Welcome to the Al-Khafji Joint Operations’ (KJO) website.  We are confident that the links you find in the site will provide all the information you need to give an informative overview of our organization and its oil and gas activities in the offshore area of the Partitioned Neutral Zone (PNZ) between Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.  The information in the site will continue to develop as time passes, so please come back again;  you should find something new.

The beginnings of the exploitation of hydrocarbon resources in the PNZ have their roots in the history of oil and gas exploration and development in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.  In 1958, the Arabian Oil Company took over the rights for exclusive exploration in the offshore area of the PNZ under the terms of two separate Concession Agreements, one with the Saudi Government and the other with the State of Kuwait Government.  The Saudi concession expired in 2000 and the Kuwaiti concession expired in 2003 leading to the formation of the Aramco Gulf Operations Company and the Kuwait Gulf Oil Company, subsidiaries of Saudi Aramco and Kuwait Petroleum Corporation, respectively, who are the 50-50 joint partners in KJO.

Khafji Joint Operations (KJO) is committed to producing high quality oil and gas products using the most modern techniques available and has set itself the aim of becoming a model Oil and Gas operation in the Gulf region and a leading example of international cooperation and teamwork.  To achieve this KJO has completed a Business Restructuring Program aimed at streamlining its operations and undertaken a US$1.2 billion capital construction and rehabilitation program.  At the same time as starting these major initiatives KJO has been mindful of its responsibilities towards its employees, the local community and the environment.

Today, KJO stands at the threshold of a new era of modernization and development which, with the help of a re-invigorated and well-trained workforce, will contribute greatly to meeting the energy needs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the State of Kuwait and the world at large.

Mohammad A. Al Shammary
Chairman, Joint operating committee