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Volume 8 International Journal of Waste Resources
ISSN: 2252-5211 Recycling Expo 2018
June 25-26, 2018
June 25-26, 2018 | Berlin, Germany
8 th World Congress and Expo on Recycling
Waste management, treatment and disposal at Kuwait Oil Company (KOC)
Kholood Yousef, Zainab Hussain and Haitham Fouzy
Kuwait Oil Company, Kuwait
Kuwait Oil Company (KOC), a subsidiary of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC), is involved in exploration, drilling and
the production of oil and gas. The massive effort in producing this oil includes the employment of 9000 plus employees,
involvement of thousands of contractors, operating thousands of wells, numerous gathering centers, gas compression booster
stations, drilling rigs, crude oil bulk storage tank farms, marine transport loading facilities, and a significant number of
transportation pipelines. The significant oil production related activities generating waste over large land area include drilling,
production, maintenance, construction, materials procurement, as well as use of office and housing complexes. The issue of
waste management in KOC covers analyses of different types of waste streams (solid, liquid, and sludge), the activity upon
waste, and a holistic view of the goals of waste management and approach. The increasing volume of waste generated, which
is exacerbated by a lack of proper waste management is a concern worldwide due to social, economic and environmental
implications. KOC always ensures that the generated waste be managed effectively in compliance with applicable regulations
of Kuwait Environment Public Authority (KEPA) and KOC; HSE management system (HSEMS) procedures implemented
for KOC facilities. In addition, KOC plays a dynamic role in facing the adverse effects of waste through the implementation
of many projects in the regions of waste management and by focusing on the development of long-term waste management
strategy covered all KOC activates. This study was conducted to present the waste management, treatment and disposal at
KOC. In addition, in this paper we will discuss various processes used in KOC areas indicating how waste is being managed.
Figure 1: Kuwait Oil Company waste management approach.
Biography
Kholood Yousef has completed Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Kuwait University, Kuwait, 2000 and Major in Chemical Engineering. She has her work
experience with Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) for past 14 years (2002 to 2015) in Health, Safety and Environment (HSE group), KOC. She is a Senior Environmental
Engineer in Kuwait Oil Company, Kuwait from 2004 – Present. She is certified by NEPOSH and she has trained & worked/exposed on different environmental subject
such as waste management issues, environmental and social impact assessment, environmental aspects identification, management of energy & resources, energy
management program, air emissions controls, inland oil contingency response plan, chemical spill response plan, waste management, sewage management, industrial
liquid wastewater management, environmental standards and investigation committees. She has done many projects related to environmental management in KOC and
has vast experiences in the HSEMS Management System from Oil and Gas Industrial Sector; she is a part of many task force teams and committees.
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Kholood Yousef et al., Int J Waste Resour 2018, Volume 8
DOI: 10.4172/2252-5211-C1-011