Courtesy Visit with H.E. Mr. Yousef Omair Bin Yousef, CEO of ADNOC

Courtesy visit with H.E. Mr. Yousef Omair Bin Yousef,CEO of ADNOCMr. Morihiro Yoshida, Managing Director of JCCP (left),H.E. Mr. Yousef Omair Bin Yousef, CEO of ADNOC (center)

On November 3, 2009, Mr. Morihiro Yoshida, Managing Director of JCCP, paid a courtesy call on H.E. Mr. Yousef Omair Bin Yousef, Chief Executive Officer of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), and other key figures in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, UAE.
The Emirate of Abu Dhabi is one of the seven emirates of the United Arab Emirates, which was formally established in 1972. It is situated facing the Gulf, and is blessed with abundant oil and gas resources that support its economy. To Japan, Abu Dhabi is an extremely important crude oil supplier, providing crude oil supplies that are equivalent to roughly 25% of Japan’s total oil consumption. Given this situation, JCCP has provided continuous cooperation to ADNOC and Abu Dhabi Oil Refining Company (TAKREER) through the years since its establishment in 1981 by implementing technical cooperation projects and training programs.
In the courtesy visit to H.E. Mr. Yousef Omair Bin Yousef, Mr. Yoshida first expressed his greetings as the new managing director of JCCP appointed last August. He then described JCCP’s contributions to ADNOC and TAKREER, namely in the latest technical cooperation project on flare gas recovery, the TAKREER research center establishment project, and the project on application of sulfur concrete technology, and thanked the CEO for his continuous understanding and cooperation.
H.E. Mr. Yousef Omair Bin Yousef offered words of appreciation to JCCP for implementing technical cooperation projects and training programs that have contributed greatly to expanding business and developing human resources at ADNOC and TAKREER, and voiced his expectations for their further continuation and development.
Mr. Yoshida also mentioned JCCP’s strong desire to expand its cooperation in the areas of environmental measures and energy conservation, in which needs are hereafter expected to grow in UAE as in the rest of the global community. To this, H.E. Mr. Yousef Omair Bin Yousef replied by describing an environmental improvement project that is based on culturing coral reefs in seas near oilfields and refineries, and said he would like JCCP to cooperate if the opportunity arises.
After his visit to ADNOC, Mr. Yoshida paid a call on Mr. Jasem Ali Al-Sayegh, General Manager of TAKREER. Mr. Al-Sayegh said he is grateful to JCCP for its implementation of technical cooperation projects and training programs in Abu Dhabi, including the flare gas recovery project and the TAKREER research center establishment project.He then said that his participation in a JCCP course in 1987, when he was young, and his experience in Japan has greatly benefited his career thereafter.
Mr. Yoshida also made a courtesy visit to the Japanese Embassy in the UAE and met with H.E. Mr. Tatsuo Watanabe, Ambassador, to give a brief account of the accomplishments of JCCP’s contribution to ADNOC, TAKREER and UAE University over the years and an overview of the latest projects that are being implemented in UAE. Ambassador Watanabe, saying he is familiar with JCCP activities, praised JCCP for the contributions it has made in UAE, and encouraged JCCP to more widely and actively introduce details of its activities both inside and outside the country.


(by Shoichiro Yagi, General Manager, Middle East Office.)