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The standard and range of facilities at KN’s newly opened camp in Sulaibiya has raised the bar for labour accommodation in the Arabian Gulf region.

Message from the DMD

Projects

4 Operations News

8 EUCH Wins First Contract

8 Three Million Accident Free Man-hours

11 One Million Man-hours without an LTI

12 Aromatics Project

Corporate Developments

2 Sulaibiya Opens

9 Going Live with ERP

Corporate Social Responsibility

10 Letter from Lebanon

Learning and Development

14 Summer Training for Novice Engineers

Events

15 Environmental Delegates Visit Sulaibiya WWT&RP

Health, Safety and Environment

16 Scaffolding Safety

16 KN Bags GM Rolling Trophy

16 Audit: 97% Safety Score

People

15 New Faces

17 Employees of the Quarter

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One of our core values at Kharafi National is that we have a fiduciary responsibility

to safety, health and the environment. This means that we have a duty of care to the

communities in which we operate. I am proud to state that this duty was executed in an

exemplary, indeed heroic, manner by KN staff during the recent war on Lebanon.

We are a socially responsible corporation. We are committed to contributing to economic

development and to improving the quality of life of our workforce, their families, local

communities and society at large. When taking corporate decisions we are sensitive to the

needs of all KNÊs stakeholders � owners, customers, suppliers, employees, and, not least,

the people among whom we operate.

All KN projects, whether in the oil and gas, civil construction or industrial sectors, contribute

to the economic and social development of the countries where we have a presence.

That we consider ourselves full partners in our local communities was illustrated when we

continued, on a 24/7 basis, to operate and maintain the electro-mechanical systems at the

Clemenceau Medical Clinic in Beirut, which were vital in keeping that hospital functioning

during the war.

As youÊll read elsewhere in this issue, our FM staff at the Lebanese University Campus

established a shelter for displaced persons, while their area � the southern suburbs of Beirut

� was under continuous aerial bombardment. Not only did they risk their lives but the LUC

shelter, which was housing 1,000 refugees at its peak, was considered the best resourced

and managed in Lebanon.

Our humanitarian response in Lebanon was the right thing to do, the only thing to do.

Indeed, it was what the core principles under which this company operates oblige us to

do. The cost of paying our staff in Lebanon in full for July and August, when many could

not get to work because of the war, counts for nothing compared to the risk our employees

took in doing the right thing when it had to be done.

I wish to take this opportunity to thank sincerely all those who remained � voluntarily � at

their posts during the war on Lebanon and turned in such an exemplary humanitarian effort.

Gentlemen, you did KN proud.

Samer G YounisDeputy Managing Director

Message from the DMD

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CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS

Kharafi National is creating three ma-jor facilities for its own use � in Mina

Abdullah, Shuaiba and Sulaibiya, Kuwait. These include a new head office complex, vastly expanded fabrication and equip-ment facilities, and several accommodation camps. The company is carrying out the en-tire construction of these facilities itself.

Its new facilities in Sulaibiya consist of an a warehouse, which is nearing completion, and an accommodation camp which has just been opened.

Indeed, the first occupants of KNÊs new camp at Sulaibiya, which covers a total area of 55,000sq m, have already taken up

Sulaibiya OpensThe unprecedented expansion of Kharafi National, both in terms of turnover and number of projects, over the last few years has put enormous strain on the company’s resources. To provide the breadth and flexibility to continue expanding the scope and range of its activities, KN is constructing new facilities. The first of these, a new accommodation camp in Sulaibiya, is already operational.

residence. Designed for 2,640 employees, the camp has ten accommodation units, each with 40 rooms, five ablution buildings, and four recreational areas, as well as a prayer hall.

This state-of-the-art accommodation facility was designed and built by KNÊs Facility Management. It contains everything one would expect to find in a self-supporting village, with the exception of commercial shops. The design has several notable feat-ures.

To give a sense of social harmony, the rooms have been clustered within the build-ings to allow plenty of space for social gath-

erings and easily accessible service areas. The size and shape of each room has been designed to maximize space while accom-modating a complete set of furniture.

This internal feeling of spaciousness is emphasized by the pedestrian walkways which are wide enough to accommodate fire trucks in case of emergency.

Sulaibiya camp caters for the differing tastes of its multi-national residents by serv-ing a variety of ethnic cuisines. These in-clude Arab, Asian vegetarian and non-veg-etarian, Filipino, Thai and Romanian food. The kitchen facilities have been designed to serve several thousand residents more than

At Sulaibiya accommodation camp a feeling of spaciousness is emphasized by the pedestrian walkways which are wide enough to accommodate fire trucks

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the campÊs current accommodation capac-ity. This will allow the output of meals to be expanded easily as the camp is extended � which seems inevit-able given the on-go-ing expansion of KN � while maintaining the high standards enjoyed currently by residents.

As well as full laundry facilities, the camp contains medical facilities to provide prima-ry and preventative care for residents and a small fleet of ambulances to cater for any emergencies.

KN provides transport by bus to and from work sites and a regular service for trips to Kuwait City. Residents can also use the on-site cashierÊs office for the payment of sala-ries and to undertake other transactions.

The recreational needs of residents of Sulaibiya camp will eventually be catered for in full. The construction of sports areas for football, cricket, basketball, and volley ball is ongoing.

The standard and range of facilities pro-vided for residents at KNÊs new camp in Sulaibiya more than meets international standards and has raised the bar for la-bour accommodation in the Arabian Gulf region.

Next issue: KNÊs new facilities in Mina Abdullah and Shuaiba

The construction of sports facilities is on-going

A full range of superior laundry facilities Excellent primary medical careSpacious kitchens for multi-ethnic cuisine

Residents enjoy clean, spacious and comfortable dining

The prayer hall at Sulaibiya camp

Nutritious food served hygienically

Regular bus services to work and to town

Traditional relaxation at Sulaibiya camp


LebanonKNÊs operations in Lebanon were severely compromised by the war that began on the 12th July and continued until the 14th Au-gust 2006.

Construction work on the Four Seasons Ho-tel at Mina El-Hosn on the Corniche in Bei-rut, which is being built by MAK on behalf of Kingdom Beirut SAL and for which KN has the contract to supply, install, test and commission the electrical and mechanical works, was suspended for the duration of the conflict in order to avoid endangering workers during severe bombing. The work has since recommenced and the project is still on schedule for substantial completion during the first quarter of 2007.

