Bangkok--18 Nov--Asian Institute of Technology
Chevron Thailand Exploration and Production, Ltd. and its partners recently presented a 1,005,000 baht contribution to the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) to create a scholarship program to support education in offshore petroleum exploration and production. Recently ( 5 Nov. 2013), Pairoj Kaweeyanun, Chevron Thailand president, presented the funds to Prof. Worsak Kanok-Nukulchai, AIT interim president, and Dr. Gregory Chiu, AIT professor of practice, Offshore Technology and Management (OTM) Program.
The scholarship support program is the result of collaboration between Chevron Thailand and its partners, Mitsui Oil Exploration Co., Ltd. (MOECO), PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited (PTTEP), HESS (Thailand) Ltd., and Palang Sophon Ltd., with AIT. The program will provide scholarships to students in the Master program in Offshore Technology and Management who have demonstrated excellence in academic performance. The program aims to support the institute in developing talents to respond to the country’s increasing demand for qualified personnel in the petroleum exploration and production industry.
Photo caption (from left): Dr. Gregory Chiu, AIT professor of practice; Pairoj Kaweeyanun, Chevron Thailand president; and Prof. Worsak Kanok-Nukulchai, AIT interim president.