Report of Activities Related to Saudi Arabia FY2008-FY2010

147 Pages·2011·9.58 MB·English

Table of Contents
1. Training Program
New JCCP Training Initiative: Implementation of a Long Course .............................................................................1
Information Exchange and Training for Young Engineers in Japan and Saudi Arabia .....................................8
Seminar on Refinery Maintenance Management and TPM Held at Saudi Aramco ........................................14
Seminar on “Refinery Maintenance Management and TPM” Held in Iran and Saudi Arabia .......................17
Seminar on “Refinery Maintenance Management and
TPM” Held at Saudi Aramco’s Ras Tanura Refinery ......................................................................................................20
“Safety Management for Refinery” Held at Saudi Aramco’s Ras Tanura Refinery ............................................24
Customized Program in Japan on “Maintenance & Safety Management” for Saudi Aramco ......................28
Tailor-made Program on Refinery Plant Maintenance Held in Saudi Arabia ....................................................33
Report on the Cooperation with Training Centers Program (No. 107) ................................................................36
Report on the Cooperation with Training Center Program (No. 106) ..................................................................39
Report on the Cooperation with Training Center Program (No. 103) ..................................................................42
Total Number of Participants to JCCP Courses in Japan Has Surpassed 17,000! .............................................46
JCCP Participates in “Third OPEC Summit Exhibition” in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ................................47
Participant’s Voice
“Petroleum Marketing and Products Delivery” ....................................................................................................49
“Project Management for Mechanical Engineers” ..............................................................................................50
“Petroleum Marketing and Physical Distribution” ...............................................................................................51
“Advanced Technologies for Rotary Machinery” ..................................................................................................52
Interviews with JCCP Counterparts .................................................................................................................................53
2. Technical Cooperation
Agreement Signing Ceremony for a New Project in Saudi Arabia ........................................................................56
Experimental Application of In-SAR Technology in Saudi Arabia ........................................................................58
Signing Ceremony for the Project on “Mild Hydro-cracking of LCO & Evaluation of
Gas Oil HDS Catalysts” in Saudi Arabia ............................................................................................................................60
Article on HS-FCC Process (High-Severity Fluid Catalytic Cracking)
in Saudi Aramco Journal of Technology .........................................................................................................................62
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Signing Ceremony for the Joint Project on FCC Catalyst Development and
Evaluation Technologies in Saudi Arabia .......................................................................................................................63
Establishment of New JPI Award for Technical Developments in Oil-Producing Countries ........................65
Activity Report from Researchers Participating in the Long-Term Researcher Dispatch Program ...........67
Progress Report on “The Long-term Researcher Dispatch Program” (No. 104) ................................................73
Progress Report on “the Long-term Researcher Dispatch Program” (No. 99) ...................................................76
The 19th Saudi Arabia-Japan Joint Symposium ..........................................................................................................79
The 18th Saudi-Japan Joint Symposium ........................................................................................................................81
The 17th Annual Saudi-Japan Joint Catalyst Symposium........................................................................................83
3. International Cooperation
The 28th JCCP International Symposium ......................................................................................................................84
Keynote Speech (Mr. Mohammed A. Al-Omair) ....................................................................................................90
The 27th JCCP International Symposium ......................................................................................................................93
Keynote Speech (Mr. Nasser D. Al Mahasher) ........................................................................................................99
The 26th JCCP International Symposium ....................................................................................................................102
Guest Speech (Mr. Waleed H. Albedaiwi) ..............................................................................................................107
The 18th Joint GCC-Japan Environment Symposium .............................................................................................110
The 17th Joint GCC-Japan Environment Symposium .............................................................................................113
The 16th Joint GCC-Japan Environment Symposium .............................................................................................117
Delegation from the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Petroleum & Mineral Resources Visits Japan .................120
Follow-up Meetings Visit to Saudi Arabia and Malaysia .........................................................................................122
H.H. Dr. Turki Al-Saud, Vice President of KACST, Visits Japan ................................................................................125
Mr. Kojima, Executive Director of JCCP, Visits the Middle East..............................................................................128
Mr. Katsuo Yokoyama, Managing Director of JCCP, Visits the Middle East .......................................................133
Participation in the 7th Middle East Petrotech 2010 in Bahrain (sponsored by Saudi Aramco) ..............139
Participation in “The 6th Middle East Refining and
Petrochemicals Conference & Exhibition” in Bahrain (sponsored by Saudi Aramco) ...................................142
Personnel
Exchange
New JCCP Training Initiative:
Implementation of a Long Course
“Practical Training for Young Instrumentation and
Control Engineers”
JCCP launched a long course called “Practical
Training for Young Instrumentation and Control
Engineers” this fiscal year as a new initiative in training.