The Gambia

The new Sheraton hotel, located in Brufut about 10km from the international airport in The Gambia, West Africa, hosted the African Summit during the last week of June and the first week of July, 2006.

New Sheraton Hotel

Civil work on the hotel, which is owned by the Kharafi Group and is being constructed by MAK, began in May 2004. KN has the electro-mechanical contract and began work in October 2004.

The Sheraton is a resort-type hotel in an

PROJECTS

Operations NewsDespite the disruption of the July war in Lebanon, after which KN was praised for its humanitarian assistance, the company continues to be very busy. KN’s insistence on strict safe-working procedures continues to garner praise and awards from major clients.

The Kharafi Group’s new Sheraton Hotel in The Gambia is a stunning reflection of African architectural traditions.


Since the 105-bed hospital run by the Clemenceau Medical Centre in Beirut opened in mid-2005, KN has been operat-ing and maintaining its electro-mechanical systems on a contract that runs until the end of May 2007. The scope of work includes operating, maintaining and ensuring the safety of the facilityÊs electrical, HVAC and plumbing systems and generator sets, all of which are vital in keeping the hospital functioning. KNÊs Facility Management team continued to man the site on a 24/7 basis and ensured that the hospitalÊs operations remained uninterrupted throughout the con-flict.

KNÊs Facility Management has been manag-ing the facilities at the Lebanese University Campus (LUC) in Hadeth on a three-year

contract since October 2005. The LUC is a multi-disciplinary campus that houses 10 faculties and 18 service buildings in a protected and landscaped environment integrated into the metropolis of southern Beirut. KNÊs scope of work includes all electro-mechanical operation and mainte-nance, security, cleaning and landscape management.

Despite the intense bombing of southern Beirut, FM continued to fulfill its contractual obligations. At the same time the company was busy organizing and operating a shelter for approximately 1,000 displaced Lebanese on the campus (see Letter from Lebanon) which has been highly praised as the best managed in Lebanon.


African-style design. All its 190 rooms, six suites and presidential suite overlook the Atlantic Ocean where the hotel has a swimming pool and its own private beach. In addition to a health club and spa, it contains extensive grounds and a variety of local and international restaurants. As well as six function rooms for about 300 persons, the hotel has the largest confer-ence facilities in The Gambia, including a purpose-built conference room that can accommodate about 500 people.

KNÊs scope of work includes the supply and installation of the medium and low voltage switchgear, transformers, all pow-er and lighting, the earthing and lighten-ing system, all HVAC systems, as well as all domestic water, sprinkler, sewage and

utilities networks. The scope includes su-pervising client-nominated subcontractors for the telephone system, data system, fire alarm system, public address system, TV network, building management system, boilers, domestic water pumps and diesel tanks and pumps.

UN Secretary General Kofi Annan attended the African Summit at the Kharafi Group’s new Sheraton Hotel inThe Gambia in June-July 2006

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The design of the Sheraton has been praised for its authenticity in reflecting Af-rican architectural traditions. Following a promise made to HE Yahya Jammeh, the president of The Gambia, the new hotel was opened in time to host 52 heads of state at the African Summit.

Facility Management

Facility Management are constructing and commissioning new electrical sub-stations at Kharafi Villas in Bidaa, Kuwait.

Kharafi Villas

The Villas are undergoing significant expansion with the addition of several new houses and a banqueting hall. Facility Management will be relocating and upgrading the existing MEW substations, Bidaa 23 and Bidaa 3, in order to cope with the increased power demands for the new buildings.

To replace the existing sub-stations entailed detailed negotiations with the MOE(EW) but official approval for the changes, which will affect the national grid and distribution of electricity in Kuwait, was eventually re-ceived. The transformer capacity of Bidaa 23 will be increased from the existing two 1,250KVA transformers to three 1,600KVA

transformers, and the two 1,000KVA trans-formers in Bidaa 3 will be replaced with four 1,600KVA transformers. The emer-gency generators at these sub-stations are also being replaced with high capacity 1,600KVA stand-by generators. The scope of work includes all necessary cabling to connect the sub-stations to the new loads.

The work is technically challenging. A completely new cabling network has to be installed. To keep the disturbance to resi-dents to an absolute minimum, the routing of the cables has been carefully planned and the service entrance will be at the main entrance of the villas. To facilitate landscap-ing in front of the villas, Bidaa 3 will be an underground sub-station, while the other sub-station will be constructed near the sea-shore. The cables from the sub-stations will also be buried, including where they

cross the roads, except where they enter the individual villas. When the trenches for the cables are being dug, the main road and the entrance to the villas will have to be partially blocked and there is a risk that existing services will be cut during excava-tion.

Another challenge is to maintain a continu-ous supply of power to the villas while the works are in progress, especially during the physical transfer to the new power supply, as instructed by KNÊs Director General prior to the commencement of operations. The civil works are at the same level of com-plexity as the rest of the scope. A network of underground trenches, as well as an underground chamber to shelter Bidaa 3 sub-station, means that careful excavation to keep existing utilities intact will be neces-sary.


PROJECTS

Al-Hamra & Firdous mixed-use complex under construction in downtown Kuwait City

Commercial & Industrial

Al Hamra & Firdous Mixed-use Complex is a prestigious building venture currently under construction in Sharq, Kuwait.

Al Hamra & Firdous Complex

This mixed use complex is being built by Ahmadiah Contracting & Trading Com-pany on behalf of Al-Hamra Real Estate Company. The complex will consist of a 77-floor tower, a multi-storey shopping mall and a car park for all users of the complex.

The car park is one construction package out of three. With a total constructed area of 66,000sq m, the car park will have 11 floors � 2 basement floors, a ground floor, seven floors above ground and a parking roof. KN has the contract to supply, install, test and commission the HVAC, plumbing and electrical works in the Car Park build-ing, which will be followed by a two-year maintenance period. The project, which commenced on the 15th March 2006, is on schedule for completion on the 2nd December 2006.

Industrial Maintenance Operations

Industrial Maintenance has recently ex-panded its operational presence by ac-quiring several new and interesting proj-ects from the Ministry of Energy (Electricity & Water).

Under a five-year contract KN will be maintaining the instrumentation and con-trol systems at Doha West Power Plant, in Kuwait. The scope of work includes all necessary maintenance and upgrading works on the power station systems. KN will also be supplying technical manpow-er and carrying out scheduled shut-down

repair activities.

