanese-style management

At Idemitsu Kosan’s Technical Training Center

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(4) Explanation and Individual Meetings on Future
Training Plans
Following activities (1), (2) and (3) above, individual
meetings were held with participants from each company
to give an overview of regular courses and customized
programs slated to be implemented next fiscal year, andto obtain specific requests from them. These meetings
also allowed JCCP to more personably reach a common
understanding with each company. As a result, further
discussions were agreed to be held hereafter toward theimplementation of 13 customized programs.
Presentation session

3. Summary

Individual discussion

With regard to general requests for JCCP, the participants
sought the following: acceptance of a larger number ofparticipants to each course, participation in activities
other than training activities, stronger emphasis on
customized programs, and enhancement of courses on
Japanese-style management.

As discussed above, the FY2011 JCCP Program
Seminar was implemented in a manner that differedfrom previous program seminars, by narrowing down
the participants to specific countries. Because theirdegree of engagement in JCCP training activities variedby company, sufficient time was allotted in the second
half of the seminar to hold individual discussions
with each company. With respect to companies that
already have a deep engagement with JCCP activities,
due consideration was given to drawing forth andaddressing even more detailed training needs. These
efforts consequently yielded fruitful results, deepening
mutual understanding with each participating company
and achieving agreements to implement a large numberof customized programs.
Lastly, we wish to take this opportunity to thankeveryone for sparing their precious time to cooperate in
implementing this program seminar.
<by Akio Yamanaka, Operations Dept.>

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CPJ-Iraq Courses Completed
CPJ-21-11

Practical Refinery Plant Operation
September 15 – November 8, 2011

Content:

Outline of the Petroleum Industry in Japan;
Basic Rules for Operators; Preventing Fireand Fire-fighting; GO-HDS Unit; Start-up &Shut-down Procedures; Introduction of DCS
and Measuring Instrument

No. of participants:

16

CPJ-23-11

Refinery Management
December 1 – December 15, 2011

Content:

Outline of the Petroleum Industry in Japan;
Environmental Management in Reﬁneries;
Energy Conservation & Proﬁt Improvementin Reﬁneries; Reﬁnery Managementand Human Resources Management &Development System; Safety Management;
Management for Reﬁnery Products
Manufacturing; Worldwide Updated
Fuel Speciﬁcations; Quality Management& Efﬁcient Activities in the Reﬁnery;
Maintenance Management; R&D Strategy;
Japanese Reﬁnery Upgrading Technology

No. of participants:

20

CPJ-24-11

Lube Oil Technology
January 19 – February 2, 2012

Content:

Fuel Technology – Quality & Speciﬁcationof Fuel Products; Overview of BaseOil Production Technology; Engine Oil
Performance; Lube Oil & Grease Blending &Shipping System; Lube Oil Quality Control &R&D; Lube Oil Manufacturing Units;
Oil Performance and Test Method for
Lubricant Oil

No. of participants:

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Lecturer: Takaaki Yuasa

Lecturer: Tetsuo Arii

Lecturer: Teruhiko Sasaki

JCCP Regular Courses Completed
TR-20-11

Quality Management of Refinery Products
February 7 – February 24, 2012

Content:

Quality Management; Quality Control in Japan;
Environmental Strategy of Japanese Oil Companies;
QC in the Refinery; ISO-9000; Clean Fuel in Japan;
Product Planning by LP Model

Site visits:

Yokogawa Electric Corporation;
DKK TOA Corporation; Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
(Tokuyama Refinery); Shimadzu Corporation;
JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation (Negishi
Refinery); Tanaka Scientific Limited

Countries:

Iraq, Kuwait, Myanmar, Pakistan, Sudan, Thailand,
Venezuela, Vietnam

TR-21-11

Advanced Process Control on DCS
February 7 – February 24, 2012

Content:

Basic Process Control Theories with Practice Using
Computer Simulator and Miniature Plant with
Applied DCS; Practice of Advanced Process Control
Theories and Operation Support System Using DCS;
Application for Shutdown Sequence System on DCS
and Practice of Safety Instrument System; Latest
DCS Related Technologies

Site visits:

Yokogawa Electric Corporation (Mitaka
Headquarters); JX Nippon Oil & Energy
Corporation (Mizushima Refinery); Seibu Oil Co.,
Ltd. (Yamaguchi Refinery)Countries:

TR-1-12
Content:

Lecturer: Takaaki Yuasa<8 countries / 12 participants>

Lecturer: Teruhiko Sasaki<11 countries / 15 participants>

Iraq, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines,
Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Thailand, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen

Petroleum Marketing
April 9 – April 26, 2012

Lecturer: Masayuki Jimbo

Petroleum Industry in Japan; Reﬁnery Shipping
System for Petroleum Products; On-site
Observation of Facilities; Endless Price War in the
Retail Market; Oil Flow to Mass Consumers;
Latest Service Station Facilities; Integrated
Refueling System; Facilities and Safety Refueling
Operation; Distribution of Petroleum Products;
Facilities and Safety Measures; New Automobile
Fuel; Business Expansion to Non-oil Fields;
Management by Rational Thinking Process;Workshop on “Advanced Negotiation”;
Workshop on “Financial Accounting”;
Workshop on “Supply Management”;
Workshop on “Oil Derivatives”<14 countries / 20 participants>

Site visits:

Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. (Aichi Refinery); Fujitani Inc. (depot, service stations);
San-ai Oil Co., Ltd. (Haneda Airport Branch); Tatsuno Corporation (Yokohama Factory);
JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation (Head Office);
JX Nippon Procurement Corporation (Head Office)Countries:

Brazil, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Libya, Myanmar, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan,
Thailand, Timor-Leste, UAE, Vietnam

JCCP NEWS No. 113 August 2012

• Personnel Exchange Programs • 49

TR-2-12

Upgrading Processes of Heavy Oil
April 9 – April 26, 2012

Lecturer: Takaaki Yuasa

Content:

Outline of Upgrading of Heavy Oil;
Hydrotreating and Hydrocracking Catalysts;
Thermal Cracking Process; IGCC Technology and
Selection of Heavy Oil Upgrading Process;
FCC & Resid-FCC Process Technology; Hydrotreatingand Hydrodesulfurization Process Technology;
FCC Catalyst Reaction Theory; Thermal Cracking(Delayed Coker) Unit and FCC Unit; Operation andTroubleshooting and Decreasing Effect in Heavy
Oil Production; Developed HDS & FCC Catalyst andIts Theory; Process and Characteristics of RFCC and<11 countries / 16 participants>
VRHDS Units; Evaluation Technology and Its Resultsfor HDS Catalyst & FCC Catalyst; Process Simulator Practice in FCC Startup;
Linear Programming and Production Planning for Refinery

Site visits:

JGC Catalysts & Chemicals Ltd. (Kitakyushu Operation Center);
JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation (Negishi Refinery)Countries:

Indonesia, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Myanmar, Nigeria, Pakistan, Qatar, Sudan, Venezuela, Vietnam

TR-3-12DCS Fundamentals and Applications
April 9 – April 26, 2012

Content:

Petroleum Industry in Japan; Outline ofDistributed Control System (DCS); Latest DCS
and Instrumentation; Process Control Theory;
Hands-on Training in Process Control; Engineering
Practice in DCS; Outline of Alarm Management;
Modernization of Instrumentation

Site visits:

Yokogawa Electric Corporation (Mitaka
Headquarters); Azbil Corporation (Fujisawa Techno
Center & Shonan Factory); Emerson Japan, Ltd.
(Mizushima Solutions Center); Idemitsu Kosan Co.,
Ltd. (Tokuyama Refinery)Countries:

Indonesia, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Libya,
Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Qatar, Sudan, Thailand, Vietnam

TR-4-12Essential Petroleum Technologies in the Future
May 8 – May 25, 2012

Content:

Petroleum Industry in Japan;
World Energy Situation and New Energy;
Proﬁtability Improvement Simulation of JCCP
Reﬁnery; Hydrogen Transportation by Organic
Compound; Life Cycle Assessment of Biofuel;Biofuel Production from Wood and Bio Reﬁnery;
Hydrogen Infrastructure; Fuel Cell Vehicle;
Future Energy Vision of Each Country

Site visits:

Cosmo Oil Co., Ltd. (Central Research Laboratory);
Fuji Oil Co., Ltd. (Sodegaura Refinery);Japan Petroleum Energy Center (Advanced
Technology and Research Institute);
Kyushu University; Fukuoka Hydrogen Town;
Kitakyushu Hydrogen Town; Meitetsu Bus
Company; Chubu International Airport Hydrogen Station

Countries:

Lecturer: Kazuhiro Suzuki<12 countries / 17 participants>

Lecturer: Bunsuke Kariya<10 countries / 15 participants>

Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Libya, Myanmar, Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Thailand,
Vietnam

50 • Personnel Exchange Programs •JCCP NEWS No. 113 August 2012

TR-5-12
Content:

Petroleum Distribution
May 29 – June 15, 2012

Lecturer: Kazuo Kojima

Petroleum Industry in Japan & Petroleum Marketingand Distribution; Management by Rational Thinking
Process; Transportation System & Safety Driving at a
Transportation Company; Manufacturing Process ofPetrol Dispensing Equipment at a Petrol Dispensing
Pump Manufacturer; Efficiency and Safety ofPetroleum Product Distribution Process at Jet FuelSupplier; Shipping System for Petroleum Products at
an Oil Company; Production & Maintenance Processof Pipelines at a Steel Company; Functions of an
Oil Stockpiling Base at an Oil Storage Terminal
Company; Role of Procurement at a Procurement
Company and Workshop on “Supply Management”;
Latest Situation & Future Outlook of Energy in the World<13 countries / 16 participants>

Site visits:

Uyeno Kosan, Ltd. (Kawasaki Training Center); Tatsuno Corporation (Yokohama Factory);
San-ai Oil Co., Ltd. (Haneda Airport Branch); Cosmo Oil Co., Ltd. (Sakai Refinery); JFE SteelCorporation (West Works); JX Nippon Oil & Energy Staging Terminal Corporation (Kiire Base);
JX Nippon Procurement Corporation (Head Office)Countries:

Bahrain, Brazil, Indonesia, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Myanmar, Nigeria, Pakistan, Qatar, Thailand,
Uzbekistan, Vietnam

TR-6-12
Content:

Maintenance Management
May 29 – June 15, 2012
Petroleum Industry in Japan; MaintenanceManagement in a Japanese Reﬁnery; Maintenance
Activities in a Japanese Reﬁnery; Manufacture
and Inspection Technologies for Turbines andBoilers; Manufacture Technology and Material
Characteristics of Stainless Steel Tubes andPipes; Maintenance and Repair Technologies for
Reﬁning Equipment; Reliability Managementin the Reﬁnery; Trouble Experiences andCountermeasures; Safety and Reliability of Aged
Plants; Plant Life Cycle Engineering; ProjectManagement Activities in a Japanese Reﬁnery and
Maintenance Management by TPM

Lecturer: Hiromitsu Saito<13 countries / 17 participants>

Site visits:

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (Nagasaki Shipyard & Machinery Works);
Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd. (Steel Tube Works); Shinko Plantech Co., Ltd. (Head Office);
Toa Oil Co., Ltd. (Keihin Refinery); JGC Corporation (Yokohama Headquarters)

Countries:

Colombia, Indonesia, Iraq, Kuwait, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sudan, Thailand,
Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam

TR-7-12

Refinery Management
May 30 – June 13, 2012

Lecturer: Tetsuji Kubota

Content:

Overview of the Oil Industry in Japan; ProjectManagement/EPC Business/Engineering IT;
An Example of Maintenance Management;
Carbon Management; Safety Management;
Environmental Management; Production PlanningManagement; Human Resource Management;
Rational Thinking Management; Case Study

Site visits:

JGC Corporation (Yokohama World Operation
Center); JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation(Mizushima Refinery)Countries:

Colombia, Indonesia, Iraq, Kuwait, Myanmar,
Nigeria, Pakistan, Qatar, Sudan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen

JCCP NEWS No. 113 August 2012<12 countries / 16 participants>• Personnel Exchange Programs • 51

TechnicalCooperation

Completion Ceremony
for a Pilot-scale PV System
in a Refinery Facility in UAE
JCCP, with the participation of Showa Shell Sekiyu
K.K. on the Japanese side and Abu Dhabi Oil Refining
Company (TAKREER) as their counterpart in UAE,
launched the “Study and Application of the Possible
PV System Introduction in Petroleum Company Related
Facilities in UAE” in fiscal 2011, and subsequently helda ceremony to commemorate the completion of thephotovoltaic system on May 22. The project received
many words of encouragement from the audience, which
included H.E. Mr. Tatsuo Watanabe, Ambassador ofJapan to UAE.
Ribbon-cutting scene

1. Background and Technical Development
Overview
Abu Dhabi is one of the emirates of UAE. According
to the Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority,
domestic electricity demand is expected to increase twofold in the next five years and 2.6-fold in the next 10
years, with the energy industry accountable for one-thirdof the total increase in demand. Meanwhile, the country
has set a target of using renewable energy sources tosupply 7% of domestic energy consumption by 2020, andis rapidly pushing forward its plan to introduce renewableenergies. Under this situation, the introduction of a PV
system that would produce electricity from renewableenergy sources would make a large contribution towardachievement of the country’s national target.
From fiscal 2009 to 2010, a feasibility study was
conducted on the introduction of a PV system tooil refining facilities in UAE. The study found that
TAKREER, which maintains a Green Refinery Concept,
is extremely proactive toward introducing a PV system
to its refinery facility.
Thus, a project was launched in fiscal 2011 withthe cooperation of the Showa Shell Sekiyu Group as
a participating member on the Japanese side. Showa
Shell Sekiyu was selected, as it has experience in startup
operations, and also manufactures solar panels andundertakes the installation and operations of PV systems.
The project began by conducting a study on the utilization

52 • Technical Cooperation •of a PV system in TAKREER’s refinery and ancillaryfacilities and presenting a proposal to TAKREER. After
repeated discussions, it was agreed that photovoltaic
systems that would produce a combined total of 36.4kW
would be installed on a trial basis in four locations in
TAKREER’s Central Environment Protection Facility(BeAAT; literally meaning “environment” in Arabic),
including the roof. The system was completed at theend of December 2011 and subjected to demonstrationin January 2012.
PV systems generally do not require a rotary device orother such drive equipment, and so they can be operated
at low maintenance cost even in locations subject to finesandstorms, such as a desert. Additionally, the Showa
Shell Sekiyu Group’s CIS thin-film solar cell modules
are expected to provide greater investment efficiency
compared to crystalline Si solar cells, because they
exhibit better temperature characteristics and relatively
minimize the drop in conversion efficiency even when
exposed to high temperatures. However, in order toexamine the performance characteristics of the CIS
photovoltaic system in Abu Dhabi, it was obviously
necessary to actually install the system in the country,
operate it for a certain duration under local geographicaland climatic conditions, and acquire performancedata. Thus, the necessary facilities were installed for
examination purposes, and are currently operating

JCCP NEWS No. 113 August 2012steadily to generate electricity.
The demonstration test of the trial facility installedin BeAAT will be continued for the present, while at thesame time proposals will be discussed for installationof a second PV system in a refinery in Abu Dhabi infiscal 2013.