Intended for young engineers in the instrumentation and
control fields in Middle East oil-producing countries,
the course was designed to provide practical training
through a systematic program that covers a broad range
of topics, from basic to applied technologies in the two
fields, with a main focus on hands-on learning.
For successful implementation, the course required a
net number of 39 days. Including weekends, it spanned
Course participants
a total of 53 days, from May 25 (Tue) to July 16 (Fri),
2010. An overview of the course is provided below.
participating in a long course and that could afford
1. Background to Implementation of the to send participants to Japan over such a long period
Course of time. With the cooperation of JCCP’s various
departments, we spent many occasions making a careful
Since last year, we at JCCP have been contriving selection of potential countries mainly among the
ways to enhance the practicality of our courses in order Middle East oil-producing countries. Throughout this
to offer training that more closely responds to the needs selection process, Iran and Saudi Arabia, which have
and requests of oil-producing countries and is even more consistently supported JCCP’s efforts since the very
beneficial than before. Particularly in the instrumentation beginning, have taken strong interest in the new course
and control fields, regular course participants have as having potential to produce significant results, by
voiced strong requests for systematic training on wide- offering various suggestions and requests. Therefore,
ranging topics, from basic to applied technologies. The in the end, we designed a long customized course for
said long course was formulated under this situation, a group of participants from two countries, Iran and
after much trial and error. Saudi Arabia.
Our main concern was in designing a program that
ensures both systematic and practical implementation. 2. Course Overview
While basing it on a regular course program, we also
needed to take steps to prevent obsolescence, by (1) Participants
featuring the latest technologies, maintaining a high The course was offered to Iran and Saudi Arabia, and
level of specialty, and incorporating hands-on training was attended by a group of nine participants, four from
in addition to lectures. Toward this end, we obtained full Iran (NIORDC) and five from Saudi Arabia (ARAMCO).
cooperation from multiple Japanese companies related Members from the two countries included one leader
to instrumentation and control, and began designing the and one middle-level engineer each from different
program roughly a year ago, around summer 2009. refineries. The engineers were aged 35 and above on
Another major issue we faced was in the selection average (Iranian participants were between the ages of
of countries and companies that are interested in 35 and 41; Saudi Arabian participants were between 27
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and 39), and equally represented the instrumentation control; the “applied” part featured a lecture on model
and control fields. predictive control (MPC), a representative method of
It was evident in their every action that the advanced control, and practical training on a method
participants came to the training filled with enthusiasm of optimization combining MPC and a process model.
as selected representatives of their countries. Although For the instrumentation field, the “basic” part provided
they may have felt some worries about leaving their lectures on basic measurement principles for flow rate,
workplace responsibilities for close to two months, temperature, pressure, and other such parameters, and the
they displayed a high degree of determination to make “applied” part covered equipment maintenance, practical
the most of the training opportunity and take home all training on relevant tasks from the formulation of basic
the necessary knowledge and experience. For example, design to onsite construction, the advanced technology
while they gave unstinting applause to lectures they felt of field bus designing, and loop designing based on
were particularly satisfying and agreeable, when they process control characteristics.
