Farouq Hussein Al-ZankiChief Executive Of�cer

Dialoguewith CEO

In the beginning of my speech, I would like to extend my congratulations to

HH the Amir and HH the Crown Prince on the advent of Eid Al-Fitr hoping

Allah, the Almighty, to bestow His blessings on the State of Kuwait and the

Arab and Islamic nations.

I entreat Allah, the Almighty, as I congratulate you on this blessed occasion,

to bring it back peacefully and blessedly to my colleagues in the oil sector

while we progress steadily towards the future through implementing the 2030

strategy. This strategy is aimed at fortifying the status of Kuwait Petroleum

Corporation internationally as it includes projects and plans that cope with

environmental strategies that have been initiated all over the world. In this

context, the environmental fuel project, which tops the projects that KPC

intends to execute within the coming phase, has been recently approved. This

project will enable Kuwait to manufacture petroleum products pursuant to the

international criteria allotted in this domain. Furthermore, it will help improve

the quality of the petroleum distillates on the environmental and financial

levels as well as achieving added value for the Kuwaiti economy.

In this context, we should not disregard the petrochemical complex project which

is planned to be established in China as it is considered one of the focal projects

for the Corporation and the country as well. This project depends focally on the

Kuwaiti oil and it will open new horizons of common collaboration between

Kuwait and China. It will provide good outlets and markets for the Kuwaiti

products in a region considered one of the most developing zones all over the

world in spite of the sequential crises hitting the international economy. It is

known that China is the second biggest oil consumer in the world and it is one

of the most important industrially advanced countries as well, in addition to

its significant population. All these factors grant us a lucrative opportunity to

invest there and enter good markets that can take part incessantly in improving

the Kuwaiti oil products and achieve, in turn, desired added value for the

Kuwaiti economy.

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In This Issue..

By Al-Khat Printing Press

�Events

In This Issue

Gairge'an

KPC News Team:Media Relations Dept.

Fax: 24994991Email: media@kpc.com.kw

Oil family exchanges congratulations on the holy month of Ramadan

KPC holds “Gairge’an” celebration KPC takes part in “Al-Qefal” day

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E v e n t s

HE the Oil Minister, the State Minis-

ter for Parliament Affairs and Chair-

man of KPC board of directors Dr.

Mohammed Al-Busairi received con-

gratulators, who came to congratulate

him on the advent of the holy month

of Ramadan, in his Ghabga – Kuwaiti

dinner celebration held in Ramadan –

held in honor of the oil sector’s per-

sonnel on Thursday August 4, 2011

at The Regency Hotel.

The celebration was attended by a

large number of senior officials from

the oil sector and employees besides

media practitioners.

Dr. Al-Busairi was keen on receiving

and welcoming the attendants per-

sonally as well as exchanging con-

gratulations with them.

During HE Oil Minister’s Ghabga

Oil family exchanges

congratulations on the holy

month of Ramadan

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Kuwait Petroleum Corporation, represented by the In-

ternational Marketing sector, which is presided over by

Mr. Nasser Al-Mudhaf, Managing Director of Interna-

tional Marketing, received a high-level delegation from

the Taiwanese government and CPC Taiwanese Nation-

al Co on Thursday July 21, 2011 at the oil complex’s

headquarters.

This is stemmed out from KPC's plan which is aimed

at reinforcing relations with its clients and partners all

over the world in order to build new partnerships in the

international markets.

The visiting delegation was received by Mr. Farouq Al-

Zanki, CEO of KPC and senior officials of the Interna-

tional Marketing sector besides Mr. Nasser Al-Mudhaf,

Mr.Yousef Al-Qabandi, acting Managing Director of

marketing crude oil and light distillates, and Sheikh

Salah Al-Sabah, Crude Oil Sales Manager.

The two sides underlined the latest developments in the

international oil markets; in addition to the ways of bol-

stering cooperation in the future, particularly with CPC

which is one of the biggest companies that provides

the local Taiwanese market with its needs from oil and

gas. Moreover, it supplies the local petrochemical sec-

tor with its needs from raw materials.

