KUWAIT, Sept 23 (KUNA) -- Oil Sector Services Company's (OSSC) posted profit of KD 2.7 million between April 2011 and January 2012, Spokesman Mutairan Shamman Al-Shemmari said here Sunday.

Al-Shemmari told KUNA that the announcement exceeded the company's expectations for profit which was estimated slightly over KD one million.

In regards to the number of Kuwaiti nationals working at OSSC, Al-Shemmari noted that the company employed around 98.2 percent of Kuwaitis, affirming that the company was keen on bettering the capabilities of its employees.

OSSC was established on August 23rd, 2005 as one of the specialized oil subsidiaries fully-owned by the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) to provide important supportive services that positively affect performance outcomes in oil.

The company provides health and social services for oil sector employees and their families, security-and safety-related services for oil facilities and company assets, requirements and services for fire-service plants in oil companies, amongst other services.