Another five-year contract, entailing the same scope of work, has been awarded to ABJ for the maintenance of the instrumentation and control systems in Shuwaikh Distillation Station, Kuwait.

KN will be replacing the acid battery system in Al Zour Power & Water Distillation Plant in southern Kuwait. The scope of work for this one-year contract includes the supply, installation, and commissioning of the main backup batteries for the steam units. The new installation involves the latest technology in refilling systems for acid batteries, the first time these advanced systems will be used

in Kuwait and the Arabian Gulf.

The construction and maintenance of elec-trical chambers at Al-Atraf brackish water field in Kuwait has been awarded to KN under a two-and-a-half year contract. The scope of work covers the civil, mechani-cal and electrical works for the construc-tion and maintenance of sixty-seven well chambers. This is a new type of project for KN and is very significant because it will position the company neatly for further opportunities that are expected to arise in this and many related areas in the near future.

Power, Water & Building Services

KNÊs reputation for quality operation and maintenance has enabled Power, Water & Building Services to secure a wide variety of work from public authorities in Kuwait in recent months.

Two one-and-a-half year contracts from the Ministry of Energy (E&W) will require KN to repair low pressure ground cables and to extend these cable to new consumers in the Salmiya area and in Western Area B. In both contracts the scope of work covers all excavation work, recovery of old cables and the laying of new cables and refinish-ing, and includes emergency work when required.

KN has signed a three-year contract with the same ministry to maintain the street lighting equipment throughout Hawally Governorate. The scope of work includes the replacement of poles where necessary, laying power-cable, testing and commis-sioning.

A contract to construct, finish and maintain the street lighting in the suburb of Abdullah Al-Mubarak has been secured from the Public Authority for Housing Welfare. KN will supply all street lighting equipment and materials, erect the poles and connect them


Ahmadi Hospital was opened in April 1960 for the treatment of KOC employees but for the last twenty years it has been open to all oil sector employees and their families. The hospital, which has 160 beds, two operating theatres and an out-patients de-partment, delivers the full range of medical services, from obstetrics to surgery.

KNÊs scope of work covers the routine and preventative maintenance of all electrical and mechanical works, HVAC systems, instrumentation for medical gas, fire alarm and fire-fighting systems, and bio-medical equipment. The scope includes the procure-ment of all materials and spare parts, as well as performance-measured jobs such as the modification and renovation of civil works.

For all KN staff working at Ahmadi Hospi-tal, the safety of patient-care is of paramount importance. In order to ensure that all vital hospital systems are maintained according to strict schedules, KN uses MAXIMO, a maintenance management software that integrates all the functions into one easy-to-use, highly reliable comprehensive system.

As always with KN, safe working is also a priority. In this respect, since February 2000, the operation and maintenance team at Ahmadi Hospital have worked con-tinuously for 24 hours a day without any lost time due to accidents.

Maintenance at Al-ahmadi Hospital in Kuwait takes skill and experience

KNDU delivers a unique soil sample collector and tester to PAAFR in Kuwait

KNDU

During September 2006, KN Dealership Unit delivered a unique order to PAAFR, the Public Authority for Agriculture and Fish Resources � a soil sample collector and testing machine especially imported from AMS of the USA. KN is the sole distributor of AMS products in Kuwait.

The AMS Power Probe 9500D, which will be mounted on a Ford 4WD truck, has a drilling augur with a diameter that can be varied from 4 to 8 inches and a drilling depth of 1.5 to 6 metres. The order is sig-nificant and demonstrates KNÊs ability to source whatever is needed by its clients.

to the power supply, test and commission, and then maintain the lighting system for two years.

The Ministry of Energy (E&W) has contract-ed with KN for emergency repair works to damaged 11KV medium pressure and land cables, plus related civil works in North Ku-wait. The extensive all-inclusive scope of work of this one-and-a-half year contract requires KN to use micro-tunneling for the trenchless crossing of cables.

A two-and-a-half year contract to maintain the 7th Ring Road and its fly-overs, entry and exit roads has been secured from the Ministry of Public Works. The scope of work

includes secondary maintenance, ie dam-age repairs, and primary maintenance, the replacement of asphalt, kerb-stones, man-holes, gullies and storm water pipes. KN is also required to undertake emergency repairs as needed and to construct several parking lots.

Ahmadi Hospital, Kuwait

Since February 2000 KN has been operat-ing and maintaining Ahmadi Hospital on behalf of KOC (Kuwait Oil Company). This contract was renewed in February 2004 for a further four years. The project keeps 78 full-time KN staff busy on a 24/7 ba-sis.


EUCH Wins First ContractThe recently established Emirates Utilities Company Holding (EUCH) has been awarded its first contract, a BOO agreement with the Abu Dhabi Muni-cipality for the management of solid waste.

Abu Dhabi Municipality has awarded a 10-year BOO contract for the man-

agement of its solid waste to a consortium made up of Aqua-Q, a joint venture be-tween EUCH (76%) and private investors in the UAE, and AMA. AMA, an Italian com-pany which has expertise in all aspects of the waste cycle, is the know-how partner. EUCH is owned by Al-Qudra Holding of the UAE and Utilities Development Com-pany Holding (UDCH), a subsidiary of the M A Kharafi Group and a sister unit within KN.

Under the agreement, EUCHÊs consortium will acquire and operate the municipalityÊs existing solid waste treatment and disposal facilities and services, and will also have to design, construct and operate additional facilities. These additional facilities include four green waste composting facilities, six waste transfer stations, two sanitary waste facilities and a sorting plant, as well as an extension to an inert waste landfill facility. Besides receiving a monthly service pay-ment from the municipality, the consortium

will also obtain revenues from the sale of recycled materials and green compost.

The waste management project aims at preserving the environment by recycling the 2,300 tons of solid domestic waste gener-ated in Abu Dhabi every day. The agree-ment is part of a wider programme to priva-tize the municipalityÊs management of solid waste in the Greater Abu Dhabi Region and the Western Region in the UAE, where collection and transportation services are already being successfully undertaken by the private sector.

The contract was signed during an official ceremony held on the 11th Sept 2006 at the offices of the Abu Dhabi Municipality. The signing ceremony was attended by Salah Al-Shamsi, Chairman Aqua-Q, and Khaldoun Al-Mubarak, Chairman of Abu Dhabi Municipality

The signing of this contract is in line with DMD Samer YounisÊ vision that 50% of KNÊs future projects will be realized through KNÊs development arms, UDCH, EUCH in the UAE, and KJHC in Jordan.

