JULY ISSUE 02 YEAR 2018
FLASH
FROM THE
EDITOR
Last quarter GDA was presented by the Executive Management Team at the prestigious ADNOC Investment Forum which received more than 1,000 participants from various fields of the oil and gas sector. Another exclusive event GDA attended was the Bahrain American Chamber of Commerce Luncheon with His Excellency Shaikh Mohamed bin Khalifa al Khalifa, Minister of Oil, Kingdom of Bahrain, as guest speaker. The past three months have been filled with many events, technical committee meetings and site visits. We also welcomed new members and are proud that GDA is growing stately becoming an internationally recognised platform to
support the growth of the Downstream Industry. Knowledge sharing and exchanging industry trends is a core value of GDA and to keep you up to date on relevant topics have a look at our Members’ Corner where we feature an article by our Business Partner Certero on Artificial Intelligence Fidelity and health tips by the HSE Committee. We thank our readers, contributors and partners for all your support and hope you enjoy reading our second issue of “GDA Flash”!
Claudia Hardt
Marketing Manager and Communications
The GDA International Downstream Conference and Exhibition Under the patronage of His Royal
international stakeholders across the
Al Khalifa, Prime Minister, Kingdom
providers to capitalize on investment,
Highness Prince Khalifa bin Salman of
Bahrain,
the
GDA
International
Downstream Conference and Exhibition
is the leading Middle East strategic platform for downstream professionals to address business challenges, share
best practices and unlock potential opportunities and
through
partnerships.
excellence,
the
collaboration
Striving
GDA
towards
Conference
2018 aims at engaging regional and
business, academia and technology innovation and growth.
The GDA Conference 2018 will be held at the Bahrain International Exhibition
and Convention Centre from 23rd – 25th
October and anticipates reaching over
4,500 participants and more than 150
exhibiting companies over the three-day event.
Leadership excellence for women awards and symposium Under the patronage of His Excellency
and innovation in the Energy Industry.
Minister of Oil, Kingdom of Bahrain and
women and women advocates. Under
Shaikh Mohamed bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, supported by NOGA, women leaders in the Energy Industry have launched the
fourth edition of Leadership Excellence
for Women Awards and Symposium (LEWAS).
LEWAS
is
dedicated
to
recognizing excellence and celebrating
professionals who demonstrate talent
25- 23 October 2018
Bahrain International Exhibition & Convention Centre
The awards are dedicated to recognizing
the Chairpersonship of Reem Al Ghanim, HR Leader, Saudi Aramco, the Awards Ceremony will take place on 23rd October
2018 at Four Seasons Hotel Bahrain Bay and the Symposium on 25th October 2018
at
the
Bahrain
International
Exhibition and Convention Centre.
www.gdaconference.org
NEWS INTRODUCTION TO
INDUSTRIAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY OPTIMIZATION The Gulf Downstream Association (GDA) organized the first in-house training to
course
Industrial
“Introduction
Energy
Efficiency
Optimization” for its members at its
Headquarter in Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain, on the 8th and 9th of May
2018. GDA’s Energy Management
Technical Committee Chairperson Dr. Mahmoud Bahy M Nour Eldin delivered this course along with his colleague Akram Kamel.
The course was attended by a total
of 14 delegates from KNPC, ADNOC,
BAPCO, SAMREF, SATORP and KIPIC.
A
token
of
appreciation
was
conduct energy assessment studies,
a
successful
familiarization to energy efficiency
Secretary General.
new technologies for low-grade
Certificate of Completion by the
The course covered topics: how to
handed to Dr. Bahy for conducting
how to apply pinch technology,
course by Audah Al Ahmadi, GDA’s
and GHG emission reduction and
All
waste heat conversion into useful
GDA’s Secretary General, Audah
energy. During the course, Dr. Bahy
demonstrated how one can better utilize energy by integrating hot and
cold streams over the entire site thus reducing energy import.
Al
delegates
Ahmadi
in-house
were
and
training
awarded
the
a
Training
Instructor Dr. Bahy in the presence
of Technical Manager, Raj Jhajharia and Marketing and Communications Manager, Claudia Hardt.
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Knowledge Sharing On:
• E xperiences on Establishing PSM Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) in KNPC • Incident Reporting and Investigation System • A Journey towards a competent Workforce • Industry Eco-Transformation for Energy Efficiency Optimization • Corporate Process Low Grade Waste Heat Recovery Study • KNPC Clean Fuel Project Commissioning Workshop Punch List Guidelines
Contractor Performance Data Management System Impact of Electric Vehicle on demand for Transportation ISO 50001 Certification HAGO Cloud Point Mathematical Correlation Study Piping Systems Walkdown Checks Site Visits To Ospas (Saudi Arabia), Equate Innovation Centre (Kuwait), Research Centre (Abu Dhabi), Mab Refinery (Kuwait)
ANNUAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETING 2018
Board MeETING
Downstream Association (GDA) was held on Thursday,
on Thursday, 10th May at the GDA Office. The Chairman
The Annual General Assembly Meeting of the Gulf
The 2nd Board of Directors Meeting for 2018 was held
10 May 2018.
and the Board Members congratulated the Kingdom of
th
During this meeting, the Audited Financial Statement presented by External Auditors KPMG for the period of
11th July 2016 – 31st December 2017 was approved by the Founding Member Representatives.
It was also decided to re-elect the current Board of Directors at the same positions for a period of two years.
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Bahrain on its latest remarkable Oil and Gas discovery and wished the Kingdom great success.
