Tamadur Al-Sabah: Developing Gulf petroleum media enhances its alignment with energy sector transformations

Sheikha Tamadur Khalid Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Director of the Public Relations and Petroleum Media Department at the Ministry of Oil, stated that the topics and recommendations addressed at the 37th meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Petroleum Cooperation Committee reflect a trend toward developing and expanding Gulf energy media, linking it more closely with the priorities of the energy sector and the transformations underway in GCC countries.

In a press statement issued by the Ministry of Oil and received by KUNA, Sheikha Tamadur Al-Sabah said that Kuwait, in coordination with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, contributed to updating the energy strategy and the energy media strategy, along with their implementation mechanisms, to keep pace with the expanding scope of energy fields and the rapid developments in the sector, thereby enhancing integration between strategic directions and joint Gulf media efforts.

She clarified that the work on these two strategies involves disseminating them to member states, incorporating amendments proposed by Kuwait and Saudi Arabia for review and feedback, as well as aligning the energy media strategy and its implementation mechanisms with the updated energy strategy to ensure consistency between media messages and initiatives and the priorities of the Gulf energy sector.

She added that developing Gulf energy media extends to capacity building and leveraging modern technologies. In this regard, Kuwait proposed two initiatives: the “Energy Spokesperson Program,” aimed at preparing and qualifying specialized Gulf cadres capable of professionally handling media, issues, and events related to energy; and the “GCC Energy Media Smart Assistant – Energy AI,” which targets the use of artificial intelligence technologies to support Gulf media efforts, relying on official and approved sources within a framework that ensures governance, content reliability, and information protection.

Sheikha Tamadur Al-Sabah emphasized that developing Gulf energy media requires shifting focus from media messaging alone to building an integrated system encompassing planning, content creation, workforce qualification, and the use of modern technologies, thereby enhancing the GCC countries’ ability to present energy issues and positions in a professional, reliable, and impactful manner.

The participation of Sheikha Tamadur Khalid Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Director of the Public Relations and Petroleum Media Department, was part of the Kuwaiti delegation attending the meeting, which was chaired by Oil Minister Tariq Al-Roumi and included Deputy Minister of Oil Sheikha Dr. Namar Fahad Al-Malki Al-Sabah, Omar Al-Wasmi, Director of the Planning and International Relations Department at the Ministry of Oil, and Nasser Al-Namshan, head of the Office of the Chairman of the Board team at Kuwait Petroleum Corporation.