GPIC invests $22 m for maintenance: Dr. Jawahery

Manama : Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company (GPIC) annually invests about $10 million in routine maintenance and about $ 22 million in the overall maintenance of its plants. 

This is “carried out once every two and a half years,” said (GPIC) President Dr. Abdulrahman Jawahery during a tour of the Company’s facilities on the eve of the comprehensive periodic maintenance of its plants.

The investment represents an increase in the reliability of equipment and the safety of plants, said Dr Jawahery adding: “This resulted in it winning many prestigious awards in operation, maintenance, safety and the environment.”

Dr. Jawahery inspected preparations for the exercise and gave instructions to GPIC staff and others involved. 

Preparations for the maintenance, according to Dr Jawahery, began immediately after the completion of the previous comprehensive maintenance work. 

He said the Company hands over projects to contractors only after a large group of administrators, engineers and technicians have followed up and studied its details. This, he added, has led to the involvement of qualified staff that is able to operate and maintain the latest equipment.