Project 1234, the provision of mainte-nance services at KNPCÊs Mina Abdullah refinery, reached 3,000,000 accident free man-hours in August 2006.

This significant milestone was achieved by 850 personnel in 44 different categories who are working every day in the midst of considerable hazards.

The team undertakes tasks such as weld-ing, handling hot coke dust and attend-ing high-speed turbo machines, often in confined spaces, in an environment that includes toxic gases, molten sulphur, and explosive hydrocarbons.

This remarkable feat could not have been achieved without the job safety analyses undertaken for every critical job on project 1234, which were complemented by ex-haustive training programmes, meticulous tool box talks, and rigorous safety audits, carried out by KNÊs HSE department.

Three Million Accident Free Man-hours on Project 1234

..... despite extremely hazardous working

conditions

A regular tool-box talk at KN

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CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS

KNÊs Oracle ERP project, which will inte-grate all functions across the company

into a single computer system serving the needs of all operating units, has already entered the final stages of implementation, going-live. Going-live has been divided into two phases.

During the first phase four major modules, Financials, HRMS, Projects and Supply-Chain, are going live. This phase started on the 19th August in FAD and PCSD, and a week later in HRD and Procurement. The second phase will consist of three main modules, Enterprise Asset Management, Manufacturing and Order Management, for which implementation too has already started.

OracleÊs ERP system has already brought several benefits to KN. During the first stage of the project we described and documented our business processes in fine detail. In doing so, we streamlined existing functions to make them more efficient and discovered more effective ways of perform-ing many tasks. Now our employees know exactly what they are doing and why they are doing it.

During the mapping stage we matched our requirements to the functionalities provided by Oracle ERP. A significant benefit is that business owners and key users now have a corporate-wide understanding of how KN functions, not just of their own functional ar-eas. Another benefit is that we now have technologically savvy people who can

work together in cross-functional teams to overcome the limitations of computerized systems.

During going-live, data is being trans-ferred from the old systems to the new uni-fied system. These data transfers have to be verified for 100% accuracy and some manual inputting is necessary. At the same time, end-user training is on-going, as is testing and final debugging. Some units have already begun running the new sys-tem and their old manual systems side-by-side � a best-practice start-up technique to ensure that the new system is operating as planned before the old system ceases to be used.

The going-live phase entails much effort from everyone in getting the system just right. But once it is fully operational users will have access to information, not previ-ously available, that fulfills their business needs. The tremendous benefits of a uni-fied system are recognized by most major international companies but not KNÊs lo-cal competitors. Oracle ERP will put us far ahead of our competitors.

As Tom Finby our Corporate Finance Direc-tor has said many times: ÂWe are invest-ing in the future, part of the US$100,000 investment in resources KN is currently making. Since 2000 we have been ex-periencing dynamic corporate growth and Oracle ERP is vitally necessary to enable us to undertake the rapid expansion in our projects over the new few years.Ê

ERP – Going Live

Kharafi National is on the threshold of reaping the benefits that a well-designed, properly constructed and correctly installed ERP system offers a fast-growing organization. Our Go-Live stage is now in progress.

by Antoine El-Khoury, Corporate Director - HR & IT

A significant benefit is that business owners and key users now have a corporate-wide understanding of how KN functions.


Letter from Lebanon

The Lebanese University Campus is close to the southern suburbs of Beirut which

were a main target of the air raids during the recent war on Lebanon. Thus security and safety were on-going concerns during the crisis, while KN Facility Management had to continue maintaining the campus. In addition, about 1,000 displaced persons sought refuge in LUC.

DMD Samir Younis issued clear instructions that no expense or effort was to be spared in providing whatever humanitarian assis-tance was needed to the displaced families as regards food, medical assistance, child-care and a clean and hygienic environment. To meet this challenge many of our people volunteered to remain on the campus 24 hours a day.

We established a medical centre and ar-ranged for doctors to examine the refugees. We allocated quarantine areas in case there was an outbreak of disease, as can happen during war-time. We also dedicat-ed a car and driver for emergencies.

To take care of the practical needs of the dis-placed persons we used the campus bakery to make manaqueesh (thyme pizzas) on a daily basis. We organized a team of cooks from among the refugees and provided them with kitchen utensils and, in addition to what was provided by the High Committee for Emergency Aid, the food they needed to prepare meals. To keep up the spirits of the children, who were especially distressed by the war, we distributed sweets, juices and

toys on several occasions.

One of the biggest problems encountered in refugee camps is the spread of disease due to poor hygiene. To avoid this prob-lem we made sure that all areas were maintained in immaculate condition, that garbage was collected and disposed of correctly, and that disinfectants were used assiduously in bathrooms and kitchens. We modified the on-site bathrooms so that they could be used to take showers and made sure that all LUC guests were adequately supplied with toiletries and other sanitary materials.

During the crisis we provided a complete security service at LUC. Many of the apart-ment blocks two to three kilometers from the campus were demolished by aerial bomb-ing because the Israeli military believed that these buildings harboured Lebanese resistance forces. Through our stringent and visible control of entry to the campus, in coordination with local political represen-tatives, LUC was spared from be-ing de-stroyed by bombing.

KN had the only team on the ground or-ganizing and implementing this assist-ance programme. As the focus of security and humanitarian efforts at LUC, we developed excellent relations with campus manage-ment, the High Committee for Emergency Aid, representatives of local political par-ties, the Council for Development and Re-construction (CDR) which is our client, and our clientÊs representative, Laceco. The KN team succeeded in providing the displaced persons with the kindness, comfort and succour they deserved and in keeping the campus buildings intact.

Our humanitarian and security efforts did not affect our responsibilities to carry out our contractual obligations to manage LUCÊs fa-cilities, including all electro-mechanical op-eration and maintenance, landscaping and the cleaning of the campus. All of these du-ties were performed and we are especially proud that, despite the presence of large numbers of displaced persons, there was absolutely no deterioration in the condition of the campus. Only a few functions, such as the green field rehabilit-ation and some painting works, fell into arrears. However a recovery plan was put in place in coordina-

Left to right: Eng Krecor Kechkorian (Laceco), Supvr Deeb Al-Moula (KN), Eng Ghassan El-Hage (KN), and Eng Bilal Ali Mohamad (Laceco).

