Oil Review Middle East speaks with Dheeraj Koul, general manager of Yateem Oxygen, a Bahrain-based supplier of industrial gases, to discuss their activities in the Middle East
Oil Review Middle East (ORME):
Can you briefly outline the services Yateem Oxygen offers?
Dheeraj Koul:
The company caters to Cryogenic gases, Bottled gases, Hardgoods, Engineering services, Application technology, Medical Gas Pipeline System, LPG & Gas Detection System, Liquid Propane and Refrigerant gases.
ORME:
How are you looking to develop your business in the Middle East? Are there any markets/sectors where you see good growth prospects?
Dheeraj Koul:
Middle East industrial gas market size is estimated to grow over 6.5% owing to growing industrialisation in the Middle East and rapid expanding of healthcare industry in Middle East will be one of the key consumptions for the Medical Gases, therefore, we see growth in the manufacturing medical sector and with current oil prices we see a lot of growth in demand for oil & gas related gases.
We have technologies and applications to meet the demand and the network of our plants strategically located will be key to deliver our products.
ORME:
Are there any current projects or contracts you would like to highlight?
Dheeraj Koul:
We are working closely with our customers to work on Applications like oxy fuel technologies, freezing applications to name few. Carbon capture is another focus area for us and we are working with stakeholders to work on these projects.
ORME:
How are you working to improve your safety culture and performance?
Dheeraj Koul:
Safety is the core value that every employee believes in, we always act and operate in a way that prevents harm to people, the environment, and the communities in which we operate.
