Dubai Supreme Council of Energy recently held a meeting to discuss key issues including its implementation of the UAEs directives to deal with Covid-19 in Dubai to limit its outbreak.

The councils 60th meeting, which was conducted online was chaired by Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy, and attended by Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Vice Chairman of the Supreme Council of Energy, Ahmed Buti Al Muhairbi, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Energy and several top officials.

During the meeting, the council reviewed the work done by the Dubai Regulatory Committee for Petroleum Products Trading, which was formed under directives from the Executive Council of Dubai.

Several members reviewed the petroleum commitees progress in limiting violations of selling products that do not match the UAEs standards, particularly on Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG). They also discussed the recent granting of the ISO:20400:2017 certification to Dewa on sustainable procurement and supply chain.

Several major recommendations of the committee were approved at the meeting. These include restructuring of the petroleum products internal department, which reports to the committee.

This department outlines the policies, standards and procedures to regulate the sector in Dubai according to international best practices.

"The Council has undertaken several precautionary measures to ensure the highest levels of protection against the Covid-19 coronavirus and ensure the health and safety of all employees at the Supreme Council of Energy and its member companies," stated Al Tayer.

"This achieves the wise leaderships directives and is part of our ongoing efforts to ensure the highest levels of protection against the virus. It also supports the steps taken in Dubai and the UAE to curb the virus outbreak," he added.

According to him, the council members issued guidelines for regulating the petroleum trade sector.

They also suggested that Dewa organise an online workshop for the councils member companies to learn about its sustainable procurement and supply chain practices and potentially apply it, he added.

Al Muhairbi said that the meeting discussed the councils financial report for 2019 including budget, expenses, and operations. Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, along with the board, approved the report.-TradeArabia News Service

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