DMD Samir Younis issued clear instructions that no expense or effort was to be spared in providing whatever humanitarian assistance was needed to the displaced families as regards food, medical assistance, child-care and a clean and hygienic environment. To meet this challenge many of our people volunteered to remain on the campus 24 hours a day.

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY


tion with Laceco and these tasks are now back on schedule.

Here in Lebanon we are very proud of the fact that ours was considered the best man-aged shelter for refugees. Indeed a special British committee touring Beirut to get a first-hand view of the suffering of the local pop-ulation was not taken to LUC because the conditions on our campus would not have elicited sympathy for displaced Lebanese. According to the president of LUC, our shel-ter was by far the best kept of all those he had visited. The CDC praised our efforts in preserving the campus from destruction, stating that LUC had been the second most important project in Lebanon after the re-

cent modernization of the international air-port, and had LUC been destroyed it would have been a major setback for the country.

Such remarks made all of our efforts seem very worthwhile. KNÊs strong presence, coupled with our humane and personal touch, had a positive impact on the refu-gees, the LUC, political parties and CDR as well as on our own employees in Lebanon. Our standing in the community and our reputation as a socially responsible corpo-ration has been enhanced.

Our sincerest thanks and appreciation go to the DMD and senior management for their wholehearted support, and to our staff

who performed valiantly under very tense conditions. We would also like to express our gratitude to the management of LUC for contributing to the purchases made for the refugees, to the CDR and Laceco for allow-ing us to receive the displayed persons and for coordinating with us on a daily basis, and to the local political representatives who helped us ensure that the campus re-mained a peaceful refuge during the chaos of war.

Ghassan El-HageAssistant Manager of ProjectsFacilities ManagementLebanon

KN’s strong presence, coupled with our humane and personal touch, had a positive impact on the refugees.

The finalization of the original scope of work on the contract to replace the

crude oil export system in northern Kuwait with Petrofac on behalf of KOC, project 1227, was crowned for KN when the company received a safety award from KOC for attaining 1,000,000 without a lost-time accident.

A special ceremony to acknowledge this achievement was held at the KOC Habara Centre in Ahmadi, Kuwait, on the 19th July 2006. The event was attended by KOCÊs Ahmed Al-Zaabi (team leader) Abdul Hadi

One Million Man-hours without an LTIAl-Zaubi (senior engineer) and Jamal K Karam (construction supervisor); FlourÊs Alex Smith (project contract manager), Ron Sykes (project engineer), and Bob Howlet (lead construction engineer); as well as PetrofacÊs Emad Shanan (vice president), Maher Hussien (construction director), and Abdel Elah Mustafa (construction manager).

The award was accepted from Alex Smith of Flour by MohÊd Farah (manager of projects), on behalf of KN, with Michel Yasmine (pro-ject manager) and Fouad Kordahji (con-struction manager) in attendance.

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PROJECTS

Kharafi

National’s

participation

in the

construction of

PIC’s aromatics

project in

south Kuwait

signals the

beginning of

the company’s

rise to a much

higher level of

contracting.

Construction of KuwaitÊs new aromat-ics complex has already begun in

Shuaiba. The plant will use naphtha feed-stock from KNPCÊs Mina Abdullah and Shuaiba refineries to produce paraxylene and benzene which are basic chemicals from which a wide variety of products can be produced.

Construction is being undertaken by TSK, a consortium of Tecnimont of Italy and Sun Kyong Engineering & Construction (SKEC) of South Korea, on behalf of Kuwait Para-xylene Production Company (KPPC), a sub-sidiary of PIC.

TecnimontÊs scope of work within the con-sortium consists of the A2, A3 and A4

process areas, ie the xylene/parex unit, the isomar unit and the SRU/pygas unit. It also includes the offsite flare and tank farm areas, main control room and substations, and interconnecting pipe racks.

KN will be undertaking all civil and buildings works, structural steel erection, mechanical and electrical works installation, insulation and painting, as well as pre-commissioning and the supply of commissioning support services, for the Tecnimont portion of the project. Some of this work has been sub-contracted to, among others, ABJ and MAK.

The work, which effectively began on the 1st February this year, will keep KN ex-tremely busy until near the end of 2008 when the mechanical completion of all fa-cilities within its scope of work will have been reached.

The scale of the project is huge. ABJ will fabricate 182,200dia ins of above and under-ground piping, and 810mt of piping support and other steel structures. However KN will erect a total of 370,000dia ins of piping. Nearly 11,000 piping joints will require non-destructive testing using a vari-ety of technologies including radiography. KN will also be erecting 5,270mt of light, heavy and medium steel structures and 12,550mt of equipment.

All of this piping and equipment will require approximately 121,230sq m of insulation,

Aromatics Project

The ground-breaking ceremony for the Aromatics project on 1st March 2005


and 111,330sq m of piping and sup-ports will be painted. The civil works are equally impressive. These will require the excavation of 165,000cu m and nearly 162,000cu m of back-filling, and will con-sume about 86,000cu m of concrete and pre-fabricated concrete slabs and paving.

KN will have a total of about 2,500 per-sonnel working on this 34 month contract at its peak, made up of approximately 200 non-manual staff and 2,300 manual la-bourers, including subcontractors and MAK on the civil works.

Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) ap-proved the Aromatics Project in mid- 2001. The tendering process was long and ardu-ous, as expected for a project of this size and importance to the State. At an on-site ceremony on the 1st March 2005 the ground for the complex was officially bro-ken by HE the Minister for Energy, Sheikh Ahmad Fahd Al-Sabah.

The aromatics complex is a very significant project for KN. It is the largest petrochemi-cal construction project ever undertaken by the company. The volume of work involved may initiate a new insulation operating unit within KN, which will add to the very wide range of construction services the company already offers, such as the fabrication of piping and structural steel and the supply of heavy construction equipment. The suc-cessful completion of this contract will put the breadth and depth of KNÊs construction capabilities firmly on a par with regional leaders.