TECHNICAL COMMITTEE MEETINGS Bapco Executive Management met with the Bapco Subject Matter Experts at Sofitel Bahrain on 21st June 2018 for encouraging and supporting their contribution to the GDA’s 9 Technical Streams. The second round of Technical Committee meetings were held. Some of their significant achievements during the second quarter are:
Commissioning and Start Up
Leadership and People Development
11th-12th April 2018, Bahrain
18th-19th April 2018, Kuwait
Health, Safety and Environment
Energy Management
Technologies
2 -3 May 2018, Kuwait
6t -7 May 2018,Bahrain
27th-28th June 2018,Kuwait
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COLLABORATION WITH CERTERO GDA has signed a collaboration agreement with Certero to: •
Be the vocal point of incubator for disruptive technology
•
Offer services of designing and delivering knowledge-sharing technology solutions for GDA member organisations
• • •
Contribute and participate in industry and user conferences organized by the GDA
Offer discounted rates to GDA member organisations’ employees for their products and services Share “white paper” articles, newsletters, newsflashes, lessons learned and industry trends
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MEMBERS’ CORNER “Enable AIFI” - Artificial Intelligence Fidelity
By Nooruddin Ahmed, Managing Partner, Certero Once upon a time not so long ago,
and running even with the current
IBM. it is important to consider
Machine from a Human. In the not too
people. It is important that you
competence and business
it was relatively easy to distinguish a
distant future one can imagine a form identifying Human, Machine, “prefer
not to say” or “other”, just like the
gender fields in forms of today have a “prefer not to say” or “other”.
level of sophistication, can impact consider what meaningful roles roles are redundant. A parallel track
of augmenting people skills should be undertaken.
3. Consider Ethics - As AI is being built
of debate has been and will continue
seek clarification on the ethical
to be Artificial Intelligence (AI). A broad spectrum of views ranges from the apocalyptic to the messianic power of
AI and the race to harness this power is
on across the world. The essence is to
harness AI, without getting drowned in the mire of technological mush.
So, is your organisation ready to be AIFI enabled? If so, here goes:
1. Raise Awareness - It is important that all stakeholders are aware of the potential and pitfalls of AI.
2. Consider People - AI when up
in machines, organisations should and moral considerations of the
algorithms deployed and satisfy themselves with the choices.
4. Deploy Quick Wins - There are a number of quick-win solutions using
AI right such as customer service,
productivity and quality control. It’s good to focus on simple things first to build trust and internal competence.
5. Plan a Platform - There are several leading
AI
platform
vendors:
internal
resource
needs when adopting a
people will play when their existing
As we enter the era of human-machine
convergence, one of the biggest topics
your
platform.
The primary goal of any organisation is to succeed in its mission. AI can play part an
an
important
in
helping
organisation
succeed
if
used
with
understanding, and
lest
we
ingredient
for
forget, the core AI’s success is
data, so make
sure it’s ready to
go before you declare
you
AIFI enabled.
are
examples include Google, Microsoft,
MORE PRODUCTIVE AND PAIN FREE WORKDAY
OFFICE ERGONOMICS by HSE Committee
Most people have heard of ergonomics and think it
can damage spinal structures and contribute to or worsen
of car controls and instruments but it is so much more.
Here are few tips you can follow to avoid falling for
has something to do with seating or with the design
Ergonomics is the process of designing or arranging workplaces, products and systems so that they fit the people who use them.
In our daily lives we see too many workplace injuries that could be avoided. Recent research has shown that lower
back pain (spinal disorder) is the world’s most common
back pain.
ergonomic hazards:
Stand Up for Your Spine
If you don’t have a sit-stand desk, you can still address situation and protect your spine. Consider these tips: • Do some work standing at a high table or counter.
work-related disability affecting employees. Also, the
• Rather than having a meeting in a conference room, invite
prolong sitting have shown greater risk of premature
• Set a timer for a stand-and-stretch break every 30
When sitting in an office chair for a long period, the
• Visit a coworker in person as opposed to emailing them.
results that came from studies on the health effects of a dying.
your coworkers to walk laps during your discussion. minutes.
natural tendency for most people is to slouch over or
• Park your car a bit further from your office to sneak in
the spinal ligaments and strain the discs and surrounding
• Take a short walk during your lunch break and don’t keep
slouch down in the chair, and this posture can overstretch structures in the spine. Over time, incorrect sitting posture
some extra steps.
water bottle near your table.
Recommended Reading?
WELCOMING NEW MEMBERS
THE BLACK SWAN Written by Nicholas Nassim Taleb, the
book talks about an event that occurs completely
outside
expectations,
has an enormous impact on future
developments, and can be explained only in hindsight as predictable. THE SIMPLE TRUTH
A narrative nonfiction written by J.A. Turley where he leans on his decadeslong industry career as an offshore-
drilling expert to unravel investigative findings about the catastrophe behind the BP Macondo Blowout catastrophe.
Adopting Correct Posture:
• Sitting upright in chair and ensure use of adequate chair that supports natural curve of spine else lumbar support can be used to support lower back for correct posture.
• Adjusting eye level- your gaze to meet at top of your screen.
If your computer screen is higher or lower than your gaze. Use laptop holder for right height and reduce strain on the upper spine.
• Both feet should be resting flat on floor with slight fingers gap between seat edge and knee back.
• Sit closely to your desk so that your upper
arms are parallel to your spine, avoid leaning forward.
• Use of an armrest on your office chair is
important to take some of the strain off your upper spine and shoulders, and it should make you less likely to slouch forward in your chair.
• Adjusting brightness of your screen to avoid glare and reflection that could result in compromised posture and eye strain as well.
• Use of wireless mouse and keyboard with wrist support.
Most common areas of pain