Sunday, January 1, 2012Issue 7 Published by The Bahrain Petroleum Company B.S.C. (Closed)

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WorldPetroleumCongress

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MIPExercise

Mr Al Mahroos“Man of

the Year”

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Bapco took part in the 20th World Petroleum Congress (WPC) which took place in Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC). Seen in the picture is Minister of Energy, Chairman of National Oil and Gas Authority (NOGA) and Chairman of Bapco Board HE Dr Abdulhussain bin Ali Mirza along with Qatar’s Minister of Oil Mr Mohammed Al Sada and officials.

Bapco Participates in WPC

Sunday, January 1, 20122

Dr Mirza hands over the award to Mr Al Mahroos as Mr Doane and a colleague from The Oil & Gas Year looks on

BAPCO’S Chief Executive, Mr. Faisal Al

Mahroos has been chosen as “Man of the

Year” by the Oil & Gas Year, Bahrain 2011.

HE the Minister of Energy, Chairman of

National Oil & Gas Authority, Chairman

of Bapco’s Board, Dr. Abdulhussain bin

Ali Mirza along with the Oil & Gas Year

Regional Director, Mr. Guillaume Doane

bestowed the award on Mr. Al-Mahroos at

Gulf Hotel, Manama. DR. MIRZA

lauded Mr. Al-Mahroos for his dedication

& outstanding contributions to the oil and

gas sector in Bahrain and throughout the

region. In a statement, the publication’s top

management said: “Since taking over as

CEO in 2009, Mr. Al-Mahroos has presided

over Bapco’s transition from head operator

of Bahrain’s oil industry to a supervisor of

upstream activities. Bahrain has made major

advances and achieved key milestones in

2011. Oil production reached its highest

levels in three decades. The gains are

the result of a painstaking oil recovery

programme being performed at Bahrain’s

only onshore oilfield. “Bahrain’s oil

industry made significant progress in

2011” said Declan Byrne, the Country

Director of The Oil & Gas Year Bahrain

2011. “Mr. Al-Mahroos has calmly

guided Bapco through a critical growth

period”. Mr. Al-Mahroos joined Bapco

as a Petroleum Engineer in 1976 after

completing degrees in Egypt and US and

after a one-year training programme at

the Gulf of Suez Oil Company. Mr. Al-

Mahroos was later promoted to Head of

Reservoir Engineering, Chief Petroleum

Engineer and Manger of Petroleum

Engineering. In 2006, Mr. Al-Mahroos

was appointed to Deputy Chief Executive

for Exploration & Production.

THE Oil & Gas Year is the flagship title

of Wildcat Publishing Inc, a publisher of

business intelligence resources.

Bapco’s Chief Executive Named Man of the Year

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AS Bapco moves forward at a rapid pace to build its new US$ 120million Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP) Project at the downstream of the Refinery’s existing Oil Separators and IAF Units, the project has completed 500,000 man-hours worked without any Lost Time Injury (LTI). The achievement was commemorated and outstanding achievers were recognised for their efforts. Deputy Chief Executive Refining and Marketing Mr Gordon Smith expressed his deep satisfaction on the accomplishment of this milestone as Chairman of the EHSC. Mr Smith pointed out that the project had many such milestones to achieve as it progresses towards commissioning and it would definitely be possible if all the staff adhered to Bapco Osools and the Four Keys of Safety. The WWTP Project expects to reach the one Million man-hours mark without a LTI

by March 2012. Bapco targets to complete the project without any LTI clocking a total of about 3.5 million man-hours under a team which is dedicated and has a disciplined attitude towards safety at work. On this occasion, General Manager Major Engineering Projects Mr A Jabbar A Karim also congratulated the WWTP Project Team and commended their safety consciousness especially since the WWTP Project has its own set of challenges such as difficult soil conditions, proximity to high H2S concentration zones, deep excavations, etc. In his vote of thanks, he quoted a famous saying which is “Coming together….is a beginning; Staying together….is progress; and Working together….is success”. He urged each and every member of the team to strive towards the goal of 3.5 million man-hours without LTI till project completion.

WWTP Project Completes 500,000 Man-hours Without a Lost Time Injury

Faisal Al MahroosSuccessful career

A DELEGATION from the Gulf Petrochemicals

Industry Company (GPIC) visited a group of

Bapco officials. The GPIC delegation consisted

of Manager Human Resources Mr Yousif

Fakroo, Superintendent Human Resource Mrs

Najat Sharif and Supervisor Human Resources

Mr Ebrahim Abdulghani.

The delegation was received by Acting

General Manager Human Resources and

Administration Mr Hisham Zubari, Manager

Human Resources Mr Mohammed Hussain

and Training and Development Manager Mr

Bader Al Dosari.

Others present at the meeting were Shatha Al

Maskati, Fathiya Al Mulla, Khandan Jazaeri,

Maureen Stephenson, Sherifa Al Doseri

(HRD), Reema Busheri and Osama Al Hamad

(T&DD).

The purpose of the meeting was aimed to

learn more about GPIC’s robust recruitment

and promotion procedures and to establish

a platform for further meetings of its kind

to promote transfer of knowledge and

experience.

Subjects like psychometric testing, succession

planning, talent management and retention

were also discussed. Upon the conclusion of

the visit, Mr Zubari thanked GPIC delegation

for the visit, hailing the close ties between

Bapco and GPIC in serving the Kingdom.

GPIC Visit to Bapco

QualificationsB.Sc. Mining & Petroleum (1974) Cairo UniversityB.Sc. Petroleum Engineering (1979) University of Tulsa - Oklahoma

Practical Experience2009 – Present Chief Executive2006 – 2009 Deputy Chief Executive (Exploration & Production)1988–2006 Manager Petroleum Engineering – Bapco •Responsible on managing Bapco’s oil & gas production portfolio in addition to gas sales and utilization in State of Bahrain. Suporvise four sections that handle the company production portfolio responsibilities Production Engineering, Reservoir Engineering, Enhanced Oil Recovery, and Gas Sales & Utilization. •Advise on Energy issues mostly gas supply and demand in Kingdom of Bahrain (Strategy & Planning)1991 Head of a Technical Team to study production improvement of shared oil resources.1986 – 1988 Chief Petroleum Engineer – Responsible on the activities of Production & Reservoir Engineering Section.1986 –1988 Coordinator of Gas Cycling Project. (Cycling rich gas by bean gas that includes compressor stations & LPG plant).1985 – 1986 Head Reservoir Engineer1984 – 1985 Assigned to Chevron Researcher Company @ La-Habra - California & Chevron Geo Science – Houston as Exchange Engineer.1982 –1984 Head Reservoir Engineer.1982 Senior Engineer & Member of Energy Strategy Team that study energy requirements and supply in the Kingdom of Bahrain (Gas, Refined Products Power, Transportation etc).1982 Head of a Technical Team to arrest the Bahrain Field decline and maintain its production.1981 Assigned to Kuwait Oil Company – Kuwait, in Petroleum Engineering Department - KOC, worked in Burgan & Sabriya (North Kuwait) Oil Fields.1976 –1980 Several engineering duties - Bahrain National Oil Company, Production, Reservoir, Drilling Engineering, and Energy Planning.1975 - 1976 Reservoir Engineer Co-op assignment - Gulf of Suez Petroleum Company, Egypt @ July Oil Field - Gulf of Suez.

Professional Societies• Active Member of The International Society Petroleum Engineers (SPE) since 1981.• Chairman of SPE forum on “Mature Reservoir – Extending the Plateau”, Alexandria 1998. • Founded SPE chapter in Bahrain 2000. • Chairman of Middle East Reserve Committee 2001• Chairman of Bahrain Section of Society of Petroleum Engineers.• Chairman of SPE ATW on Gas Monetization, Phuket, Thailand 2003.• Chairman of Mid Stream Gas Committee, IPTC Doha, 2005.• Chairman of Middle East Petroleum Prospects Exhibition “MEPEX”• Conference Chairman of Middle East Geosciences Conference & Exhibition (GEO 2008)• Conference Chairman of Middle East Oil Show (MEOS 2009)• Conference Chairman of SPE 2010 Deep Gas Workshop• Program Committee member of various technical events.