2. Completion Ceremony
A completion ceremony was held to commemorate
the installation of the above-described PV system in
BeAAT. It took place at the facility, and was attended bya large audience, including such important figures as Mr.
Jasem Ali Al Sayegh, CEO of TAKREER, and H.E. Mr.
Tatsuo Watanabe, Ambassador of Japan to UAE. JCCP
was represented by Mr. Morihiro Yoshida, Managing
Director; Mr. Shoichiro Yagi, General Manager, Middle
East Office; and Kenji Ikushima, Manager, TechnicalCooperation Dept.

The ceremony was a grand affair graced by more than
10 Japanese and UAE flags put up throughout BeAAT.
Following an opening speech by Mr. Al Sayegh, otherdignitaries delivered speeches of congratulation, and aribbon-cutting and commemorative photo shoot were heldin front of the PV system. Then, an overview was givenof the system and its power generation status so far.
In his speech, Mr. Al Sayegh stressed that the project
would greatly advance TAKREER’s Green Refinery
Concept, and expressed his compliments and appreciation
for the project. Ambassador Watanabe also praised JCCP
for the technology transfer that would make a significant
contribution to strengthening the friendly relationshipbetween UAE and Japan, while Mr. Yoshida thanked
TAKREER for the smooth promotion of the project andasked for their support in its continuation.
News of the completion ceremony appeared in the
May 25 issue of multiple newspapers in Japan.
<by Kenji Ikushima, Technical Cooperation Dept.>

Members of the ceremony in front of the PV system

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TechnicalCooperation

Signing Ceremony in Kuwait
for the Study on the Treatment andEffective Usage of Oilfield Produced Water
and Technical Collaboration for Corrosion
Assessment and Mitigation Technology
On May 15, 2012, JCCP and its counterpart Kuwait
Institute for Scientific Research (KISR) held a signingceremony at the KISR head office for Memorandums ofAgreement (MOAs) for implementation of two projects:
Feasibility Study for Treatment and Effective Usage ofHigh Salinity Oilfield Produced Water; and TechnicalCollaboration Project for Newly Planned Corrosion
Assessment and Mitigation Technology Program. The
former will be implemented with the participation of
Arabian Oil Co., Ltd., and the latter with the participationof the Japan Society of Corrosion Engineering.
In the presence of H.E. Mr. Yasuyoshi Komizo,
Ambassador of Japan to Kuwait, and Mr. Yoshinori
Yamashita, First Secretary, H.E. Dr. Naji M. Al-Mutairi,
Director General of KISR, and Mr. Morihiro Yoshida,
Managing Director of JCCP, signed the two MOAs.
Also present were Mr. Nobuyuki Samizo, Senior
Managing Director of Arabian Oil, and Dr. Shigeo
Tsujikawa, Professor Emeritus at the University ofTokyo, representing the Japan Society of Corrosion
Engineering.
With Dr. Al-Mutairi personally presiding over the
ceremony, Dr. Al-Mutairi, Mr. Yoshida, Ambassador

Komizo, Mr. Samizo and Dr. Tsujikawa gave
congratulatory speeches in that order prior to the signingof the MOAs. In his speech, Dr. Al-Mutairi noted that thetreatment of associated water is a priority issue as water
is a precious resource to Kuwait, and also that corrosion
accidents are depriving the country of 3% of its GDP.
He said JCCP is an important partner, and expressed
his deep appreciation for its cooperation in the two said
projects. Dr. Al-Mutairi and Mr. Yoshida then signed thetwo MOAs and brought the ceremony to a close.
Because it was a joint ceremony for two projects,
it attracted numerous members of the press, including
two TV cameras, indicating their strong interest in the
projects. After the ceremony, Ambassador Komizo and
Dr. Al-Mutairi also conducted an interview on Kuwait
TV.
After a break, the ceremony venue was used to givea presentation on the two projects. Dr. Al-Mutairi hada technical question about the treatment of oilfield
produced water, and in regard to the corrosion issue,
he said the presentation helped clarify the details of the
project. Later that night, KISR hosted a dinner party
in a restaurant in Kuwait City. The invitation was also

Signing of the MOA

Ambassador Komizo giving an interview

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extended to Japanese members who attended the signingceremony, as an indication of KISR’s high level of
expectation of the two projects.
An overview of the two projects is provided below.

1. Feasibility Study for Treatment andEffective Usage of High Salinity Oilﬁeld
Produced Water(1) Background
Kuwait produced 2.4 million bbl/d of crude oil as of2011, but has announced a plan to increase production
to 4 million bbl/d by 2020. However, this increasein production would be accompanied not only by analready increasing amount of oilfield produced water
not only from existing oil fields, but also from new oilfields. Oilfield produced water is the largest by-productof crude oil production, and costs for its treatment anddisposal are generally high. This is a major issue for oil
development companies.
Oilfield produced water in Kuwait has a salinityof 9 to 23%, which is extremely high, consideringthat the world average is around 15%. The process ofdesalinating such water for use as industrial water or
irrigation water would therefore produce a large amountof salt along with water and pose difficulties regarding
its disposal.
Meanwhile, Japan has technologies that allow it toproduce caustic soda (sodium hydroxide) and chlorineby mixing the salt it procures from foreign countries(industrial salt) with pure water to make highly
concentrated salt water and applying the chlor-alkali(electrolysis) process. These products are utilized invarious sectors of the manufacturing industry.
The focus of this project was therefore placed on
developing new technologies for treating Kuwait’s highsalinity oilfield produced water through the chlor-alkali
process and using its salt content to produce caustic soda
(sodium hydroxide) and chlorine by electrolysis.
(2) Planned activities
Fig. 1 shows an overview of the project. An efficientand economical method for treatment of oilfield
produced water will be examined by initially analyzing
the properties of the water produced during crude oil
excavation in Kuwait and conducting a test of the chlor-(Existing process)Evaporation
pond

Field

Oil field

Generation of produced water:
1.2 million bbl/dUndergroundinjection facility

Oil collection terminal(Produced water
treatment process)• Removal of oil content
and impurities• Recovery of valuable
resources• Desalination• etc.

(Effective utilization process)Saltwaterconcentration

Industrial water
Irrigation water

Application
technologies
Evaporator

Product
Unsuited for
effective utilization

Mixed salt

Fractional
crystallizer

Refined salt

Electrolysis
without
diaphragm

Sodiumhypochlorite

Chlor-alkali
process(electrolysis)

Suited for
effective utilization
Caustic soda:
1.6 million tons/year
Chlorine:
1.4 million tons/year

Examination of specifications for efficientand economic raw water (concentrated
saltwater) and establishment of a
produced water treatment process
Fig. 1 Industrial utilization of crude oil-produced water

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alkali process (electrolysis). Then, based on tests forconfirmation of the quality of caustic soda and chlorine
produced through electrolyzation of the salt content, aprocess will be designed that combines the optimal water
treatment method with electrolysis, and a market survey
and economic evaluation will be conducted.

