 RasGas receives international safety awards
In recognition of its world-class safety, health and environmental performance in 2008, RasGas Company Limited (RasGas) has received two ExxonMobil Development Company (EMDC) President's Safety Awards.
RasGas' Subsurface Group and the Common Offplot Projects (COP) Team were selected from a number of worldwide finalists, after a comprehensive review of their 2008 performance. EMDC also acknowledged the remarkable safety achievements of the RasGas Venture Expansion Phase 2 (RGX2) Onshore Project Management Team with a Special Recognition award.
RasGas exemplary SHE performance in project execution during 2008 marks another key milestone in its history. "It gives me great pleasure to note that not one, but three of our development teams have achieved such recognition from ExxonMobil, "said HE Dr I B Ibrahim, RasGas Vice-Chairman. "As you know, RasGas is moving towards completing a multibillion dollar expansion programme. The safety, health and welfare of the people who work on RasGas assets are held as a core value for the entire organisation. The remarkable performance by the Subsurface Group, COP and the RGX2 Onshore teams is a powerful symbol of this core value."
The EMDC Presidents Safety, Health and Environment Award recognises industry efforts to reduce risks and prevent SHE incidents through management leadership, employee participation and use of state-of the-art management systems. It is the second year that RasGas' COP Team has received this recognition, after winning the 2007 EMDC Presidents Safety Award.
Hamad Rashid Al Mohannadi, RasGas Managing Director - CEO, said: This is another very proud moment in RasGas history and it is a tremendous honour for everyone involved. I would like to offer my congratulations, sincerest thanks and appreciation to our Subsurface and Project teams for this significant achievement and for their continuous dedication to meeting RasGas' SHE expectations."
ExxonMobil Development Company President, Neil W Duffin, said: "RasGas vision to be a pacesetter organization is founded on its values for safety and the protection of the environment. These behaviors exemplify the values and traits which ExxonMobil also holds close. I commend the continuous efforts and tremendous achievements of the RasGas teams in their pursuit of safety and environmental leadership."
The RasGas Subsurface Group is recognised as a pacesetting technical team in Qatar. It is responsible for managing several blocks of the North Field reservoir, the largest non-associated natural gas reservoir in the world, from planning through development and monitoring. The RasGas Common Offplot Projects, completed in April 2009, are a $2 billion investment in storage and loading facilities at Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar. In 2008 the project achieved 40 million man hours without a lost time incident (LTI). The RasGas Expansion Phase 2 (RGX2) Onshore Project is a multibillion-dollar expansion project that includes LNG Trains 6 and 7, part of a new breed of 'mega-trains', each capable of producing 7.8 Mta, as well as the Al Khaleej Gas Phase 2 Project, a domestic gas development project. |
