Oil research center grabs two awards at major event

Saudi Aramco recently announced that the EXPEC Advanced Research Center (EXPEC ARC) won two prominent awards during the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC) Awards Gala Dinner — the largest oil and gas awards event in the Middle East.
 
The ‘Uthmaniyah CCS and CO2 EOR Project won first place for the “Best Oil & Gas Health, Safety and Environment Project.” The project, the first of its kind in the Middle East, focuses on carbon capture and sequestration along with CO2 Enhanced Oil Recovery.
 
“This is a long-term project for the company with the primary objective to test the feasibility of permanently sequestering a portion of the injected CO2 through enhanced oil recovery” said Sunil Kokal, project leader with the EXPEC ARC Reservoir Engineering Technology Team, in a press release.
 
Mohannad Abdelaziz won the “Young ADIPEC Engineer” award. Abdelaziz has been with the company since 2012, working as a researcher in oil and gas production technology research and development.
 
“I am very fortunate to learn from, and work with, EXPEC ARC professionals across multiple disciplines who possess top-notch oil and gas expertise,” said Abdelaziz. “The empowerment that young professionals experience in EXPEC ARC and the encouragement to innovate and realize our visions are some of the many benefits of working here.”