In the presence of SAMREF Board Directors, a recognition ceremony was held to honor SAMREF IS,GA&SHE general manger, Hassan H. Al-Amri, for retiring after 34 years of continuous service.

SAMREF Board of Directors meeting was held to address a variety of corporate, operation and financial aspects to ensure that overall performance is on track to achieve strategic goals.

In the presence of SAMREF Board Directors, the annual recognition ceremony was held for honoring the employees who completed 25, 30, 35 & 40 years of continuous service.

SAMREF President & CEO, Mr. Ibrahim M. Al-Nitaifi inaugurated the 2021 World Saving Day exhibition hosted in SAMREF Annex Building for three days under the theme of “Saving Is A Necessity, Not A Choice”, with active participation by local banks.

In continuation of cooperation with Yanbu-RC, SAMREF was honored as the Diamond-Tier sponsor of 2021 Show-Jump Championship.

As part of continuous attention to safety, SAMREF was a sponsor of the Int’l Saudi Conference For Industrial Safety & Loss Prevention held under the auspices of Minister of Interior HRH/ Prince Abdulaziz Bin Saud Bin Naif, from 03 to 06 Oct 2021 in Riyadh.

SAMREF congratulated HRH the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosque and HRH the Crown Prince on the occasion of the 91st Saudi National Day. Flower bouquets were distributed to the public in association with Yanbu Traffic Department.

SAMREF congratulated and honored/ Rayan M. Al-Eissa, a son of our colleague, for achieving full mark in the General Aptitude Test. The special ceremony took place in SAMREF premises.

In line with the MOH directives, SAMREF conducted the onsite COVID-19 vaccination campaign for the unvaccinated personnel. The campaign was in coordination with Yanbu Health sector. Recommended precautions were observed during the campaign.

Adding a new achievement, SAMREF won 2021 Saudi Aramco’s President Excellence Award (Margin Improvement).

Achieving both ExxonMobil Fuels and Lubricants Company’s 2020 Operations Excellence Awards, is a sum of the dedicated efforts of SAMREF employees and a reflection of their commitment to performance excellence and unique teamwork strength.

As part of SAMREF PR,CSR & Media activities, an awareness campaign was organized on the 2021World Environment (#Environment_Is_A_National_Duty)under the theme of (Environment Is For Us And All Generations).

SAMREF participated in the 2021 World Civil Defense Day which took place on 01 March 2021.

SAMREF President & CEO, Mr. Ibrahim M. AlNitaifi visited Yanbu-RC CEO, Mr. Fahad D. Al-Qurashi. During the visit, they exchanged ideas to strengthen cooperation.

SAMREF President & CEO, Mr. Ibrahim M. AlNitaifi paid a visit to Yanbu Governor, Mr. Saad M. Al-Suhaimi. They exchanged ideas and explored potential opportunities in support of local community.

SAMREF, represented in HR-ACS section, conducted a 3-day seminar on the HOP Phase 5; in association with Yanbu-RC. The seminar included involved contractor/accredited consultant exhibitions beside some awareness sessions and workshops conducted by construction experts.

SAMREF CSR distributed COVID-19 Prevention Family Kits to officials of the National Guard (Anti-Riot Battalion 71) under “Always With You” initiative.

SAMREF employees wish a successful school year for all students.

SAMREF employees wish a successful school year for all students.

Under the patronage of the deputy governor of Madinah region, HRH/ Prince Saud Bin Kalid Al-Faisal, SAMREF President & CEO, Mr. Othman A. Al-Ghamdi took part in the “Orphan Employment Program) workshop held at King Fahad Civil Center-MYAS.

SAMREF conducted the graduation ceremony of the Operation Intake after operators successfully completed the intensive theoretical and practical training programs at the T&CD.  

SAMREF Board meeting held to discuss a variety of administrative, operational and financial agendas to ensure business progress according to the approved goals and objectives.

In line with the corporate vision and 2020 Objectives, SAMREF conducted a series of workshops in preparation for implementing the Loss Prevention System (LPS) to cover all business areas (e.g. Personal Safety, Reliability, Product Quality, etc.).

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COVID-19 Prevention Status Report.

KFIP-Yanbu received the largest petrochemical shipment (109K tons of gasoline) since its establishment.

SAMREF CSR donated SR200K to the “Khair Yanbu” initiative as part of efforts to prevent spread of COVID-1.

In continuation of the “Always With You” initiative, SAMREF CSR distributed COVID-19 Prevention Family Kits to Border Guard-Yanbu officials.

RC-Yanbu congratulated SAMREF for achieving the 2019 Saudi Aramco President & CEO Excellence Award (Safety & Environment Protection).

In line with the corporate vision and 2020 Objectives, SAMREF conducted a series of workshops in preparation for implementing the Loss Prevention System (LPS) to cover all business areas (e.g. Personal Safety, Reliability, Product Quality, etc.).

SAMREF CSR distributed COVID-19 Prevention Family Kits to officials of the FSF under “Always With You” initiative.

