Maersk Oil Qatar has hosted a Danish business delegation and delivered a presentation highlighting the company’s success in the Qatari market.
The trade delegation’s visit coincided with the staging of the Men’s World Handball Championships, where Maersk has been a prestige sponsor of the tournament.
Lewis Affleck, managing director, Maersk Oil Qatar, said: “Maersk operates in 130 countries but is headquartered in Denmark, so it was a pleasure to highlight our success in Qatar and the role Maersk is playing in the successful and responsible development of Qatar’s largest offshore oilfield.
“Given the importance of the World Handball Championships to Qatar, the popularity of handball in Qatar and in Denmark, and the participation of both the Qatar and Danish national handball teams, this was a great event for us to sponsor and be part of.”
Affleck said more than 50 Danish businesspeople attended Maersk Oil Qatar’s presentation, which highlighted its successful operations in Qatar over the past 20 years, its Qatarisation programme, and social investment
schemes that are supporting Qatar’s economic and social development in line the Qatar National Vision 2030.
He added that Maersk Group’s long history of operating in Qatar comprises five business units: Maersk Oil, Maersk Line, Safmarine, Svitzer, and Damco, which plays key roles in the country’s development.
Maersk Oil Qatar highlighted its 20-year operations in the country before a Danish trade delegation.
