Doha - Qatar, 07 March 2012
Qatargas' (QG) Chief Executive Officer yesterday recognised the Qatargas employees, who have been instrumental in Qatargas becoming the first company in Qatar to achieve accreditation for its professional engineers development programme, from the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) and Institution of Engineering Technology (IET)

At a ceremony hosted today at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Doha, seven Qatargas employees were recognised for their contribution towards the Accreditation - Dean King - Engineering Manager, Ibrahim Bawazir - Surveillance Division Manager, Hessa Al-Nesf - Chemical Engineer I, Nicola Rudge - Learning & Development Manager, Adnan Al-Shaibi - Head of Qatarisation & National Development, Julia Calleja - Development Specialist and Mohammed Imran - Senior Career Development Assistant.

Khalid Bin Khalifa Al-Thani Qatargas' Chief Executive Officer after presenting the recognition certificates stated that:

"I am proud of this pioneering achievement made by Qatargas and thank the team of employees who have contributed greatly towards obtaining these internationally recognized accreditations."

He added that: "Accreditations such as this one importantly demonstrate our commitment to maintaining the highest international standards, while ensuring that we will have qualified and competent national engineers to contribute towards the continued success of Qatargas and the State of Qatar.  In the long term, this will help Qatargas to continue to attract and retain focused, committed engineering graduates, enabling the company to cultivate a highly skilled and professional, engineering staff."

This acknowledgement follows the recent award presentation visit, by the IChemE to Qatargas. The accreditations were recommended and approved by the IChemE and IET following a detailed and thorough evaluation of Qatargas as a suitable training organisation.  The accreditation indicates that Qatargas' training and development programme meets the highest standards and that the company has committed qualified staff and resources to the professional development of engineers. 

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About IChemE:
The Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) is the global professional membership organisation for people who have an interest in and relevant experience in chemical engineering.  IchemE is the only organisation to award Chartered Chemical Engineer status.  The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) is Europe's largest professional body of engineers with over 150,000 members in 127 countries.

About Qatargas:
Qatargas was established in 1984, and pioneered the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) industry in Qatar. Today, Qatargas, under the guidance of His Excellency Dr. Mohammed Bin Saleh Al Sada, Minister of Energy & Industry of the State of Qatar and Chairman of the Board of Directors at Qatargas, is the largest LNG producing company in the world, with an annual LNG production capacity of 42 million tonnes per annum (MTA) and is realising its vision to deliver LNG to its customers around the globe, from its world-class facilities in Qatar. Qatargas has seven LNG trains, of which four are the largest in the world - known as mega trains - each with a production capacity of 7.8 MTA.  The Qatargas vision is, by 2015 to be the world's premier LNG Company, known for its people, innovation, operating excellence, environmental responsibility and corporate citizenship. Since the establishment of Qatargas 1, it has completed a successful expansion programme that has included the development of Qatargas 2; Qatargas 3 and Qatargas 4 projects; Laffan Refinery, a dedicated fleet of ships, and an LNG Receiving Terminal. Qatargas operates these trains and the offshore as well as the Laffan Refinery, the Common Sulphur facilities, the Common Lean LNG (CLLNG), the Common LPG (CLPG) and the Common Condensate Storage & Loading (CCSL) projects on behalf of all project owners. Today, Qatargas' customers are spread throughout the four corners of the world in European, Asian, Middle Eastern and North and South American markets.

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