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NaturalN gas has Qatar Total Open: key role in Muguruza, energy Azarenka transition advance in Doha Business | 01 Sport | 11 TUESDAY 2 MARCH 2021 18 RAJAB - 1442 VOLUME 25 NUMBER 8549 www.thepeninsula.qa 2 RIYALS Amir honours winners of Education Excellence Award Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani awarding the high-achieving students and schools. RIGHT: H H the Amir awarding a wheelchair-bound young student. QNA — DOHA Award Day ceremony for this year was organised amid pre- Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin H H the Amir says State attaches great importance to education cautionary and preventive Hamad Al Thani patronised the for its role in promoting countries and societies. measures to limit the spread of Creativity and excellence occupy priority in our strategic plans, 14th Education Excellence Day Praises students' academic performance despite the pandemic COVID-19. in which education represents the first block. I congratulate Award ceremony, which took Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin and urges them to continue the journey of excellence. those distinguished scientifically for their excellence and place at Doha Sheraton Hotel Hamad Al Thani also met the deserved appreciation, hoping that the diversity of their yesterday. winners of the award on the fields, experiences, and certificates will be an incentive for The ceremony was attended holders, university graduates The ceremony also included sidelines of the ceremony. more positive competition and support for the country and by Prime Minister and Minister and outstanding primary, pre- a speech by Minister of Edu- During the meeting, H H the society's advancement. of Interior H E Sheikh Khalid bin paratory and secondary school cation and Higher Education, H Amir praised the students’ edu- Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani, students, in addition to the E Dr. Mohammed bin Abdul- cation performance and their a number of Their Excellencies winners in the categories of wahed Al Hammadi. Ahmed distinguished efforts, despite Sheikhs and Ministers, and outstanding teacher and Abdullah Al Buainain, a student the circumstances of the coro- knowledge. success in future. senior state officials. school. who won the award in the cat- navirus (COVID-19) pandemic His Highness stressed that The meeting was also H H the Amir honoured the A film about the 2021 Award egory of Master’s degree, also that affected the whole world, the State attaches great impor- attended by Prime Minister and 71 winners of the Education and the winners in various cat- delivered a speech on behalf of noting the importance of con- tance to education for its role Minister of Interior H E Sheikh Excellence Award, who are egories was screened at the the honoured. tinuing the journey of excel- in promoting countries and Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Master’s and PhD degree event. The Education Excellence lence and acquiring scientific societies, wishing the winners Al Thani. `P2 Great efforts made for Qatar affirms continued support continuity of education to Yemeni people amid pandemic: Minister QNA — DOHA QNA/THE PENINSULA — DOHA confront the pandemic to The State of Qatar has affirmed reduce its negative effects in that it will continue to provide Minister of Education and the field of education, as it took support to the Yemeni people Higher Education H E Dr. the decision to implement a to help them overcome the Mohammed bin Abdulwahed distance education system and humanitarian difficulties that Al Hammadi expressed his the transition to this system in burden them, at a time when thanks and gratitude to Amir H Qatar’s schools was smooth they are still looking forward H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al and easy in these exceptional to the peace and stability they Thani for honouring and circumstances. deserve and to get out of the patronising the Education He said this transition was crisis as a prosperous and safe Excellence Award Day implemented because they country. ceremony, with his presence have required infrastructure of This came during Qatar’s and generous patronage of this electronic platforms and digital speech in the Virtual High- award since its inception 14 sources, in addition to trained Level Pledging Event for the years ago. human cadres and students Humanitarian Situation in He said this showed the who have the skills to deal with Yemen, given by Minister of importance attached by His technology, while taking pre- State for Foreign Affairs, H E Highness to this award and his cautionary measures to pre- Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi. PM inspects drive-through vaccination centre belief that education is the serve the health and safety of The Minister of State main engine and mainstay of students and those in schools expressed the State of Qatar’s Prime Minister and Minister of Interior H E Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani inspected