Publication1) Extending the life of a Mature Oil Field – Awali Field Case Study” in OAPEC seminar on “New Technologies and their Impact on Increasing Petroleum Reserves & Production Capacities in the Arab Countries”, 18-30 September 1997, Damascus – Syria.2) Optimum gas utilization - Bahrain case study, paper presented @ Bahrain Society of Engineers conference on “Gas & Industry” November 1982.3) Indigenous Hydrocarbon Resources, 1982.4) Reservoir Performance Analysis of Arab “D” zone, SPE paper 11491 @ MEOS 1983.5) Analysis and phase behavior of Khuff gas system, SPE paper 15766 @ MEOS 1985.6) Characterization of Bahrain Field Oil & gas using semi continuous Thermodynamics, SPE paper 21426 @ MEOS 1991.7) The futures challenges for producing Middle East Oil Fields during, Maturation stage, panel speech MEOS 1999.8) Estimation of Evaporated Oil for a sixty two years old Immiscible Gas injecting Project, SPE paper 68172, MEOS 2001.9) Vaporized oil as a feed gas in an integrated process from reservoir to LPG plant, paper @ GPA Abu Dhabi, Nov 2001.10) Development of local gas market from cradle to maturation. (Bahrain Case Study). Presentation @ SPE board meeting, Abu Dhabi May 2002.11) Uncertainties in the gas supply and demand , Presentation @ 13th Middle East Oil and Gas Exhibition and Conference 9 – 12 June 2003 – Bahrain.12) Future Challenges for Producing Middle East Oil Fields during Maturation State, 14th SPE Middle East Oil & Gas Show and Conference, Bahrain 12-15 March 2005, SPE Paper 93708.13) Meeting the challenges of natural gas market in Bahrain, 16th SPE Middle East Oil & Gas Show and Conference, Bahrain 15-18 March 2009, SPE Paper 120695.14)Various In-house company reports.

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HE Minister of Energy, Chairman of National Oil and Gas Authority (NOGA) and Chairman of Bapco’s Board, Dr Abdulhussain bin Ali Mirza met with Korea’s GS Group Chairman, Mr Chang-Soo Huh. The meeting was held at Al-Dar in Awali and was attended by Bapco’s Chief Executive Mr Faisal Al Mahroos, Deputy Chief Executive Refining and Marketing Mr Gordon Smith, and other officials. The GS team also comprised the President of GS Engineering and Construction (GS E&C)

Mr Sang-Ryong Woo, and Mr Jong-Soo Kim, the Project Director of Bapco’s Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP) Project which is currently being built by GS E&C. The meeting reviewed the strong possibilities of bilateral cooperation between the two companies for future refinery projects. Other issues such as changes in management techniques of large investment projects and evolution of project execution methodologies to fast track mega projects were also discussed.

HE Energy Minister Meets With Korea’s GS Group Chairman

BAPCO’S Board of Directors met and decided

to continue progressing the Refinery Master

Plan Project, during this historic meeting. The

Board approved the new refinery configuration

which will increase the capacity to 450,000

barrels per day (bpd) from the current 265,000

bpd.

The project also involves several upgrading

units which will convert black oil products to

more valuable white products like diesel.

Moreover, Bapco’s energy efficiency will

increase drastically. Overall Bapco will become

one of the most competitive and sophisticated

refineries.

Bapco has been the backbone of Bahrain’s

economy for the past 80 years. With this new

investment, the company will be much more

stronger and competitive and continue to

contribute to Bahrain’s economy for many

more decades to come.

Bapco’s Board Decides to Continue Progressing the Master Plan and Approves

New Configuration

BAPCO has recently launched a new

nationwide art competition titled”

Energising the Nation”. The contest

reflects Bapco’s role as the major

provider of energy in Bahrain over 80

years. It also underlines Bapco’s key

contributions in fostering community

welfare and supporting art activities in

addition to encouraging the artists and

art movement in the Kingdom.

Works should be submitted not later

than the end of January 2012. An art

gallery will be held in mid February

2012 to feature participating

works. The event will be attended

by Bapco’s senior officials.

Participants should be 18 years and

above. First winner will receive

BD1500, second winner will get

BD1000, and third winner BD500

for each of the two categories of

the contest: oil painting as well as

pottery and sculpture. All works

should be sent to Public Relations

Department, Bapco – Awali . For

inquiries or participation kindly

visit Bapco’s si te on the Facebook:

www.facebook.com/bapco

BAPCO and its joint venture partners’ Nogaholding and Neste Oil of Finland started the production of high end Group III lubricant base oils from its recently commissioned new Lube Base Oil Plant at its Sitra Refinery on October 6, 2011. This is the first plant in the Gulf region producing such high quality lubricant base oils. These products marketed under the JV brand names of NB3043 and NB3080 are in great demand in Western Europe and the US. The products are stored

at the Sitra Product storage facility and are shipped from the Bapco Wharf. Neste Oil is lifting the products. The first ship, “Sky Dream” arrived at Bapco Wharf for loading the products on November 26, 2011. The loading of 18,000 metric tons was completed at the early hours of November 28, 2011 and the ship departed later in the day. The final destination of this shipment is Neste Oil’s export and distribution terminal at Antwerp in Belgium.

First Lube Oil Shipment Sent Onboard “Sky Dream” to Belgium

Bapco Launches Art Competition titled “Energising the Nation”

Sunday, December 1, 2012 5

TOHIS MAJESTY KING HAMAD BIN ISA AL KHALIFA

HIS HIGHNESS SHAIKH KHALIFA BIN SALMAN AL KHALIFAHIS HIGHNESS SHAIKH SALMAN BIN HAMAD AL KHALIFA

ANDTO THE PEOPLE OF BAHRAIN ON THE

40TH NATIONAL DAY OF THE KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN

Congratulations & Best Wishes

P.O.BOX 25555, AWALI, KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN | TEL : +973 17704040 | FAX : +973 17704070

ENERGISING THE NATION BAPCO is a unique company, which has never

stood still. The � rst to discover oil in the Arabian peninsula in 1932, it started exporting in 1934, and re� ning in 1936.

Since then the company has helped shape the modern Kingdom of Bahrain, not simply through the generation of wealth, but through the develop-ment of Bahrain’s manpower. Many of this highly skilled and sought-after elite now occupy senior positions in government and industry.

More than 80 years after the company was es-tablished, the adventure continues with new ambi-tions in exploration, new initiatives in oil and gas � eld development, and new global markets open-ing up with the completion of the refinery’s $725-million (Dh2.668-billion) Low Sulphur Die-sel Plant. The company can now export ultra-low sulphur diesel to those countries with the most stringent environmental standards.

Environmental protection plays as an impor-tant part in the company’s $1 billion-plus invest-ment programme and with the commissioning of the $151 million Re� nery Gas Desulphurisation Plant (RGDP) in January 2009, the air quality will be further improved.

THE BAHRAIN PETROLEUM COMPANYBAPCO, wholly-owned by the Government of

Bahrain, is engaged in the oil industry including re� ning, distribution of petroleum products and natural gas, sales and exports of crude oil and re-� ned products.

The company owns a 260,000 barrel-a-day re� nery, storage facilities for more than 14 million barrels, a marketing terminal, and a marine termi-nal for its petroleum products. Ninety-� ve per cent of re� ned products are exports.

BAPCO’s prime customers for crude oil and re� ned products are based in the Middle East, In-dia, the Far East, South East Asia and Africa.

REFINING The Bahrain Re� nery — one of the largest in

the Middle East and the oldest in the GCC — re-� nes over 260,000 barrels of crude every day.

About one-sixth of this crude originates from Bahrain Field, the remainder is pumped from Sau-di Arabia in pipelines extending 27 kilometres over land and a further 27 kilometres under the

sea before reaching the northwest coastline of Bahrain.

STORAGEThere are more than 170 storage tanks at dif-

ferent sites with a total capacity of over 14 million barrels.

PRODUCTS Lique� ed Petroleum Gas (LPG), Naphtha,

Gasoline, Kerosene, Aviation Turbine Fuel, Ultra Low Sulphur Diesel, Heavy Lube Distillate, Fuel Oil and Asphalt.

MARKETINGBAPCO exports crude oil to world markets and

sells petroleum products locally and internation-ally. It also supplies and sells aviation fuel at the

Bahrain International Airport through its a� liate, The Bahrain Aviation Fueling Company (BAFCO), in which the company is a 60 per cent shareholder. The company also provides the full requirements of natural gas to the power generating plants and other industries in the country.

TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT BAPCO is pressing ahead with its ambitious

human resource management programme to en-sure that the skills of its workforce match the tech-nological and business demands of this new mil-lennium. In addition, its scholarship and sponsorship programmes support more than 300 students in higher education in Bahrain and abroad.

ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH AND SAFETYProtection of the environment continues to be

a major focus of the company’s policy. In line with best practice, BAPCO has created an EHS policy that integrates the functions of occupational health, industrial safety and environment.

A founder member of the Regional Clean Sea Organisation (RECSO), the company remains at the forefront of technical expertise in oil spill re-sponse. A clearly set out policy, a range of protec-tive clothing and equipment, full training and strict monitoring form BAPCO’s ongoing commitment to the prevention and control of accidents and emergencies. The company has worked up to 12 million employee-hours without lost-time acci-dent.

Surging since eight decadesBAPCO is engaged in the oil industry including re� ning, distribution of petroleum products and natural gas, sales and exports of crude oil and re� ned products

HISTORICAL MILESTONES

1929 BAPCO established by Standard Oil Company of California1932 First oil discovery in the Arabian Gulf1934 First shipment of crude oil1936 The Bahrain Refinery — with a capacity of 10,000 barrels per day — opened1945 A-B pipeline laid between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia; then the world’s longest commercial submarine pipeline1948 Discovery of natural gas1968 Bahrain Refinery expansion programme completed with 250,000 barrel-a-day capacity1976 Incorporation of the Bahrain National Oil Company (BANOCO)1980 Establishment of Supreme Council for Oil under the chairmanship of HRH Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al-Khalifa, the Prime Minister1980 The Petroleum Marketing Unit is set up in the Ministry of Development and Industry with the aim of marketing the government’s 60 per cent share of products from the Bahrain Refinery1981 BAPCO reconstituted as a joint venture refining company owned 60 per cent by the Bahrain Government and 40 per cent by Caltex1982 BANOCO assumes full and direct responsibility for production of oil and gas from Bahrain field1985 Incorporation of Bahrain Aviation Fuel Company (BAFCO) in which BANOCO shares 60 per cent, Caltex 27 per cent and BP 13 per cent1992 Inauguration of Dar An-Naft (oil meusum) in line with 60 years of oil discovery1994 The Bahrain Refinery awarded ISO 9002 Certification from British Standards Institution (BSI)1997 The Bahrain Government assumes 100 per cent ownership of the Bahrain Refinery1999 The new BAPCO is formed following the merger between The Bahrain Petroleum Company B.S.C. and The Bahrain National Oil Company2000 Start of petroleum products in-line blending and introduction of unleaded gasoline to the local market2001 Kerosene Merox units commissioned as part of the Refinery Modernisation Plan2002 Launch of new BAPCO Strategic Direction2004 Contract signed to execute Low Sulphur Diesel Production Project2005 $1.1 billion finance secured for investment programme2007 Start-up of Ultra Low Sulphur Diesel Complex in line with 75 years of oil discovery 2009 BAPCO achieves EMS ISO 14001 certification 2010 Incorporation of Tatweer Petroleum Company2011 Lube Base Oil Plant inauguration by HRH the Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa

HRH the Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa inaugurates the Lube Base Oil Plant

OUR WEBSITE IS WWW.BAPCO.NET, FACEBOOK: WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/BAPCO AND OUR TWITTER ACCOUNT IS WWW.TWITTER.COM/BAPCO

TOHIS MAJESTY KING HAMAD BIN ISA AL KHALIFA

HIS HIGHNESS SHAIKH KHALIFA BIN SALMAN AL KHALIFAHIS HIGHNESS SHAIKH SALMAN BIN HAMAD AL KHALIFA

ANDTO THE PEOPLE OF BAHRAIN ON THE

40TH NATIONAL DAY OF THE KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN

Congratulations & Best Wishes

P.O.BOX 25555, AWALI, KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN | TEL : +973 17704040 | FAX : +973 17704070

ENERGISING THE NATION BAPCO is a unique company, which has never

stood still. The � rst to discover oil in the Arabian peninsula in 1932, it started exporting in 1934, and re� ning in 1936.

Since then the company has helped shape the modern Kingdom of Bahrain, not simply through the generation of wealth, but through the develop-ment of Bahrain’s manpower. Many of this highly skilled and sought-after elite now occupy senior positions in government and industry.

More than 80 years after the company was es-tablished, the adventure continues with new ambi-tions in exploration, new initiatives in oil and gas � eld development, and new global markets open-ing up with the completion of the refinery’s $725-million (Dh2.668-billion) Low Sulphur Die-sel Plant. The company can now export ultra-low sulphur diesel to those countries with the most stringent environmental standards.

Environmental protection plays as an impor-tant part in the company’s $1 billion-plus invest-ment programme and with the commissioning of the $151 million Re� nery Gas Desulphurisation Plant (RGDP) in January 2009, the air quality will be further improved.

THE BAHRAIN PETROLEUM COMPANYBAPCO, wholly-owned by the Government of

Bahrain, is engaged in the oil industry including re� ning, distribution of petroleum products and natural gas, sales and exports of crude oil and re-� ned products.

The company owns a 260,000 barrel-a-day re� nery, storage facilities for more than 14 million barrels, a marketing terminal, and a marine termi-nal for its petroleum products. Ninety-� ve per cent of re� ned products are exports.

BAPCO’s prime customers for crude oil and re� ned products are based in the Middle East, In-dia, the Far East, South East Asia and Africa.

REFINING The Bahrain Re� nery — one of the largest in

the Middle East and the oldest in the GCC — re-� nes over 260,000 barrels of crude every day.

About one-sixth of this crude originates from Bahrain Field, the remainder is pumped from Sau-di Arabia in pipelines extending 27 kilometres over land and a further 27 kilometres under the

sea before reaching the northwest coastline of Bahrain.

STORAGEThere are more than 170 storage tanks at dif-

ferent sites with a total capacity of over 14 million barrels.

PRODUCTS Lique� ed Petroleum Gas (LPG), Naphtha,

Gasoline, Kerosene, Aviation Turbine Fuel, Ultra Low Sulphur Diesel, Heavy Lube Distillate, Fuel Oil and Asphalt.

MARKETINGBAPCO exports crude oil to world markets and

sells petroleum products locally and internation-ally. It also supplies and sells aviation fuel at the

Bahrain International Airport through its a� liate, The Bahrain Aviation Fueling Company (BAFCO), in which the company is a 60 per cent shareholder. The company also provides the full requirements of natural gas to the power generating plants and other industries in the country.

TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT BAPCO is pressing ahead with its ambitious

human resource management programme to en-sure that the skills of its workforce match the tech-nological and business demands of this new mil-lennium. In addition, its scholarship and sponsorship programmes support more than 300 students in higher education in Bahrain and abroad.

ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH AND SAFETYProtection of the environment continues to be

a major focus of the company’s policy. In line with best practice, BAPCO has created an EHS policy that integrates the functions of occupational health, industrial safety and environment.

A founder member of the Regional Clean Sea Organisation (RECSO), the company remains at the forefront of technical expertise in oil spill re-sponse. A clearly set out policy, a range of protec-tive clothing and equipment, full training and strict monitoring form BAPCO’s ongoing commitment to the prevention and control of accidents and emergencies. The company has worked up to 12 million employee-hours without lost-time acci-dent.

