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.