had a question, they continued to seek clarification of Details of each program are provided in the following
the issue until they were fully satisfied. Many of the section under “Control-related training provided at
Saudi Arabian participants were especially quick to JCCP,” “Instrumentation-related training provided at
ask questions whenever a lecturer presented even the JCCP,” and “Offsite training.” Offsite training focused
slightest information they did not understand. At the on providing first-hand knowledge of applied and new
same, however, they also warned each other when they technologies in instrumentation and control through
felt that their questions were interrupting a lecture for too visits to refineries and plants.
long, and maintained a good balance among the group. The programs were specifically developed with
The Iranian participants, on the other hand, tended to ask tremendous cooperation from nine major companies
relatively few questions during the lectures but saved related to instrumentation and control in Japan. A
them until the end so as not to interrupt the flow of the total of 29 programs were developed, including ten
lectures. The lecturers noted with interest this difference control-related programs provided at JCCP, nine
between participants from the two countries. instrumentation-related programs provided at JCCP,
The two-country makeup of the group, with each and ten offsite training programs. Of these programs,
country’s members coming from different refineries more than 60%, or 19 programs to be exact, were new
and regions in their countries, seemed to have a positive programs offered for the first time (12 JCCP programs
effect on the participants themselves during their and seven offsite programs). The nine cooperating
prolonged stay in a foreign country. It allowed them companies agreed to dispatch 67 employees as lecturers,
to mutually share and gain a different perspective on and to implement ten of the offsite training programs
specific workplace issues while also providing a sense of over a period of 16 days.
reassurance in number. Members from the same country The number of cooperating companies, the names of
tended to stay together as a group outside of the course, companies that provided offsite training, and the number
but during hands-on exercises and practical training, they of lecturers are as follows.
actively communicated with each other and worked in a 1) Name of companies by field: 9 companies
concerted manner irrespective of nationality. (i) Instrumentation and control device
manufacturers (4 companies):
(2) Selection of Program Topics Yokogawa Electric Corporation
The course was designed to provide knowledge of Yamatake Corporation
basic to applied technologies in the instrumentation and Emerson Japan, Ltd.
control fields in a practical fashion, as mentioned above. Oval Corporation
Under the two large headings of “instrumentation” and (ii) Engineering companies (3 companies):
“control,” four categories of topics were organized JGC Corporation
according to basic and applied technologies. Toyo Engineering Corporation
For example, for the control field, the “basic” Chiyoda Corporation
part included lectures on controller tuning theory and (iii) Oil companies (2 companies):
practice using a simulator, which is also a popular topic JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation
in JCCP regular courses, and an overview of advanced Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
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2) Offsite training: 10 programs (i) Yokogawa Electric Corporation:
A total of 10 programs (7 new programs) were 23 + plant personnel
implemented at 9 sites of 6 companies, including 2 (ii) Yamatake Corporation:
oil companies. JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation 15 + plant personnel
implemented 2 programs. (iii) Emerson Japan, Ltd.:
(i) JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation 5 (including 4 engineers dispatched from
(ii) Yamatake Corporation, Niigata Operational abroad)
Training Center (Niigata) (iv) Oval Corporation:
(iii) Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd., Tokuyama Refinery 2 + plant personnel
and Training Center (Tokuyama) (v) JGC Corporation:
(iv) Emerson Japan, Ltd., Solutions Center 4
(Kurashiki) (vi) Toyo Engineering Corporation:
(v) Yokogawa Electric Corporation, Mitaka Head 7
Office (Mitaka) (vii) Chiyoda Corporation:
(vi) Yokogawa Electric Corporation, Kofu Plant 4
(vii) Oval Corporation, Yokohama Operation (viii) JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation:
Center (Yokohama) 5 + refinery staff
(viii) Yamatake Corporation, Shonan Plant (ix) Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.:
(Chigasaki) 2 + refinery staff
(ix) Yamatake Corporation, Fujisawa Techno
Center (Fujisawa) (3) Main Details of Programs
(x) JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation, Oita Most of the programs were well accepted by the
Refinery participants, but since not all details can be provided,
* New programs were implemented at sites (i), (ii), the following is a general summary of programs that
(iv), (vi), (vii), (ix), and (x). successfully embodied our goal of providing “training
that is more practical than before.”