Surging since eight decadesBAPCO is engaged in the oil industry including re� ning, distribution of petroleum products and natural gas, sales and exports of crude oil and re� ned products

HISTORICAL MILESTONES

1929 BAPCO established by Standard Oil Company of California1932 First oil discovery in the Arabian Gulf1934 First shipment of crude oil1936 The Bahrain Refinery — with a capacity of 10,000 barrels per day — opened1945 A-B pipeline laid between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia; then the world’s longest commercial submarine pipeline1948 Discovery of natural gas1968 Bahrain Refinery expansion programme completed with 250,000 barrel-a-day capacity1976 Incorporation of the Bahrain National Oil Company (BANOCO)1980 Establishment of Supreme Council for Oil under the chairmanship of HRH Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al-Khalifa, the Prime Minister1980 The Petroleum Marketing Unit is set up in the Ministry of Development and Industry with the aim of marketing the government’s 60 per cent share of products from the Bahrain Refinery1981 BAPCO reconstituted as a joint venture refining company owned 60 per cent by the Bahrain Government and 40 per cent by Caltex1982 BANOCO assumes full and direct responsibility for production of oil and gas from Bahrain field1985 Incorporation of Bahrain Aviation Fuel Company (BAFCO) in which BANOCO shares 60 per cent, Caltex 27 per cent and BP 13 per cent1992 Inauguration of Dar An-Naft (oil meusum) in line with 60 years of oil discovery1994 The Bahrain Refinery awarded ISO 9002 Certification from British Standards Institution (BSI)1997 The Bahrain Government assumes 100 per cent ownership of the Bahrain Refinery1999 The new BAPCO is formed following the merger between The Bahrain Petroleum Company B.S.C. and The Bahrain National Oil Company2000 Start of petroleum products in-line blending and introduction of unleaded gasoline to the local market2001 Kerosene Merox units commissioned as part of the Refinery Modernisation Plan2002 Launch of new BAPCO Strategic Direction2004 Contract signed to execute Low Sulphur Diesel Production Project2005 $1.1 billion finance secured for investment programme2007 Start-up of Ultra Low Sulphur Diesel Complex in line with 75 years of oil discovery 2009 BAPCO achieves EMS ISO 14001 certification 2010 Incorporation of Tatweer Petroleum Company2011 Lube Base Oil Plant inauguration by HRH the Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa

HRH the Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa inaugurates the Lube Base Oil Plant

OUR WEBSITE IS WWW.BAPCO.NET, FACEBOOK: WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/BAPCO AND OUR TWITTER ACCOUNT IS WWW.TWITTER.COM/BAPCO

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IN December the contestants in the Weight Loss Competition (Lighten Up) attended an exercise presentation by Fitness First personal trainer and exercise lecturer. Over 80 contestants attended the presentations and all received a free exercise DVD. Up to December 13, 139 contestants had attended their second weigh-in and lost 280kg (2.11%) of their body weight. The Health Promotion Committee is extremely proud of all those who are sticking with the competition and their current results and would like to wish them lots of luck for the rest of

the competition. Participants are remindered that they should weigh-in at least every four weeks to remain in the competition. These weigh-ins take place on Tuesdays in Awali hospital and Thursdays in the Refinery Clinic. Please refer to the timetable for the correct times. So far there have been three weekly walks in Princess Sabeeka Park and they are proving to be very popular. As a reminder to all Lighten Up contestants, the walks take place every Monday at 4pm for one hour. The aim of the

session is exercise and fun. There is a mixture of walking, jogging, stretches and toning exercises. All fitness levels are encouraged to join; there is no need to register just turn up on the day. The next event for the “Lighten Up” contestants will be the Bahrain City Centre walks, which will take place every Saturday in January. The aim of these walks is to encourage and maintain exercise in a climate controlled environment. We ask that all contestants reserve their place for this walk by phoning Ext 5066.

Lighten Up Campaign…Great Results

BAPCO signed a new five year participant membership

agreement with Oil Spill Response Limited (OSRL) - UK,

joining an elite group of worldwide oil companies and providing

the company with enhanced capabilities in the handling of Tier-

2 and Tier-3 oil spill incidents.

The area of coverage involved extends to the whole of

The Kingdom of Bahrain and its territorial waters. At the

signing ceremony attended by Bapco’s senior management,

Environmental Affairs Advisor and Maintenance Division key

staff, Oil Spill Response Chief Executive Mr Archibald Smith

commented that since the Transocean Oil Spill in 2010, the

international community was still feeling the effects of the spill

and because of this, there had been extended interest from many

oil companies in upgrading or joining Oil Spill Response Ltd.

taking the initiative and opportunity as ordinary or associate

member.

He commended that Bapco in taking the initiative and

opportunity they had wisely upgraded their status in Oil Spill

Response which showed their dedication in preserving the

environment by boosting their existing membership.

He further explained that with Bapco now being a participant

member and shareholder of this elite group made up of all the

international oil company major players, the company was

ensured of the very best bench marking, best practices and

cutting edge technology available today and in the future

in the oil spill business in order to guarantee Bapco’s

success as an environmental champion for the greater

good of the Kingdom of Bahrain and it’s neighbours.

Bapco’s Deputy Chief Executive Refining and

Marketing Mr Gordon Smith said on behalf of the Chief

Executive Mr Faisal Al Mahroos that the company was

extremely proud of this enhancement to its capabilities

in handling of oil spills and envisaged that OSRL would

play a leading role in Bapco’s future projects by advising

and sharing best practices with the company which could

be implemented on all future environmental related

projects.

Bapco Upgrades Oil Spill Response Agreement

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HE Minister of Energy, Chairman of National Oil and Gas Authority (NOGA) and Chairman of Bapco Board Dr Abdulhussain bin Ali Mirza said although Bahrain is small producer and consumer in the bigger scheme of world energy balances – it is big in the implementation of all the ingredients (cooperation, innovation and investment). “In order to supply the increasing demand of oil, we entered into a JV with Occidental Petroleum of USA and Mubadala Development of Abu Dhabi to form Tatweer Petroleum, which will ultimately treble the production of oil from our 79 years old Bahrain field, and double the production of gas through the use of Enhanced Oil Recovery technology. This involves the investment of US$15 billion over the next 20 years,” He said.HE the Minister was speaking at the official opening of the 20th World Petroleum Congress (WPC) which took place in Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC) from December 4 until December 8, 2011. The congress was inaugurated by HH the Amir of Qatar Shaikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani.HE Dr Mirza also said, “In order to supply the world market with environmentally friendly products, Bahrain commissioned in 2007 its hydrocracker and its capable of producing low sulphur diesel meeting the highest international standard.”Bapco took part in this international event which attracted pioneering oil and gas companies from around the world.

Bapco’s delegation headed by HE the Minister consisted of Public Relations Acting Manager Naji Ahmed, Events Management Superintendent Fahad Shamsan, PR Officer Mohammed Bahzad and English Editor Farishta Saeed. HE the Minister along with Qatar’s Minister of Oil Mohammed Al Sada visited Bapco’s booth and thanked all the participants for their hard work and team efforts. The booth was visited by many delegates and exhibitors from Arab and foreign countries who all praised Bapco’s reputation as a solid oil and gas company with professional and friendly staff. Adnoc Public Relations Manager Rashid Al Zaabi HE Dr Mirza’s speech at the opening ceremony was very informative and useful. “HE the Minister talked about Bahrain’s present and future plans in the oil and gas field and covered a lot of issues of concern to all the delegates in this event,” said Mr Al Zaabi. “I am very impressed with the work done by Bapco and I am surely glad to be able to meet the delegates representing this reputed company in this congress.” International Gas Union (IGU) Secretary General Torstein Indrebo said while visiting the booth, “We are at this event to promote our World Gas Conference 2012 which will take place in Norway and to discuss in the session about the global gas issues.

“We are meeting with a lot of participants from the industry and Bapco is one of the companies we are communicating with in regards to the gas market,” said Mr Inderbo.His colleague Energix Strategy Ltd Managing Director Ieda Gomes said Bapco as a company should be very proud of itself. “I have dealt with Bapco before and from my experience I will say that the company delivers whatever it promises on time.” ABB United Arab Emirates President Bjarte Pedersen said the company has been participating in WPC for many years. “We are here in Qatar to promote ABB solutions and technologies to the oil and gas industry and we are happy that this international event is taking place in this country because it is giving us specific focus into the challenges of the oil and gas industry in this region.” AmbreCTL Chairman Neill Arthur said the company is going to start a Clean Fuel project in Bahrain.“We represent an Australian company which has invented a new technology for removing sulphur from liquid petroleum streams instead of using a very expensive procedure in a refinery you can the put the dirty diesel or the dirty jet fuel in this process and make a very clean product at very cheap price,” he said. “we are interested to get Bahrain involved not only in the adoption of the technology which is more efficient use of the capital but as an investment proposition and maybe Bahrain can lead the way in the region.”

