ADGAS-Newsletter July 2012

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Technical Issues

Das Round-up

Social, Cultural and Recreation

ADNOC Group at the OTC 2012

British Ambassador visit to Das Island

Das Social & Welfare Committee reviews its performance

An ADGAS engineer lectures on the human potential

ADNOC Group Cricket Championp 20

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Corporate News

Exceeding Performance Expectations

ADGAS 95th Board Meeting

ADGAS General Management signs the Balanced Scorecard

Mohammed bin Zayed attends a lecture on the promises of genetics

ADGAS launches its Sustainability Week

Nahyan Bin Mubarak honors the winners of Abu Dhabi Industry Award 2012

ADGAS gets a Special Recognition Award

The CEO, the General Management and all employees and contractors of Abu Dhabi Gas Liquefaction Company Ltd. (ADGAS) extend their congratulations to the

General Management and employees of Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company (ADMA-OPCO)

on the 50th anniversary of the first shipment of crude oil from Das Island.

These five decades of achievements bear witness to the commitment and professionalism of ADMA-OPCO’s management and staff.

In this occasion, we pledge to continue our close cooperation and support, and we look forward to future milestones and achievements.

Fahim KazimCEO

Abu Dhabi Gas Liquefaction Company Ltd. (ADGAS)

An IGD Das Project Important Milestone

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Corporate NewsGood old days

ADGAS has sustained a remarkable presence on the list of ADNOC HSE Award winners. The first photograph (above) was taken during ADNOC’s HSE Award celebration in 1999.

The second photograph (below) shows ADGAS Senior Management taking a tour to the plant facility during the regular shutdown of the plant’s trains. ADGAS Management puts considerable stress on the timely and safe completion of shutdown activities

Dr. Venter said the UAE could play a critical role in the genome map, stressing that what matters is a dedicated work for future in continued education and fundamentals of scientific research.

He noted that the UAE, blessed with abundance of sunshine, desert, sea water and carbon dioxide, could draw its own genome map which will be very useful in producing food in a new innovative method, recycling water and waste and generating electricity.

In his view, the whole matter is deeply linked with time, education and well-trained professionals.

The lecturer said that his research institute pursued a number of exciting avenues in the burgeoning field of genomics, and use new computing and computational tools, as well as new DNA sequencing technology, to sequence the first free living organism in 1995. With this advance, the floodgates of genomics were opened.

“The last decade has been pretty successful on the technology front. The human genome project started as a $3 billion taxpayer initiative in the US with a couple more billion coming from foundations and governments

Mohammed bin Zayed attends a lecture on the promises of genetics

A blend between genetics and computer sciences

overseas, so a total of about $5 billion. Our breakthrough was that we sequenced the human genome for a mere $100 million—we had a giant building full of sequencing machines. And now that giant building is condensed to something the size of a table and that $100 million has been reduced to $1,000 or $2,000’” Dr Venter said.

“But what most people think about when it comes to genetics is personalized medicine. If we sequence your genome or my genome, what can we interpret? What can we predict for the future? What can we change? That’s in its absolute infancy. We’re at the point where we don’t need one genome or just a few genomes to interpret your genome. We need tens of thousands of genomes as a starting point, coupled with everything we can know about their physiology. It’s only when we do that giant computer search, putting all that DNA together, that we will be able to make sense in a meaningful statistical manner of what your DNA is telling you. We’re just at the start of trying to do that,” he concluded.

The lecture was followed by a Q/A sessions where attendees raised some questions about the potentials of these technologies and their impact of our future.

His Highness General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, attended on April 24, 2012 a lecture at his cultural Majlis on “New outlook of scientific research: computer sciences and biology,” delivered by Dr. J. Craig Venter, Founder and President of the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI), a San Diego, California-based, non-profit, research organization dedicated to human, microbial, plant, synthetic and environmental genomic research.

H.H. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed receives Dr. Venter

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Corporate NewsCorporate News

ADGAS Board of Directors reviewed the Company’s corporate performance and achievements as on 30th April 2012, and discussed the progress of various major schemes and projects.

During the Meeting, the chairman and shareholders appreciated ADGAS excellent efforts in achieving a remarkable safety record of 35 Million Man-hours without a lost time incident. They also appreciated the efforts made to maximize production and greatly minimize the gas flaring by almost 70% in the last 5 year. MITSUI’s representative re-iterated TEPCO’s gratitude on the stand of ADGAS and its shareholders to support them and Japan and to finalize the recent Agreements for additional quantities both FOB and Ex-ship. The Meeting also discussed the different reports on the technical, marketing and financial aspects in addition to the report of the Audit Committee of the Board (ACB).

The Board endorsed ADGAS 5 Years Business Plan assumptions for the years 2013 – 2017 and Q1 2012 performance against contract. The Board commended the Company’s performance and achievements, and congratulated ADGAS General Management and all employees for their efforts.

