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Saturday, 18 May 2013

Qatar Petroleum planning to invest abroad

Qatar Petroleum planning to invest abroad
Qatar Petroleum is planning to invest abroad in Europe, China, the United States and Canada, QNA quoted the company’s Accounting Department Manager Mohammed Al Ghanem as saying. Taking part in the business leaders’ session, at the ongoing World Chamber Congress here yesterday, Al Ghanem said Qatar Petroleum International (QPI) has recently signed a number of investment...

Sada fetes firms for HSE initiatives

Sada fetes firms for HSE initiatives
Minister of Energy and Industry HE Dr Mohammed bin Saleh al Sada honoured six companies from Qatar Petroleum’s (QP) joint ventures and contractors and three QP business units with health, safety and environment (HSE) excellence awards on Thursday. RasGas Company Limited bagged the Gold award for its ‘Going Beyond: Pacesetting’ initiative whereas Qatargas Operating Company Ltd...

Kahramaa department gets ISO Certification

Kahramaa department gets ISO Certification
The Qatar General Electricity & Water Corporation’s (Kahramaa) Electricity Projects Department of Technical Affairs Directorate has received an ISO certification (ISO:9001/2008) recently. The ISO certifications covers all department sections. Evaluation proved that all procedures, instructions, and policy at the department goes in line with QMS in terms of customer orientation,...

Cyprus Gas Hub Project of EU Common Interest

Cyprus Gas Hub Project of EU Common Interest
Recent discoveries of natural gas beneath the Mediterranean Sea have transformed Cyprus into a promising partner for Europe’s efforts to secure its future energy supplies, a Qatar-based expert told an industry conference in London on Tuesday. “Cyprus’ advantageous geographic location at the crossroads of major international energy routes makes it a natural energy hub,” Roudi...

Qatalum taking part in World Chambers Congress

Qatalum taking part in World Chambers Congress
Qatalum is taking part in the 8th World Chambers Congress, held at the Qatar National Convention Centre from 22-25 April 2013. Under the theme “Opportunities for All”, the Congress is addressing topics at the heart of a chamber’s local and international agenda, as well as the central services of a chamber’s daily operations including leadership, marketing and communications,...

GDI inaugurates Al Jassra drilling rig

GDI inaugurates Al Jassra drilling rig
His Excellency Dr. Mohammed Bin Saleh Al Sada, Minister of Energy and Industry, inaugurated one of the most technologically advanced offshore drilling rigs to ever work in the State of Qatar. The inauguration ceremony took place at PPL’s shipyard in Singapore and was attended by senior executives from Gulf Drilling International (GDI) and Singaporean officials. The new drilling...

Qatargas launches annual Desert Plantation Day

Qatargas launches annual Desert Plantation Day
Qatargas yesterday launched a Desert Plantation initiative, further underlining the Company’s continued commitment towards environmental protection. This is set to become an annual event taking place in April each year. As part of the initiative this year, on April 27, Qatargas employees will plant ‘Wild Sidr’ plants at the ‘Umm Garn Nature Reserve’ about 30 kilometers north...

Global experts promote MTBE usage at QAFAC Workshop

Global experts promote MTBE usage at QAFAC Workshop
Global experts who participated at the first-ever ‘QAFAC MTBE Workshop: Clean Fuel, Clean Air’, underscored the benefits and advantages of MTBE – the most widely used oxygenate – following the global phaseout of lead as an octane enhancer in gasoline. Oxygenates has been use as a safe, efficient and cost-effective way to reduce the levels of harmful gasoline components and...

Qatargas showcases career opportunities at LNG 17 in Houston

Qatargas showcases career opportunities at LNG 17 in Houston
Qatargas conducted a recruitment campaign at Gas Recruitment, Education and Training’ (GREaT) Center, a specialist pavillion held on the sidelines of the LNG 17 Conference, being held from 16 – 19 April at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas. The GREaT Center was designed to foster development of the workforce which supports the LNG industry. Qatargas Human...

Sasol signs technology partnership for Enterprise Qatar’s Al Fikra

Sasol signs technology partnership for Enterprise Qatar’s Al Fikra
Sasol, the international integrated energy and chemical company, yesterday announced its support for Enterprise Qatar’s Al Fikra initiative as technology partner of the 2013 National Business Plan Competition. In its third year, Al Fikra is an initiative of Enterprise Qatar, an organization established to support Qatar’s goal of economic diversification by developing an ecosystem...

GPCA predicts GCC petrochemicals and chemicals capacity set to soar 50% by 2020

GPCA predicts GCC petrochemicals and chemicals capacity set to soar 50% by 2020
The Gulf Petrochemicals & Chemicals Association (GPCA) today announced the annual update of its petrochemicals and chemicals database. According to the database, the GCC petrochemicals and chemicals capacity is forecast to reach 191.2 million tons by 2020, a staggering 50% increase from the 127.8 million tons recorded in 2012. The database has been extended by four years so that it...

First-ever QAFAC Workshop on MTBE opens tomorrow

First-ever QAFAC Workshop on MTBE opens tomorrow
A historic milestone in the oil and gas industry in Qatar and the region is taking place on 23 April 2013 as the first-ever ‘QAFAC MTBE Workshop: Clean Fuel, Clean Air’ – is to be held from 8 am to 1 pm, at the Sharq Village Hotel in Doha. Under the Patronage of H.E. Dr. Mohammed bin Saleh al-Sada, Minister of Energy and Industry, Chairman of Qatar Petroleum Board of Directors...

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