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At Kuwait Energy, we believe that people are the most important asset of any organisation and that companies don’t
succeed, people do.
To ensure the integration of the Organisation, in 2015 Kuwait Energy defined an enhanced Company culture based
on key behavioural competencies spelling CARE – Candid, Accountable, Respectful and Entrepreneurial. These have
become the pivotal foundations for the Company philosophy, defining the Company stakeholders and the adoption
of a clear set of corporate values.
We created an in-house grading structure synchronized with a revamped performance management system allowing
employees to progress as a function of their relative value-addition to the business. The new system recognised and
generously rewards top achievers and provides a non-biased platform to review performances and provide each
employee with equal, consistent and transparent opportunities.
In 2015, the focus was the further development of its people by utilizing in-house, group and on-the-job trainings.
With this approach, more than 700 training opportunities were made available to employees and a coaching scheme
was successfully rolled out in the Kuwait office creating an environment for continuous learning.
With the start of production from Block 9 in Iraq, the Company spared no efforts to recruit the best available talent
for and in Iraq with over 20 key positions filled. Kuwait Energy continues to further enhance the work environment
for its employees, while streamlining its people operations with the Company’s vision that is ‘to be the pre-eminent
Middle East based independent oil and gas company’.
Youth Empowerment & Improving Children’s Lives
In Egypt, we established a partnership since 2009 with the student chapters of the Society of Petroleum Engineers
(SPE) in Suez Canal University to support students and enhance their skills. In 2015, through this partnership we
provided 7 summer training opportunities and 5 job-shadowing opportunities. In Iraq, we started, in conjunction
with local educational and government authorities in the Siba district, an English language teaching program for
school students. Also in Iraq, we funded the building of Al Zeraji School.
Supporting the Community
In Iraq, and as per our annual tradition, we distributed food bags to underprivileged and internally displaced families
in five districts in the Basra area. In Yemen, we provided relief aid for people in Sanaa and Aden. The aid included
food, medicine and medical supplies, and fresh water.
Medical Support
In Egypt, we provided for the Ras Gharib Hospital an air liquid-gas network system, which included pipeline networks,
medical regulator and valve plants, an oxygen station unit and an emergency alarm units. This initiative improved
the quality of treatments received by the Ras Gharib community, offering them reliable, efficient and cost effective
medical support. In addition, we provided the hospital with two incubators to help reduce infant deaths and a
sterilizing unit for safe medical procedures.
Sara Akbar
Chief Executive Officer
Corporate Social Responsibility
People Operation
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