Govt ‘committed to Amiri vision on justice, efficiency’

KUWAIT: Deputy Prime Minister and Oil Minister Dr. Emad Al-Atiqi affirmed on Tuesday his full commitment to the vision of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah with regards to achieving justice, efficiency, and taking care of the human element. In his statement delivered at a conference organized by Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) titled ‘Excellence in Leadership’ and held at Al-Abdaliya Natural Reserve, which belongs to KOC, Al-Atiqi stressed the importance of following His Highness the Amir’s instructions aimed at disciplining all departments and administrative and financial works, rejecting any form of favoritism.

He added that the human element in the oil sector in general and in engineering work in particular is considered crucial to achieving all performance incentives in administrative and engineering works and to ensuring the quality and improvement of KPC’s work to the best international standards in human performance. The conference was attended by Vice Chairman and CEO of KPC Sheikh Nawaf Saud Nasser Al-Sabah, former Minister of Oil and Housing Affairs Dr. Adel Al-Sabeeh, and CEO of the National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) Isam Al-Sager.

The speakers shared their experience leading the most important economic sectors in Kuwait, including the oil and gas industry, banking, and construction sectors, focusing on leadership qualities and skills to be used in the oil sector in the future. The conference aimed at embodying the role of human resources as an essential partner in all KPC sectors, highlighting the importance of leadership in transforming the Kuwait 2040 master plan into tangible results, and activating the role of planning, organizing, and monitoring in achieving the KPC vision.