2. Technical Collaboration Project for
Newly Planned Corrosion Assessment
and Mitigation Technology Program(1) Background
In Kuwait, accidents and damage attributed todeterioration and corrosion of plant materials occur

frequently even today. Survey results indicate that losses
from such accidents correspond to as much as 3% of thecountry’s GDP.
Cases of damage attributed to corrosion have been
acknowledged from early on as a major problem that
undermines the safety and security of oil plants. To
address this problem, KISR established the Corrosion
Assessment & Mitigation Technology Program in 2011,
composed of an executive department consisting of four
doctors, one master of science, six bachelors of science,and two technicians.
KISR receives requests for surveys of corrosion causes
from Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) andKuwait Oil Company (KOC), but faces difficulty in

Fig. 2 Corrosion example

Opening statement by H.E. Dr. Naji M. Al-Mutairi,
Director General of KISR (left)

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addressing some requests due to its researchers’ lackof field experience. Under this situation, Dr. Hamdy
Shalaby, the manager of the program, asked for technicalassistance from Japan, as Japan has abundant experienceand achievements in this field. In response, JCCP sent
experts from the Japan Society of Corrosion Engineering
to KISR and ultimately agreed to launch this projectbased on discussions with persons concerned at KISR
and KNPC.
(2) Planned activities
The project will look into the following seven themes.
1) Synergistic effects of hydrogen sulfide and chloride
on stress corrosion cracking of stabilized austenitic
stainless steels
2) Effect of excess chlorine on corrosion of carbon
steel in cooling water service3) Corrosion behavior of high-performance heatexchanger alloys in severe process conditions
4) Failure investigations
5) Application limits of carbon steel in sea water
6) Application of electrochemical noise technique forrefinery corrosion monitoring
7) Application of RBI (Risk Based Inspection)

Prior to implementation of the project, researchersand engineers on the Japanese side, who are experts in
the respective themes, will visit KISR to examine andestablish details of each theme. They will engage Kuwaiti
researchers and engineers in discussion by presenting
specific cases of corrosion as shown in Fig. 2 to facilitate
their understanding.
For themes that require laboratory review, evaluation
test methods will be examined, test equipment will beselected and installed, samples will be procured, andpreliminary tests will be established. The test equipment
will be procured in Japan and introduced to KISR after
inviting KISR engineers to Japan and teaching them
how to operate, analyze and perform maintenance ofthe equipment.
Additionally, the Japanese side will keep in close
contact with KNPC and KOC engineers through KISR toconfirm their needs regarding each theme and to review
the overall roadmap of the project as necessary.
We hope these projects that will be jointly implemented
by Kuwait and Japan will be brought to a successful
conclusion and will contribute to the further developmentof the friendly ties between our two countries.
<by Hiroaki Hara, Technical Cooperation Dept.>

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TechnicalCooperation

Project on Mild Hydro-cracking of LCO& Evaluation of Gas Oil HDS Catalysts
in Saudi Arabia
JCCP and King Fahd University of Petroleum andMinerals (KFUPM) in Saudi Arabia implemented the
Project on Mild Hydro-cracking of LCO & Evaluationof Gas Oil HDS Catalysts over a three-year period, fromfiscal 2009 to 2011, as follows.

1. Background
The project aimed to achieve two objectives. One
was to develop an evaluation technology for catalysts
that are used to produce ultra-low-sulfur diesel fuelwith a sulfur content of less than 10 ppm from Saudi
Arabian heavy crude oil, as an effective utilization of
the crude oil. In Japan, ultra-low-sulfur diesel fuel has
been produced from relatively light crude oils sincemore than 10 years ago. However, in addition to a highsulfur content, heavy crude oil was also expected tocontain substances that are difficult to remove by hydrodesulfurization (HDS). Therefore, also included in thisfirst objective was the transfer of analysis technology
for identifying compounds contained in light gas oil
fractions.
The other objective was to lay the basic groundworkfor development of mild hydro-cracking technology as ameans for the effective utilization of the surplus of lightcycle oil (LCO) that is expected to be generated in a fluid
catalytic cracking unit (FCC). Since LCO has a highPractical training (I) for invited researchers

58 • Technical Cooperation •content of polycyclic aromatics, mixing it with diesel
fuel might degrade the exhaust gas of diesel vehicles.
Based on this understanding, the project exploredcatalysts that could be used in a mild hydro-cracking
process to convert polycyclic aromatics into xylene to
be used as a petrochemical feedstock.
With the participation of a Japanese university in a
JCCP technical cooperation project for the first time ever,this project in effect became a joint study effort between
a Saudi Arabian university and a Japanese university.

2. Overview
1. Implementation period: April 1, 2009 – March 31,
2012 (three years)
2. Overseas counterpart: KFUPM
3. Participating companies: JX Nippon ResearchInstitute, Ltd.; Kyushu University
4. Activities: The following activities were implemented
to provide technical cooperation for the developmentof basic technologies for catalyst evaluation andcompositional analysis of feed oil and oil products
at KFUPM.
(a) Introduction of a micro-testing unit to be used forhydro-desulfurization tests and hydro-cracking
tests(b) Provision of support for catalyst evaluation

Practical training (II) for invited researchers

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Operational training on the GC-AED

technology through operational training of the
micro-testing unit and guidance for analysis ofdata acquired from the unit(c) Introduction of a gas chromatograph withatomic emission detector (GC-AED) and a highperformance liquid chromatograph (HP-LC) toallow for close identification of the compositionof light gas oil fractions; and analysis of feed oilfor the micro-testing unit and the oil produced in
the unit, through the combination of GC-AED
and HP-LC and technical guidance on an analysis
method proposed by Kyushu University
The micro-testing unit was delivered and installed in
KFUPM in fiscal 2009, and the GC-AED and HP-LC, infiscal 2010. Details of the technical guidance provided
were as follows.
(a) The micro-testing unit was manufactured inJapan, and KFUPM researchers were invited
to Japan to learn about the unit and receive
operational guidance in advance of introducing
it to KFUPM.
(b) After introduction of the micro-testing unit to
KFUPM, researchers from JX Nippon ResearchInstitute and Kyushu University were sent to
KFUPM to provide guidance in conducting acatalyst evaluation test using an actual sample.

Micro-reactor(c) The GC-AED and HP-LC were introduced to
KFUPM for analyzing the actual feed oil forthe micro-testing unit and the oil produced in
the unit.

3. Observations
Through this project, a general concept began to takeshape at the laboratory level of a catalyst that could be
used to produce ultra-low-sulfur diesel fuel from Saudi
Arabian heavy crude oil. Additionally, although various
types of light cycle oils exist according to the operational
conditions of the FCC unit, a mild hydro-cracking
method for polycyclic aromatics was discovered throughrepeated tests.
The KFUPM side presented part of the results of thisproject at the 20th annual Saudi-Japan symposium on
catalysts, which was held on December 5 and 6, 2010
under the joint sponsorship of KFUPM, JCCP and theJapan Petroleum Institute (JPI). Furthermore, a paper
was submitted to an academic journal during the project
period, and even today after completion of the project,
KFUPM and Kyushu University are preparing otherpapers for submission to academic publications. It is
hoped that these cooperative activities between the two
universities will further deepen the friendly relationshipbetween Saudi Arabia and Japan.
<by Hiroaki Hara, Technical Cooperation Dept.>

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TechnicalCooperation

Study on Hydrogen Pilot Unit
Demonstration (HyPUD) for Integration to
H2 Station in Saudi Arabia
Over a period of two years, from fiscal 2010 to 2011,
JCCP and Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco)
implemented a joint technical cooperation project called“Study on Hydrogen Pilot Unit Demonstration (HyPUD)
for Integration to H2 Station.”