The Board meeting was preceded by a series of other meetings as follows:

“The 34th Technical Sub-Committee (TSC) meeting was held on 10th May 2012, chaired by Mr. Fahim Kazim, ADGAS CEO. The meeting was attended by Shareholders’ technical experts and ADGAS senior management and key technical staff. Through a series of presentations and briefing papers, they deliberated HSE, Production and Integrity and Reliability Performance along with a review of five year plan assumptions, strategic initiatives and progress of various projects. Shareholders commended ADGAS on its high standards, robust systems and continuous improvement in the HSE and production performance trends and achievement of yearly targets. In particular Shareholders commended ADGAS in achieving higher than planned production and carrying out many project activities with record HSE performance of 35 million man hours worked without lost time injury and process safety indicator of no loss of containment. Shareholders also congratulated ADGAS in winning a special recognition ADNOC HSE award for year 2011 for the paper on “From Flaring to Caring: ADGAS Flaring at its Lowest”. To sustain such performance Shareholders

ADGAS held its 95th Board meeting on Tuesday 29th May 2012 at the Company’s headquarters. The meeting was chaired by Mr. Ali Khalifa Al Shamsi, ADNOC Director of Corporate Planning & Coordination, and attended by representatives of ADGAS shareholders, (ADNOC, Mitsui & Co., BP and Total), in addition to the General Management team, headed by Mr. Fahim Kazim, CEO.


recommended guarding against complacency by focusing and enhancing among employees and contractors safety campaigns, hazard awareness training sessions and industry wide lessons learned workshops. Shareholders also asked ADGAS to expeditiously implement strategy for assuring high level of accommodation in Das Island.”

The 50th Finance Sub-Committee (FINCO) meeting was held on 15th May 2012, to discuss the Company’s financial results for the year 2011 and the dividend proposal. The meeting was chaired by Ms. Emmanuelle Seigneurie of TOTAL, with full representation from Shareholders. ADGAS was represented by Mr. Hasan

Al Marzooqi, Senior Vice President (Administration), Mr. Abdulwahab Alhosani, Finance Manager, Fouad Al Wahedi, Strategy & Corporate Development Manager and other senior members from Finance Division.

The 53rd Board Advisory Committee (BAC) meeting, which was held In Abu Dhabi on Tuesday 22nd May 2012, and chaired by Dr. Saif Al Nasseri, Business Support Acting Director, ADNOC, in the presence of representatives of ADGAS Shareholders and ADGAS CEO, SVP(A), SVP (C), SVP (T), VP (P), and other senior ADGAS officials. ADGAS presented the year-to-date performance of the company in respect to its targets. ADGAS took this opportunity to review and evaluate the major business events since the last BAC meeting. The Shareholders commended ADGAS efforts in the safety side and congratulated ADGAS for achieving a record 35 million man-hours without LTI over a period of 1147 days. The shareholders also commended ADGAS efforts in gas flaring reduction of around 70% in comparison to what it used to be few years ago. They endorsed ADGAS’ Five Year Plan (2013-2017) assumptions and congratulated ADGAS Management and its employees for all their hard work and efforts and wished the Company continued improvement for the remainder of the year.


Technical Sub-Committee meeting

Finance Sub-Committee Meeting

Board Advisory Committee meeting

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The Balanced Scorecard methodology provides a clear link between the corporate strategy and Divisions, enabling each Division to assume responsibility for delivery of the corporate performance contract.The BSC is a strategy deployment tool, which helps align objectives and manage delivery of corporate performance, by providing a holistic platform for identifying a set of quantifiable operational measures and initiatives aligned to our Vision, Mission and Strategic Objectives.

ADGAS has identified five Business Themes and developed Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for each Theme. These themes are the following: Maximizing Return Theme, Emiratization Theme, Operational Excellence Theme, HSE, Integrity & Reliability Theme and Learning and Growth Theme. Operational Excellence Theme, for example involves adopting the best operating standards and practices which will enhance the efficiency of plant operations and reduce opportunity losses to a minimum.

ADGAS General Management signs the Balanced ScorecardADGAS General Management members, Mr. Fahim Kazim, ADGAS CEO, Mr. Hasan Al Marzooqi, SVPA, Mr. Bader Al Mohamadi, SVPT, Mr. Jassem Sultan, SVPC, and Mr. Mohamed Alshehhi, VP(LNG Plant), signed the Balanced Scorecards (BSC), in presence of divisions and departments managers and heads on Sunday 15th April 2012 at the company Head Quarter building in Abu Dhabi.

ADNOC 2011 HSE Awards

ADGAS gets a Special Recognition AwardADGAS received a Special Recognition Award in ADNOC’s annual HSE Award ceremony 2011, organized at the Ittihad Towers Hotel on April 22, 2012.

The annual event was attended by H.E. Joa’an Salem Al Dhaheri, SPC’s General Secretary, and H.E. Abdulla Nasser Al Suwaidi, ADNOC Director General, along with the CEOs and senior officials of ADNOC Group companies and contractors.

The Special Recognition Award was received by Mr. Fahim Kazim, CEO, in presence of some of ADGAS Senior Management and the HSE team.

“The continuation and persistence of the march of

improvement in the HSE performance is vital to the success and sustainability of our industry. ADNOC HSE Awards stand as important evidence to our commitment to improve our performance in HSE fields.” said H.E. ADNOC Director General in his welcoming keynote speech.

The Awards cover seven categories: Innovation, Environment, Health, Safety, Sustainability, HSE performance and the best partnership between an OPCO company and a contractor, as well as Special Recognition awards.

