QNA & Agencies
Kuwait
Qatar participated in the high-level Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) workshop on the ‘Protection of Oil and Gas Infrastructure and Crisis Management’, held in Kuwait from July 1 to 3, 2025. The event brought together senior security and energy officials from across the GCC states to address evolving challenges in protecting the region’s most critical energy assets and bolstering collective crisispreparedness.
The Qatari delegation to the workshop was led by Director General of Public Security and Vice Chairman of Qatar’s Civil Defence Council Major General Mohammed Jassim Al Sulaiti, underscoring the country’s high-level commitment to regional cooperation in securing vital energy resources.
The delegation also included representatives from various member entities of the Civil Defence Council, bringing together a diverse range of expertise from national security, civil defense, energy infrastructure, emergency management, and strategic planning.
The three-day workshop, hosted by the GCC Secretariat General in collaboration with specialized national agencies, aimed to foster stronger coordination among GCC countries in safeguarding oil and gas infrastructure—a sector considered the economic backbone of the region.
The event emphasised the need for shared frameworks, technological innovation, and joint contingency planning in the face of growing regional and global threats, including cyberattacks, sabotage, terrorism, and climate-relateddisasters.
The workshop featured technical sessions, scenario-based exercises, and panel discussions led by experts in energy security, crisis communication, cybersecurity, and emergency logistics. Delegates reviewed case studies from past incidents and discussed best practices for protecting critical infrastructure, both offshore and onshore.