sustainable development. and universities. The Minister support of the UN efforts and the COVID-19 drive-through vaccination centre in Lusail, yesterday. The Prime Minister was briefed In his speech at the 14th said that despite the challenges, initiatives, represented in the on the functioning of the centre and the drive-through vaccination mechanism for those who meet Education Excellence Award 374 contestants applied from UN Special Envoy of the Sec- the requirements to take the second dose of the vaccine. This is part of the facilities provided by the Day ceremony 2021 yesterday, private and public schools, and retary-General for Yemen, to Ministry of Public Health for the vaccination process, within the National Program for Vaccination Al Hammadi said the Ministry local and international univer- push for a resolution through against coronavirus (COVID-19). had made great efforts to sities. `P3 dialogue. `P2 QP awards contract to expand LNG facilities THE PENINSULA — DOHA $2bn (including options), was awarded $2bn on a lump sum basis and is the second Qatar Petroleum (QP) announced major onshore EPC contract award for yesterday the award of a major engi- The contract, valued at more than the NFE project. neering, procurement, and construction $2bn, is the second major onshore EPC On February 8, QP awarded the (EPC) contract to Samsung C&T Corpo- contract award for the NFE project. EPC contract for the construction of ration for the expansion of the LNG four LNG mega-trains with associated storage and loading facilities located 77-110 million facilities to Chiyoda Technip Joint within Ras Laffan Industrial City as part Venture. The award of this contract for of the North Field East (NFE) Project. When completed, the NFE Project will the expansion of the LNG storage and The EPC contract was signed yes- increase Qatar’s LNG production loading facilities represents yet another terday by the Minister of State for capacity from 77 to 110 million tonnes important milestone on the road to Energy Affairs and President and CEO per annum (MTPA). substantially increase the State of of Qatar Petroleum, H E Saad bin Qatar’s LNG production capacity. Sherida Al Kaabi, and President and Both contracts represent the cul- Minister of State for Energy Affairs and President and CEO of Qatar Petroleum, CEO of Samsung C&T, Oh Se-chul, at a of senior officials from Qatar Petroleum mination of front-end engineering and H E Saad bin Sherida Al Kaabi (right); and President and CEO of Samsung C&T, special ceremony which was held at and Qatargas. design work that began in early 2018. the QP Headquarters in the presence The contract, valued at more than `P2 Oh Se-chul, during the signing ceremony at the QP headquarters, yesterday. 02 HOME TUESDAY 2 MARCH 2021 Amir honours winners of Education Excellence Award Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani with the winners of the Education Excellence Award at Doha Sheraton Hotel, yesterday. FROM PAGE 1 of the education sector. gratitude to H H the Amir for valuing H H the Amir’s continuous great potentials provided by the continue their scientific efforts to The meeting was also attended For their part, the winners the opportunity to meet His support to the distinguished and State in the field of education, while achieve the ambition of the State by a number of senior officials expressed great thanks and Highness and honour them, expressing their thanks for the affirming their determination to and society. Qatar affirms support to Yemeni people QP awards contract to expand LNG facilities FROM PAGE 1 FROM PAGE 1 natural gas resources, and project, and all associated As per Qatar Petroleum’s The Minister stressed on the importance of ending the crisis When completed, the NFE enhancing our position as the pipes, lines and loading lines.” established practice, special through negotiations between Yemenis in line with the Project will increase Qatar’s LNG world’s largest, most reliable The Minister concluded his attention is paid to support the outcomes of the national dialogue, the GCC initiative, and production capacity from 77 to LNG producer.” remarks by saying: “We look highest environmental standards commitment to UN Security Council resolutions especially 110 million tonnes per annum He added: “This contract pro- forward to working with by employing a high-efficiency resolution no. 2216 in order to achieve sustainable peace and (MTPA). The second phase of the vides for the expansion of Samsung to deliver this design, and applying best development as well as to improve the humanitarian condi- planned LNG expansion, the existing infrastructure important component of the available industry technologies tions in Yemen. He praised the pivotal role played by the North Field South (NFS) Project, required to ensure the safe North Field Expansion project in to reduce gas and effluents emis- United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian will further increase Qatar’s LNG loading and on-time delivery a safe, timely, and efficient sions.