Dolphin Energy has seen a 73% reduction in offshore flaring last year compared to 2014, the company’s ‘2015 Sustainability Report’ has shown.
This has been due to the introduction of infrared cameras on the company’s offshore production platforms as part of Dolphin Energy’s commitment to safeguarding the environment.
In addition, the company launched Be’ati Watani — the online environmental education platform — across schools in Qatar.
The report was developed ‘in accordance’ with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) G4 Guidelines, option core, emphasising on topics that are material to the business and key stakeholders.
As such Dolphin Energy successfully completed the Materiality Disclosure Service provided by the GRI, confirming that the materiality disclosures are aligned with G4 requirements.
Notable achievements include the development of the Emergency Pipeline Repair System (EPRS), the successful operation of three new export gas compressors and the drafting of a comprehensive greenhouse gas policy and strategy framework.
In addition, the company registered a 15% increase in procurement spending awarded to local suppliers and has made progress in its industrial water management project.
In 2015, Dolphin Energy recorded a 50% reduction in the annual accident frequency rate and recorded 42mn man hours without reporting a single lost time incident (LTI).
The company also rolled out the ‘Stop & Think’ and ‘Golden Safety Rules’ campaigns to enhance and strengthen the company’s commitment to safety. Furthermore, a safety culture survey was conducted to solicit views and experiences about the safety practices and procedures in place at the company, people’s attitudes and behaviours at the workplace, and their level of commitment to safety.
Community investment contributions reached just over the $5mn mark as the company continued its support for programmes, event and initiatives across culture, the arts, the environment, education and sport.
With regard to nationalisation of the workforce, Dolphin Energy registered 35% across both the UAE and Qatar while the company continued its commitment to the UAE Ministry of Presidential Affairs’ (MOPA) Absher Initiative by training a further 100 UAE nationals in preparation for employment.
The company’s Qatarisation commitments were recognised with the Qatar Petroleum Crystal Award in the field of Training and Development, from Qatar’s Minister of Energy and Industry — the third year running that company received the award.
On the report, Dolphin Energy’s CEO, Adel Ahmed Albuainain said: “The integration of sustainability practices enables us to create long term benefits for the communities in which we operate, for our stakeholders and for our business. We are proud of our achievements to date and will focus on improvements where they need to be made so that we continue to build value in the years ahead.”
Dolphin Energy’s major strategic initiative, the Dolphin Gas Project, involves the production and processing of natural gas from Qatar’s North Field, and transportation of the dry gas by sub-sea export pipeline from Qatar to the UAE, which began in July 2007.
The long term customers for Dolphin Energy’s gas from Qatar are ADWEC (Abu Dhabi Water & Electricity Company), DUSUP (Dubai Supply Authority) and OOC (Oman Oil Company).
Each has signed a gas supply agreement with Dolphin Energy for 25 years.