1. Background
Saudi Aramco, in anticipation of the possible
widespread use of hydrogen to fuel automobiles in
the future, is directing efforts to the development of ahydrogen station capable of producing hydrogen fuelfrom oil and dispensing the fuel to fuel cell vehicles(FCV). It is also pursuing the development of a reforming
catalyst for producing hydrogen.
Meanwhile in Japan, a national project is alreadyunder way for a demonstration test of an onsite hydrogenstation that uses city gas, LPG, naphtha, kerosene andmethanol as feedstock, and efforts are being made toward
the diffusion of FCVs in fiscal 2015.
Against this backdrop, in fiscal 2009, Saudi
Aramco’s R&D Center requested JCCP’s cooperationin the research and development of a hydrogen station
capable of producing hydrogen from oil and dispensing
the fuel to FCVs. Acknowledging Japan’s advanced
technologies and particularly wishing to introduce
Japan’s onsite hydrogen station to Saudi Arabia, Saudi
Aramco strongly requested support for the constructionof a pilot demonstration plant and the development andevaluation of relevant catalysts.
In response to Saudi Aramco’s request, JCCP
launched the technical cooperation project on “Studyon Hydrogen Pilot Unit Demonstration (HyPUD) for
Integration to H2 Station” as follows.

With project members in front of Saudi Aramco’s
R&D Center ofﬁce building(3) Participating companies: Mitsubishi Kakoki Kaisha,Ltd.; JGC Corporation; JGC Gulf International Co.,Ltd.
(4) Activities:
1) In fiscal 2010, a project finding study was
conducted, which included a FEED (front-end
engineering design) study as the first step toward
construction of the pilot-scale hydrogen unit andstudies of technical issues and preliminary costestimation. The study was also made in regard
to reforming catalysts that would be used in theactual hydrogen unit.
2) In fiscal 2011, the FEED study was continued
as a joint technical cooperation project, and casestudies of cost reduction were studied to provide
the necessary information that would allow Saudi
Aramco to make a final decision on whether it
wishes to embark on the construction of the pilot
plant.

3. Summary
2. Overview(1) Implementation period: April 1, 2010 – March 31,
2012 (two years)(2) Overseas counterpart: Saudi Arabian Oil Company(Saudi Aramco)

60 • Technical Cooperation •At the beginning of this year, Saudi Aramco decided
not to go through with the construction of the hydrogenstation pilot plant at this time, and the project wastherefore brought to a close at the end of fiscal 2011.
Nevertheless, the project played a significant role

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in introducing Japan’s advanced technologies in therelevant field to Saudi Aramco, as well as in garnering
praise from Saudi Aramco in regard to the excellent
quality of the detailed considerations and results of the
FEED study conducted by the Japanese side, and instrengthening the relationship of trust between Saudi
Aramco and JCCP.
We hope to continue to deepen the relationshipbetween our two countries through the implementationof similar technical cooperation projects.
<by Toshifumi Amemiya, Technical Cooperation Dept.>

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TechnicalCooperation

Application Study of Sulfur Concrete
Technology in UAE
JCCP and United Arab Emirates University (UAEU),
with the participation of JX Nippon Oil & Energy
Corporation and Penta-Ocean Construction Co., Ltd. on
the Japanese side, implemented a project on “Application
Study of Sulfur Concrete Technology in UAE” fromfiscal 2008 to 2011 and achieved good demonstration
test results.

1. BackgroundThe global demand-supply balance of sulfur
continues to lean heavily toward the supply side. Fromthe perspective of environmental countermeasures,
surplus sulfur is expected to further increase along withtoday’s strong trend toward desulfurization of fuel oil.
In anticipation of this surplus, Japan has embarked ontechnical development for the effective utilization of
sulfur that is produced in refineries, and has succeeded
in demonstrating a technology for producing modified
sulfur solids. The solids exhibit high performancewith respect to strength and chemical resistance (saltresistance, acid resistance, base resistance), and are
expected to be used for development of marine structures
and wastewater treatment.

Japan depends on UAE, the counterpart country forthis project, to supply approximately 21% of its domestic
crude oil demand, which corresponds to an annual
import of roughly 770,000 barrels (2010). Thus, fromthe perspective of Japan’s energy policies, UAE is oneof the most important suppliers of crude oil to Japan.
Meanwhile, in UAE, where oil refining and natural
gas production are the country’s key industries, there
are increasing needs to develop sulfur applications in
response to the expected future surplus of sulfur. Under
this situation, UAE proposed to launch a joint study on
developing new sulfur applications using Japan’s sulfur
solidification technology. UAEU has agreed to play acentral role in the study, while the Marine Environment
Research Center (MERC) of the Ministry of Environment
and Water and Abu Dhabi Sewerage Service Company(ADSSC) have offered their cooperation, such as inproviding a demonstration test site and monitoring thedemonstration.
In response to the UAE framework, JCCP surveyed
and examined the applicability to UAE of the modified
sulfur solidification technology by conducting ademonstration test on the utilization of modified sulfur
solids in creating artificial fish reefs as a possible

Islamic Republic of IranStrait of Hormuz
Umm Al Quwain

Destination for thecontainer transportationof fish reef blocks

Oman

Arabian Gulf
Gulf of Oman
(Indian Sea)
United Arab Emirates
Oman
Fig. 1 Installation locations of the artiﬁcial ﬁsh reef

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marine application and in developing a city seweragesystem as a wastewater treatment application. Throughthese efforts, this project helped to establish new uses
for sulfur in UAE and to create new demand for sulfur
treatment measures in the oil industry, as well as laid thegroundwork for the creation of a new industry based on
UAE-Japan cooperation.

piled to create the reef and installed in the Arabian Gulf
and the Gulf of Oman. Immediately after their installation,schools of fish and the attachment of various organisms
were verified. The favorable results of the demonstration
test indicated that the sulfur solids are harmless to livingorganisms. Moreover, in both locations, there was asteady and catchable distribution of a species of highlymarketable grouper fish called hammour.

2. Overview
Modified sulfur solids that have been developed inJapan are commercialized in Japan after being subjected
to a stringent demonstration test, but in UAE, where
various conditions differ, it was necessary to re-examine
the results of a demonstration test conducted there.
Modified sulfur solid structures were therefore installedin test sites to monitor and confirm any changes andeffects in their characteristic strength and chemical
resistance when used as a marine structure (artificial fishreef) and as a wastewater treatment facility (city seweragesystem). Here, we mainly introduce its utilization as afish reef, as an example of a marine structure.
As the marine environment differs between the westside of UAE, which faces the Arabian Gulf, and the east
side, which faces the outer sea, a fish reef was decided to
be installed off the coast of both the east and west sidesof the country. The fish reef blocks were test-produced,
transported, installed and monitored, to examine theeffectiveness of modified sulfur solids as a fish reef basedon their durability as marine structures and on the stateof growth of algae and fish.
The artificial fish reef was proposed as a means for
effectively utilizing large amounts of sulfur solids, andapproximately 200 sulfur solid blocks were randomly

2.1 Artiﬁcial Fish Reef Project
The project aimed to create an artificial fish reefthat would attract the hammour, a valuable species of
the grouper fish that live among rocky reefs, and wasplanned in line with the “Guidelines for Artificial Fish
Reef Fishing Ground Development Project” issued by
Japan’s Fisheries Agency. Fig. 1 shows the locations
where the artificial fish reefs were installed in the
Arabian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. On the Arabian Gulf
side, it was installed off the coast of Umm Al Quwain, in
a ridge-like area at the bottom of a flat and sandy shoal.
On the Gulf of Oman side, it was installed off the coastof Diba, near a large rock called Diba Rock where theseabed is flat and sandy.
2.2 Monitoring
After installation of the artificial fish reefs, they
were monitored to confirm their installation status, theappearance of any schools of fish, and the developmentof living organisms. In Umm Al Quwain, hardly any
schools of fish were detected in areas other than where
the artificial fish reef was installed. In other words, they
were verified only in areas near the reef. In Diba, schoolsof fish were found distributed in a manner surrounding
the artificial fish reef. They were also verified in the area
between Diba Rock and the artificial fish reef, whichsuggested an ecological similarity between the two.

