Senior officials of Qatargas at the 18th Town Hall meeting held to review its annual achievements.
With a zero lost time injuries and a 36 percent reduction in recordable injuries, Qatargas achieved a rare feat in the industry’s incident and injury-free culture.
Qatargas, the world’s premier LNG Company, held its 18th Annual Town Hall meetings in Doha and Al Khor. The town hall meetings are an open forum for employees to meet with Qatargas’ Chief Executive Officer Khalid bin Khalifa Al-Thani and Management Leadership Team for discussions on the company’s performance and strategic goals for the year ahead.
At the meetings, the Corporate Planning Department highlighted an array of achievements from the year under review. Noteworthy achievements included a stellar safety performance which saw Qatargas record its best safety performance since the Company was established in 1984.
With zero lost time injuries and massive reduction in recordable injuries, the Company’s Incident and Injury Free culture continues to safeguard employees, contractors and facilities across the entire Company. Qatargas was also awarded the Shell ‘Goal Zero’ Award in recognition of its outstanding safety performance.
In addition to the exceptional safety achievements, Qatargas maintained focus on valued customers and extended their client portfolio. During 2016, the Company recorded zero late deliveries and zero off-specification deliveries, whilst simultaneously welcoming new customers from the United Kingdom and Pakistan. Furthermore, Qatargas signed a Memorandum of Understanding with leading industry participants to explore the development of LNG as a marine fuel.
Such initiatives demonstrate Qatargas’ commitment and innovative approach to identifying and developing new market opportunities through collaboration and strategic partnerships. Qatargas is committed to being the World’s Premier LNG Company and leading the industry in Safety, Health and Environmental performance, a high caliber workforce, efficient and reliable operations, customer satisfaction, and financial performance, the company said in a press note yesterday. Qatargas, a pioneer in the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) industry in the country, is the largest producer of LNG in the world with an annual production capacity of 42 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) from its world-class facilities in Ras Laffan Industrial City.
Since the first production in 1996, Qatargas has successfully delivered cargos to 28 countries and is committed to meeting the world’s demand for safe, reliable and clean energy.
Through its operational excellence, Qatargas is adding value to its production chain and creating new markets. In addition to the LNG facilities, Qatargas operates the Jetty Boil-Off Gas facility, the two Laffan Refineries; and the Ras Laffan Terminal on behalf of all participants.