Bahrain is Determined to Overcome the Challenges of the Oil Industry, Says Energy Minister

HE Dr Mirza present a plaque to Mr Al Sada Bapco’s booth

Mr Al Zaabi during the interview

from left are ABB – UAE Vice President Bjarne-Andre Asheim, Mr Shamsan, ABB – Saudi Arabia Business Development Manager Najat Alsaad and Mr Pederson

Bapco’s booth

Mr Inderbo and Ms Gomes at Bapco›s booth

Seen in the picture, Blakes Associate Mr Tim Sunar, second left, Mr Arthur, middle, along with Bapco officials

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BAPCO held the fourth festival of the Bahraini Woman Day as part of the Kingdom’s celebrations of this day which recognises the valuable contributions of the Bahraini woman. Bapco’s Deputy Chief Executive for Refining and Marketing, Mr Gordon Smith gave a speech on behalf of the Chief Executive Mr Faisal Al Mahroos In which he congratulated the female employees of Bapco and lauded their remarkable contributions in serving the Kingdom. “Today, I would like to extend my good wishes to all female

employees of Bapco and recognise their essential role in building the Kingdom, he said. “This festival is a culmination of the dedicated efforts towards fostering the gains of the Bahraini woman during the prosperous era of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa the King of Bahrain with blessings of Her Royal Highness Princess Sabeeka bint Ebrahim Al Khalifa, the Chairperson of Supreme Council for Women”, he added. “Today’s festival is a historic event and a clear testimony of

the role assumed by the Bahraini woman as a key partner in the process of national growth. I would like to seize this good opportunity to convey greetings of HE Minister of Energy, Chairman of National Oil and Gas Authority (NOGA), and Chairman of Bapco’s Board, Dr Abdulhussain bin Ali Mirza, and his best wishes to all female of employees of Bapco”, he concluded. Upon the conclusion of the ceremony, gifts were presented to all female employees.

Bapco Celebrates Bahraini Woman Day

BAPCO conducted a wide-scale study on maritime

environment at coastal areas adjacent to its premises last

October for two weeks as part of a regular study which

the company conducted in previous years to continue

monitoring these areas and identifying any changes since

last evaluation in 2007.

The study outcome

showed many positive

indications. The year’s

study has covered areas

not included in previous

years. The report presented

some recommendations

aimed at further improving

the maritime environment.

A spokesman from Bapco

said, “Coastal areas along

the north coastline of

Bahrain are exposed to

environment pressures

due to various human

activities, and the study is meant to monitor these effects

on maritime environment. Bapco conducts this study

regularly since 1981 on areas parallel to the refinery’s

facilities in coordination with global experts from key

international institutions”, he concluded.

Bapco Conducts Regular Study on Surrounding Sea Environment

OSOOL Bapco - 9“Always follow written instructions / methods for high risk or unusual

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BAPCO organised a blood donation campaign in collaboration with Salmaniya Medical Complex, as part of Bapco’s ongoing efforts to support community welfare. Sixty staff members donated their blood during the three-hour campaign that was held under the theme of “One Family…One Blood”. General Manager Marketing Mr Khalid Al Sabbagh, gave a speech in which he underlined Bapco’s pride in this campaign.

“We are honoured to organise this national activity which reflects Bapco’s commitment in fostering key programmes and activities in support of community welfare”, he said. “We sincerely thank the medical team of the Salmaniya Medical Complex for their dedicated role in supporting the campaign and ensuring its aspired success”, he further said. Commenting on this occasion, Bapco’s Chief Executive

Mr Faisal Al Mahroos said the campaign is envisaged as part of Bapco’s policies aimed to enhance its wide participation in community activities, hailing the valued cooperation of Salmaniya Hospital in organising the campaign. He thanked the Organising Committee for the good organisation of the event, and thanked all donors who took part in this humanitarian activity.

Bapco’s Blood Donation Campaign is a Success

THE OHSAS 18001 is a comprehensive Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) management system designed to enable organisations to control OH&S risks and improve their health and safety performance. Controlling risks means that accidents and ill-health will be reduced; personal injury claims will be prevented; damage to equipment and loss of productivity will be avoided; and the company will meet its ethical and moral obligations to the work force and community. DNV conducted the fourth periodic audit from November 22 until 24, 2011. There were a total of 16 findings including four Note-Worthy Efforts; two Opportunity for Improvements; eight Observations and two Minor non-conformances. On the last day, Bapco management attended a briefing on the audit results.

Noteworthy efforts at the Wharf included control of contractual diver’s competency checks and in maintenance a good performance was noted on close out of work orders. Additional noteworthy efforts were identified at SD&MM with operational controls of contractor activities and safety inspections being well demonstrated. Conversion of all Bapco product MSDS’s to the Globally Harmonised System (GHS) format gained praise for FH&S. Congratulations went out to Retails Services Section (Local Marketing Department) who has now been included into the scope of OHSAS 18001:2007 certification. Well done to all involved. Next year will see the fifth periodic Audit for OHSAS 18001 with recertification due in November 2012.

Bapco Has Completed Its 4th Periodic Audit for OHSAS

18001:2007

Bapco & Contractors Industrial InjuriesNovember 2011

LT & NLT INJURIES FOR NOVEMBER – 2011: 1

YEAR TO END OF NOVEMBER – 2011: 4

DESCRIPTION:

A) Lost Time Injuries: 1

B) Non-Lost Injuries: 0

C) First Aid Injuries: 4

D) Occupational Illness: 0

E) Fires: 2

Environment, Health & Safety

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• One Lost Time and four First Aid Injuries were reported during November 2011. In addition, one reportable and one non-reportable fire incident were reported during November 2011. Till the end of November 2011, there have been six Lost Time, 47 First Aid Injuries and two occupational ill health cases.• The Lost Time Injury (LTI) occurred when a contractor employee sustained a fracture to his right leg when a heavy electrical stand fell on his right leg as he slipped and lost his balance whilst bringing down the heavy electrical stand to the floor. • There were six vehicle accidents in November out of which four involved Contractors. A number of vehicle accidents are happening whilst reversing; the EHSC will be discussing and formulating an action plan in order to eliminate/reduce the number of vehicle accidents during reversing. The traffic violation points system introduced in August appears to have arrested the sharp increase in vehicle accidents seen during the first half of the year. A total of 95 violation points have been issued to

date and several drivers have suffered the consequence of accumulating four points.• Eight environmental incidents and one oil spill were reported during November. The Environmental Performance Index (EPI) currently stands at 5.3 versus a target of seven.• A presentation was made by 12 x 12 team on the lesson learnt and the key achievements of the campaign, the EHSC congratulated the team on the good work done including the introduction of the “4 Keys To Safety”. • The annual management review of the Environmental Management System (EMS) ISO 14001 was presented at the meeting with the purpose to ensure its continuing suitability, adequacy and effectives. The key environmental achievements and opportunities for improvement were identified with a number of recommendations to achieve continual improvement. The EHSC endorsed the recommendations. The ISO 14001 re-certification audit was conducted by Bureau Veritas from November 28 till November 30 and it is pleasing to report that Bapco has been re-certified to the internationally recognised Environmental Management Standard ISO 14001:2004 Standard for another three years. Well done to all on this significant achievement.• Finally, as this was the last meeting of 2011, I would like to thank all the members of the EHSC for their continued support and commitment and I look forward to working with the EHSC to achieve excellence in our EHS performance in line with our vision and mission statement.

Key Issues Discussed and Raised at the EHS Meeting

Gordon Smith – Chairman EHSC

THE ISO 14001 re-certification audit was successfully carried out by the well known international firm Bureau Veritas from November 28 till November 30, 2011 without any non-conformances. The re-certification audit was conducted as per the ISO requirements which stipulate that after three years a full evaluation audit is carried out to verify the continued implementation and adherence to all the requirements specified within the ISO 14001:2004 Standard. The audit was conducted across the Refinery, Sitra and Wharf operating areas. The closing meeting was attended by the DCE Refining & Marketing – Mr Gordon Smith, GM-Engineering - Mr Mohamed Ghuloom, GM-Maintenance – Mr Mahdi Hassan as well as concerned Managers , EMS Focal Points and members of Environmental Affairs. At the closing meeting Bureau Veritas stated that the evidence gathered during the audit has confirmed that the Environmental Management System (EMS) in Bapco has been effectively implemented, maintained and meets all the requirements of the ISO 14001, therefore it has recommended the

continued certification of Bapco EMS to the internationally recognised ISO14001:2004 standard. GM-Engineering, Mr Mohamed Ghuloom stated that as custodian of the EMS, he would like to extend his appreciation for the efforts exerted by the EMS Focal Points led by the EMS Co-ordinator, Mr Ijaz Ashraf and thanked all the Divisions/Departments for their cooperation during the audit. The Deputy Chief Executive Refining and Marketing and EHSC Chairman Gordon Smith congratulated all for the continued certification of EMS ISO 14001 for the next three years and stated that its been a tremendous effort by all to maintain the ISO 14001 certification over the last three years without any non-conformances. He highlighted that external audits are an effective tool to identify improvements which can be made to our systems and thanked Bureau Veritas for their efforts in conducting the re-certification audit and highlighting areas where further improvements are required. He also thanked all Bapco staff for their continued efforts towards the EMS programme.

