Qatar Petroleum’s Industrial Cities Directorate recently organised an environmental initiative called the “Turtle Beach Clean-Up Day,” which was held at Ras Laffan Industrial City’s northern beach.
The event attracted the participation of over 700 volunteers from QP, its subsidiaries and joint ventures such as RasGas, Oryx GTL, Ras Laffan Olefins Company, Ras Girtas Power Company, Qatar Gas Transport Company (Nakilat), Nakilat-Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd., and Nakilat Damen Shipyards Qatar Ltd., as well as from other companies including Archirodon, JGC Corporation, Oryx Engineering Solutions, Seashore Engineering, Qatar Engineering & Construction Company, Descon Engineering, Shaqab Abela Catering Services, Consolidated Contractors Company, Gulf Contracting Company, Teyseer Group and Chiyoda Almana Engineering.
The event was aimed at cleaning and preserving one of the best nesting spots in Qatar for hawksbill turtles.
“This beach is a valuable nesting site for hawksbill turtles; hence, the importance of this initiative, which owes its success to the cooperation of all partners and the collective efforts of the volunteers. We have a comprehensive and consistent strategy for environmental protection, ranging from very ambitious plans, such as the zero liquid-waste discharge in the sea, to more simple but valuable endeavors, such as restoring the beauty of our beaches and safeguarding their fauna,” said Abdulaziz Jassim Al Muftah, Director of QP’s Industrial Cities Directorate.The Peninsula
