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Jetty Boil-Off Gas Project Celebrates 'Safety Day'

Doha - Qatar: The Qatargas Jetty Boil-off gas (JBOG) Project team recently celebrated its first Safety Day in Ras Laffan Industrial City ( RLIC ) under the banner "We take care of each other".

Activities of the day were aimed at promoting a safe working environment and the Incident and Injury Free (IIF) culture, and were designed to motivate the workers to work safely.

The event was organized by the JBOG Project Management Team with support from its contractors - Ammico, STFA, Qcon, Medgulf, Teyseer-Sodexo, Shaqab Abela and Drieah.

Commenting on the celebration, Robert Flesher, Chief Operating Officer, Qatargas 3 & 4, said: "Safety is a core value for Qatargas and an integral part of our culture at every level. I'm happy that every effort is made by the JBOG project team to install this culture into all those working on the project. Our aim is zero incidents and we want each and every employee - whether he is from Qatargas or from a contractor who works for us - to go home safely, everyday."

Bashir Mirza, Project Manager JBOG, said:

"I am extremely proud to have been able to recognise our workers for the safe manner in which they have been working to build the JBOG Project. I hope that we have laid the foundation of a safe working culture which motivates our workers to continue to keep themselves safe, and look after their fellow workers. I want to express my heartfelt thanks to the team which organised this event, the contractors who contributed with their people and ideas, and the Qatari police and RLIC security administration for supporting this event."

During the safety day the JBOG project management team attended tool box talks and Safety Task Assessments (STA) at the project site. Ammico and STFA, contractors for the project, took the opportunity to reward outstanding behaviours of their workers. Senior management from Qatargas, Fluor and RLIC were present on this occasion, and encouraged the workers to remain vigilant and work safely. The management representatives then walked the various project sites to observe for themselves how the safe working message was being delivered.

In addition to this a safety exhibition at the site, organised by JBOG project team and contractors, showcased important safety topics with the focus being on hand safety, electrical equipment and fittings, basic first-aid, man-machine interface and conservation of scarce natural resources.

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The "Jetty Boil-off Gas (JBOG) Recovery Project" aims to recover gas currently being flared during Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) ship loading at the Port of Ras Laffan. The project is part of the Common Facilities Projects at Ras Laffan Industrial City in the north of Qatar. The project will enable boiled-off gas to be collected from LNG ships and compressed at a central facility. The compressed gas will then be sent to the LNG producers to be consumed as fuel or converted back into LNG. This project, when fully operational, will recover the equivalent of some 0.6 million tonnes per year of LNG, which is enough natural gas to power more than 40,000 homes.

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 Saleh Al Sada, Minister of Energy & Industry of the State of Qatar and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Qatargas, is the largest LNG producer in the world, with an annual LNG production capacity of 42 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) 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 mtpa.

Contact details
Lynda James
lyjames@qatargas.com.qa
Ph +974 7799 66 35

Thajudeen Aliar
taliar@qatargas.com.qa
Ph +974 3340 64 74

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