Qatar: RasGas Celebrates Safety Milestone

The Shorebase Operations Support team of the Well Management Department of RasGas recently celebrated 15 years without a Lost Time Incident and 11 years without a Recordable Incident.

Congratulating the Shorebase team for its outstanding safety record, Hamad Rashid Al Mohannadi, RasGas Managing Director said that the achievement reflects RasGas’ philosophy and commitment to ensuring that the highest safety standards are met in all aspects of its business.

Addressing a special ceremony held at Al Waha Club, Al Khor to mark the occasion, he said RasGas deploys the best safety practices in the world and enforce safe working behaviour.

“Our relentless commitment to safety has always played a vital role in RasGas’ success in the LNG industry as it has been a core element of our operations and processes. This has contributed greatly in accomplishing our strategic choices that include enhancing reliability and gas deliverability from reservoir to delivery point with a focus on operational excellence,” said Al Mohannadi.

RasGas Subsurface Group Manager, Dave Frye, added “Many in our industry would say that this philosophy is an admirable goal, but it just can’t be done. But today we celebrate a team that believes in a workplace with no injuries. This is a team that has proven time and again that if it can be imagined, it can be done. Your success sets a high bar that we can all aspire to.”

He also thanked the main contractors Qatar Navigation, who provides the manpower and equipment support round the clock at Shorebase to handle all cargo operations and Al-Mansoori Inspection Services, which performs all inspection activities of tubulars and equipment prior to being shipped to the offshore locations, for their contributions that enabled RasGas to achieve this great success.

“Though every achievement is a milestone, some have greater significance due to its voluminous character,” said Hamad Mubarak Al Muhannadi, RasGas Operations Group Manager.

“Since the beginning of Shorebase operations 15 years ago, there has not been a single lost time incident, and it has been 11 years since the last recordable incident at Shorebase. During that time, the team has mobilised over 1,000 miles of casing, over 150 wellheads, thousands of barrels of oil field chemicals and countless other items. It is without doubt a remarkable achievement by any standard,” he said.

He said the achievement was the result of a strong teamwork and a commitment to safety by all members of the team, regardless of positions. “This would not have materialised without the daily efforts of each and every member of the Operations Support team,” said Al Mohannadi, adding that the team has lived up to the Well Management Department philosophy of “Nobody Gets Hurt”.

[mappress]

LNG World News Staff, April 10, 2012; Image: QP