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under OPAL’s supervision. The unique OPAL STAR Centre is geared to simulate a real pro-duction environment giving the students hands-on opera-tional experience and replicat-ing conditions found on many operational sites. Centre has already started on taking book-ings for apprenticeship places for: Instrument & Electrical Maintenance Technicians, Me-chanical Maintenance Techni-cians and Process operations Technicians. We are very excit-ed with this new development and looking forward to work towards meeting the Oil and Gas Sector’s requirement for skilled personnel.Even though we thought last month could be calmer for us apart from the preparation for the Centre handover from BP Oman, April was still full of agendas. The month also saw OPAL’s successful participation with Ministry of The Ministry

of Oil & Gas HR ICV sub-committee in “Omanisation Career Job Fair”. The aim of this partnership is to promote MOG HR In Country Values initiatives and the human capi-tal development solutions. The Booth represented and was in participation with all the Oil Operators. This joint venture was highly welcomed during the event and we received in the booth a record number of visi-tors. It was a good opportunity to present the Oil and Gas ICV Local Workforce Development Project, giving careers advisory ‘tips to students and in collabo-ration with PetroJobs portal we exchanged currently available vacancies amongst Oil and Gas Operators.As you can see this was all in all another busy month and we’ll be looking forward to serving you in the upcoming months, till then…”

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A productioN of commuNicAtioN depArtmeNt editor: Azza Al Hilali (azza.alhilali@opaloman.org) executive editor: Nenad Valentik (nenad.valentik@opaloman.org) supervisor: Abdullah Al Harthy (abdullah.alharthy@opaloman.org)

EdItorIAl tEAm rEsErvEs thE rIght to AdApt thE tExts to spEcIfy thE coordInAtE formAt And ImprovE thE quAlIty of nEwslEttEr

“After the hectic AGM at the end of March and its aftermath, the month of April started with a bang and ended with a bang – The birth of the “”OPAL STAR””. The OPAL STAR (Standards for Training, Assur-ance & Recognition) Centre, is open and accepting appli-

cations from May 2017. This state of the art Centre will be at the heart of the OPAL STAR Learning Hub providing spe-cialized Oil and Gas training to build the skills of Diploma graduates and meet the require-ments of the major employers in the sector. It will also set the standard for training excellence and provide assistance to other training providers, both private and state owned, to improve delivery quality and achieve standardization in course con-tent across the sector. The Cen-tre is managed by the premier training company NTI (Na-tional Training Institute) with internationally qualified train-ing teams with years of expe-rience in industry and training

ohl-sEnEr has reached its one mil-lionth hour without accidents on the project to modernize two petroleum plants for petroleum development oman llc (pdo), the largest explo-ration and production company of the sultanate of oman, and one of the world’s top oil and gas firms.the modernization work is being performed on the saih nihayda gas plant and the saih rawl processing plant, located in the middle of the country near the city of qarn Alam, and spaced 35 km apart from each other. once the plants have been modified, pdo will be able to maximize its recovery of the petroleum condensates that are present in the natural gas it extracts from wells.As part of this project, the Jv ohl-sEnEr has organized an event to celebrate their one-millionth hour without accidents at the plant. Improved safety systems have translated into magnificent results for the employees who are working on remodeling the plants and on their safety.

JV oHl-seNer is celeBrAtiNG 1 millioN mAn hours wIthout AccIdEnts

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on the occasion of world health day our omani based employ-ees and their fami-lies from all companies – toco, rmd, doug-las, otI & Interserve fm came together and have participated in a fund raising event which was held on 7th April. hun-dreds of people turned

out at qurum national park for an Annual Autism Awareness walkathon in support of the oman Autism society. oAs an annual community engage-ment and fund-raising event walk for a cause under the patronage of h.h sayyid faisal Bin turki Al said – chairman of the special olympics to sup-port the oman Autism society. omr 27 was donated as charity towards this event.this fun walk is a non-competitive event where people came together to support a good cause. this walk was open to all residents irrespective of the age. All attendees had the opportunity to take part in a family fun fair - quiz and win many other activities including education activities, fun games, and live entertainment shows were organized during the evening to raise fund.

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glasspoint solar, the leading supplier of solar to the oil and gas industry, recently scooped the ‘Best foreign Investment project’ award at the 6th edition of the Al roya Business Awards. the accolade highlights the compa-ny’s success in unlocking the massive potential for solar power deployment in the global energy industry in general and oman’s in specific.glasspoint was chosen following a rigorous selection process by the judging panel, which included a number of renowned industry experts. It bagged the award based on its proven solar technology which will con-tribute to oman’s economic diversification strategy, in addition to boosting local manufacturing capabilities and employment opportunities for omani talent. glasspoint developed its technology specifically to meet the growing eco-nomic and environmental challenges associated with heavy oil production. In partnership with petroleum development oman (pdo), glasspoint com-pleted a pilot project in the sultanate in 2012. Based on the success of the pilot, glasspoint was awarded miraah in July 2015, which is currently under construction in the south of oman. the project will deliver over one gigawatt of peak thermal energy, generating 6,000 tonnes of steam for use in pdo’s thermal enhanced oil recovery operations upon completion.