3. Results

Fig. 2 A school of a species of horse mackerel

As discussed above, the artificial fish reef was
proposed as a means for the effective utilization of sulfur,
and was installed in the Arabian Gulf (Umm Al Quwain)
and the Gulf of Oman (Diba). As a result, numerousorganisms attached themselves to the surface of the reefs,
and dense schools of fish were found swimming insideand outside them.
Both Umm Al Quwain and Diba are prosperous
coastal fishery towns, but the installation of solid sulfur
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by providing a fishing ground that promises a relatively
stable catch in an area closer than the fishing harbor.
This would also help local fishermen lead stable lives.
However, since the artificial fish reefs installed in thisproject were small in scale, larger reefs would need to
be installed in multiple locations if the project is to be
implemented as a commercial business in the future.

A survey of fish catches also indicated that theartificial fish reefs are beneficial, and a survey of thespecies of fish caught in and around the artificial fish
reefs showed that the reefs provide an effective breeding
and farming ground for diverse species of fish. Judging
by these outcomes, this project has produced meaningfuldemonstration test results.
<by Masatoshi Yokotsuka, Technical Cooperation Dept.>

Technical
Cooperation

Project on Kuwait Heavy Crude Oil
Upgrading – Feasibility of Thermal Cracking
JCCP and Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research(KISR) implemented a project on “Kuwait Heavy Crude
Oil Upgrading – Feasibility of Thermal Cracking” overa period of three years, from fiscal 2009 to 2011, as
follows.

1. Background
Large amounts of high-sulfur heavy crude oil exist
in Kuwait. Even if blended with other light crude oils,
there is no avoiding the heavy trend of crude oil exports,
because the ratio of heavy crude oil is increasing. As thecountry is well aware, there is strong need for various
examinations and considerations to lighten and reduce
the sulfur content of heavy crude oil using an upgrading
facility.
Meanwhile, Japanese engineering and oil refining
companies have their own heavy oil upgrading
technologies, and are in an optimal position to effectively
apply their technologies and experience to upgrading
Kuwait’s high-sulfur heavy crude oils.
Against this backdrop, this project was launched toformulate a business model for lightening and reducing
the sulfur content of Kuwait’s high-sulfur heavy crude
oils using Japan’s upgrading technologies and to examine
the feasibility of its practical application to business.

64 • Technical Cooperation •2. Overview
1) Implementation period: April 1, 2009 – March 31,
2012 (three years)2) Overseas counterpart: KISR
3) Participating companies: Arabian Oil Company,
Ltd.
4) Activities: This project was implemented in threephases, as follows.
(1) Phase 1 (Process screening and examination of
economic efficiency based on estimated cost)
The following activities were implemented infiscal 2009: establishment of a study base and basic
design conditions; process optimization studies;
establishment of project scope; verification of
crude oil properties and product qualities throughlaboratory tests; market survey; and evaluationof estimated economic efficiency.
(2) Phase 2 (Detailed feasibility study, improvementof cost estimation precision, business plan
formulation)
The following activities were implemented infiscal 2010: verification of the qualities of synthetic
crude oils and implementation of a stabilization
test; detailed conceptual process design; project
cost estimates; economic efficiency evaluation of
the project; and business plan formulation.

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Fig. 1 Schematic diagram of the Eureka Process

In fiscal 2011, the following activities were
implemented: examination of the introduction of the
Eureka Process to the Shuaiba Refinery; heavy oil
thermal cracking test and establishment of analyticalevaluation technologies; thermal cracking tests ofother heavy oils in Kuwait and evaluation of theircompatibility; updating of the conceptual design andresults of the economic efficiency examination; evolving
and continuous approaches to Kuwait’s oil sector; andconstruction of a business model.
The Eureka Process forms the basis of the heavy
oil cracking technology in this project. Fig. 1 shows
an overview of its concept. It is a thermal cracking
process developed in Japan and licensed by Chiyoda
Corporation and Fuji Oil Company, Ltd., and has served
Fuji Oil’s Sodegaura Refinery for more than 30 years.
Compared to the delayed coker unit, which is anotherthermal cracking process, Eureka delivers a higher yieldof cracked oil and provides cracked residue as a melted
pitch. It is expected to be particularly advantageouswhen combined with a gasification process for treatmentof cracked residue. With the cooperation of the Eureka
Process licenser, this project evaluated an upgrader that

Eureka plant

Workshop(3) Phase 3 (Environmental impact assessment,
establishment and application of heavy crude
oils and reformed oil evaluation technologies;
preparations toward business development)

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uses the Eureka Process and examined its advantage
over other processes.

3. Workshop
In fiscal 2010, a workshop was held at KISR as aforum for the presentation of interim project results.
It attracted an audience of more than 50 from suchorganizations as Kuwait Petroleum Corporation(KPC), Kuwait Oil Company (KOC), Kuwait National
Petroleum Company (KNPC), Organization of ArabPetroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC), and Kuwait
University. Mr. Ronald Dickenson, President of SFA
Pacific, Inc. gave a keynote speech from an impartial
standpoint on heavy crude oil treatment. Judging by theactive exchange of questions from the oil sector about
the interim results, it can be said that Kuwait’s initial
objective of disseminating the project to the oil sector
has been achieved. The thoroughness of the workshop’s
operation and preparation were also an indication of the
KISR side’s strong interest in the project.

4. Observations
In this project, case studies were conducted of three
types of upgraders: a large upgrader for mixed heavy
crude oils, a large upgrader for a type of heavy crudeoils, and a small field upgrader for installation in heavy
crude oil production sites.
Arabian Oil Company, Ltd. will continue to propose
the installation of the small field upgrader to KOC,
because by sequentially installing such upgraders as
required based on Kuwait’s oil field development plan,
the project could be kept relatively small in scale, andwould be easy to initiate. In regard to the large upgraders,
gasification cannot be avoided for the efficient treatmentof cracked residue (pitch), but the demonstration of
gasification technology for Eureka pitch could pose an
obstacle to their introduction in Kuwait. In considerationof these points, combined efforts need to be made with
KPC to create an optimal upgrader plan for Kuwait,
along with the establishment of a business model.
JCCP hopes this project will be instrumental infurther deepening Japan’s relationship with Kuwait.
<by Hiroaki Hara, Technical Cooperation Dept.>

Heavy oil ﬁelds
UpgraderCrude oil exports

Heavy crude oil
Improved heavy oil

CO2 EOR

Pitch

CO2

Hydrogen
Gasiﬁcation plant
Project image

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Power plant

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Technical Support on Energy Efficiency
Improvement and Corrosion/Fouling
Problem at QP Refinery
Over a period of two years, from fiscal 2010 to 2011,
JCCP and Qatar Petroleum (QP)’s Mesaieed Refinery
implemented a joint project on “Technical Support on
Energy Efficiency Improvement and Corrosion/Fouling
Problem at QP Refinery,” as follows.

1. BackgroundIn line with an increasing global awareness ofenvironmental issues in recent years, QP has launcheda Health, Safety & Environment Management Programand commenced full-fledged initiatives for environmental
conservation with the target of reducing greenhouse gas
emissions and waste materials and increasing energy
efficiency. As part of this initiative, QP’s Mesaieed
Refinery requested technical support from Japan on
improvement of energy efficiency and corrosion/foulingproblems based on Japan’s abundant experience andaccumulated technologies in the fields of environmental
countermeasures, energy efficiency and conservation
technology. This project was thus implemented asfollows.

