AFPSA seminar proves informative

AFPSA organized a technical seminar for ARAMCO, our most prestigious client and the biggest oil producer in the world, in Al-Khobar recently. The seminar focussed on turbine, compressor & refrigeration oil technologies. A group of around 25 engineers from various ARAMCO sites/fields/refineries attended the seminar which was conducted by two Engineers/Technologist from Fuchs Petrolube SE, Germany, namely: Wolfgang Bock and Christian Puhl. The event was also attended by AFPSA Mohamed Hanif Sattar - vice president, along with General Manager For Industrial Sales Sohail Khan, Fazal - regional manager and Mr. Ahmed Majeed - technical manager. The specialist from Fuchs Petrolube gave an in-depth information on the various grades of turbine oils Group III based, their specific application as well as used oil analysis through AFPSA state-of-the-art laboratory in Yanbu which can verify the remaining life of oil in turbines. They also dealt on refrigeration oils for various industrial application and different types of refrigerants & their application with least impact on environment. They cited that Fuchs worldwide is a market leader in refrigeration oil. Engineers from ARAMCO enjoyed a healthy interaction with the two specialists as they engaged in an interesting question & answer session on a highly technical & relevant issues much to their satisfaction. AFPSA management (through its CEO, Mezahem Baswari and President Zafar Talpur) have put a premium on the after-sales-service and emphasized its utmost support, technical or otherwise, to all customers in Saudi Arabia. — SG