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the third Intercollegiate career fair 2017, organized by a consor-tium of five colleges, was held at waljat college of Applied sciences, on April 11.the career fair, held under the slogan ‘your way to labor market’, was jointly organized by waljat college of Applied sciences, mod-ern college of Business and science, oman tourism college, Arabi-an open university, and muscat college.the Intercollegiate career fair was jointly organized by five different colleges with an aim to provide a bigger and more diverse pool of tal-ent to the participating companies. the fair witnessed an enthusiastic turnout of students searching for training, internship and job prospects in diverse fields.waljat also organized a one day pre-event workshop on cv writ-ing, professional ethics, and other soft skills that are crucial for stu-dents to succeed in the job market. this workshop was open to all the final and pre final year students of multiple disciplines.

uEs officially announces the appointment of said Bin saif Al maskari as united Engineer-ing services (uEs) oman cEo. In his ca-pacity as uEs oman cEo, he is in charge of the overall operations, profitability, devel-opment and continuing business expansion of all its products and services. united Engineering services is a 100% omani privately owned company that spe-cializes in providing engineering services to oil & gas and marine & defense industries.

uEs is part of mB holding group, an oman based global corporation, with operations in over 20 countries across 4 continents and employing over 4000 professionals.

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ideas exchange is crucial part of our businesses. therefore, we in opal are quite convinced that you have something to say. And be sure we want to listen to you.

starting from february 2017 we would like to introduce new segment in our newsletter where you can ask, comment and give proposals to us as well amongst yourselves. you can send us an email or tweet to our tweeter account. Just keep it short and precize. your comments and suggestions on business matter will be published in next issue.

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Jalmood national celebrated 1 million man-hours along with Jalmood day on 28th february 2017 at Jalmood national rima camp, in auspicious presence of Jalmood national client’s representatives of petrogas rima llc. It was a great precious unforgettable moment of Jalmood team. Jalmood national is a civil and Earth work contractor specialized in construc-tion of drilling locations and Access roads. Jalmood national operations with all major operators such as pdo, occidental oman (Block 62, Block 53 and Block 54), daleel petroleum, mol, dno, petrogas rima and petrogas Kahil.Jalmood national professional approach to site management ensures that proj-ects are controlled effectively. on-site team consisting of trained and experienced engineers and staffs enable Jalmood national to carry out projects according to customer’s requirements on schedule and within budget. Jalmood national has an excellent safety record and a safety culture that is deeply ingrained throughout the company. All employees receive occupation or trade training and regular toolbox talks. hsE professionals performing regular audits to check compliance and performance against internal safety manage-ment system and quality procedures. regular safety meetings are held with the management and elected employees, which helps Jalmood national focus on safety and maintain high safety standards.

Jalmood national future vision to expand the business activities as an Epc contractor to execute mechanical activities in oil and gas sector. Jal-mood national recent Jv with reputed International company is under estab-lishment.

JaLmOOD naTiOnaL CeLeBraTeD1 MILLION MAN HOURS WITHOUT LTI

suCCessfuL GOLD BanD DriVer sCheme OfshaLeem peTrOLeum COmpany s.a.O.C In 2012 shaleem petroleum company s.A.o.c introduced an In-vehi-cle-monitoring-system (Ivms) in all company vehicles, regardless if used within the pdo concession area or elsewhere. Each year, qualifying drivers receive a certificate showing their achievement.“It is our aim to encourage our people to drive in a responsible and safe way every time they drive a vehicle. no matter if they drive 1 km or 100,000 km”, said mark hobbs, the general manager. And so the idea of the shaleem gold Band driver scheme was born. the requirements to become a gold Band driver are stringent:- no event of harsh Acceleration in one calendar year- no event of harsh Braking in one calendar year- not even a single second of over speeding in one calendar yearpdo’s pr 1993 - which sets out the Ivms safe driving requirements - gives a grace period for over- speeding of 30 seconds. however, we set the stan-dard for shaleem gold Band drivers even higher. our target was set at zero seconds. the gold Band driver scheme has had a positive impact on safe driving behaviour. success is measurable. over the last four years, shaleem driv-ers have achieved an average combined red -Amber-green (rAg) score of 0.05, whilst driving over 1.8 million kilometers. And the certificates have become qualifications of safe driving excel-lence.

A waterbird survey at Barr Al hikman, conducted by wet-lands International and spon-sored by shell development oman as part of its commit-ment to supporting environmen-tal conservation initiatives in the sultanate yielded spectacular and informative results, once again confirming the unique

value this coastal intertidal area close to masirah Island offers waterbirds.wetlands International is a global not-for-profit organisation dedicated to the conservation and restoration of wetlands. It is one of shell’s environmental partners that bring specific expertise to projects in areas such as biodiversity to help improve shell’s performance. the 2017 survey showed that waders such as curlew sandpipers and less sandplovers made for the largest group of species found in the Barr Al hikman area, followed by cormorants, herons and flamingos. the team of survey-ors counted a staggering 154,000 calidris sandpipers and 104,385 lesser sandplovers over the survey period. the group of experts from wetlands International also noted a higher number of juvenile greater flamingos which when compared to previous counts from earlier years show that flamingos have been increasing in numbers over time. on the other hand, Bar-tailed godwits have shown downward trend over the years. It is worth mentioning that most migratory birds come to Barr Al hikman from northern breeding areas as far away as northern Europe and even the russian far East.the outcome of the 2017 survey has reinforced the global importance of Barr al hikman, which is the largest intertidal wetland area in the sultanate and probably one of the most important stop-over sites in the middle East for waterbirds. the site is recognized as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by Birdlife International and qualifies for designation as a ramsar site –wetlands that are recognized as being of international importance.

sHell omAN spoNsors AN iNterNAtioNAl wAterBird surVeY At BArr Al HikmAN

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