2. Overview

3) Participating company: Cosmo Engineering Co.,Ltd.
4) Activities: This project was implemented in thefollowing two phases.
(1) Phase 1 (FY2010)• Activities to improve the refinery’s Solomon
Energy Intensity Index (EII), a benchmarkof energy efficiency, including a local onsite
survey of energy conservation; selection ofenergy-saving measures and examinationof improvement plans; and proposal andacceptance regarding the implementation ofcountermeasures• Examination of the installation of an air
preheater to a heating furnace• Examination of a change in amine solution(change from the current monoethanolamine(MEA) solution to a methyldiethanolamine(MDEA) solution)• Survey of corrosion/fouling, establishing the
focus of the issue, and proposing improvement
measures(2) Phase 2 (FY2011)• Basic design and evaluation of the change inamine solution1) Implementation period: April 1, 2010 – March 31,
2012 (two years)2) Overseas counterpart: Qatar Petroleum

Fig. 1 Concept of the air preheater system

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3. Observations

Information exchange among researchers• Proposal of a final improvement plan for the
corrosion/fouling issue• Examination of treatment methods for lagoon
wastewater
The following is an outline of two of the issues
examined in this project.
For energy efficiency improvement, measures were
examined to improve furnace efficiency by installing
an air preheater to an existing natural-draft crude oil
furnace. Fig. 1 shows the general concept, and Fig. 2
the external appearance of the air preheater system. The
system is composed of an air preheater, a new burner,
blower, ducts that connect the above, instrumentation
devices, and an adjustment damper. Based on operating
data from the Mesaieed Refinery, various measures were
examined for reducing the consumption of heavy oil thatis used to fuel the furnace.
In regard to the corrosion/fouling issue, current issues
related to the crude distillation
unit, condensate distillation unit
and gas oil hydrodesulfurization
unit were extracted, and measures
for their improvement were
examined. In fiscal 2011, thefundamental cause of corrosion
was surveyed mainly in regard
to the crude distillation unit.
After extracting possible causes
from the results of data analysis
using an analysis tool, onsite
survey and interviews regarding
operating methods, operational
improvement methods and thecorrosion countermeasures
shown in Fig. 3 were proposedto the refinery.

68 • Technical Cooperation •This project effectively addressed energy efficiency
improvement by proposing measures for reducing
fuel gas and steam consumption. In regard to the
corrosion/fouling issue, an issue of extremely strong
concern among the project members, improvement
measures were proposed and guidance was provided infiscal 2010 based on the knowledge and experience ofJapanese refineries. In fiscal 2011, further steps weretaken to survey the severe stage of corrosion at the topof the crude distillation unit, examine the corrosion
mechanism, and to draft and propose improvement
methods. JCCP hopes these improvement measures will
be realized in the future.
The Mesaieed Refinery is pushing forward a plan toexpand its facilities, and has strong needs to examine
measures for strengthening international competitive
ability, such as by eliminating the bottleneck in existing
facilities and improving the recovery rate of waste
heat. An environmental project is also under way torecycle 100% of wastewater produced in the refinery. In
response to this situation, JCCP will continue to provide
technical support and contribute to the improvement,
development and safe operations of the Mesaieed
Refinery, to strengthen its relationship with QP, as wellas to contribute to deepening ties between Qatar andJapan.
<by Hiroaki Hara, Technical Cooperation Dept.>

Fig. 3 Corrosion countermeasures

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Researcher Invitation Program
The fiscal 2011 JCCP Researcher Invitation
Program invited three researchers to Japan before theend of August, and has subsequently invited four more
researchers from Venezuela, Iraq and Kuwait, who
respectively arrived in Japan between September 2011
and February 2012 and engaged in the following studies
with the cooperation of the Japan Petroleum Institute andJapanese universities/research institutions.

1. Intevep, Venezuela
Researcher:
Dr. Luis Felipe D’Elia Camacho
Strategic Research Department in Refining, Refining
and Industrialization Division
Host institution:
Department of Energy Engineering andScience, Nagoya University Graduate School ofEngineering
Dr. Masaki Matsuda, Professor
Study period:
Sept. 7 – Nov. 4, 2011
Research theme:“Development of Novel Functional CarbonaceousMaterial from Petcoke”
Venezuelan petcoke contains high rates of sulfur andmetal content which may affect efficiency and hamper
utilization, so it is vital to evaluate them by actually
producing porous carbonaceous material from petcoke. At

Mr. Sattar Jalil Hussein and Mr. Khaleefa K. Uwaid from Iraq
(left and right)

Nagoya University, research guidance was provided for
producing the porous carbonaceous material, measuring
and evaluating steam and nitrogen adsorption isotherm,
and measuring Raman spectroscopy, NMR and KRD. As
a result, the produced activated carbon showed that thehigher the activation temperature and the weight ratio of
the activator agent to KOH, the larger the specific surface
area. More specifically, at an activation temperature of800˚C and an activator agent-to-KOH weight ratio of6, an extremely high specific surface area of 3,668m2/g
was obtained. Dr. Camacho and the university agreed tocontinue the exchange of views on the impact of metaland sulfur content on inactivation reactions and specificapplications for production of activated carbons.
Dr. Camacho visited JCCP on October 26 to present
his study results.

2. Petroleum R&D Center, Ministry of
Oil–Iraq

Dr. Luis Felipe D’Elia Camacho from Venezuela (third from left)

Researchers:(1) Mr. Sattar Jalil Hussein(2) Mr. Khaleefa K. Uwaid
Host institution and study period:(1) Catalysts Research Center, Kitakyushu Operation
Center, JGC Catalysts and Chemicals, Ltd.
(JGC C&C)
Nov. 1 – 18, 2011
Research theme:“Refining Catalyst Evaluation”

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(2) Interdisciplinary Faculty of Science andEngineering, Shimane University
Dr. Takeshi Kubota, Associate Professor
Nov. 21 – 30, 2011
Research theme:“Characterization of Catalysts by Means of Gas
Adsorption and Spectroscopy”
Mr. Hussein and Mr. Uwaid, both from the Ministryof Oil–Iraq, engaged in catalyst analysis at JGC C&C,
comparing the results of an analysis conducted in Iraq
with results obtained at JGC C&C using a catalyst theybrought with them from Iraq. At Shimane University,
they studied theories and technologies related tothe characterization method of analyzing catalyst
composition and properties.
The two researchers visited JCCP on December 2 topresent their study results.

3. Kuwait Institute for Scientiﬁc Research(KISR), Kuwait
Researcher:
Dr. Narges A. H. A. Ghaloum
Associate Research Scientist, Refining Department,
Research & Studies Center, KISR
Host institution:
Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University
Dr. Koichi Eguchi, Professor
Study period:
February 6 – March 1, 2012
Research theme:“Hydrogen Production from Hydrocarbon
Technologies and Related Catalyst
Development”
In recent years, studies have been conducted ona number of new types of hydrogen fuels in search

Dr. Narges A. H. A. Ghaloum of KISR
(front row, second from the right)of reforming processes that would allow efficientutilization of hydrogen in fuel cell systems. Within
this trend, the focus of the study conducted at Kyoto
University was placed on the steam reforming reaction ofdimethylethanol (CH3OCH3) and ethanol (C2H5OH). The
Eguchi Laboratory introduced the R&D of a spinel-typeoxide catalyst, and Dr. Ghaloum studied the method of
evaluating the catalyst by preparing the catalyst using acitric acid complex and conducting a steam reforming
reaction test. She also examined methods for evaluating
the physical properties of the prepared catalyst. In
addition, based on the knowledge of catalyst preparationand oxygen sensor production acquired in the study,
Dr. Ghaloum studied measurement and calculation
methods for obtaining data on the composition andmethane conversion rates of various gases throughactual measurement using an oxygen sensor, while alsoacquiring knowledge of test processes and the assemblyand mechanism of reactors and ideas for producing thedevices needed to conduct actual tests.
Dr. Ghaloum visited JCCP on February 17 to present
her study results.
<by Sadao Wada, Technical Cooperation Dept.>

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Reporting Meeting of the Long-term
Researcher Dispatch Program
JCCP’s technical cooperation programs include
a program for dispatching Japanese experts to oilproducing countries. So far since 2007, JCCP has
dispatched researchers to provide assistance on advanced
studies at King Fahd University of Petroleum andMinerals (KFUPM), Saudi Aramco and Kuwait Institutefor Scientific Research (KISR). An overview of thereporting meeting that was held at JCCP on May 17,
2012 is provided below.
In fiscal 2011, the following researchers engaged
in research and guidance at their respective hostinstitutions.