To seek new investment opportunities

Int’l Marketing hosts a high-level Taiwanese delegation

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The Planning sector held a farewell celebra-

tion, on Tuesday July 26, 2011 at the Diwan-

iya of the oil sector, for Mr. Hashim El-Ri-

faai, former Managing Director of the sector,

who has recently undertaken the responsibil-

ity of Kuwait Gulf Oil Company (KGOC) as

a Chairman and Managing Director.

The new position came in line with a recent

rotation carried out among the senior offi-

cials of the oil sector.

The celebration was attended by Mr. Farouq

Al-Zanki, KPC’s CEO, Mr. Bader Al-

Khashti, Managing Director of Research,

Planning, Health, Safety and Environment

and a large number of the sector’s employ-

ees.

In his keynote speech, El-Rifaai remembered

the distinctive time he spent in the sector in

addition to the concrete collaboration with

the staff, extending his delight for heading

Planning sector as it is considered one of the

substantial periods of his practical and tech-

nical life that cannot be forgotten.

Finally, he thanked all employees for their

constructive cooperation with him and the

wonderful gifts they presented to him. One

of these gifts, which was the most prominent,

was a book including pictures and distinctive

captions written down by the sector’s em-

ployees to him as a special tribute.

In a family distinctive celebration

Planning sector says farewell to El-Rifaai

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The Planning and Career Development department

organized a celebration, on Sunday July 31, 2011 at

the auditorium of the oil sector’s complex, to honor

the students of the summer field training courses who

joined KPC for training in its various departments to

acquire practical and career experiences through di-

rect contact with employees.

On his part, Mr. Abdullatif Ahmad Al-Houti, Planning

and Career Development department Manager, wel-

comed the attendees hailing the tremendous efforts

exerted by the students, whose number reached 51

trainees, and concrete collaboration shown by KPC's

various departments which took part in training the

students. He also thanked the students’ supervisors for

cooperating devotedly with the department.

He pointed out that Training and Career Development

sector is used to supporting such training activities as

they serve the society; in addition, they are part of the

strategic directions of the sector hoping that all KPC’s

departments will participate in such training programs

to attain more numbers.

Meanwhile, Mr. Fawaz Al-Hajeri, acting Team Lead-

er of Training Affairs, confirmed that the department

seeks diligently to develop its activities including the

programs of field training. From this point, training

programs were organized for the first time dubbed

“Fist Aid” and “Time Management” which reflect

the department’s keenness on letting the trainees at-

tain knowledge and experience in such fields as they

are to fight their way in life, stressing these programs

managed efficiently to achieve their goals; in addition,

they were applauded by trainees and their faculties.

Representing the Commercial Studies Faculty in the

celebration, Mr. Khalid Al-Kandari thanked KPC’s ef-

forts in serving the civil society and its keenness to

train the students in order to qualify them to surmount

any difficulties they may face during their career and

practical life.

Finally, Taghreed Al-Sharhan, one of Administrative

Sciences Faculty’s students who joined the training

course, hailed the program which was allotted by the

corporation.

It is worth mentioning that appreciation certificates

were distributed to the trainees at the end of the cel-

ebration which was attended by representatives from

practical faculties and applied institutes in participa-

tion of Field Training Program and supervisors of

KPC’s various departments.

As they completed successfully their field training course

Planning & Career Development celebrates summer field trainees

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Project of assessing and developing efficiency of Financial & Administrative

Affairs sector’s staff at KPC launched

The Financial and Administrative

Affairs sector has implemented the

project of assessing and develop-

ing the efficiencies and abilities of

the oil sector’s employees in col-

laboration with E & Y Company.

This coincides with initiating the

Human Resources (HR) strategic

plan of 2020-2030 in the oil sec-

tor in order to assess, develop and

improve the proficiency of the sec-

tor’s personnel including Admin-

istration Group, Financial Group,

and Information Technology (IT)

Group.

This initiative is pursuant to the

directives of KPC which pays spe-

cial concern to manpower that is

considered the real investment and

focal support for success and prog-

ress in all oil fields and industries.

The project is aimed to update the

plans allotted to improve the per-

formance and efficiency of em-

ployees in tune with KPC strategic

plans; the matter will be reflected

positively on the quality of ser-

vices which Financial and Admin-

istrative Affairs sector provides to

other sectors in KPC and its sub-

sidiaries.

