Mohammad Alotaibi

Operations Manager, Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company (KIPIC)

Mohammed Fahad Al-Otaibi is currently serving as Operations Manager LNG, KIPIC Al-Zour Terminal, Kuwait, for the ‘Operational Preparedness’ of Kuwait’s first LNG import terminal.

He is a graduate of Petroleum Engineering from Kuwait University in 1999 and has 23 years of experience in the oil and gas sector, with the distinction of serving as Team Leader of ‘The Operation Technical Services (OTS) team, Team Leader of ‘The Production Operations’ (PO) team, of Kuwait Oil Company - South East Kuwait (KOC-SEK), amongst many others.

Mohammed is intimately associated with the development and execution of the LNGI’s organizational structure and the preparation of a ‘one-stop’ business manual for all the stakeholders. In addition, he is instrumental in formulating the O&M Contract Strategy and implementation, with an emphasis on meeting the requisite Kuwaitization through a rigorous training program. He is responsible for the Development and Tendering of the Associated Service Contracts for Manpower and Equipment. He is an active participant in the Company’s digitization project, which will allow the new company to expedite the new technologies in ERP and MOM.