The 16th Kuwait-Japan Joint Symposium was held on January 13 and 14, 2015 at Jumeirah Beach Hotel Kuwait, jointly hosted by Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR), Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) and Japan Petroleum Institute (JPI), together with JCCP. The symposium has been held annually in Kuwait, initially with only KISR as partner, but KNPC joined as a participant from the 5th symposium and as a co-organizer from the 11th symposium. Owing to these developments, the symposium has become an unparalleled forum that covers a broad scope of issues, from catalyst research to refinery operations.
The Japanese side captured the interest of the Kuwaiti side with presentations of technical papers and practical knowledge such as the troubleshooting of actual corrosion cases in processing facilities in the refinery and procedures for operational optimization.