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QATARGAS CORPORATE SCORECARD YEAR TO DATE DECEMBER 2018 SAFETY, HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE TRIF Flaring (Onshore) {Total Recordable {% of Sweet Gas} Injury Frequency} 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.53 0.5 0.50 0.48 0.46 0 0 Target Actual EFFICIENT AND RELIABLE OPERATIONS QATARIZATION A High Calibre and Diverse Workforce Industry Average Actual Target {Total Headcount} LNG Reliability N/A 97.5% 98.0% Laffan Refinery Reliability N/A 99.8% 98.3% Well Availability N/A 98.0% 96% CUSTOMER SATISFACTION Target Actual Actual Target 32% 31.4% Late deliveries - LNG 0% 0% Positive Responses to Customer Change Requests 97% 85% (over and above firm commitments) QUARTER ONE 2019 | THE PIONEER | 1 CONTENTS ONWARD TO 03 QATARGAS 12 1 REVIEWING YEAR 20 A PHASE OF GROWTH ADVOCATES FOR LNG AT QATARGAS TOWN HALL AND TRANSFORMATION 2019 AT PETROTECH First post-integration Town Hall A message from the CEO Qatargas CEO champions LNG sets the strategic tone for the THE MAGAZINE OF QATARGAS .of Qatargas as a destination fuel in emerging .next five years OPERATING COMPANY LIMITED .2019 economies at Petrotech Editorial Team Editor in Chief: Chatura Poojari Editorial Director: Thajudeen V. Aliar Arabic Editor: INNOVATION IS PART“ 04 Eiman Fakhroo ”OF OUR DNA Khalid bin Khalifa Al Thani, CEO, Published by highlights Qatargas’ investment A WEALTH OF 14 LOYAL EMPLOYEES 21 The Public Relations Department in technological innovation at SHARED KNOWLEDGE RECOGNISED AT LONG Qatargas Operating Company Baker Hughes GE Company AT ENGINEERING FORUM SERVICE AWARDS Limited .annual meeting Annual event hosted by Annual event congratulated Qatargas gathers subject matter long-serving 1,200 and thanked Qatargas Operating Company .experts to share best practices Qatargas employees for their P.O. Box 22666 .loyalty and commitment Doha, Qatar Tel: +974 4452 3224 WORK OF SUBSURFACE 15 Fax: +974 4473 6628 GROUP ON DISPLAY JBOG WINS QATAR 22 Email: [email protected] Informative session at Qatargas SUSTAINABILITY AWARD Headquarters shines spotlight Qatargas’ landmark recovery on critical expertise and project recognised as a .activities of Subsurface Group significant achievement in QATARGAS 08 sustainable development and 2018 AT GASTECH NEW HUMAN CAPITAL 16 .environmental protection (C) Copyright @ Qatargas. Industry bullish on prospects for SYSTEM COMES ONLINE All Rights Reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a .future growth Adoption of Qatargas GIANT BILLBOARD, 23 retrieval system or transmitted in any form Talent Management CELEBRATIONS FOR or by any means, electronic, mechanical, COMPANY WINS 09 System set to streamline QATAR NATIONAL DAY photocopying or otherwise without the prior permission of the Public Relations 5TH CONSECUTIVE .employee management Qatargas celebrates Department, Qatargas Operating Company. SWORD & GLOBE Qatar National Day at offices OF HONOUR AWARDS HSE&Q HOST 17 in Qatar, South Korea, Japan, Commercial and Shipping CONTRACTORS .Thailand and China Printed on recycled paper Group’s continual achievements AT SAFETY FORUM in safety and environmental HSE&Q champions best-in-class management recognised health, safety and environmental .by British Safety Council performance among contractors .at annual event QATARGAS ENGINEERS 18 Scan QR CODE RETURN FROM CHIYODA TO VISIT OUR WEBSITE TRAINING Technical training programme, Follow Qatargas on social media: the result of long-standing QATARGAS INSPIRES 24 collaboration between Qatargas HEALTH & WELLNESS and Chiyoda to develop skills ON QATAR NATIONAL .of Qatari engineers SPORT DAY COMPLEX, CHALLENGING 10 Plenty on offer as well-attended SINGLE POINT MOORING YOUNG QATARI 19 Sport Day events gather REPLACEMENT SUCCESS EMPLOYEES FETED employees and their families Ras Laffan Terminal Operations AT CEO FORUM .in Doha and Al Khor (RLTO) team complete Single 17th Annual Qatargas CEO Point Mooring floating and Forum a must-attend event subsea hose replacement for young national employees in a feat of excellent .seeking career excellence .operational coordination 2 | THE PIONEER | QUARTER ONE 2019 A WILLINGNESS TO INNOVATE AND A DEEPLY ENTRENCHED REPUTATION FOR RELIABILITY COMPANY POISED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE OPPORTUNITIES RESHAPING THE GLOBAL LNG MARKET The Company, Innovation at the heart of Qatargas Looking forward thanks to its Building on the competitive strength, its The Town Hall meeting outlined not only willingness to technical and professional ability, and a Qatargas’ successes, but also areas for innovate and a consistent commitment to excellence, I improvement and the objectives that the deeply entrenched believe that Qatargas will continue to lead Company aims to meet. These include reputation for the global LNG