ADGAS CEO, Mr. Fahim Kazim, and other ADNOC group of companies CEOs witnessed the inauguration of this conference and exhibition, with other decision makers in the oil and gas industry from gulf region and worldwide.

Organized by the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), the theme of the conference and exhibition was “Sustaining World Energy through an Integrated HSSE

and Business Approach.” It aims at sharing information and expertise about HSSE challenges for oil and gas companies and how can national oil companies (NOC) ensure the best environment for sustainable and safe production.

Middle East Health, Safety, Security & Environment Exhibition & Conference (MEHSSE 2012)H.E. Dr. Rashid Ahmed Bin Fahad, Minister of Environment and Water, inaugurated the 2012 SPE’s Middle East Health, Safety, Security, and Environment Conference and Exhibition (MEHSSE), in attendance of an international audience on Monday, April 2, 2012 at the Beach Rotana Hotel in Abu Dhabi.

Following the opening ceremony, H. E. Bin Fahad officially opened the exhibition which runs alongside the conference, featuring the world’s leading companies that showcased the latest in innovative HSE technologies, processes, and applications.

ADNOC and SPE worked together and hosted a new community initiative this year, a 2 km ‘Fun Run’, promoting corporate social responsibility whilst encouraging health and fitness. The Fun Run took place on 3rd April at the Abu Dhabi Breakwater, and was open to all oil and gas professionals and their families.

Bin Fahad getting briefed at one of the Exhibition’s stands

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Successfully completing a big industrial project is always the result of the hard, dedicated and orchestrated work of various groups and teams working on different fronts and parts of the project, putting pieces together and facing – and solving – challenges. Challenges constitute an integral part of the life cycle of any big project, requiring specialized teams of different disciplines to address each and every issue that face the project team. Therefore, hearing of, or reading about, a major project like the IGD, a common reader would rarely grasp, let alone appreciate, the enormous efforts put by the project managers, engineers, planners, and thousands of technicians and normal workers to make it happen. Yet, the direct contact and discussion with the project team would open one’s eyes to a success story that has its own challenges, constraints, hurdles and successes.

The IGD Project in brief The Integrated Gas Development (IGD) project is an ambitious venture that aims to transfer offshore gas taken from ADMA-OPCO’s Um Al Shaif fields, to Das Island, where ADGAS facilities would dehydrate and compress this gas and then send it through the existing 30” OAG subsea pipeline to GASCO’s facilities in Habshan for further processing and then to the national grid in Abu Dhabi and other emirates to be used as a clean energy.But to execute this ADNOC Sole Risk project, ADNOC decided to split it to several packages to be managed by ADMA-OPCO, ADGAS and GASCO. ADMA-OPCO’s roles is to build the facilities that extract raw associated gas in Um Al Shaif field and then transport

it to ADGAS new IGD facilities on Das Island through a new 46” Inlet Gas pipeline (IGL). ADGAS part of the project involves the construction of the necessary processing units to dehydrate and compress approximately 900 MMSCF of gas per day. GASCO’s part is to further process that gas, separate it and send it to Abu Dhabi and other emirates for industrial and residential use.

ChallengesSince the award of the contract to Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) in July 2009, ADGAS package of the IGD has faced daunting challenges. Some of these challenges

Industrial Modules arrive to Abu DhabiOn June 2012, the first shipment of the IGD modules arrived to Abu Dhabi Port for custom clearance before it heads to Das Island where it will embark on July 5, 2012. Meanwhile, two other shipments left the South Korean port of Ulsan heading to Abu Dhabi where they are expected to arrive on July 9 and 31 respectively.

The shipment carrying the first IGD modules (out of four shipments) had left Ulsan Port on May 31, 2012, marking the beginning of the project’s final stage. The other modules will soon follow, to be safely installed on the newly reclaimed land on Das Island.

ADGAS News has followed up this historic step in Ulsan and came up with the following coverage.

An IGD Important Milestone

Honoring the national anthems of the UAE and Korea

The second module leaving Olsan port.

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were technical. Others were regulatory and some others were related to the site itself. To grasp the dimensions of these challenges, we met Mr. Sany Zaky, IGD Project Manager (Civil & Marine). An accomplished professional who has been involved in the project from the start, Mr. Zaky shared with us the IGD’s main milestones.“Let me begin by saying that the civil and marine part of the project has taken almost half the efforts and cost of the IGD project. The main challenge was the project’s location on Das Island; a small island with limited space for extra construction which has been too consumed over the past three decades to accommodate the industrial development projects. Therefore, it was necessary to reclaim more land for the IGD project,” he started. “Land reclamation necessitated by site limitation was constrained by the OAG facilities from the east, the OAG 30” gas subsea pipeline from the north and the 10” TOTAL ABK oil subsea pipeline from the south. The limited width of the IGD site plot was confined between the 30” OAG gas line and the 10’ ABK oil line. Further constraint was necessitated by the need to have vertical concrete walls supporting and retaining the IGD plant site at +12.0 meters above sea level instead of the simpler inclined revetment slopes which would have encroached over the subsea pipelines flanking the site from north and south.Another major challenge was meeting ADNOC’s strict HSE requirements, especially concerning societal risk.