Under the auspices of Deputy Man-

aging Director of Financial and

Administrative Affairs Mrs. Hanaa

Al-Sumai’e, Administration Group

conducted, in cooperation with E

& Y Co, an examination on Sunday

June 19, 2011 to approach the effi-

ciency of its employees, about 32

personnel, at the auditorium of the

oil sector. These examinations are

aimed at taking part in identifying

the weakness and strengths points

of employees so as to develop their

proficiencies in this regard.

On her part, Al-Sumai’e confirmed

that the examinations are confiden-

tially and professionally conducted

as the results will be shelved to

make sure that they will not be

misused in any other purpose not

related to the plans of developing

employees’ proficiency.

She further thanked the depart-

ment’s employees for their coop-

eration and participation in such

initiative, indicating that those

who failed to take part in the first

examination will be set for exam

later.

In the same context, E & Y Con-

sultative Company was keen on

executing a number of steps to get

the best results from the initiative.

Among these steps what follows:

- Reviewing the skills and career

efficiency of the personnel of Ad-

ministration Group.

- Updating skills and career profi-

ciency in accordance with the re-

quirements of HR strategy 2030 of

the oil sector.

- Providing plans of career learning

which include career efficiencies

and proposed training programs

such as training during self-learn-

ing. Add to this, the duties which

should be fulfilled through attend-

ing such training programs accord-

ing to regulations allotted in this

domain.

- Coordinating with Training and

Career Development sector to re-

gard the notices and opinions of

the representatives of the sector

which is the authority in charge of

training and career development

affairs. It is also in charge of pre-

paring workshops required to up-

date the development plans.

- Coordinating with DMD of Ad-

ministrative Affairs to hold a num-

ber of awareness campaigns in HR

fields.

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Under the auspices of HH the Amir Sheikh

Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Ku-

wait Petroleum Corporation took part in

patronizing "Al-Qefal day" the conclud-

ing activities of the 23rd Diving Voyage

which was held in the Kuwait Sea Club

on Saturday July 23, 2011.

KPC participation is part of its social re-

sponsibility it shoulders towards the civil

society. In addition, it is aimed also to

mark the diving voyage which was earlier

considered the key way of gaining provi-

sion for Kuwaiti ancestors.

It is worth mentioning that Mr. Ali Mu-

rad, Public Relations Manan-

ger, represented the cor-

poration during the

celebration.

As part of appreciating the ancestors’ heritage

KPC takes part in “Al-Qefal” day

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I n T h i s I s s u e

We thank Allah, the Almighty, as

He has completed His virtue on

Muslim people, and let them wit-

ness the end of the holy month of

Ramadan.

As we receive the Eid Al-Fitr, we

entreat Allah, the Almighty, to ac-

cept our good deeds and charitable

activities we tried devotedly to per-

form during the holy month of Ra-

madan. We beseech Him to bestow

His mercy and forgiveness upon us.

We beg Him to enable us to behave

our manners as they were during the

holy month of Ramadan to keep the

same good manners throughout our

lifespan. These good manners are

supposed actually to be available in

each Muslim person not only in Ra-

madan but throughout the year.

Eid is a lucrative opportunity to

spread the meanings of sympathy

and intimacy through which joy fills

the faces of all people particularly

the poor. It is a chance to root hope

and good omen in our hearts to con-

solidate altogether. It is known that

solidarity is one of the religion’s es-

sences.

It is a chance to forgive slips of

tongue and mistakes. It is chance to

empty hearts from hatred, malice,

altercations and enmity to become

brothers gathering around Islam

to fulfill the meaning of the verse

quoted from the holy Qur’an which

says Muslim persons are brother;

thereby, Allah, the Almighty in-

structs us to settle any disputes

waged among them.

Eid means to overcome conflicts

and disputes with others. Our

prophet (PBUH) says, “The Mus-

lim person is not allowed to boy-

cott any other Muslim more than 3

days. However, the one who greets

the other one firstly is the best.

Our Islam urges us to respect each

other; the young respects the el-

der and the latter shows sympathy

to the young. Muslims people are

instructed to cooperate mutually

to achieve charity and piety. Islam

also bans cooperating in commit-

ting sins. We should seek to es-

tablish and develop our homeland.

We should bolster our relations and

exchange visits with relatives and

friends to spread congratulations

on Eid which is an aspect of inti-

macy and benevolence.