1) Control-related training provided at JCCP:
10 programs
(i) The nine programs in the control field provided
a verification of basic theories and technologies
related to process control, but the content
sufficiently satisfied and captured the attention
of the technically advanced participants of the
course.
(ii) Among these programs, the combination
of skillful lecture techniques and hands-on
simulator training seemed to be especially valid
At the Niigata Operational Training Center
3) Lecturers
Lectures and offsite training were conducted
by four JCCP lecturers and a total of 67 specialist
employees from cooperating companies. At offsite
locations, 45 engineers provided training, assisted by
large numbers of plant personnel and staff members
who facilitated equipment maintenance exercises and
the smooth implementation of lectures.
The following is a list of the number of lecturers
by company.
Simulator training at JCCP
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in the practical training on DCS (distributed
control systems) related to offsite training at
JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation’s Niigata
Operation Training Center and the practical
training on classic control theories.
(iii) A lecture on Kaizen was provided in response
to a strong request from the participants.
Although it was not directly related to the
theme of the course, the request reflected the
participants’ high level of interest in Japanese-
style operational improvement practices, and
offered a perspective for observing various
initiatives implemented at the sites of offsite
Training using an actual plant
training provided by cooperating companies.
2) Instrumentation-related training provided at JCCP:
9 programs devices at Yamatake Corporation. The other
(i) Beginning with a basic lecture on measurement was to provide a series of operational training
principles for instrumentation devices, three from the startup of standalone equipment to
major engineering companies in Japan were emergency countermeasures at JX Nippon
asked to conduct programs on equipment Oil & Energy Corporation.
maintenance, tasks from basic designing to (cid:115)(cid:0) (cid:52)(cid:72)(cid:69)(cid:0)(cid:80)(cid:82)(cid:79)(cid:71)(cid:82)(cid:65)(cid:77)(cid:83)(cid:0)(cid:73)(cid:77)(cid:80)(cid:76)(cid:69)(cid:77)(cid:69)(cid:78)(cid:84)(cid:69)(cid:68)(cid:0)(cid:66)(cid:89)(cid:0)(cid:84)(cid:72)(cid:69)(cid:83)(cid:69)(cid:0)(cid:84)(cid:87)(cid:79)(cid:0)
onsite construction work, and the flow of companies composed an integral part of the
operations in an actual project. As all programs systematic, practical training that included
were newly developed for this course, we took computer simulation at JCCP, mini plant
care so that the lectures by the three companies operations, and actual plant operations at oil
do not overlap each other. companies.
(ii) Each cooperating company applied creative (cid:115)(cid:0) (cid:41)(cid:84)(cid:0)(cid:83)(cid:69)(cid:69)(cid:77)(cid:83)(cid:0)(cid:84)(cid:72)(cid:65)(cid:84)(cid:0)(cid:77)(cid:79)(cid:83)(cid:84)(cid:0)(cid:79)(cid:70)(cid:0)(cid:84)(cid:72)(cid:69)(cid:0)(cid:80)(cid:65)(cid:82)(cid:84)(cid:73)(cid:67)(cid:73)(cid:80)(cid:65)(cid:78)(cid:84)(cid:83)(cid:0)(cid:72)(cid:65)(cid:68)(cid:0)
ideas to their lectures and hands-on training, and already received training in instrumentation
provided an understanding of the significance and control in their countries or at a training
of “designing,” a concept with which the center in Europe, but they nevertheless
participants were not necessarily familiar. showed interest in the Niigata Training
Furthermore, combined with hands-on training Center’s training methods, mostly owing
at an instrumentation device manufacturer using to the lecturer’s high teaching skills.
actual devices, the program proved to be highly They seemed particularly interested in its
effective. methods of providing skills for handling
3) Offsite training: 10 programs instrumentation devices in an actual plant
(i) JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation and and operational control techniques through
Yamatake Corporation, Niigata Operational training.