To minimize the human losses due to any emergency, these requirements stipulate that the maximum number of workers that should work at the same time and in a small place like the site on Das Island should not exceed 700. That was the reason why ADGAS and its main contractor, HHI, have opted for modularization; i.e. the building of the main structures of the plants at the contractor’s site in Korea. This modularization would first address this issue of societal risk while also minimize the time needed to execute the project, as the modules were being built at the same time of the reclamation process. Waiting till the site is ready to build the facilities on site would have required double the time for the project. Due to the nature of marine civil works, a huge quantity of special rocks had to be transported from Ras Al Khaima quarries. In addition, thousands of special large concrete blocks of 90 tons each were used to confine the IGD reclaimed site. These concrete blocks were pre-casted in a special batching plant in Ajman and were transported to Das. The need for such huge transportation of special rocks and concrete blocks required so many transportation barges that made more than 500 trips to Das Island. The total number of marine spread of construction and material barges and assisting tugs exceeded 40 numbers. Each barge or vessel of this marine spread had to comply with ADNOC’s requirements for working in oil fields and had to pass special inspection and vetting by ADNOC. Mr. Zaky elaborated on the various technical difficulties faced during the marine and civil works, including the kind

of soil on Das Island, the very heavy walls that needed to be installed underwater to support the reclaimed land and adverse weather conditions that obstruct marine operation at the unsheltered location of the IGD facilities north west Das, which is exposed to the prevailing waves and currents. These adverse weather conditions have seriously jeopardized the progress of the marine construction works specifically during winter.Further constraint to the IGD project construction was its location at the Das Island runway flight path. A special study was carried out to ensure that the high points of the IGD plant stacks as well as construction cranes do not impose any risk to the daily flight operations. Special height cranes were only operated during night when no flights were made to Das Island. This required close coordination with ADMA-OPCO and Abu Dhabi Aviation personnel.At the end of his interview, Mr. Zaky expressed his pride of excellent job performed by the project’s team, overcoming the continuous challenges in close cooperation with the main contractor, HHI, and its various sub-contractors involved, not to mention the close coordination with

ADMA-OPCO and the Petroleum Ports Authority on Das Island.

Process & UtilitiesWhile the civil and marine works were progressively being carried out, the Home Office services including detail engineering, procurement and construction of the process and utilities’ units/modules were being carried out in parallel at HHI’s yards in Ulsan. ADGAS warranted that close follow up of the above activities including fabrication activities in Korea is essential. This was accomplished by the mobilization of ADGAS Project team consisting of PMT, PMC and TPI teams. The lead man behind this side of the project was Mr. Ibrahim Aljunaibi, IGD Project Manager (Process & Utilities) who spent the last couple of years shuttling between Das Island, Abu Dhabi and Korea to ensure smooth execution and delivery of the project as planned. Himself a UAE national engineer with extensive experience in ADGAS, Mr. Aljunaibi was very keen not only on ensuring the technical integrity of the modules but also to ensure full compliance with ADGAS plan to use this project as a training platform for local employees by involving young nationals in project management and execution.“You don’t have such an opportunity to work on a mega project like this every year,” he began. “Therefore, ADGAS has made it a requisite on the main contractor to train its own staff in the project’s different disciplines throughout the execution period. The training covered Home Office activities, vendor shop equipment training and onsite training during module construction and commissioning phases. HHI assigned a Training Coordinator who developed an overall training plan which

Mr. Al Shamsi hands out ADGAS trophy to HHI CEO

Messrs. Al Shamsi, Kazim and Al Mohamadi visiting Hyundai’s special museum where Hyundai’s founder is represented here on his bicycle at the beginning of his career.

Loading the IGD modules onto the ship.

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was approved by ADGAS. HHI proceeded with the actual training sessions at every phase, after developing a system for controlling the training program and monitoring each trainee’s progress,” Mr. Aljunaibi explained.Mr. Aljunaibi went on to say, “HHI provided ADGAS engineering personnel with the following training opportunities at its Home Office in Korea:• Twelve short-term trainees for a duration of 3 months

each• Six medium-term trainees for a duration of 6 months

each• Six long-term trainees for a duration of 12 months each Vendor Shop training will also be provided by the vendor’s engineers for ADGAS Engineering and Operations personnel during the pre-commissioning and commissioning phases, covering different elements of instrumentation, control, DCS, electrical equipment and packages for ADGAS Operations, Maintenance and Engineering personnel. Training will also be covering process, mechanical, control, electrical systems, equipment and packages.”

ADGAS Senior Management Support The achievement of this IGD important milestone could not have been achieved without the close follow-up of the Company’s Senior Management, especially Mr. Bader Almohamadi, SVP (T), and his support to the IGD project managers. His personal intervention with HHI Senior Management and his networking with the main subcontractors’ senior managements were effective in project schedule recovery. His regular communication with, and support to, the project team in Korea, Abu Dhabi

and Das, were vital in steering the project in its difficult course leading to the current success.

