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title: GMA receives approved vendor status by Kuwait Oil Company
description: GMA has been selected as one of the approved vendors of abrasive material for surface preparation for Kuwait Oil Company (KOC).
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# [GMA receives approved vendor status by Kuwait Oil Company](https://gmagarnet.com/news-and-events/gma-receives-approved-vendor-status-by-kuwait-oil-company)

 Written by [GMA Garnet](https://gmagarnet.com/news-and-events/author/gma-garnet) | 11/30/2016

##### GMA has been selected as one of the approved vendors of abrasive material for surface preparation for Kuwait Oil Company (KOC).  

Based in Ahmadi, Kuwait, KOC is a subsidiary of the government-owned holding company, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation. The company’s business portfolio includes exploration, drilling and production of oil & gas within the State of Kuwait, as well as the storage of crude oil and delivery for export to tankers.

To qualify as a vendor, GMA Garnet abrasives were tested in accordance with KOC’s stringent pre-qualification requirements. The test methods included pre-qualification categories governed by the following international quality standards: 

- Conductivity (ISO 8502-6&9)
- Surface profile measurement (NACE RP 0287)
- » Dust test on steel surface prepared for painting (ISO 8502-3).

The test results revealed that GMA Garnet abrasives met KOC’s requirements.

KOC has announced the discovery of a new oil & gas field in the western part of Kuwait. According to a press statement to the country’s state news agency in March this year, preliminary tests suggest the new field in the al-Jathatheel region will provide a significant boost to the country's resource reserves.

 

*By Soni John, Garnet Arabia Company *

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