ARA Petroleum provides scholarships to 3 women employees
ARA Petroleum, a subsidiary of The Zubair Corporation, has offered a scholarship to three women employees to complete their university studies, with two of them set to complete their studies in the sultanate and one in the United Kingdom. This is in line with the company’s policy to qualify and develop Omanis in various technical disciplines.
Dr Omar Salim al Jaaidi, General Manager of the company said, “Supporting employees to complete their studies abroad comes within the policy of ARA Petroleum Company. This is aimed to develop and qualify Omani employees to provide them with technical and administrative skills, aligned with the company’s ambitious plans.”
Moreover, he said, “it is also part of the company’s endeavor to implement the latest international standards within the oil and gas sector as well as in the field of renewable and sustainable energy”.
Abir Ahmed al Shuaili, Operations Process Engineer at ARA Petroleum, who is studying in the United Kingdom (UK) said, “I started my career in ARA Petroleum in November 2017, and we have always sought to make ARA Petroleum one of the leading companies in the sultanate in the field of sustainable energy.”
“The engineering team and the new technologies team are working together to find appropriate solutions to this challenge. This was the reason for the company’s management to send me to the United Kingdom to complete a full-time master’s degree for one year.”
Anisa Nasser al Mahadhour, Petrophysicist at Ara Petroleum, Blocks 44 and 31, said: “I graduated from the College of Science at Sultan Qaboos University with a Bachelor’s degree in Earth Sciences (Geology) as a major and Business Administration as a minor in 2008.
“I decided to complete my undergraduate studies with a master's degree in Applied Earth Sciences, and my request was approved to complete my studies in this field.”
Reem Mubarak al Majrfi, Technical Assistant Petrophysicist at ARA Petroleum said, “Instrumentation and control engineering is a branch of modern electrical engineering that industries need and depend on due to the tremendous growth in automation systems and the use of electronic computers in selfmanagement of manufacturing, control and control operations, especially in the field of oil and gas, industrial processes, manufacturing industries, and medical applications.”