Bapco Re-Ceritfied to EMS ISO 14001:2004 Standard

BAPCO’S Chief Executive, Mr. Faisal Al-Mahroos recently met with executives from CHEVRON who visited Bapco as part of the TSA to review various proposed projects and establish the best way forward. Mr. Al-Mahroos conveyed to them greetings and good wishes of HE Minister of Energy, Chairman of Oil & Gas Authority and Chairman of Bapco’s Board, Dr. Abdulhussain bin Ali Mirza. Mr. Faisal Al-Mahroos, Bapco’s Chief Executive, thanked CHEVRON executives for their valuable contribution

during this year’s TSA visit. Mr. Faisal pointed out that the long-standing mutually beneficial relationship and cooperation between Bapco and CHEVRON through the steering committee in fields of oil lubricants technologies and trade has prospered over the years and he hoped that this would continue well into the future as Bapco embarks on its most ambitious refinery modernization program. Mr. Al-Mahroos expressed pride in the strategic cooperation with Chevron hailing the TSA which links the two companies and allows Bapco to get acquainted with Chevron’s key technologies and ensures the transfer of these technologies to Bapco. CEHVRON team reciprocated the message of thanks and said that they held in high regard Bapco’s committed and sincere efforts to professionally manage their refinery with a very talented pool of staff. They wished Bapco the very best for its future projects, especially the Refinery Master Plan. CHEVRON team, led by Ms. Barbara Burger – Vice President Supply Chain and Base Oil, also visited the newly commissioned Lube Base Oil Plant (LBOP) Project. The tour was conducted by Mr. A Jabbar A Karim, Bapco’s GM-MEP, and Ms. Burger was accompanied by Mr. Ashok Krishna – VP Technology, Mr. Andrew Tong – Principal Consultant for Business Development, Mr. Kevin Hofer – Manager Engineering Services and Mr. Tayseer Abdel Halim – GM of International Technical Services. They expressed their admiration at the high quality of work and the safe manner in which the plant was successfully started-up and commissioned.

CHEVRON and BAPCO discuss issues of Co-operation in Lube Business

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BAPCO held a successful Major Incident Procedure (MIP) exercise in one of its facilities to test the company’s readiness and procedure to deal with Major incidents. The emergency scenario entailed and assumed that a fire broke out at Tank No. 954 in the Marketing Terminal of Bapco’s Refinery in Sitra at around 08:05 am. Bapco’s Fire, Health & Safety Department team responded promptly to deal with the incident and extinguish the fire. Part of the exercise is to assume that five staff were injured and sent to hospital, with no fatalities. Bapco’s Chief Executive Mr Faisal Al Mahroos expressed pride in the success of the exercise. “Bapco complied with its MIP procedure to efficiently control the fire with minimum damage. Special thanks go to the Civil Defense and US Navy and other agencies for their help and contribution in controlling the fire”, he said. “An MIP is declared when the incident reaches the point of significant impact to Bapco and/or its

personnel”, said Mr Al Mahroos. “This can include large fires, leaks, or incidents that involve multiple injuries or fatalities. “The purpose of the exercise is to test Bapco’s emergency readiness coupled with our abilities to involve outside agencies that may be required in supporting roles”, he added. “This exercise required the assistance of the Civil Defence Directorate. We have also invited outside evaluators to witness the exercise and give us their professional feedback. The exercise lasted for two hours. There was no impact on the public during this drill”, Mr Al Mahroos said. The Chief Executive conveyed the thanks and appreciation of HH Minister of Energy, Chairman of National Oil & Gas Authority (NOGA), and Chairman of Bapco’s Board, Dr Abdulhussain bin Ali Mirza to all parties of the exercise, hailing their dedicated efforts which contributed to achieving its remarkable success.

Bapco Launches a Successful MIP Exercise

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BAPCO’S Control Operator in 4ACDU and Kero Merox Mr Khalid Buallay has been recognised and awarded with a token of appreciation from Deputy Chief Executive Refining and Marketing Mr Gordon Smith. In addition to good command over unit operations and troubleshooting, Mr Buallay is vigilant and always looking for abnormalities within and outside the units. During his relief hours, (normally control operators released for 1 hour during afternoon and Night shift for field rounds), he noticed three leaks and all of them potential to cause major safety hazard. The attractive point was that all of the leaks were in pipe trench and away from his designated area.

1. On September 12, 2011, Mr Buallay found and identified ¾” drain line nipple leak on Rich gas line at the North South pipe trench west of 4A CDU. Because of his thorough field checks and vigilant, he was able to spot the leak.

2. On October 4, 2011, Mr Buallay noticed a small flame on the Hydrogen from LSFO to Platformer at the North South pipe trench west of FCCU saltwater strainers. He immediately alerted the concerned and fire was extinguished. The line was wrongly stenciled as nitrogen.

3. On December 11, 2011, he noticed naphtha leak from Unifier feed line west of Platformer.

Khalid Buallay … A Diligent Worker

THE Energy Blitz 2012 Workshop held in Awali Club was attended by General Manager Marketing Mr Khalid Al Sabbagh, Bapco Energy Team, together with the energy champions and their respective area specialists and managers from Refining and Maintenance divisions. Several support groups from various departments provided their technical assistance and expertise. The energy champions took the center stage in brainstorming and mapping of energy ideas for a new energy blitz in 2012. This workshop was the first step in preparation for the re-launching of 100-day Energy Blitz. The first blitz held in December 2004 was considered a success when it surpassed the target savings of US$ 250,000 in 100 days. The Energy Champions vowed to face the challenge as the target energy saving bar has been raised by 10% to US$ 275,000. General Manager Refining Mr Ebrahim Talib, the sponsor of this initiative, expressed optimism for the positive outcome of the workshop during a phone-patch interview. He emphasised the importance of energy conservation not only for Bapco employees but to Bahrain as the nation. He encouraged everyone to get involved in saving energy, to fuel the next generations, and to keep a cleaner environment by lowering carbon emissions. Mr Al Sabbagh cited the khuff gas price of US$ 0.70 per

million BTU in 2002 will now be US$ 2.25 in 2012. The international price could go as high as US$ 8.00. He cited the achievement in 2005 of a reduction in seven units EII improvement from 2002 which was a major milestone as every unit EII reduction was equivalent to US$ 25,000 per month. As the fuel cost increases, the energy benefit becomes more attractive at US$ 50,000 to US$ 75,000 per unit EII. He cited that gas availability will be at its peak in the year 2025. The earlier the energy saving activity is commenced, the longer the years it will be extended for the next generations. Manager Power & Utilities Mr Khalid A. Latif, was very open in sharing the philosophy of operating the power plant more on reliability than energy efficiency. Power Plant being the heart of the refinery can not afford to shutdown because of its impact to the downstream units. He challenged the energy champions to think outside the box by operating the refinery efficiently without sacrificing reliability. Both OPD North and South Managers, Mr Hassan Bahram and Mr Hassan Al Noaimi, who have always been energy conservation advocates since the team was formed in 2002, and other managers offered full support of the event.