A pledge of continuous cooperationThe celebration organized by ADGAS main contractor, (HHI), symbolizes a strong bond in the making between the two companies. Set at Ulsan shipping yard, the ceremony was attended by Mr. Ali Al Shamsi, ADNOC Strategic Planning and Coordination Director, Mr. Fahim Kazim, CEO, Mr. Bader Al Mohamadi, SVP (T), in addition to ADGAS’ IGD project managers, Mr. Aljunaibi, Mr. Zaky, Mr. Salem Al Taee, IGD HSE Team Leader, along with ADGAS office staff in Korea. From HHI, the ceremony was attended by Mr. C. J. Kang, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of HHI Offshore Division, along with scores of HHI project managers and senior officials. The arrangements made by HHI’s senior management in Ulsan Port reflected the significance given to this project milestone and to HHI’s relations with ADGAS and ADNOC in general. A celebration stand was installed, and a musical band was ready to play the national anthems of both the UAE and Korea. The place was bustling with HHI’s senior officials, and the first module onboard the ship was richly decorated, along with all the rituals of a formal sale-away. The ceremony started by the national anthems, followed by a welcoming speech by Mr. C. J. Kang, HHI’s Senior Executive Vice President & COO, who congratulates both companies for this achievement, noting the growing relations between Hyundai and ADNOC Group of Companies and its contributions to several projects for the Group.

Mr. Kang expressed his belief that this project will further cement these relations and open new horizons for cooperation between the two major world companies. Then, Mr. Ali Al Shamsi took the floor and started by saying that “in the span of a few decades, the UAE and South Korea have emerged as two of the most remarkable success stories of the global economy. Both nations have vigorously upheld and promoted free market principles and have joined the ranks of the world’s major economies in an astonishingly short period of time.He went on to stress that ADNOC had its fair share of the strategic relation between Abu Dhabi and South Korea, with major projects going on to develop upstream & downstream oil and gas facilities. Timely completion and operation of the overall IGD project is essential to the critical national infrastructure and economy of Abu Dhabi and of very significant importance to ADNOC which carries the overall responsibility for implementation. Any delay in completing one package will result in delaying the commissioning of the other 5 IGD packages. Since these other IGD packages are currently on or ahead of their progress schedule, I cannot overstress the huge importance of the timely completing the Das Island package. On his turn, Mr. Fahim Kazim, CEO, started his speech by saying, “The fact that we are here today to witness and celebrate the sail-away milestone of the first IGD Das Project modules, pays tribute to the efforts of HHI Senior Management, HHI IGD Project Management and their project teams and also to the seamless integration of ADGAS PMT/PMC team who have assisted and supported HHI at all levels. “The close cooperation and communication between HHI and ADGAS project teams as well as the senior

management of both companies from early 2010 have been vital elements of project schedule recovery and today’s success. However, today’s milestone marks the start of a new critical “fast track” phase of the project which will require even greater dedication, skill and commitment from HHI and its subcontractors together with ADGAS which will spare no effort for the success and the timely completion of the IGD project. The highest level of planning and constructability will be required in support of the greater effort needed to meet the project completion by August 2013 without sacrificing safety or quality,” the CEO went on to say.ADGAS CEO added, “Another key element to success will be engineering and procurement management support. This includes providing essential project documentation and continued major vendor administration and prompt coordination by HHI Off-shore Division. All stakeholders must recognize the fast-track nature of the upcoming phase and endeavor to ensure that no time or effort is wasted in achieving our common goals.” “Finally,” Mr. Fahim Kazim concluded, “I will be looking forward to the fourth and final sail-away milestone of IGD project modules from Ulsan which includes the outstation and sub-station modules scheduled before the end of July 2012. ADGAS Senior Management has been following up closely on the progress of the IGD project in the last few months. Both the CEO, Mr. Fahim Kazim, and Mr. Bader Al Mohamadi, SVP (T), along with the IGD project managers, had conducted a series of meetings with HHI’s senior management to ensure the timely completion and delivery of the modules.

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Mr. Al Alawi and Mr. Rimson had both shown a high sense of responsibility and an agile awareness of the safety requirements in the plant when they noticed, in the course of their daily work and in two separate cases, two cases that may have developed into a serious threat for

Mr. Abdulla Al Alawi Mr. Tagur Rimson

In a celebration organized on March 28, 2012 for this occasion, Mr. Moh’d Saqr Al Shehhi, VP (LNG Plant) and Mr. Fathi El Werdany, Manager of Das Operations (ADMA-OPCO) honored Mr. Saif Rashed Al Dhuhoori, Area Operator (ADGAS) and Mr. Samiullah, Laundry Driver (ADMA-OPCO), as Das Island HSE Men of the Year 2011.

Both employees have demonstrated a high sense of agility and responsibility when they noticed cases that would have developed into major accidents has it not been for their quick action and initiative.

ADGAS and ADMA-OPCO honor Das Island HSE Men of the YearFor the first time on Das Island, ADGAS and ADMA-OPCO honored the two companies’ “HIS Man of the Year 2011”.

HSE “MAN OF THE MONTH”The HSE Initiative Committee awarded the title of “HSE Man of the Month” for the month of March 2012 to Mr. Abdulla Al Alawi, Senior Operator and Mr. Tagur Rimson, Process Operator, both from the Operations Division.

safety had they been left unreported. Each one of them acted rapidly and reported the case to the CCB which addressed the two cases, thus averting the possibility of these potential hazards developing into major accidents. Congratulations to our colleagues! Well done!