Project Brief Aromatics Complex Project

Client : Tecnimont, Italy Owner : Kuwait Aromatics CoProject Number : 1265Location : Shuaiba, KuwaitStart : 1st February 2006 End : 30th November 2008Duration : 34 monthsEmployees : 2,500 at peak

PIC’s Aromatics Project

KuwaitÊs new aromatics complex is owned by Kuwait Paraxylene Production Compa-ny (KPPC), a subsidiary of PIC (Petroleum Industries Company), the state-owned en-tity responsible for all petrochemical activi-ties in the State of Kuwait. Once it is com-pleted in 2008, ownership of the plant will be transferred to the newly-established Kuwait Aromatics Company KSC (KARO). PIC will hold 80% of the shares of KARO. The remaining 20% of KARO will be made available to the general public through Al-Qurain Company KSC, an investment vehicle that will be quoted on the Kuwait Stock Exchange.

The aromatics complex will take naph-tha feedstock from the refineries at Mina Abdullah and Shuaiba, which are owned by KNPC (Kuwait National Petroleum Company), which carries out all refining activities in Kuwait. The naphtha will be processed using technology licensed from UOP LLC of Delaware in the USA. A sim-ple flow-diagram of the processes is shown below.

The main products will be paraxylene and benzene. Secondary products will consist of light naphtha, hydrogen, LPG, light ends and heavy aromatics. The first three of these secondary products will be sent back

to the refineries, while the light ends and heavy aromatics will be used as a source of fuel within the aromatics complex itself.

The complex will be able to produce 768,000mt of paraxylene a year for ex-port. This liquid will be used to produce terephthalic acid (TPA) which can then be purified into phythalic anhydride (PTA). PTA is the petrochemical used to make polyeth-ylene terephthalate (PET) and polyesters which are widely used in packing and tex-tile manufacturing. PET is the basic material in plastic bottles for water and soft drinks.

When it reaches full production the com-plex will produce 325,000mt of benzene annually. This will be sent to KuwaitÊs sec-ond olefin plant where it will be used to make numerous compounds, such as sty-rene, phenol, cyclohexane, alkylbenzenes, and chlorobenzenes. These compounds are used to produce plastics, pharmaceuticals, pesticides, and other chemical products, which are so essential to modern life.

Kuwait is currently exporting its naphtha to markets in Europe and Asia. The new aro-matics complex will enable the State to add significant value to its hydrocarbon resourc-es by shifting its production of petrochemi-cal derivatives further down-stream.


Summer Training for Novice Engineers

by Rob Fogelman, Unit Head � Learning & Development

Kharafi National hosted 18 student en-gineers to its annual summer training

programme, which ran from June 30th to August 24th. This programme provided op-portunities for these young men and women to develop the professional skills they will need in their future careers by gaining on-the-job experience in various projects and departments.

This year, participants worked in a variety of projects in Kuwait, the UAE and Leba-non. Due to the recent problems in Leba-non, Kharafi National extended the pro-gramme for the Lebanese students so that that they could complete their interrupted programme.

On their first two days, the students in Ku-wait were given an orientation course on KN and a briefing on safety and qual-ity procedures by the HSE and QA&C depart-ments. They were taken on site visits to our Equipment Division, ABJ Fabrication Work-

shop and IMTE. They also visited Sulaibiya WWT&RP, which is operated and main-tained by KN, where they were briefed about the plant, shown around the labora-tory and given a conducted tour.

Immediately after their orientation, they be-gan training on their projects. Each project had a mentor for the students, who guided them through their training. The students were required to prepare regular reports and were visited once a week by the train-ing unit to guide them on their activities and check on their reports.

KNÊs summer training programme is design-ed to give us the opportunity to observe the potential of these novice engineers and evaluate them for possible inclusion in the 2007 Graduate Engineers Programme. The students benefit from the chance to see for themselves how a large company like Kharafi National operates and to develop the skills they need to succeed in their future

careers. Students from prior years have al-ready joined as graduate engineers.

At the end of their training, the students were evaluated and appraised by their mentors. They submitted their final reports, most of which were very comprehensive - a commendable effort by all.

On the final day we had lunch and a de-briefing session for them, when we took the opportunity to thank them for being our guests over the past eight weeks and to present each student with a gift and cer-tificate.

All the students gave positive feedback about the training programme. The suc-cess of this yearÊs programme was due to the combined efforts of many departments and projects across KN. The HRD � L&D Unit would like to thank all those whose contributions ensured a positive and re-warding experience for our young guests.

LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT


Environmental delegates visit Sulaibiya WWT&RPThe First Environmental Gathering of the Gulf Cooperation Council took place in Kuwait from 30th June to the 6th July 2006. Young delegates to the gathering visited Sulaibiya WWT&RP.

The First Environmental Gathering was organized by the Voluntarily Work

Center of Kuwait under the auspices of Sheikha Amthal Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. Its purpose was to spread awareness of en-vironmental issues among the youth of the GCC.

Young participants at the gathering vis-ited Sulaibiya WWT&RP to see at first-hand how waste-water is treated and reclaimed. The young visitors were given an overview of the various techniques � biological treatment, ultra-filtration and reverse osmosis (RO) � being used to treat and reclaim sewage water at Sulaibiya, and then taken on a tour of the plant, which contains one of the largest RO in-stallations in the world.

Turki Al-Salom, a participant from Sau-di Arabia, stated that he was very im-pressed by the Sulaibiya project and that he hoped to see similar projects in other GCC countries, especially his own. His

sentiments were echoed by his colleagues at the gathering. All the young participants were invited to join the Friends of the Envi-ronment Club which is affiliated to Sulaibiya WWT&RP.

The positive role of the plant in protecting the environment and preserving water re-sources in Kuwait was highlighted by the visit, which was organized by the Ministry of Public Works and by Utilities Develop-ment Company, a subsidiary of the Kharafi Group, the main investor in the Sulaibiya WWT&RP.

Eng Ahmad El-Morshad, an assistant under-secretary in the Ministry for Parliamentary Affairs and vice president of the Volunteer Work Center expressed this thanks to Nasser Al-Kharafi, president of the Kharafi Group, and to Kharafi National for their support for the Campaign for Water Con-sumption Awareness of HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.

NEW FACES AT KN

EVENTS PEOPLE

Guiseppe DÊInca has been appointed the operations manager for P&C Unit B. An Italian technical engineer, Guiseppe, who has nearly 40 years of experience in the industry, worked previously with ABB Lummus Global in the Netherlands.

Ahmad Khalil Loubani has joined as a senior project manager for P&C

operations. Ahmad, a Canadian with

a BSc in civil engineering from

Alexandria Uni-versity, previously worked as a resi-dent engineer for

ACE International in the UAE

Peter Burger has been appointed HSE Manager for the Facility Upgrade Amalgamation A Project. A South African with 22 years experience in health and safety training and man-agement, Peter joins from JME/COC in Qatar.

