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The Kuwait Oil Company Contractor Safety Day, which took place last week on the 15th of January in Kuwait City, was a success.

The seminar was an excellent platform to discuss best practices and new technologies that improve worksite safety. It provided the ideal meeting point for contractors, KOC oil and gas employees and safety professionals to exchange experiences and network with one another. Mike Gilbert, United Safety’s VP for Middle East, discussed how innovations can help solve H₂S challenges. Continue Reading

Rawabi United Safety Services (RUSS), our branch in the Kingdon of Saudi Arabia, is participating in the upcoming exhibition of the STM (SABIC Technical Meeting). The STM aims to foster the exchange of knowledge between experts of the Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) through a technical program featuring several keynote speakers and an exhibition with more than 400 participating companies. Continue Reading

Join United Safety at ATCE 2014

The SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition (ATCE) is coming to Amsterdam from the 27–29 October 2014. This SPE flagship event will address new technologies and best practices for conventional and unconventional oil and gas.

The highlight of the event is the high-quality technical content, with over 400 peer-selected papers on current applications and industry innovations for the future. United Safety will contribute as thought leader in two technical presentations in Technical session 43. Continue Reading

Doha, Qatar – October 2, 2014 – At the recently concluded seventh Middle East Health Safety Environment and Sustainable Development Conference (MEHSE) hosted by Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), United Safety’s thought leaders once again shared a wealth of invaluable knowledge to improve HSE initiatives across the Middle East. Continue Reading

Protecting people, environment, asset, and reputation—are we prepared?

This is the theme of the seventh SPE Middle East Health, Safety, Environment & Sustainable Development Conference & Exhibition in Doha Qatar, running from September 22-24. Continue Reading

Offshore Confined Space Entry at the African HSSE and Social Responsibility Conference

United Safety is glad to be a part of the first African Health, Safety, Security, and Environment and Social Responsibility Conference and Exhibition, hosted by the Society of Petroleum Engineers from 15-17 September in Maputo, Mozambique. Continue Reading

New learning methods for the new generation of Oil and Gas workers at APDT conference

The tenth biennial International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC) and the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Asia Pacific Drilling Technology Conference (APDT) will be held 25-27 August 2014 in Bangkok, Thailand under the theme “Driving Sustainable Growth Through Technology and Innovation”. Continue Reading

United Safety will share insights on managing large-scale turnarounds at the Middle East PetroTech Conference.

Taking place in Manama, Bahrain from 18 to 21 May 2014, the conference focuses on the downstream sector of the Oil and Gas industry. It will address the latest issues of widespread interest to refineries and petrochemical companies and their relevance to the Middle East region. Continue Reading

The 2014 SPE International Conference on Health, Safety and Environment kicked off yesterday. The show is very well attended, around 1000 participants gathered to debate current HSE challenges. We received a number of visitors to our booth on the exhibition floor, looking to learn about our latest safety solutions for the Oil & Gas industry. Continue Reading

The turnaround and shutdown community gathered to exchange knowledge and new strategies to overcome current industry challenges.

The first day has brought discussions on a number of high-importance topics including operational readiness, managing and avoiding scope creep and regulatory compliance and communication. The seminars were designed to give attendants the knowledge and tools necessary to mitigate risks while minimizing costs. Continue Reading