OAPEC AWARD
OAPEC SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
Due to the vital role of research in developing petroleum industry, the Council of Ministers resolved in 1985 to establish the (OAPEC Award for Scientific Research) to encourage basic and applied scientific research with a view to developing operations and improving their economies. The Award is dived into two prizes: The First Prize amounting to 7000 Kuwaiti Dinars; The Second Prize amounting to 5000 Kuwaiti Dinars. A topic for the competition is announced every two years and a panel for referees committee selects the winners.