Presenting certificates of appreciation to the above employees, both Mr. Al Shehhi and El Werdany commended the employees’ commitment to safety and their quick action which averted more serious consequences.

The ceremony was attended by several HSE and Operation officials from both companies.

The event was attended by ADGAS Senior Management, headed by Mr. Fahim Kazim, CEO, and scores of senior officials representing ADGAS various divisions and departments.The two-day event started with a safety moment, followed by a keynote speech from Mr. Faim Kazim, who shed light on the main challenges and achievements of the first quarter and the key enablers that made these achievements possible. The CEO called for sustainable efforts to maintain this high level of performance, warning against complacency at all levels.Mr. Fouad Al Wahidi, Strategy & Corporate Development Manager, introduced the first day workshop, titled “Managing People Effectively”, a subject that engaged the Company’s best minds for the rest of the day as they explored modes of leadership, motivation and team work. The evening featured a lecture given by Mr. Adnan Al Awadi, ADGAS Environmental Engineer, on “Living by Choice, not by Chance.”

The next day witnessed ADGAS performance review of the first quarter of 2012. Documents presented at the session demonstrated that ADGAS has out-performed its set goals in the first quarter of this year. Against an initial forecast of 116% in the 2012 Performance Contract, the Company has achieved an overall year-to-date performance of 126%.The Management’s report identified progress against all KPIs in the ADGAS Performance Contract. The last session was dedicated to a review of the assumptions of the five-year plan (2013-2017). The session discussed the future strategy of ADGAS in light of various scenarios and variables, including ADGAS growing role in the national energy strategy, future markets and opportunities, the options for Trains I and II, and ADGAS role within the community. The session concluded with an optimistic tone amongst ADGAS higher ranks and a pledge to stay on guard against complacency and to maintain the high level of performance.

ADGAS has again exceeded the plans set in the Performance Contract during the 1st quarter of 2012 as shown in the Management Quarterly Performance Review (QPR), held at St. Regis Hotel, Al Sadiyat Island on April 25-26, 2012.

Exceeding Performance ExpectationsADGAS 1st Quarter QPR

After the honoring ceremony

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Upon arrival to the Island, the visiting delegation was accompanied by representatives of both ADGAS and ADMA-OPCO to a site tour to the Das Expansion project and the facilities of the IGD project.

H.E. was briefed by the project team on the latest developments and progress of the project in the presence of Mr. Bader Al Mohamadi, SVP (T), Mr. Moh’d Al Shehhi

As part of ADNOC’s follow-up on the progress of the Group’s projects, H.E. Abdulla Nasser Al Suwaidi, ADNOC Director General, visited Das Island on May 13, 2012, accompanied by Mr. Fahim Kazim, CEO, Mr. Ali Al Jarwan, ADMA-OPCO’s CEO and a number of senior officials from the three companies.

VP (LNG Plant), and Mr. Ibrahim Aljunaibi, IGD Project Manager (Process & Facilities).

After the IGD project briefing, H.E. Al Suwaidi visited Das Training Center and took a tour into the Center’s various departments. He was briefed on the kind of technical and other general training courses offered to trainees of both ADGAS and ADMA-OPCO on Das Island.

ADNOC’s visiting delegation was accompanied by Mr. Hasan Al Marzooqi SVP (A) and Mr. Abdulla Al Dhaheri, HR Division Manager and Mr. Mohamed Khalifa Al Suwaidi, Manager of Human Resources, ADMA-OPCO.

The ADNOC delegation was welcomed at Das Airport by ADGAS & ADMA-OPCO senior officials on the Island before they proceeded directly to the newly reclaimed site of ADNOC’s Das Island Development Project. Mr. Al Qubaisi discussed the various aspects of the project with his hosts from ADGAS and ADMA-OPCO.

ADNOC dignitaries went on in a tour that took them to Das Training Center, where they toured its study rooms,

A high level delegation from ADNOC, headed by Mr. Mohammed S. Al Qubaisi, HR Director, ADNOC, visited Das Island as part of ADNOC’s continuous commitment and follow-up on the services offered to the Group’s employees and HR development activities on the Island, as well as the ongoing projects on the Island.

ADNOC HR Director Visit DAS Island

workshops and new laboratory and got briefed on the policies followed and the equipment provided to ensure a successful role for the Center in qualifying ADGAS and ADMA-OPCO human resources. Then the delegation visited Al Jimi Accommodation, Das Hospital and several other facilities including ADGAS and ADMA-OPCO Central Control Rooms.

Mr. Al Qubaisi and his colleagues expressed their satisfaction with the services offered on the facilities they toured, calling for continuous improvement of such services as per ADNOC policies.

At the session of the Engineering Division, attendants discussed all issues related to the Division’s technical plans and financial requirements, in addition to the achievements and challenges facing employees as they perform their duties. The session concluded with recommendations and proposed solutions to the issues at hand.

