OREANDA-NEWS. May 28, 2012. Qatar Petroleum’s Offshore Operations held its Annual Recognition Ceremony on May 24 at the Al-Ghazal Club to honour its managers and employees who have distinguished themselves for their outstanding performance in 2011.

During the event, Mr. Mubarak Awaida Al-Hajri, Operations Manager – Offshore Fields, expressed his gratitude and appreciation for the support of His Excellency Dr. Mohammed bin Saleh Al-Sada, Minister of Energy and Industry & Chairman and Managing Director of QP, as well as for the guidance and encouragement of Mr. Said Mubarak Al-Mohannadi, Director Operations of QP.

Mr. Al-Hajri then distributed recognition certificates to deserving offshore managers and employees for their valuable contribution in achieving the department’s safety objectives and business targets.

Among those recognized were the members of the Offshore Operations Specialized Team (OOST), Plant Change Request (PCR) team, Continual Improvement (CI) team, as well as offshore employees who actively participated in QP events, such as the QP Environment Fair 2012. Mr. Al-Hajri also recognized the Manager of Offshore Engineering from QP’s Technical Directorate.

“I would like to congratulate all our awardees this year, and I am confident that their excellent on-the-job performance would effectively serve as an ideal example for other employees to follow, thus enabling our department to attain greater achievements and even higher standards of professionalism in our offshore operations,” said Mr. Al-Hajri.

In his address on the occasion, Mr. Al-Hajri strongly emphasized that QP's Offshore Operations gives full priority to health, safety and environmental protection, stressing that these are fully integrated in their day-to-day activities.

He also gladly announced that four offshore departments have already achieved a milestone of 1 million man-hours without lost time incident. He further added that all the activities of QP’s Offshore Operations are fully aligned with the spirit of the corporation’s slogan, “Committed to Excellence.”