Ahmed Najaf of Energy Team and Jaber Bader of Maintenance co-facilitated the workshop. The group was able to map-out 73 energy ideas. Five energy team leaders have been assigned namely: (a) Furnace and Fired Heaters – Muneef Razaz of LSFO (b) Steam and Condensate System – Thabet Ahmed of Power & Utilities (c) Flare System and Oil Loss – Yousif Maidan (d) Miscellaneous energy items – Abdulla Ali Hassan and Mohammed Al Saffar from LSDP. The key drivers consist of ten OPD and Bapco energy team members and 39 energy champions from various disciplines along with the support from other departments namely: Central Reliability Engineering, Process Control and Instrumentation, Information Technology, Maintenance, Training and Development and Public Relations are essential to the Energy Blitz campaign. Energy Coordinator, Vicente Espina, the interim chairman of Bapco Energy Team closed the workshop with the positive thought that Energy Champions who completed the workshop are now ready to move to the next phase, which is developing the audit points for the 100-day Energy Blitz to be presented to Bapco Management by early January 2012. In line with the company vision, the 2012 Energy Blitz will strive for excellence in energy conservation.

Energy Blitz 2012 Workshop

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BAPCO’s process engineer Mr Faisal Al Ali who is currently working in the Hydrotreating group in TSD, participated in Chevron Technical University Course in Sydney from October 30 to November 12, 2011. The course is targeted for new refinery

engineers with less than two years experience. It focused on crude refining processes, process instrumentation, and refinery economics. It also involved lectures relating to personal development and communication skills. There were 28 attendees comprising of young engineers from refineries around the world namely: Kurnell and Lytton from Australia, GS Caltex from South Korea, Cape Town from South Africa, Singapore Petroleum Company, and Star Petroleum Refining Company from Thailand. After attending the course, Mr Al Ali thanked General Manager Refining Mr Ebrahim Taleb and TSD Manager Mr Hafedh Al Qassab for their continuous support and commitment to developing their young employees. He also submitted a full assessment of the course including recommendations for course improvement.

TSD Process engineer attends Chevron Technical University Course in Australia

THE National Safety Council saluted a group of up-and-coming professionals making a difference in safety. NSC created the “Rising Stars of Safety” programme to engage the safety leaders of tomorrow, as their insights and experience will be crucial to advancing the future of safety. The 2011 NSC Rising Stars represent 40 individuals younger than 40 who have demonstrated outstanding safety leadership. This year, almost 150 nominees went through a rigorous review process that included blind scoring, without names or affiliations, against four main criteria: Leadership attributes, Examples of safety initiatives producing measurable outcomes, Engagement of peers in transforming safety culture both on and off the job, Strong personal beliefs in the value of safety to business operations. This year’s class of NSC Rising Stars comes from a variety of industries representing four different countries. They work at organisations varying in size from

60 employees to 430,000. Bapco’s Operational Excellence Management System Leader Ms Samah Al Hamad was selected among 150 nominees as she has delivered very impressive results and has earned a place as one of the NSC “40 Under 40,” the Rising Stars of Safety class of 2011 and was awarded by the National Safety Council in Philadelphia on the 30th October, 2011. The recognition was attended by General Manager Refining Mr Ebrahim Talib and Manager FH&S Mr Ahmed Khalil. Ms Al Hamad was actively involved in the initiation of the Ergonomic Committee. Her role as chairperson was clearly reflected in the increased awareness level in the organisation to ergonomics. She also led a large ergonomics campaign in 2009 that targeted the whole organisation, and its success was measured through the increased level in employees conducting ergonomic self-assessments.

BAPCO Employee Samah Al Hamad Awarded by the National Safety

A GROUP of students from Al Safa and Al Oroobah Girls Schools visited Bapco’s facilities recently as part of the company’s ongoing interest to provide students with valuable information on industry and Bapco’s role in fostering the national economy. Commenting on this occasion, a Bapco spokesman expressed pride in the visits saying: “We welcome such educational visits to Bapco to help students get acquainted with our role in supporting community welfare”.

He thanked Education Ministry officials, hailing their close cooperation with Bapco to ensure the success of this programme. Upon the conclusion of the visits, officials of visiting schools expressed delight with Bapco’s arrangements and thanked Bapco’s management for organising the visits which they described as successful and valuable, saying the visits left good impressions on students

Students from Al Safa and Al Oroobah School Visit Bapco

BAPCO’S work environment is characterised by cutting-edge technology, constant innovation, and teamwork – consequently the people in the company are critical components in their success. Bapco continues to seek out talented young Bahrainis to become part of its team by joining its Graduate Scholarships Programme and on successful graduation to work at Bapco. On January 8, 2012, Bapco will launch this year’s programme, inviting applications for scholarship awards for overseas study. Graduates of the programme are to join Bapco’s workforce on graduation. Disciplines on offer from September 2012 onwards are: Chemical/ Petroleum/

Mechanical/ Electrical/ Instrument Engineering, Geology, Geophysics, Accounting and Finance. Study locations include Australia, UK and USA. Detailed eligibility criteria and information on how to apply will be available from January 8, 2012, on Bapco’s website (www.bapco.net), Bapco’s intranet, through articles and adverts in local newspapers, and through flyers distributed at government and private schools. This flyer with all the details of the programme will also be available to employees and will be displayed on all Bapco notice boards.

Bapco Announces the Launch of the Graduate Scholarship Awards 2012

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• Saudi Aramco raised its January, 2012 crude OSPs to Asia for all grades by $1.60-1.95/Bbl over December, 2011 OSPs. The hikes were more than Asian refiners and traders expected, and who were especially surprised with the hike for the lighter grades, as naphtha cracks have been weak in Asia. The higher OSPs are likely to erode margins for Asian refiners. January, 2012 crude OSPs for supply to Asia are as follows:

• In its latest Short Term Energy Outlook, EIA reduced its forecast for global crude oil and fuel consumption for 2011 and 2012. EIA expects a global demand of 88.13 mn b/d in 2011 and 89.52 mn b/d in 2012. This compares with their last month projections of 88.23 mn b/d and 89.62 mn b/d for 2011 and 2012 respectively. EIA projects that non-OPEC supplies will grow by 0.4 mn b/d in 2011 and by about 1.2 mn b/d in 2012 and it expects that OPEC supply to remain largely unchanged in both years after having grown by 0.7 mn b/d in 2010. EIA mentioned that continuing tension in the Middle East and North Africa continues to exert upward pressure on oil prices. However, this pressure has been offset by the restoration of Libyan oil output, which has thus far exceeded our prior expectations. At the same time, downside demand risks persist, stemming from fears about weakening global economic growth and the contagion effects of the EU’s debt crisis.

• ADNOC has concluded negotiations with buyers for 2012 jet fuel term contracts at a premium of $2/Bbl to MOPAG. Traders were surprised at this high premium as the jet fuel market is still bearish at the moment. Europe’s debt crisis and slower air travel in winter has dampened the demand for jet fuel, effectively shutting any arbitrage opportunities to send the product over to Europe. ADNOC’s term premium is higher than earlier term values finalized by Bapco ($1.75/Bbl) and KPC ($1.70/Bbl).• KPC and Unipec announced last week the signing of a MOU for the supply of up to 300,000 b/d of crude oil to the end of 2021 for the $9.3bn plant; JV refinery/petrochemicals complex in China between KPC and Sinopec, Unipec’s parent company.• QP and Shell signed an agreement last week to jointly develop a $6.5bn petrochemical complex in Ras Laffan Industrial City (80% stake for QP and 20% for Shell). The agreement follows a joint feasibility study carried out by the

two parties. The scope under consideration includes a world scale steam cracker – with feedstock coming from natural gas projects currently operating in Qatar–in addition to a 1.5mn t/y monoethylene glycol plant, a 300,000 t/y linear alpha olefins plant and another olefin derivative unit. Products manufactured at the new facility will primarily be marketed into East Asian growth markets. The project is due to begin operation in 2017. • Renewables & Alternatives Energies:• While KSA is betting on solar as its prime renewable, it is now also pushing ahead with a major research and development effort on renewables and green technologies, including bio-fuels, Saudi Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources announced last week. • The new King-Abd Allah University for Science and Technology (KAUST) is spearheading the bio-fuels drive, focusing on the production of commercial quantities of reasonably priced bio-fuel from artificial farms of marine algae in the Red Sea.

Market Highlights

Crude Prices:Benchmark crude prices averaged last week, 5th December to 9th December, 2011 as follows: WTI: 100.0 $/bbl (+0.2 $/bbl), Brent:

109.4 $/bbl (-0.5 $/bbl), Dubai: 108.7 $/bbl (0.0 $/bbl), Abu Safah:110.1 $/bbl (0.0 $/bbl) and OPEC Basket: 109.8 $/bbl (+0.2 $/bbl).

