HE the Minister of Energy and Industry, Dr Mohamed bin Saleh al-Sada, opening the eighth edition of the QP Environment Fair at the Qatar National Convention Centre yesterday.

 

HE the Minister of Energy and Industry, Dr Mohamed bin Saleh al-Sada, yesterday opened the eighth edition of the QP Environment Fair at the Qatar National Convention Centre.

Eight QP directorates and departments as well as 31 companies and organisations are showcasing their environmental initiatives at the event, under the theme “Use of Water in the Oil and Gas Industry”.

After the opening ceremony, HE Dr al-Sada accompanied by senior officials from Qatar Petroleum and other organisations, toured the fair and was received by senior officials from the participating directorates and organisations.

Talking to the media, the minister praised the achievements of the fair since it was launched in 2004, and pointed to the highlights in this year’s edition.

“The theme of this event reflects the importance of water in the oil and gas industry and also the efforts of the sector’s companies to protect all components of the environment, including air, earth, water and its biological diversity,” he said.

“The event embodies various efforts to achieve the environmental pillar of Qatar National Vision 2030, as launched and guided by HH the Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani.”

The participating QP directorates and departments are the Public Relations & Communications, HSE Regulations & Enforcement (DG), Corporate Health, Safety and Environment (SQ), Dukhan Operations, Gas Operations, Mesaieed Industrial City, Ras Laffan Industrial City, Offshore Operations (Halul), and QP Refinery.

A large number of QP subsidiaries and joint ventures are also taking part in the event. These include Dolphin Energy Limited, Oryx GTL, Qatalum, Qatar Chemical Company Limited (Q-Chem), Qatar Fertiliser Company, Qatar Fuel (Woqod), Qatar Fuel Additives Company, Qatar Petrochemical Company, Qatargas, RasGas, Seef, Qatar Steel, and Qatar Vinyl Company.

In addition, the QP Environment Fair 2014 also features the exhibition stands of many industry stakeholders, such as ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil Qatar, Maersk Oil Qatar, Occidental Petroleum, Qatar Petroleum Development Company, Qatar Shell, and Total E&P Qatar.

Other exhibitors include government entities such as the Ministry of Environment and Qatar General Electricity & Water Corporation (Kahramaa), members of the Qatar Foundation, namely the Qatar Energy and Environment Research Institute (QEERI), the Environmental Studies Centre of Qatar University, the Friends of the Environment Center (FEC), and Children’s Literature Center.

More than 1,000 students from some 31 local schools in Qatar will also take part through various competitions and educational and cultural presentations, which promote environmental awareness among children and through school visits to the fair.

The exhibition timings are, 7:30am to 1pm and 4pm to 8pm on Thursday and Saturday, and 2pm to 7pm on Friday. Admission to the QPEF is free to the public.

First launched in 2004, the QP Environment Fair 2014 is organised by QP’s Public Relations and Communications Department.

 

 

 

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