Kuwait Oil & Gas Exhibition: aspirations for innovative solutions to the problems of the oil industry

Mahmoud Kafrawi - Kuwait

Kuwaiti Oil Minister Khalid Al-Fadhil inaugurated on Monday the exhibition accompanying Kuwait Oil and Gas Conference in its fourth edition, with the participation of many companies specialized in oil and gas production and new technologies, which aspire to provide new solutions to the problems of the oil industry.

Al-Fadhel said that these partnerships would add a lot to the oil industry in the future, especially with regard to new technology for the protection and security of oil installations.

He called for more delegations to participate in future versions, noting that there were good ideas that were applicable, as well as the implementation of many others on the ground.

Companies from 30 countries around the world are exhibiting in the current edition of the exhibition, offering products related to the oil and gas industry, drilling and exploration, as well as products related to solutions and modern technologies associated with problems related to the oil industry.

A number of participating companies confirmed that the exhibition represents an opportunity to market their new products, especially as it enjoys active participation by major companies operating in the field.

Mobile gas station
Saad Al-Qattan, Chairman of Al-Rokab Oil & Electricity Services Company, told Al Jazeera Net that they are participating in the exhibition by displaying the first mobile gas station, being the only plant in the Middle East to produce this type of station.

He pointed out that these stations serve in particular the newly built cities and residential areas, where there is a lack of infrastructure services, as used by a number of entities that need mobile gas stations, such as the Ministry of Defense, the National Guard and others.

He pointed out that the station capacity of forty thousand liters, and can store more than one type of fuel, which is manufactured in more than one size according to the request of the beneficiary and the required specifications, pointing out that those stations are equipped with an intelligent system that can send
Real-time message in case of any malfunction.

Ali Al-Shammari, Chairman of the Marine Contracting and Services Company, said that the company, as one of the companies operating in the oil sector, is looking forward to achieve many objectives through its participation in providing products that contribute to solving the problems and challenges facing the oil sector.

Abdulrahman Al-Khuraiji, Director of Manufacturing at Saudi Energy Services Companies, said that his participation is the first in the exhibition, hoping that the attendance will be stronger in the coming years to serve the company's goals towards expansion regionally and globally.

Sameh Riad, director of the medical department at the Egyptian company, said that the company is involved in many products, including evacuation, security and safety equipment in oil fields at the time of danger, in a record time not exceeding three minutes from the time of the fire.

Mohammed Sabri, head of operations at the Kimi Kuwait plant, said the plant produces battery acid and distilled water, and is specialized in providing advanced technological solutions to the problems of the oil sector.
The exhibition is the largest of its kind in Kuwait.