Definitely, the blessings of Allah,

the Almighty, are countless as He

guides us to follow the right path of

His prophet (PBUH) like his hon-

orable family members and com-

panions.

As we receive Eid, we say farewell

to the beloved holy month of Ra-

madan whose page has been turned.

Anyhow, we couldn’t help congrat-

ulating those whose worship was

accepted during the holy month of

Ramadan and condoling those ones

whose worship was rejected.

God is the great!

Eid Al-fitr.... day of awards

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Verdicts related to Eid

Zakat Al-Fitr “Alms”: It is obligation imposed on

each Muslim person witnessing the holy month of Ra-

madan. It is about a certain amount from dates, wheat or

rice. This amount is equal to 2.40 kg. However, it must

be paid at the time of the sunset of the last day of Rama-

dan. Anyhow, it can be paid one or two days before Eid

but if it is paid after Eid prayer, it is not considered then

Zakat; it will be considered a charitable deed.

Sunna and prohibitions of Eid

Pursuant to the prophet’s Sunna, Muslims should ex-

claim “Allah is the great” from the time of the sunset

of the last day of Ramadan until the time of performing

Eid prayer. The Muslim person should bathe and wear

the best of his clothes. He should break his fast before

walking to perform Eid prayer. It is preferable, in line

with Sunna, to have some uneven dates. He should take

another way other than the one he took when he walked

to the place of performing the Eid prayer. Moreover, the

prophet (PBUH) bans fasting on the days of Eid Al-Fitr

and Eid Al-Adha. The prophet did not prefer to visit

graves during Eid.

Eid prayer

It is collective duty. It is composed of two prostrations;

in the first one the Imam and his followers exclaim sev-

en times that Allah is great; in addition, they exclaim

five times Allah is great in the second one. The sermon

is given after performing the prayer. Moreover, women

are allowed to walk for such prayer.

Happy Eid! We sincerely entreat Allah, the Almighty,

to accept your good deeds during this holy month. We

beseech Him to bestow his mercy upon His prophet

Muhammad (PBUH) and his wise caliphs; Abu Baker,

Omar, Othman and Ali besides all companions and fol-

lowers.

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G a i r g e ' a n

Kuwait Petroleum Corporation represented by Public

Relations Department held its annual celebration of

“Gairge’an” on Saturday August 13, 2011 at the lobby

of the oil complex.

The celebration was attended by a large number of

KPC employees, their families and relatives particular-

ly children, who enjoyed the entertaining activities and

contests organized during the celebration. Additionally,

gifts were distributed to the attendants.

It is mentioned that it is annual event KPC holds to mark

t h e Kuwaiti authentic traditional

habits in the holy month of

Ramadan.

To mark Kuwaiti Ramadan tradition

KPC holds “Gairge’an” celebration

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Eid…customs & Traditions

Eid was earlier distinguished with certain joy as Muslim

people were considering its advent very carefully due to

its importance. Before the advent of Eid, a number of

preparations is geared up. Among these preparations are

some popular desserts which are served necessarily in

the breakfast one the first day of Eid besides purchasing

new clothes and accessories for girls and women as well

as other items express the advent of Eid.

On the first day of Eid, all family members would gath-

er, after performing Eid prayer, at the house of the head

of the family to launch the ceremonies of the Eid. All

the family members are seated at one big table on which

multiple Kuwaiti traditional delectable food items are

served such as “Al-Harees and Al-Mehammar with

fish”, “Balaleet with egg” as well as various types of

desserts such as “Al-Khabees, Elki, Zalabiya and Tra-

beel” in addition to other hot drinks such as tea, milk

and coffee.

Women would decorate their hands and legs with red

henna to which a certain substance is added to form

navy red color. They were dressed in several traditional

clothes such as “Nafaneef” and Bakhaniq” which were

decorated with big roses. Women were also keen on

wearing jewelry through which they were decorating

their necks and hands.

Furthermore, children would go to streets to enjoy play-

ing with swings. In addition, several popular games

were allocated in suburbs and yards to be used in Eid.

Children were interested in playing such games. Ad-

ditionally, people would gather with their children at

Al-Safat Yard at Naif Palace to watch traditional shows

such as dancing with swords.

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