industry. expanded and sustained LNG production, reliability, is ideally Key to this will be advocating globally improved uptime availability and reliability, poised to take for LNG as cleaner source of energy and the achievement of our Qatarization advantage of the as a destination fuel, which is increasingly targets, and penetration of new markets. many opportunities playing an important role during the current I believe that by sharing expertise, that are reshaping the current global energy transition. proactively seeking solutions, and identifying liquefied natural gas (LNG) market. In a recent address at the Baker Hughes and capitalising on new opportunities, GE 2019 Annual Meeting in Florence, Qatargas will continue building on our past Integrated for strength and success Italy, I spoke extensively about Qatargas’ successes as we embrace the future. As a result of the wise strategic decision investment in technology and how it to undergo a significant integration lessens the impact of our operations on the recently, Qatargas has entered 2019 with environment. This encompasses – but is not KHALID BIN KHALIFA AL THANI increased vigour and is now well-equipped limited to – the landmark Jetty Boil-Off Gas CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, QATARGAS to maintain its position as the World’s Recovery Facility, our flare minimisation and Premier LNG Company. wastewater campaigns, the technologies in Our first post-integration Town Hall place at our LNG trains, such as feed gas highlighted how effectively our management treatment and natural gas liquids recovery, and employees have adapted systems, and the slow speed diesel engines that make processes, strategy and delivery, providing our LNG carriers more efficient. Qatargas with an exceptionally solid Qatargas will continue to prioritise foundation for a productive, safe and best-in-class technological advancements profitable year ahead. to ensure we meet the challenges that lie ahead, such as sustainability, expansion, cost competitiveness, environmental performance and above all, the safety of our people. QUARTER ONE 2019 | THE PIONEER | 3 ”INNOVATION IS PART OF OUR DNA“ Innovative technology is the way forward for Qatargas, says CEO Khalid bin Khalifa Al Thani, Chief Executive Officer, Qatargas, presents his keynote speech on the second day of the recent Baker Hughes, a GE Company annual meeting. Khalid bin Khalifa Al Thani, Chief Executive Officer, Qatargas, emphasised technological innovation as a means to transform all energy companies into lower-carbon emissions enterprises, at the recent Baker Hughes, a GE Company annual meeting. 4 | THE PIONEER | QUARTER ONE 2019 The Qatargas CEO opened proceedings as keynote speaker Qatargas’ critical success factors on the second day of the Baker Hughes GE Company annual “Qatargas, a reliable global supplier of LNG for more than two meeting, a two-day conference that gathers industry leaders decades, is well-positioned to take advantage of opportunities for to share best practices and innovative products and services. significant growth in the future,” continued the Qatargas CEO. Considered one of the industry’s most important events, this Global energy demand is on a constant growth curve and, in year’s 20th annual meeting was held in Florence, Italy. the current energy mix and current outlook, the share of natural gas is, and remains, significant. The new expansion projects will Responsible expansion and operation add 40% capacity to Qatargas’ production, increasing it to 110 In a speech titled, ‘Smarter ways to bring energy to the world’, million tonnes of LNG per annum. Khalid bin Khalifa Al Thani predicted widespread culture Two critical factors were identified as being key to the success change, as industry leaders continue to invest in technology of the Company thus far, and they will be as vital moving forward. that lessens the impact of operations on the environment. The first is the integrated value chain. A key success factor for The Company’s investment in the landmark Jetty Boil-Off Qatargas is shaping the LNG industry, the demand and market, Gas (JBOG) Recovery Facility helps minimise flaring at the through feats of technological advancement to bring forth the full LNG loading berths in Ras Laffan Industrial City. This facility LNG supply chain model, from exploration to distribution. commenced operations in October 2014 and recovers more Investment in technology for capital and operational than 90% of the boil-off gas that was previously flared near efficiency was identified as a second factor, and by adopting the jetties. key technologies, Qatargas has successfully achieved capital Built and operated by Qatargas, the JBOG Recovery Facility efficiency. Larger LNG train footprints and multi-train facilities minimises flaring at the liquefied natural gas (LNG) loading