KOC & KPC Achievements | Dr. Adel Al-Abbasi

Kuwait Oil Company

Kuwait Oil Company - the operating company. Work here concentrated on subsurface capability, organisation design, information and the digital field.

Digital transformation

KwIDF - Kuwait Digital Integrated Field

Architect

Established as a game-changer relative to conventional DOF implementations
Architecture built on combined man-man and man-machine collaboration models
Set the reference pattern for integrated field operations in the region

Subsurface

KOC Reservoir Management Function

Initiator and Team Leader

Reservoir management established as a standing KOC capability
Simulation-led planning introduced into field development decisions

Organisation design

E&P Re-organisation Model

Project Leader

Adopted by KOC as the reference model for major organisation design
Aligned technical disciplines with asset accountability

Knowledge management

People Link - Corporate Knowledge Management

Originator and model developer

Recognised by Microsoft Middle East as best Corporate Knowledge Management of the year
First formal KM capability inside the company

Data & information

E&P Information Management

Lead

Coherent E&P data foundation established
Prerequisite layer for digital field programmes

Kuwait Petroleum Corporation

Kuwait Petroleum Corporation - the parent corporation. Work here concentrated on research and technology as an institution, and on the energy transition portfolio.

Institution building

Origination of the R&T Group

Originator and first Manager

The R&T processes and methodology in use across the sector today trace to this programme
Established the funding and governance model for industry research
Built the first industry-wide research portfolio

Energy transition

KPC Alternative Energy Programme

Leader

Major solar energy projects originated and progressed
Ten-year alternative energy roadmap introduced for the corporation

Energy transition

KPC NET - New Energy International Investment

Leading role in restructuring

Corporate structure aligned to international new-energy investment
Investment pathway defined for the transition portfolio

Recognition

Recognised as a leader for Kuwait's energy industry in Technology and Research
Corporate knowledge management model rewarded by Microsoft Middle East as best Corporate KM of the year
E&P re-organisation model adopted by KOC as its future organisational structure
OPEC advisory board contributor, from oil-type classification through to R&D joint-venture programmes

KOC & KPC