KUWAIT: OAPEC secretary general Ali bin Sabt (left) and KISR Director General Dr Samira Sayyed Omar sign the agreement. - KUNA

KUWAIT: The Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC) and Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR) signed Monday a memorandum of understanding over scientific cooperation. OAPEC secretary general Ali bin Sabt, speaking to reporters after signing the MoU with KISR Director General Dr Samira Sayyed Omar, said the MoU reflected desire of both institutions to exchange expertise in energy industry.

Cooperation between OAPEC and KISR has been ongoing for years, he said, and the MoU would further explore studies over production, refining and treatment of oil, gas and petrochemical products. The MoU also tackles management of water resources and environmental studies, he said. This cooperation, said bin Sabt, stipulated conducting of studies over consumption of renewable and conventional energies.

Dr Omar said the MoU was part of KISR's contributions to oil industries and natural resources. The MoU, she said, was within the two organizations' contributions to the global efforts to addressing challenges facing the energy and oil sectors. - KUNA