Tzvetan Kirov is the new HSE Manager for the Ethylene Gly-

col Project. With an MSc in fire-

fighting mechanics and safety from the University of MIA, Sofia, in Bulgaria, Tzvetan joins from

SNC-Lavalin.


HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT

Audit: 97% Safety ScoreProject 1307, the O&M of Sulaibiya Waste Water Treatment and Reclamation Plant, got a score of 97% com-pliance on a safety audit recently. This ex-cellent achievement was recognized at a HSE meeting on the 10th September 2006 at KNÊs head office in West Shuwaikh when K Taranath, the plantÊs safety engineer, received a plaque of appreciation for his safety efforts from Corporate HSE Manager Don Brown.

High Rise Scaffolding Safety

The highest scaffold tower ever constructed by KN was erected recently in the Equate Petrochemical Plant in Shuaiba, Kuwait, without any lost time accident or incident. How was this excellence in safety achieved?

by B Kandasamy, Corporate HSE Superintendent

The scaffold tower in the Equate Petro-chemical plant is 74m high and has 19

platform levels. It was constructed around the C2 Splitter unit in order to facilitate maintenance works as part of project #1217.

The base dimension of the highest scaffold tower erected by KN is 17 x 17m. A total of 12.75mt of materials were used in the construction. The tower took 21,600 man-hours to build and the entire operation was carried out without any time lost due to accidents, a very commendable accomplishment.

This excellence in HSE performance was achieved by raising the level of safety awareness among employees through tool-box meetings and pre-start safety talks, which were coupled with close and constant inspection by the safety engineer who was on site throughout the work.

We began by determining and evaluating

all potential risks during every phase of construction before the work began, and then establishing safe working methods based on the hazards identified. Throughout construction we made sure that adequate resources and protective equipment to ensure safe practices were available to the crew, and provided continuous safety training for every member of that workforce. At the same time we supervised the work constantly and closely to ensure that only correct and safe working methods were being used in practice, and intensified our safety awareness campaign, rather than relaxing, as the work progressed. Finally, we implemented the scaffold inspection system which included detailed interim inspections as well as pre-use checks.

KNÊs success in erecting the tower without an LTI is a testimony to the excellent results our safety awareness campaigns and insistence on safe-working at all times have achieved over the last few years.

KN Bags GM Rolling Trophy….. Best Safety Performance at KNPC-MAB Refinery

KN has been awarded the pre-stigious General ManagerÊs Roll-ing Trophy (GMRT) in KNPCÊs Mina Abdullah Refinery, Kuwait, for the year 2004-05 for excell-ence in health, safety and envir-onment (SHE) standards. KN was first among 17 contractors working at the refinery.

The SHE criteria used to judge the winner of the GMRT include accident statistics, regular train-

ing in safety procedures, safety audits, accident invest-igation procedures, particip-ation in safety promotional pro-grammes, and the reporting of hazards and near misses.

KNÊs achievement on project 1234 is all the more note-worthy considering this was the first year in which the com-pany was involved in refinery maintenance.

Employees of the QuarterThe Winners of the Employees of the Quarter Awards for the Third Quarter of 2006 were:

Simon Pinto, a secretary on project 1236, for handling additional responsibilities and enhancing the efficiency of the project through QMS procedures. In control of record maintenance since 2001, his superior work ethic has been well proven during eight years with KN.

Ahsan Syed Mohamed, an electrician on project 1265, for play-ing a very important role in the early mobilization of the project site offices, during which he displayed an active attitude and pro-active behaviour.

The Runners-up were:

NON-MANUAL EMPLOYEES

P Chacko Biju, a BMS supervisor on project 1311, for being very sincere, dedicated and hard-working and for always display-ing excellent knowledge of his duties.

Vasudevan Prakash, an equipment superin-tendent at KNDU, for his professionalism in reducing costs during the installation of gantry crane rails in Sulaibiya main stores, and for his superb after sales service and handling of customer warranty claims.

Saseendra Kumar K, an electrical supervisor in cost centre 9169, for his commitment, willingness to learn new skills and accept responsibility, for making himself available to customers after normal working hours and for demonstrating leadership potential.

Ganesan Kothandaraman, a senior secretary on project 1229, for being a commit-ted team player who maintains excellent communications with support departments and contributes significantly to improved project performance through his organiz-ational skills.

Hassan Al Dajani, a business development officer, for his energy and enthusiasm in im-proving the strategic sales plan system and developing the project preview systems, and his continuing efforts to develop new systems that improve efficiency.

Ramashray Sahani, an electrician, for han-dling the electrical works of projects 1179 and 1295 simultaneously, his great trouble-shooting skills and instrumentation tech-niques, and for his trouble-free maintenance of the building management system on proj-ect 1179.

V Shaji Joseph, an office assistant, for single-handedly managing the clerical duties for projects 1178, 1179, 1280 and 1295, including all document filing, as well as document drawing control for three of these projects, and for his excellent interpersonal skills that generate a positive attitude from others.

Mohammed Mustafa, an IT systems engineer, for his sense of ownership while implement-ing the network for projects 1264, 1265, and1272. His coordination with the sup-plier and the project staff to have the net-work completed on time was a role model for others to follow.

Abel Ali Butt, a safety officer on project 1265, for his in-depth knowledge of safety procedures and for his excellence in imple-menting the projectsÊ EHSE pro-cedures and being active in following up compli-ance with all safety regulations.

MANUAL EMPLOYEES

Onkaranath Vishwakarma, a mechanic with cost centre 9140, for excellence in the maintenance of heavy duty vehicles and equipment, and for being a dedicated em-ployee and good team player.

Ahmed Kamel, a senior crane operator with cost centre 9185, for displaying complete dedication to his job by playing a major role in arranging the effective delivery of equipment to sites and cooperating with project staff.

Ravi Shankar Kannan, a mechanical techni-cian on project 1229, for being a sincere, dedicated, hard-working, experi-enced em-ployee who motivates his team to achieve maximum output, and for being an excel-lent team player who maintains good rela-tions with client staff.

PEOPLE

Sixth Ramadan Soccer TournamentKharafi National

As this issue of Transmission went to press Kharafi NationalÊs 6th Ramadan Soccer Tournament was just finishing.