The communication session of the Integrity and Quality Division reviewed the division’s ongoing projects and

As part of ADGAS established policy of sustaining open communication at all levels, Mr. Bader Al Mohamadi, SVP (T) held two communication sessions with the Engineering Division and the Integrity and Quality Division. Held on Das Island on May 14, 2012, the two sessions were attended by the managers and senior staff of the two divisions.

future plans, along with the key challenges and how to meet them.

In each case, Mr. Al Mohamadi commended the efforts exerted by the managers and employees of the two divisions to improve performance and maintain operational excellence while preserving the integrity and quality of the Company’s assets.

SVP (T) holds two communication sessions

ADNOC Director General visits Das Island

During the Communication Session with the Engineering Division (above) and the I&Q Division (right)

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ADGAS launches its Sustainability WeekUnder the theme “Be Part of Green ADGAS,” Mr. Fahim Kazim, CEO, inaugurated ADGAS Sustainability Week, between 10 and 14 June, 2012.

Celebrated in Abu Dhabi Headquarters and on Das Island, the week featured a series of activities that aim at promoting cultural and environmental awareness on the concept and aspects of sustainability and how they can translated into real daily life, making it a lifestyle and handing it over to the coming generations. The activities were organized in cooperation with some local organizations like the Environmental Resources Management, which gave ADGAS employees a presentation on sustainability and environment conservation. The Emirates Environmental

Group (EEG) delivered another presentation on the benefits of waste management and recycling. In cooperation with the EEG, ADGAS also launched a campaign for recycling old mobile phones and their batteries, installing special boxes in ADGAS Headquarters where employees disposed of their old mobiles.

“ADGAS considers its employees to be the key factor behind its success in realizing the sustainability goals. Therefore, we see this Sustainability Week as an opportunity to link the principles of sustainability to the

ADGAS Sustainability week


work environment, making it more healthy, fruitful and innovative, and allowing the best talent to come up and flourish,” said Mr. Kazim.

As a symbol of encouraging tree-planting and spreading plantation, ADGAS CEO planted a palm tree in front of ADGAS Headquarters. Another one was planted on Das Island in the presence of Mr. Bader Al Mohamadi, SVP (T), and Fahim Uddin DVP (LNG Plant).

On the humanitarian and environmental fronts, ADGAS distributed environment-friendly bags to employees to collect contributions and hand them over to the UAE Red Crescent.

The campaign involves a number of other interactive activities that address various issues of sustainability at home and in the workplace.

Closing the Sustainability Week, Mr. Hasan Al Marzooqi, SVP (A), addressed ADGAS employees.

“The various activities you have been involved in in the past few days bear witness to our solid commitment to improve our sustainability performance through knowledge sharing, awareness building and comprehensive involvement of all our employees in this honorable endeavor,” he said.

He added: “Our key success indicator here is to make sustainability everyone’s business and to enlighten and motivate our employees to adopt the Company’s policies and make them part of their lifestyle and daily routine”.

“On behalf of ADGAS General Management, I would like to express our pledge to keep looking for ways to improve our sustainability performance and be more responsive to the needs and expectations of our stakeholders, employees, community and to our environment,” Mr. Al Marzooqi concluded.

Mr. Fahim Uddin addressing Das employees

During a sustainability awareness session

and planting a treen on Das Island

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ADGAS General Management, represented by Mr. Hasan Al Marzooqi, SVP (A), attended the get-together organized by ADGAS Public Relations & Corporate Communication Department to honor local journalists and media professionals.

ADGAS honors its media partners

Held on June 3, 2012 at ADGAS’ Baynounah Club, the evening started with an opening speech by Mr. Al Marzooqi who welcomed ADGAS guests and partners within the media, commending their vital role in covering the corporate activities and providing support to the oil and gas sector and calling for an annual gathering of this kind.

Mr. Al Marzooqi gave a quick update on ADGAS latest projects and plans, including the Integrated Gas Development (IGD) project, and its role as a socially responsible company.

Then, Mr. Al Marzooqi proceeded to honor ADGAS guests before everybody was invited to dinner.

The get-together was marked by a spirit of friendship where so many media professionals recalled their past memories as they work together in several papers or institutions, thanking ADGAS for giving them this opportunity to gather and socialize.

ADGAS award was received by Mr. Hasan Al Marzooqi, SVP (A), who attended the ceremony with some senior employees representing the CC&PR Department and the L&D Department. The Minister also honored 35 HCT graduates who won the award in various disciplines across the country. “This remarkable event aims at encouraging local students to follow up their studies in such disciplines that address the needs of the local industry while also giving the UAE business community the opportunity to honor

academic distinction to the benefit of all stakeholders’” said Dr. Tayeb Kamali, Chancellor of Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT).The Abu Dhabi Industry Award was launched in 2004 with the aim of encouraging local students of the HCT to work hard and excel in the various disciplines offered by the HCT.

Nahyan Bin Mubarak honors the winners of Abu Dhabi Industry Award 2012 On June 18, 2012, H.E. Sheikh Nahyan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, honored ADGAS and other companies that sponsor the 7th version of Abu Dhabi Industrial Award 2012, as well as the students who won that award. The ceremony was organized at the Center of Excellence for Training and Research (CERT).