Training Center (Niigata): May 31 (Mon.) – (ii) Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd., Tokuyama Refinery
June 2 (Wed.) and Training Center (Tokuyama): June 14
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refinery production facilities for hands-on (cid:115)(cid:0) (cid:52)(cid:72)(cid:69)(cid:0)(cid:52)(cid:79)(cid:75)(cid:85)(cid:89)(cid:65)(cid:77)(cid:65)(cid:0)(cid:50)(cid:69)(cid:70)(cid:73)(cid:78)(cid:69)(cid:82)(cid:89)(cid:0)(cid:85)(cid:83)(cid:69)(cid:83)(cid:0)(cid:65)(cid:78)(cid:0)(cid:73)(cid:78)(cid:68)(cid:69)(cid:80)(cid:69)(cid:78)(cid:68)(cid:69)(cid:78)(cid:84)(cid:76)(cid:89)(cid:0)
operational training, they were asked to developed advanced process control system
implement two new programs that use those in its actual operations, and provided the
facilities. participants with an invaluable opportunity
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to provide practical training using actual operation in an instrument room.
facilities on the functions and maintenance (cid:115)(cid:0) (cid:52)(cid:72)(cid:69)(cid:0)(cid:80)(cid:65)(cid:82)(cid:84)(cid:73)(cid:67)(cid:73)(cid:80)(cid:65)(cid:78)(cid:84)(cid:83)(cid:0)(cid:72)(cid:65)(cid:68)(cid:0)(cid:77)(cid:65)(cid:78)(cid:89)(cid:0)(cid:81)(cid:85)(cid:69)(cid:83)(cid:84)(cid:73)(cid:79)(cid:78)(cid:83)(cid:0)(cid:65)(cid:66)(cid:79)(cid:85)(cid:84)(cid:0)
procedures for DCS and instrumentation the refinery’s maintenance system prior
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to making the visit and asked even more (iv) Yokogawa Corporation, Mitaka Head Office
detailed questions in the instrument room (Mitaka) and Kofu Plant (Yamanashi): June 21
about the division of roles among the (Mon.) – June 23 (Wed.)
officers and their daily routines and tasks. (cid:115)(cid:0) (cid:57)(cid:79)(cid:75)(cid:79)(cid:71)(cid:65)(cid:87)(cid:65)(cid:0)(cid:35)(cid:79)(cid:82)(cid:80)(cid:79)(cid:82)(cid:65)(cid:84)(cid:73)(cid:79)(cid:78)(cid:0)(cid:80)(cid:82)(cid:79)(cid:86)(cid:73)(cid:68)(cid:69)(cid:68)(cid:0)(cid:65)(cid:0)(cid:72)(cid:73)(cid:71)(cid:72)(cid:76)(cid:89)(cid:0)
Refinery engineers responded to each and motivating program covering many new
every question with sincerity, and created technologies as requested by the participants,
an extremely favorable impression among and also provided a tour of its instrumentation
the participants. device plant in Kofu for the first time.
(cid:115)(cid:0) (cid:52)(cid:72)(cid:69)(cid:0)(cid:80)(cid:65)(cid:82)(cid:84)(cid:73)(cid:67)(cid:73)(cid:80)(cid:65)(cid:78)(cid:84)(cid:83)(cid:0)(cid:82)(cid:65)(cid:84)(cid:69)(cid:68)(cid:0)(cid:84)(cid:72)(cid:69)(cid:0)(cid:80)(cid:82)(cid:79)(cid:71)(cid:82)(cid:65)(cid:77)(cid:0)(cid:72)(cid:73)(cid:71)(cid:72)(cid:76)(cid:89)(cid:12)(cid:0)(cid:65)(cid:83)(cid:0)
it covered products that they familiar with,
while also emphasizing new technologies.
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provided an engaging look at Japanese-style
management, including the 6S+S (5S +
safety + sense) concept and practice, but also
allowed the participants to witness the scenic
beauty of Japan as they traveled to the plant,
located at some distance from Tokyo.
At the Tokuyama Refinery
(iii) Emerson Japan, Ltd., Solutions Center
(Kurashiki): June 16 (Wed.) – June 17 (Thu.)