Winners ABJ Workshop Team

Runners-up P&C Unit A, Project 1264P&C Unit A, Project 1292

This year 28 teams took part, including guest teams from MAK, KOC, KNPC and Alamiah Building Company. The highly popular series of matches kick-ed off on the 30th September 2006 at Nasser Sports Club in Ardiya, Kuwait, and the finals were played on Thursday the 19th October.

On Thursday the 19th of October, the last day of the tournament, a series of soccer games for the children, aged 6 to 12 years, of employees was held.

As always, KNÊs soccer tournament generated immense excitement and provided a great way to spend the evenings during the Holy Month of Ramadan as player or supporter.

Full results with photos in the next issue of Transmission.

Team ABJ Workshop celebrates

Best Wishes to ⁄..

Bhatia Samun, a quality control engineer with ABJ, on his marriage to Alefiya on the 19th June 2006.

Yasser Abdel Zaher Al Amir, an officer in the administration unit, on his marriage to Heba on the 13th July 2006.

Victor Edward, a laboratory instrument technician in IMTE, on his marriage to Shibi Simon on the 17th July 2006.

Farewells To .....

Ahmed Boraei Mohamed Ahmed, a HR administration rep-resentative, who has left for pastures anew after ten years with KN. A farewell party, attended by Antoine El-Khoury, CD HR & IT, and Abdul Hamid, administration unit head, was held on the 27th July 2006.

P Kutbuddin Abbasbhai, a HVAC supervisor on the Seif Pal-ace O&M project, who is leaving KN after 25 years of loyal and dedicated service. At a farewell party held recently, Kut-buddin was presented with a gift of appreciation by project manager Mohamed El Faytoury.

Congratulations to ⁄..

Ramadan Abd El Momen Ghonim, a senior electrical technician, whose baby girl was born on the 10th No-vember, 2005.

Saji Kaimannil Thomas, a courier with the accommo-dation unit, whose

son Anek was born on the 25th Janu-

ary, 2006.

Lory An Soriano, secretary to the COO Petroleum Chemical & Facili-ties Management, whose daughter Fean Abreine was born on the 2nd February, 2006.

Ahmed Adel Amin, an admin-istrative assistant

in HR, whose son Adel was born

on the 17th May, 2006.

Hussein Gharieb Hussein, a HR administrative

supervisor, whose daughter Haneen was born on 19th

June, 2006.

Alaa Noufal, a superintendent

with HRD, whose son Marwan was born on the 15th

July, 2006.

Dawood Ismail Kanchwala, who works for FAD � ABJ, on the birth of his son Hamza on the 28th July, 2006.

Ramesh Chandra, a planning engi-neer on project 1178, whose son Dhruva was born on the 15th August, 2006.

Bijou Simon, a secretary on proj-ect 1179, whose

son Alfin was born on the 6th Septem-

ber, 2006.

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TRANSMISSION - 200618

MENTAL FIGURES � 5Reading from left to right, place the four numbers in the first, third, fifth and seventh boxes in the order of your choice and use whatever operators you wish in the second, fourth and sixth boxes in the correct order to get the answer shown. Use each number only once.

Numbers: 3 4 9 11Operators: + - x /

Alternative solutions are possible.

Solution

The solution will be posted on corpnet with a link from this page about two weeks after this issue of Transmission is distributed.

Prize

All correct answers received before close of business on the 16th Novem-ber 2006 will be put into a draw for a special prize.

ANSWER TO MENTAL FIGURES - 4

(April � June 2006)

Forty-three correct answers were re-ceived by the deadline. The drawn winner was: Sonia Scaria, an Oracle programmer in the IT department, who received a valuable prize.

REMEMBRANCES

The DMD, senior management and all staff in KN offer their sincere condolences to the fam-ilies and friends of colleagues who died recently. May their souls rest in peace.

Raman Kuttan, 39, died after a long

illness on the 8th June 2006. An Indian who worked as a pipe fabricator on

project 1186, Raman had been with KN since August 2001.

Send your answer NOW to the editor on: [email protected].

ICE SAVER

Most of us carry a mobile phone. How-ever paramedics have found that when they go to the scene of an accident they never know which number to call on a victimÊs mobile to contact next-of-kin.

The simple solution is to store the num-ber of a person who should be contact-ed in an emergency as ICE, meaning

Âin case of emergencyÊ. If you have more than one contact, enter them as ICE-1, ICE-2, ICE-3, etc. What could be sim-pler?

Since an ambulance ser-vice in the UK launched a public awareness campaign after a major

disaster some time ago, the concept of ICE has been catching on internation-ally.

This effective solution enables emergen-cy service personnel and hospital staff to contact next-of-kin quickly by simply dialing the number stored as ICE.

It could save your life or put someoneÊs mind at rest ⁄

SO TAP IN YOUR ICE NUMBER NOW!

Bino Stephan, 28, died of a heart attack on the 10th October 2006. An Indian who worked as a mechanical helper on project 1264, Bino had been with KN since February 2006.

Mohamed Mannaa Alobeid, 54, died of a heart attack on the 24th October 2006. A Syrian who worked as a courier with proj-ect 1264, Mohamed

had been with KN since May 2005.

DIGITAL CAMERAS TIPS - 1

Resolution is the amount of de-tail a camera can capture. It is mea-sured in pixels. The more pixels your camera has, the more detail it can capture. The more detail you have, the more you can blow up a picture before it starts looking fuzzy.

When buying a digital camera, the number of pixels you need depends on how youÊll use the camera.

If all you want to do is post photos on a web-site or e-mail them to friends, less than one million pixels (a mega-pixel) will be enough.

To print reasonable-quality normal-sized photos a camera needs at least one mega-pixel. If you want to print in larger sizes, such as 8x10 inches, youÊll need 2 or more mega-pixels.

To click pictures suitable for printing up to half-a-page in size in high-qual-ity magazines you need 3.5 mega-pixels or more. If you intend making posters, donÊt look at a camera with less than 5 mega-pixels. Gani Bava

Bahurdeen, 38, died of a heart attack

on the 26th August 2006. An Indian who worked as a

storekeeper on project 1229, Gani had been with KN since May 2004.

Amin Hussein Elmouniry Amin, 44, died of a heart attack on the 6th July 2006. An Egyptian who worked as a safety-officer for ABJ, Amin joined KN in February 2005.

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