Doha - Qatar, 21 March 2012:
Qatargas today announced its support to the Qatar Police Sports Association of the Ministry of Interior for the association's activities during the current season which will include the Ministry of Interior Cup Football Tournament and several other sports activities.
A press conference was organised today at the Police Sports Association premises to announce the sponsorship which was attended by Mansour Rashid Al Naimi, Public Relations Manager, Qatargas and senior officials from the Qatar Police Sports Association - Col. Mohammed Ateeq Al-Kuwari, Lt. Col. Adel Ahmed Malallah, Captain Abdul Hakeem Mohammed Abdou and Lt. Rashid Mubarak Al-Hajri.
Commenting on Qatargas' support to the Association, Mansour Rashid Al Naimi said:
"We are pleased to offer our support to the Qatar Police Sports Association in making this sports season a successful one. This support comes as part of our Corporate Social Responsibility philosophy, which seeks to promote various sports and related activities with the objective of encouraging a healthy lifestyle among the Qatari community. We have a long-standing cooperation with the Ministry of Interior, and have partnered with them in several activities and events that benefit our community, such as the annual Road safety campaign during Ramadan and the GCC Traffic Week. I'm sure this initiative will further boost the existing cooperation between Qatargas and the ministry."
Various departments within the Ministry of Interior and several other civil organisations are participating in the events organised by Police Sports Association during this season.
Qatargas offers support to various sports activities organised in the country including the Qatar Masters Golf Open and the Doha Oilmen's Golf Tournament. It has also organised various activities for employees and families during the first National Sports Day. Qatargas teams also participate in the Chairman's Cup Football and Cricket tournaments organised by Qatar Petroleum every year.
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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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