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study the latest instrumentation technologies,
Emerson Japan provided thorough training on
a wireless instrumentation system by bringing
in an expert engineer from abroad and using
Participants displayed strong interest in new technologies
a specially built demonstration unit.
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in wireless instrumentation coupled with (v) Oval Corporation, Yokohama Operation Center
the company’s effective presentation of the (Yokohama): June 25 (Fri.)
topic, the program was highly appreciated (cid:115)(cid:0) (cid:55)(cid:69)(cid:0)(cid:65)(cid:83)(cid:75)(cid:69)(cid:68)(cid:0)(cid:47)(cid:86)(cid:65)(cid:76)(cid:0)(cid:35)(cid:79)(cid:82)(cid:80)(cid:79)(cid:82)(cid:65)(cid:84)(cid:73)(cid:79)(cid:78)(cid:0)(cid:84)(cid:79)(cid:0)(cid:79)(cid:82)(cid:71)(cid:65)(cid:78)(cid:73)(cid:90)(cid:69)(cid:0)(cid:65)(cid:0)
and well received by all participants. new offsite training program, because the
company is well known in some of the
oil-producing countries as a manufacturer
of flow meters, and also because it is able
to provide training in the disassembly and
maintenance of independent devices at its
facility.
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structure and functions of instrumentation
devices in advance, the program provided
at the company’s Yokohama Operation
Center focused on hands-on disassembly,
maintenance, and assembly of actual
devices. Learning about relevant devices
Placing special emphasis on new technologies
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and at the same time acquiring knowledge (cid:115)(cid:0) (cid:33)(cid:0)(cid:87)(cid:69)(cid:76)(cid:76)(cid:13)(cid:66)(cid:65)(cid:76)(cid:65)(cid:78)(cid:67)(cid:69)(cid:68)(cid:0)(cid:84)(cid:82)(cid:65)(cid:73)(cid:78)(cid:73)(cid:78)(cid:71)(cid:0)(cid:79)(cid:78)(cid:0)(cid:84)(cid:72)(cid:69)(cid:0)(cid:77)(cid:65)(cid:73)(cid:78)(cid:84)(cid:69)(cid:78)(cid:65)(cid:78)(cid:67)(cid:69)(cid:0)
and practice in actually disassembling and of control valves was achieved through
assembling those devices in a single training the combination of a detailed introduction
program seemed to be a new experience of the product manufacturing process at
even to the instrumentation engineers of the Shonan Plant, and lectures and disassembly/
course. With perspiration glistening on their maintenance practice of independent devices
foreheads, they happily applied themselves at Fujisawa Techno Center.
to the disassembly/assembly exercise. (cid:115)(cid:0) (cid:52)(cid:72)(cid:69)(cid:0)(cid:80)(cid:65)(cid:82)(cid:84)(cid:73)(cid:67)(cid:73)(cid:80)(cid:65)(cid:78)(cid:84)(cid:83)(cid:0)(cid:80)(cid:79)(cid:83)(cid:83)(cid:69)(cid:83)(cid:83)(cid:69)(cid:68)(cid:0)(cid:69)(cid:88)(cid:84)(cid:69)(cid:78)(cid:83)(cid:73)(cid:86)(cid:69)(cid:0)
theoretical knowledge about instrumentation
to begin with, but the program provided a
valuable and highly meaningful experience
by offering the opportunity to confirm
the functions of a device while actually
disassembling it.
(vii) JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation, Oita
Refinery: July 12 (Mon.) – July 13 (Tue.)
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Corporation to provide a training program at
its Oita Refinery for the first time, because it
is advanced in the digitization of documents
(specifications, systematic diagrams, etc.)
and has a well-established maintenance
Participants practicing the disassembly and assembly of
instrumentation devices system in place.