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EIA Global Oil Supply/

Demand Outlook, mn b/d

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2011 ForecastPrevious Latest (2)

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2012 ForecastPrevious Latest (3)

Change y-o-y(3)-(2)

World Oil Demand 87.07 88.23 88.13 +1.06 89.62 89.52 +1.39

Non-OPEC Supply 51.76 52.45 52.16 +0.40 53.28 53.32 +1.16

OPEC Crude Oil 29.77 29.98 29.70 -0.07 30.05 29.81 +0.35

OPEC NGL/Other Liquids 5.54 5.80 5.90 +0.36 6.29 6.29 +0.39

Official Selling Prices (OSPs)

Premium/(discount) to benchmark Dubai/Oman ($/Bbl)

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($/Bbl)

Arab Super Light 5.90 3.95 + 1.95Arab Extra light 5.65 3.95 + 1.70

Arab Light 4.15 2.50 + 1.65Arab Medium 2.75 1.10 + 1.65Arab Heavy 1.35 (0.25) + 1.60

QATAR International Petroleum Marketing Co, or Tasweeq, will stop term gasoil exports from 2012 as domestic demand is expected to increase, industry sources

based in the Middle East and Singapore said. Tasweeq exports about 30,000 to 60,000 tonnes of 0.2 percent sulphur gasoil every month through its monthly term contract and offers a similar volume in the spot market occasionally, traders said.

Qatar’s Tasweeq to End Term Gasoil Exports

KUWAIT’S Oil Minister Mohammed Al Busairi has said the global oil market is balanced, suggesting the Gulf country will likely support maintaining the status quo at the upcoming OPEC meeting, the Associated Press has reported. OPEC’s last meeting in June ended in disarray after delegates failed to reach agreement on adjusting supply quotas. Mr Al Busairi said he hopes ministers this time will be able to “reach a consensus formula.”

Kuwait Oil Chief Says Oil Market is Balanced

SAUDI Aramco, China Petroleum & Chemical Corp (Sinopec) and CNOOC are

in talks to buy an up to 30% stake in North American oil and gas services firm Frac Tech International in a deal worth about $2.2bn, Reuters has reported, citing two sources with knowledge of the matter. Frac Tech is also in advanced talks with Saudi Aramco, Repsol-YPF SA and Sinopec to establish three separate fracking joint ventures in the Middle East, Argentina and China, the sources said.

Saudi Aramco, Sinopec in Talks For Frac Tech

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OPEC’s 12 member-states produced 30.785 million barrels per day in November, the highest level in three years with Saudi Arabia pumping almost 10 million bpd, MEES has reported. Half of the monthly increase came from Saudi Arabia, which boosted its output from 9.5

million bpd in October to as high as 9.9 million bpd last month, the report said. The International Energy Agency estimated that actual OPEC production, excluding Iraq, stood at 27.32 million bpd in October, or 2.48 mbpd more than the group’s official target.

OPEC Output Reaches Highest Level In Three

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Across: 1. Use a broom 6. Quiet! 9. Foldaway bed12. Florida seaport13. Cow’s cry14. Cigar residue15. Meditate17. Hockey surface18. Pains19. Nest eggs (abbr.)20. Atop, poetically 22. President __Roosevelt25. Deny

28. Hewing tool29. Fragrances30. Spring, e.g.34. Sept. follower35. Mad36. Sport with webbed rackets40. Limb41. Bait42. Dany’s neckwear45. Had a meal46. Bruce Springsteen, e.g.50. Bossy stooge51. Wayside hotel

52. Craze53. Egyptian cobra54. Acquired55. Slumbered

Down:Bus terminal (abbr.)ConflictTrade prohibitionHeroicGarden walkHit showFieryGardening toolEgypt’s capital10. Movie award11. Not those 16. Quizzes again19. Thoughts

20. Stop __ dime (2 wds.)21. Poets always23. Least difficult24. Plow-falling animals26. Love, in Rome27. Mexican dish31. Soup cracker32. __ in a million33. Not pos.36. Peruvian animal37. Detroit products38. Crawl39. Holy person43. Picture takers, for short44. Uttered46. Band’s booking47. Numero48. Small taste49. Tit for __

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The Time Of My Life Cecelia Ahern 6216The Sense Of An Ending Julian Barnes 6213Letter From A Stranger Barbara Taylor Bradford 6216The Meeting Point Lucy Caldwell 6218I’ll Walk Alone Mary Higgins Clark 6219The Artist Of Disappearance Anita Desai 6227The Marriage Plot Jeffery Eugenides 6229All That I Am Anna Funder 6231The Silent Girl Tess Gerritsen 6233The Lady Of The Rivers Philippa Gregory 6239The Litigators John Grisham 6241The Fear Index Robert Harris 6242The Dovekeepers Alice Hoffman 6243The Real Katie Lavendar Erica James 6244The Translation Of The Bones Francesca Kay 6245How It All Began Penelope Lively 6247The Night Circus Erin Morgenstern 6251The Wine Of Solitude Irene Nemirovsky 6256The Devil’s Star Jo Nesbo 6258Flash And Bones Kathy Reichs 6263Fallen Karin Slaughter 6264Apricot Jam And Other Stories Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn 6266The Decision Penny Vincenzi 6268

The Latest Books Available At Awali Library

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Ingredients:1 cup butter, softened1 cup white sugar1 cup packed brown sugar2 eggs2 tsp vanilla extract3 cups all-purpose flour1 tsp baking soda2 tsp hot water½ tsp salt2 cups semisweet chocolate chips1 cup chopped walnutsMethod:Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).Cream together the butter, white sugar, and brown sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, and then stir in the vanilla. Dissolve baking soda in hot water. Add to batter along with salt. Stir in flour, chocolate chips and nuts. Drop by large spoonfuls onto ungreased pans.Bake for about 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until edges are nicely browned.

Chocolate Chip Cookies

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STUDIES done by the Stanford University of Medicine, California, show that TV viewing is directly linked with mindless eating. When children watch TV, they snack more often on junk food such as popcorn, chips, ice cream, fizzy drinks and biscuits – that are high in salt and calories and low in fibre. At the same time, it keeps children indoors and largely responsible for the lack of physical

activity. TV viewing could lead to obesity because children tend to eat more when glued to small screen. Studies done on women suggest that sedentary behaviour like television viewing significantly increases the risk of obesity and diabetes. It found that for every two hours spent watching TV, there is a 23 per cent increase in the risk of obesity and a 14 per cent increase in diabetes.

The Disadvantages of Watching TV

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• A monthly newspaper issued by The Bahrain Petroleum Company (Bapco) • Editorial Team: Farishta Saeed Designer: Sanjeeb Roy

AWALI Running Club members have been running the streets of Awali for over 40 years and have been entering the Bahrain Relay Marathon for the past 30 years. The Bahrain Relay Marathon is organised by the Bahrain Round Table and raises money for local charities. The Bahrain Round Table is a group of individuals who organises the event voluntarily; this year they have raised in excess of BD15,000 which will be donated to worthy local charities throughout the year. The concept of the relay race is that an individual from each team runs 3km and then hands the team baton over to the next runner for 16 stages, giving 16x3km a total of 48km

covered. This year the race started at the Bahrain International Circuit and was then run up the Zallaq Highway, around the outside of Awali, out into the oil field and back down the Zallaq Highway and finishing at the BIC. With 136 teams on the start line and 16 stages to be run, the numbers of actual runners, supporters and marshals were in excess of 3,000 people and made for a fantastic day although a logistical nightmare for police trying to control the traffic as teams follow their runner in the early stages. This year the Awali Running Club team Captained by Tim Owen

(P.C&I) managed an awesome 15th place out of the 136 teams that started. Thanks to all the ARC runners for their efforts and our Chairman Dave McGlone (Bapco Upstream) for his encouragement to enter a team for another year and once again the ARC says, “Thank you Bapco for your continuous support in sponsoring the team entry and we look forward to your support in future years.” Should anyone be interested in joining the Awali Running Club, we run on a Sunday evening presently at 4pm, please contact Neil Gilbert on 177543380 or email Neil_Gilbert@Bapco.net for more information.

Awali Running Club Participates in Bahrain Relay Marathon

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