ExxonMobil honours Dewhurst Award winner al-Attiyah

HE al-Attiyah with Albers at the award dinner during the 21st World Petroleum Congress in Moscow recently.

ExxonMobil honoured HE the President of the Administrative Control and Transparency Authority, Abdullah bin Hamad al-Attiyah, who is the 2014 recipient of the Dewhurst Award at a dinner during the 21st World Petroleum Congress in Moscow recently.

The Dewhurst Award was presented to al-Attiyah by the World Petroleum Council (WPC) for his role as the main architect of Qatar’s energy transformation. The prestigious award is the highest honour bestowed by the WPC and recognises the outstanding contributions of recipients who are well known throughout the industry and have demonstrated extraordinary achievements over many years.

“HE Abdullah bin Hamad al-Attiyah is one of the great men responsible for creating modern day Qatar,” said Mark Albers, senior vice president, Exxon Mobil Corp. “He joins an exclusive and distinguished list of past Dewhurst Award winners that make up a pantheon of pioneers who have shaped the global oil and gas industry. We are honoured to pay tribute to an extraordinary career and to celebrate ExxonMobil’s extraordinary friendship with His Excellency and the government and the people of Qatar.”

The event was attended by senior executives from Qatar Petroleum, RasGas, Qatargas, the Administrative Control and Transparency Authority and ExxonMobil.