(cid:115)(cid:0) (cid:52)(cid:72)(cid:69)(cid:0)(cid:82)(cid:69)(cid:70)(cid:73)(cid:78)(cid:69)(cid:82)(cid:89)(cid:0)(cid:72)(cid:65)(cid:68)(cid:0)(cid:74)(cid:85)(cid:83)(cid:84)(cid:0)(cid:67)(cid:79)(cid:77)(cid:80)(cid:76)(cid:69)(cid:84)(cid:69)(cid:68)(cid:0)(cid:77)(cid:65)(cid:74)(cid:79)(cid:82)(cid:0)
periodical repairs in June, immediately prior
(vi) Yamatake Corporation, Shonan Plant (Chigasaki)
to providing the offsite training program, and
and Fujisawa Techno Center (Fujisawa): July 5
had little time for preparation. Nevertheless,
(Mon.) – July 7 (Wed.)
the staff were kind and patient in responding
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to the participants’ many questions with
program centered on the maintenance of
detailed answers.
DCS and instrumentation devices (control
(cid:115)(cid:0) (cid:52)(cid:72)(cid:69)(cid:0)(cid:79)(cid:80)(cid:80)(cid:79)(cid:82)(cid:84)(cid:85)(cid:78)(cid:73)(cid:84)(cid:89)(cid:0)(cid:70)(cid:79)(cid:82)(cid:0)(cid:68)(cid:73)(cid:82)(cid:69)(cid:67)(cid:84)(cid:0)(cid:69)(cid:88)(cid:67)(cid:72)(cid:65)(cid:78)(cid:71)(cid:69)(cid:83)(cid:0)(cid:87)(cid:73)(cid:84)(cid:72)(cid:0)
valves), but in response to the participants’
refinery engineers was also a significant
request, we asked them on short notice to
factor of the program to the participants.
allot some time to providing training on DCS
and safety instrumentation systems.
Participants practicing maintenance At the Oita Refinery
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3. Observations displayed a high level of expertise and knowledge, an
enthusiastic attitude toward training, and a strong sense
Initially, we intended for the course to be attended of responsibility as a representative of their country and
by young engineers with around three years’ experience company, not to mention mature traits and qualities.
in instrumentation and control, but the participants Furthermore, they possessed the necessary attitudes and
who actually took part in the course were middle-level abilities to adjust to living in a foreign country for close
engineers specializing in the two fields. To match their to two months, and maintained high conscientiousness
high level of technical expertise, we had all of our from the beginning to the end of the course. They were
lecturers modify their originally planned programs, and so well adjusted by the end of the course that some of
were thus concerned until the very end as to whether the Saudi Arabian participants noted that they would like
the participants would find the course to be satisfactory to adopt the good customs and aspects of the Japanese,
on the whole. such as punctuality, and even had one participant saying,
Upon completion of the course, we were relieved “We are Japanese now.”
to find that all nine participants evaluated the course as The contribution and cooperation of all companies
almost entirely satisfactory, and that we had achieved that provided specialized programs centered on practical
our goal of providing courses that are “more practical training was especially instrumental to the successful
than before.” While we are proud of having designed completion of the course. They consistently acted in a
an optimum course, we also owe the successful positive and sincere manner, which demonstrated the
implementation of the course to the outstanding quality qualities and corporate culture of the Japanese people
of the participants and to the generous cooperation of aside from their technical capabilities. They also showed
highly advanced Japanese companies. flexibility and broadness in changing and improving
Despite spending close to two months attending an their program content to accommodate participants’
extended training course in a foreign country, an Iranian requests (mainly for advanced levels of training), even
participant noted that he never once felt homesick. We in the midst of implementing their program.
are glad, and hope that other participants also felt this Lastly, JCCP takes pride in having planned sufficiently
way owing to the fact that they were with other members in advance for the two-month-long course, having
from their country, and also to the Japanese people who established a cooperative framework that cuts across all
interacted with them in a friendly manner. relevant departments, and in having ensured the basic
It is particularly worth mentioning that the group of requirements for the participants’ extended stay in Japan,
middle-level engineers who participated in this course all toward bringing the course to successful completion.
<by Teruhiko Sasaki, Training Dept.>
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