instOG, the Oman Institute for Oil & Gas, is the result of a partnership with Schlumberger Oman and will specialize in training and developing petrotechnical professionals for Oman’s oil and gas industry. Raising the technical skills of Omani nationals in the upstream oil and gas sector will further enable Oman to continue to be competitive regionally and globally. The institute will be a state-of-the-art facility dedicated to train and develop the full spectrum of Omani nationals in the upstream oil and gas industry from new graduates to experienced professionals with a strong focus on technology, efficiency and safety. This centre will assist the Oman oil and gas industry in becoming self-sufficient in skilled engineers and geoscientists who can successfully sustain and further develop Oman’s oil and gas resources. It will be located in Innovation Park Muscat (IPM), next to Sultan Qaboos University (SQU). And the operations are planned to begin in 2017.

What are the future plans for Takatuf?

The region is suffering from the dramatic drop in oil prices and therefore some of the major investments being made by Oman’s public and private sectors are being postponed. This is an expected reaction to the uncertainty we are facing these days. For this reason, we have started promoting the company to clients in different industries and help them understand how we could contribute to their success and sustainable growth. We are an independent Human Capital consultancy and we currently serve clients across a diverse spectrum of industries in the region.

In Takatuf we are a young and energetic team, so we are flexible. This makes my job easier, when it comes to implementing client centric strategies.

Otherwise, we will continue to focus on our core business, it’s what we are good at. We will continue developing Human Capital Capabilities and “building pride”, which is the core of what we do.

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