1. Dr. Hideshi Hattori, Professor Emeritusof Hokkaido University(1) Host institution:
Center for Refining & Petrochemicals, ResearchInstitute (CRPRI), KFUPM(2) Field of research assistance:
Support for research of solid acid and solid basecatalysts for petroleum refining and petrochemical
applications
Dr. Hattori has been conducting research and guidanceat KFUPM’s Center for Refining & Petrochemicals,
Research Institute since this Long-term Researcher
Dispatch Program was launched in fiscal 2007. In fiscal
2011, he provided counsel and proposals regarding
studies being pursued or planned at CRPRI.
For example, in fiscal 2011 Dr. Hattori commenced
and provided his support in the project on “Developmentof catalysts for styrene and ethylbenzene production
through toluene side chain alkylation,” which was
submitted for a research grant in fiscal 2010 as a projectof King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology(KACST) and was accepted for the grant in fiscal 2011.
Dr. Hattori also provided guidance to a graduate student
writing a master’s thesis on the project.
Additionally, Dr. Hattori provided retraining ininfrared spectroscopic measurement of adsorbed
pyridine, a solid acid property measurement method hetransferred to KFUPM after designing and producing

the device last fiscal year, and supported the technicaltransfer of infrared measurement of carbon dioxide
adsorption based on the measurement of solid baseproperties. He also provided research assistance bygiving advice in an Aramco project on solid acid catalysts
announced by KFUPM.
Furthermore, in the first workshop that was held
between KAUST’S Catalysis Center (KCC) andKFUPM’s CRPRI, Dr. Hattori gave a lecture on solidacid catalysts.
In the reporting meeting held on May 17, Dr. Hattori
summarized his research activities in fiscal 2011 asfollows: (1) Continuous support of the KACST project(on solid base catalysts and styrene production) andguidance for a master’s thesis; (2) Support for theformulation of an Aramco project (butene hydration)
and an SABIC project (styrene synthesis); (3) Transfer
of catalyst research technologies (IR measurement, TPD
measurement, reactor); and (4) Promotion of researchexchange between KFUPM and KAUST.

2. Dr. Katsuomi Takehira, Professor
Emeritus of Hiroshima University(1) Host institution:
KAUST Center-in-Development (KCID) on
Transformative Research in Petrochemicals andPolymers established in KFUPM(2) Field of research assistance:
R&D of catalysts for petrochemical feedstock
production by dehydrogenation
Dr. Takehira’s research continued on the progress
made last year and examined an iron oxide catalyst derived
from Mg-Al hydrotalcite for the development of styrene
production catalyst by ethylbenzene dehydrogenation.
By evaluating the activity of various catalysts andconducting an FT-IR measurement of ethylbenzene
and pyridine adsorbed species on the catalyst surface,
he clarified the ethylbenzene dehydrogenation reaction
mechanism on the surface of a highly active Fe-Co/
Mg(Al)O catalyst. Dr. Takehira presented a part of theseresults at the EUROPACAT X congress that was held

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Reporting meeting held at JCCP on May 17, 2012

in Glasgow, Scotland from August 28 to September 2,
2011, and in two papers published in Applied Catalysis
A, in addition to the two papers that were published last
fiscal year in the same journal.
In the reporting meeting held on May 17, Dr. Takehirareported the results of his three-year research assistance,from 2009 to 2011, as follows: (1) Development of a
new catalyst for styrene production by ethylbenzene
dehydrogenation (preparation of a new iron oxide
catalyst derived from Mg-Al hydrotalcite); (2) Catalyst
preparation and characterization; (3) Results andobservations of a test for development of a new Fe/
Mg(Al)O catalyst for steam-less dehydrogenation; and(4) Summary of the research on development of a new
Fe/Mg(Al)O catalyst for steam-less dehydrogenation.

3. Dr. Hidehiro Higashi (former researcher
at JGC Catalysts and Chemicals Ltd.)(1) Host institution:
Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR)(2) Field of research assistance:“Operational improvement of the up-flow reactor
using a cold-flow model” and “Study on the applicationof air nanobubbles to refinery facilities”
In fiscal 2011, Dr. Higashi launched a three-year
project for the construction of a cold-flow simulator
that would attach a tracking device to the reactor so thatflows inside the reactor could be observed. By allowing
the interior of the reactor to be seen, the project aims toaddress the current situation in which the existing bottom
oil desulfurization unit is extremely difficult to operate
and is creating urgent needs for operational enhancement
and improvement measures.
Dr. Higashi also commenced studies on the separationof water and oil using nanobubbles in a dissolved air
flotation (DAF) unit for refinery wastewater, and on
the application of a Maalox (mercaptan oxidation) unit,
which is normally used for removal of sulfur content from
naphtha and kerosene, to the recycling of treated water.
In addition to the above, Dr. Higashi continued his
ongoing initiative to provide operational guidance forthe pilot plants at KISR; supported the study conducted
by KNPC and KISR on preventing drifts and differential
pressure increases in the Guard Reactor (G.Rx) of adirect desulfurization unit; constructed three high linear
velocity (HLV) pilot plants; and contributed to themodification of existing pilot plants.
In the reporting meeting held on May 17, Dr. Higashi
reported on the following: (1) KISR’s future vision; (2)KISR’s joint projects with KNPC; (3) Measures forprevention of Dela-P increases and drifts in the direct
desulfurization unit; and (4) Research on the combined
use of catalysts from various catalyst makers.
By continuing to send advanced Japanese researchers
to oil-producing countries to engage in research andprovide research assistance, JCCP hopes to contributeto strengthening relationships between oil-producing
countries and Japan in the areas of technical transfer
and personnel exchanges.
<by Sadao Wada, Technical Cooperation Dept.>

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Personnel Changes
Outgoing Personnel

Incoming Personnel

Akio HOSHINO

Eiji OKUYAMA

Kenji SAITO

Kenichi MOROTA

Outgoing Personnel

Incoming Personnel

Makoto NAKAMURA

Kosuke INOUE

Outgoing Personnel

Incoming Personnel

Training
Department

Administration
Department

Technical
Cooperation
Department

Kenji IKUSHIMA

Michio FUJITANIYukiteru WATANABE

Transfer Personnel
Technical
Cooperation
Department↓
Training
Department
Minoru HORIKE

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Announcement

Please Help Us Update Our Roster
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As of April 1, JCCP has become a general incorporated foundation. This is the first issue of JCCP NEWSfollowing the change, but the English name of our organization remains unchanged, so we will continue to deliver
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As you know, JCCP activities consist of personnel exchange programs, technical cooperation programs, andinternational cooperation, but previous issues of JCCP NEWS tended to place heavier weight on personnel exchange
programs. To correct this imbalance, we have increased the number of articles on technical cooperation programs
beginning with this issue, to provide a more accurate perspective on our efforts to strengthen cooperation with oilproducing countries through both personnel exchange programs and technical cooperation programs to the same
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JCCP NEWS No. 113 August 2012