• CERAWEEK 2025 | March 10-14, 2025
  • CERAWEEK
  • March 10 - 14, 2025

Abdullah Al-Ossaimi

Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company

Manager Corporate Planning

I hold a B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Tulsa and an MBA from the American University of Middle East (AUM). In 1998, I started my career as a process engineer at Petrochemicals Industrial Company (PIC) and was involved in the commissioning of several projects.
After my seventh year as a Process Engineer, in 2006 I moved to the Olefins & Aromatics Strategic Business Unit within PIC. I was responsible for the coordination and monitoring of PIC joint venture activities and assigned various feasibility studies for Refinery and Petrochemical projects worldwide and evaluated/executed several business opportunities (grassroots and M&A opportunities) as part of my role as Business Development manager. In 2016 Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company (KIPIC) was established and I was appointed as Project Manager for the Petrochemicals project within KIPIC and recently in 2021, I was appointed as KIPIC Corporate Planning Manager. In addition, I’m a certified Six-Sigma green belt and a member of the Entrepreneurs Club of Kuwait “Thukhur”.

Sessions With Abdullah Al-Ossaimi

Wednesday, 20 March

  • 07:15am - 08:20am (CST) / 20/mar/2024 12:15 pm - 20/mar/2024 01:20 pm

    Downstream Strategies: Adapting to a shifting demand landscape
    Downstream/Midstream/Chemicals

    The downstream sector must pursue two seemingly opposing objectives at the same time. Meet continued growth in product demand near term while positioning itself for demand uncertainty and a changing fuel mix—with far less emissions in the medium term. These objectives will transform the industry and present a once-in-a-generation opportunity for operators that can capitalize on today’s efficient operations while investing in a strategy for tomorrow’s market. What does today’s investment landscape look like? What are the best strategies to capture tomorrow’s opportunities?