Francois Good, Senior Vice President, TotalEnergies Refining & Petrochemicals Orient & Growth; Ghazi Shahin, Managing Director TotalEnergies Refining & Petrochemicals – Qatar; Khalid bin Khalifa Al Thani, CEO of Qatargas Operating Co. Ltd; and Fahad Mohammed Al Khater, Chief Offshore, Terminals and Refining Officer with other officials pose for a group photo during the event.
Doha, Qatar: TotalEnergies Management Committee for Refining and Chemicals (R&C) in Middle East, Asia, and Africa has recognized Qatargas for their exceptional safety performance, selecting them for its Joint Venture (JV) Safety Award for 2022. This recognition particularly highlights the excellent safety results regularly achieved by Laffan Refineries in the past year.
Through their continuous improvements in implementing safety protocols and measures, the team at Laffan Refineries has shown exemplary dedication and effective collaboration in promoting and maintaining a safe work environment for all. This award stands as a testament to their commitment to a culture of safety, vigilance, and proactivity in identifying potential hazards and implementing appropriate measures to mitigate them.
In its role as a shareholder in Laffan Refineries, TotalEnergies celebrated this achievement during a special ceremony. During the event, Francois Good and Ghazi Shahin, Senior Management at TotalEnergies presented the award in the presence of Khalid bin Khalifa Al Thani, CEO of Qatargas Operating Co. Ltd. and Fahad Mohammed Al-Khater, Chief Offshore, Terminals and Refining Officer. Also in attendance were Abdullah Khalid Idris, RLTO and Refining Manager, Aly Salah Aly Anany, A/Refining Asset Manager, Ali Al-Sulaiti, Public Relations Manager, Qatargas, Yves Houilliez, Vice President Manufacturing Division & Africa, and Eva Dewi, Assets Manager Refining & Chemicals Ventures, TotalEnergies.
Francois Good, Senior Vice President, TotalEnergies Refining & Petrochemicals Orient & Growth, praised the achievement saying, “This award recognizes the outstanding safety results by the Laffan Refineries team and a remarkable performance on all operations. I would like to extend my congratulations to the entire Laffan Refineries leadership and teams involved, and we hope to continue these successes in the future.”
Ghazi Shahin, Managing Director TotalEnergies Refining & Petrochemicals – Qatar, added, “Qatargas has been a long-term partner for TotalEnergies in both upstream and downstream ventures such as Laffan Refineries, and we are proud of their outstanding performance. We will remain committed to supporting them in their plant operations, and to continuously innovate to maximize the performance of the assets.”
Commenting on the award Khalid bin Khalifa Al Thani, Qatargas CEO, stated, “We are honored to receive this award from our longstanding partner TotalEnergies. It stands as a testament to our unwavering commitment to ensuring a safe working environment for everyone. We look forward to continuing our successful partnership with TotalEnergies.”
It’s worth highlighting the remarkable achievements of Laffan Refineries since its establishment in 2009. The LR1 Facility has achieved an impressive safety record, going 13 years without a Lost Time Incident (LTI) since its inception. Similarly, the LR2 Facility has accomplished six years without an LTI since 2017. Laffan Refineries consistently raises the bar for safety standards in the industry and serves as an inspiring example for others to emulate.
