Kamil Al Shanfari

Kamil Al-Shanfri is Managing Director for OQ Refineries and Petrochemical Industries and Plastics, and acting Managing Director for Salalah Cluster. He manages OQ fully owned refineries in Muscat and Sohar, and petrochemicals in Sohar industrial area which consist of Aromatics Plant, Steam Cracker, and Polymer production. He has more than 24 years of professional experience in Oil and Gas, 20 of them in Refineries and Petrochemicals. He held several leadership positions since 2011 and Board Chairman of Air Liquide Sohar Industrial Gases between 2015 to 2020 and current member of OQ8 board. Prior to this role, he was Chief Operation Officer of Downstream Oman Assets of OQ where his responsibilities covers refineries and Petrochemicals Plants in Muscat, Sohar, and Salalah. Kamil is leading operation excellence programs in OQ RPI by introducing continues improvement programs, high performance cultures, enhancing operation & energy efficiencies, maintenance excellence, improving personnel productivity, and capability development. Al-Shanfari holds a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from University of Tulsa, USA and he has attended IMD Leadership programs.

Session Overview

Wednesday, 6 November

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12:00

Strategic Conference ICC Hall 12:00 - 13:00

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AI in Downstream: transforming operations and driving efficiency

AI has the power to revolutionise downstream operations and drive advancements in efficiency, innovation, and productivity. Through its implementation, AI can strengthen health and safety practices, optimise inventories and production output, provide predictive maintenance, boost energy efficiencies, improve supply chain management, and enhance internal decision-making processes, driving significant improvements across the downstream value chain. This can help reduce operational costs, increase output, optimise revenues, and improve the carbon footprint of downstream operations. However, maximising these gains requires the adoption of new technologies, the integration of diverse data sources and IT tools, the enhancement of cybersecurity protocols, and the adaptation of the workforce to new operational paradigms. As the potential opportunities in leveraging AI to transform operations, drive efficiency, and unlock growth are far-reaching, how can the downstream industry effectively navigate these challenges to fully realise AI’s transformative potential?

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Understand how AI is driving innovation, improving efficiency, and creating new opportunities for growth in the downstream energy industry.