Dubai, UAE; July 3, 2013: The ENOC Lubricants & Grease Manufacturing Plant (ELOMP), an advanced lubricants and grease manufacturing facility located in the Fujairah Port, has been honoured by SHELL Markets Middle East Ltd. for providing excellent services towards its toll blending contract.

The Appreciation Award honours ELOMP's dedication to operational excellence and adoption of best quality practices across all aspects of operations. ELOMP had recently also won the Dubai Quality Appreciation Programme certificate, underlining its high quality standards and commitment to excellence.

At a ceremony held at ENOC House, Mohammad Yunus, Manager Plant & Operations of ELOMP, received the award from Eugene Tan, General Manager - SHELL Markets Middle East Ltd. Supply Chain Asia Pacific.

ELOMP has been working with SHELL Markets Middle East Ltd. since 2011, providing bulk marine blending and supply services initially followed by drum products last year. ELOMP achieved 100 per cent right first-time batch pass ratio for SHELL products, highlighting its strong focus on quality and excellence.

Mohammed El Sadek, Director, ENOC Lubricants - Marketing, said: "The appreciation award from SHELL is strong testament to ELOMP's credentials as a trusted lubricant supplier to major global organisations. We are thankful to SHELL for their support and remain committed to ensure the highest quality across our operation. The award has further strengthened our confidence in meeting and exceeding client expectations."

Spread over an area of 63,500 sq m, ELOMP has a current blending capacity of 150,000 metric tonnes (MT) of mineral and synthetic lubricants based oils, and 5,000 MT of grease per annum. With the completion of its new construction phases by early 2015, it will have the capacity to produce over 250,000 MT of lubricants and grease, which is almost 18 per cent of the total lubricants production in the UAE.

The plant is certified to ISO 9001:2008 for quality systems and ISO 14001:2004 for its quality and environmental management systems, and 18001:2007 OSHAS for its health and safety management system. It is equipped with the latest technologies for blending and filling services, and has an ISO 17025 certified laboratory for quality control and oils and fuels analysis.

ELOMP facilitates lube blending for various grades and applications, grease manufacturing, small package filling, drum filling, coding and labelling of packs and testing & analysis.

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About ENOC:
Established in 1993 as a wholly-owned company of the Government of Dubai, ENOC aims to promote the interests of its shareholders through the development of further downstream and upstream activities in the oil and gas sector and beyond, and to encourage the economic diversification of Dubai and the rest of the UAE.

ENOC's vision is to be a leading regional integrated oil & gas group that is highly profitable and socially responsible towards employees, the community and environment. Driving this vision, ENOC is committed to achieving sustainable development and highly profitable growth and serving the growing energy needs of Dubai.

ENOC strives to attract, develop and retain top talent to become the employer of choice, while adopting latest technologies and implementing best practices to achieve world-class performance. ENOC is also focused on meeting and exceeding customer expectations in terms of quality and service, and in maintaining high industry standards with respect to environment, health and safety.

ENOC actively participates in an increasingly broad range of business ventures. Its joint ventures with major international companies allow partners to pool their technology, know-how and expertise along with their resources to further their commercial success.

Since its inception, ENOC has been guided by its philosophy of quality and professional management based on modern business concepts for commercial success and sustainable growth. Today it is poised to engineer a new and challenging period of growth and diversity.

For further information, please contact:
Kelly Home / Mohammed Al Tawil
ASDA'A Burson-Marsteller                                            
+9714 4507600
kelly.home@bm.com / mohammed.altawil@bm.com

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