SAMREF CSR distributed COVID-19 Prevention Family Kits to officials of the Public Security Patrols under “Always With You” initiative.

SAMREF CSR distributed COVID-19 Prevention Family Kits to all employees under “Always With You” initiative.

SAMREF CSR donated SR500K to MYAS Fund as part of efforts to prevent spread of COVID-19.

SAMREF CSR donated SR5M to the MOH Health Endowment Fund.

SAMREF CSR provided medical supplies to Yanbu Health Complex under the “Always With You” initiative conducted in association with Yanbu Chamber of Commerce as part of efforts to prevent spread of COVID-19.

SAMREF took part in the community initiative at Nabat village by distributing food and sanitation materials.

Awareness video on COVID-19.

(Until It Is Over “Hatta Tazool”) was an initiative sponsored by SAMREF CSR in association with the Charity & Social Services Society-Yanbu as part of community efforts to combat COVID-19.

SAMREF celebrated the safety achievement of completing 2M Man-Hours without LTI. SAMREF management team and multitude of employees attended the party. Valuable gifts were distributed on a lucky-draw basis

  As party of the CSR contributions to local community, SAMREF sponsored Round 1 of the Equestrian Race conducted in Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah.

ExxonMobil Operations Reliability SMEs enjoyed the sea tour, which included a variety of entertaining activities.

SAMREF was a diamond sponsor for the “World Civil Defense Day” organized by the Directorate General of Civil Defense-Yanbu.

Visual materials as part of the ongoing awareness efforts to combat COVID-19.

SAMREF achieved ExxonMobil’s 2019 Operational Excellence Award for Environment & Profitability.

SAMREF Board of Directors’ Audit Committee held a meeting in Al-Khobar to discuss SAMREF 2019 Financial Results.

As part of the mutual cooperation,  SAMREF President & CEO, Mr. Othman A. Al-Ghamdi and management team visited Yanbu Refinery to overview their operating technologies. SAMREF delegation was received by Yanbu Refinery manager, Mr. Abdullatif Al-Shami.

Mahmaud Assaul – IS&GA Dept.

Represented in IS&GA department, SAMREF took part in the “Security Excellence Forum” held on 29 October 2019 at Saudi Aramco Security Academy in Dhahran. The objective of the forum is to exchange experiences and explore potentials for more collaboration amongst the affiliates in industrial security area.

SAMREF participated in the forum for many objectives, particularly as to reinforce ties with other organizations, keep pace with latest knowledge and boost overall collaboration in order to seize more improvement chances.

During the event, Mohanad J. Al-Ahmadi and Mahmaud Y. Assaul were honored in recognition of their active participation. 

Mahmaud Assaul – IS&GA

As part of the continuous career development efforts as to ensure preparedness for job challenges in general and to cope with the latest international maritime security measures in particular, IS&GA organized the "Port Facilities Safety & Security Measures" course, from 17 to 21 Oct 2019 at the Holiday Inn hotel. The course was delivered by the SME/ Mr. Mahmoud Tamer.

To strengthen partnership with the concerned government authorities and to help develop their personnel, officials from security authorities and law enforcements (HCIS and Border Guard) took part in the course. 

Zuhair M Malaka-E&P Production & Supply Planning Manager

In 2019, Technical department recognized Abdullah Ashry and Hussain Dabbagh for their achievements in getting certifications of Advanced Planning software – PIMS-AO by AspenTech since they are the first people in the world who obtained this certification.

That is considered as adding a value to our company because the certification strongly contributes to Samref’s mission of building a competent and optimized task force as well as the core values of excellence and citizenship. It also solidifies the E&P section efforts towards sustaining operational excellence via optimal planning.

Noteworthy, the E&P section is also in the process of completing a blending optimization project that has shown promising benefits.

On behalf of SAMREF, the Vice President – Administration, Finance and Industrial Security, Mr. Saud H. Khallaf signed the new land lease agreement for SAMREF sulfur port facility with King Fahad Industrial Port (KFIP) – Yanbu – represented by their director captain/ Abdullah M. Al-Zahrani.

Under the patronage of the minister of Interior, HRH/ Prince Abdul-Aziz Bin Saud Bin Naif Al Saud; the Saudi International Oil Fire Safety Conference (Saudi OFSAC) was inaugurated by the MOI assistant minister – Operations – lieutenant general/ Saeed A. Al-Qahtani. SAMREF was a silver sponsor of the event.

SAMREF was represented by the Fire chief, Rayan H. Suraihi who delivered a technical paper on Boiling Liquid, Expanding Vapor Explosion (BLEVE).

A SAMREF delegation of the board of directors and top executives visited Baytown refinery, Houston, USA. The visit was to exchange experiences and discuss mutual agenda.

In a short visit to exchange ideas, HE/ the Governor of Yanbu, Mr. Sa’ad M. Al-Suhaimi received SAMREF President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Otham A. Al-Ghamdi. During the visit, mutual matters related to the local community were discussed.