Including ADGAS and other sponsors

GCC oil companies underline importance of getting unified stance to reflect common interests

This came during the first meeting for Public Relations Managers at GCC oil and gas companies hosted by ADNOC on May 30, 2012 and held at the Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi. The meeting brought together the public relations managers and officials from Saudi Aramco Company, Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO), Kuwait Oil Company (KOC), Qatar Petroleum Company, Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) and ADNOC and its group of companies.

Public Relations Managers at the GCC oil and gas companies stressed the importance of coordination among their companies to reach a common vision about the oil and gas strategies in GCC countries to reflect common interests.

Participants were welcomed by Mr. Mohammed S. Al Qubaisi, Director, HR and Administration (ADNOC), who stressed the vital role played by the GCC’s national oil and gas companies in supporting the development of member states. This, he said, puts more responsibility on the PR function within these companies, necessitating open and sustainable communication with government bodies and stakeholders in general and reflecting to the outside world the interests and issues of these countries.

Run at the Casells Ghantot Hotel on May 21-22, 2012, the workshop involved several senior employees who discussed ways and strategies to develop the HR’s customer service level as per globally recognized best practices.

Workshop participants reviewed in great detail the processes and procedures taken by ADGAS HR function

and how to upgrade them to address and meet the expectations of employees.

The event came up with several techniques and solutions to improve the level of service given to the HR internal and external customers alike, with tracking and monitoring procedures to ensure full compliance with the developed techniques.

As part of the HR Division’s drive to improve its services to customers, and with active involvement and follow-up from Mr. Hasan Al Marzooqi, SVP (A), and Mr. Abdullah Al Dhaheri, HRDM, the Learning and Development department organized a workshop to drive improvement in the delivery of customer service within the Employee Relations and Recruitment functions.

HR Customer Service Workshop

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Legal awareness seminar on contract drafting

The Seminar discussed the paramount issue of “Contracts Formation & Terms” and was attended by the Mr. Jassem Sultan, SVP (C), and Mr. Hasan Al Sayed VP (M), in addition to the marketing team. The seminar featured a presentation which provided a comprehensive view of the most important aspects and legal safeguards during formation of contracts

including negotiations and pre-contractual statements, the interpretation and classification of contractual terms, and protection of the legal interests at the different stages of the contract. The audience participated actively in the seminar by directing useful questions and sharing insightful thoughts.

The Legal Department (Strategy & Corporate Division), with the participation of Herbert Smith Law Office, conducted a legal awareness seminar on April 15, 2012 for those who are concerned with contracts and purchasing in the company.

The Enterprise Architecture project is one of the best systems adopted by the IT Division in terms of aligning the division’s strategy with the overall corporate strategy of ADGAS.

Enterprise Architecture Project workshopIn line with its strategic goals of adopting the best practices and latest technologies, ADGAS IT Division has initiated the Enterprise Architecture project. The division organized a one-week workshop between April 8 and 17, 2012, to discuss and evaluate this project. The workshop was attended by several employees representing the sections of the IT Division.

This system help define the needs of ADGAS various divisions in terms of new IT technologies, analyze them and deal with them on the bases of complete partnership, ensuring alignment with the corporate goals and expectations for the best output.

The goal of this Challenge was to enhance Practitioner’s engagement and contribute to their personal recognition. Mr. Al Zaabi participated in this challenge on behalf of ADGAS and was one of the 9 winners (3 from each region: Europe, Middle East/North Africa, North America).

The winning initiative submitted for the competition was ADGAS’ shift from mere HSE consideration and reporting to the more comprehensive and integrated sustainability reporting as an integral part of corporate governance.

To this end, ADGAS produced a Sustainability Implementation Concept document in which it presents

ADGAS News would like to congratulate Mr. Jamal Bani Hashem, Maintenance Systems Application Coordinator (Das), for graduating from the Higher Colleges of Technology with Bachelor Degree with Honor in the Applied Science, majoring in e-commerce Management.

We wish Mr. Bani Hashem continuous success in his academic and professional career.

how to integrate sustainability within the business management in an implementation (step-by-step). To improve the content and structure of the sustainability report, a gap analysis was conducted and a benchmark tool was developed to compare ADGAS report with that of other companies.

The annual release of ADGAS Sustainability Report comes as an indication of the Company’s commitment to the Pledge taken within ADNOC Group of Companies and the wider Abu Dhabi Sustainability Group.

ADGAS Employee wins an International Sustainability Challenge

Congratulations

Mr. Saeed Khalaf Al Zaabi (HR Systems & Performance Team leader, Deputy Chairman of ADGAS Sustainability Committee) won the Global Sustainability Practitioner Challenge, a competition organized by the Center of Sustainability and Excellence in Greece.

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Technical IssuesTechnical Issues

ADGAS Senior Management visits Habshan & Bab Plant

Mr. Abdul Nasser Al Mughairibi, GASCO’s Vice President (Habshan and Bab Plant) and the plant Management Team received and welcomed the visiting delegates. A brief presentation was given during a meeting regarding

Habshan and Bab Plant and its operations. ADGAS interface with GASCO were also discussed during the meeting. The visitor program also included site tour to Habshan-5, OAG and other facilities.

A delegation representing ADGAS Senior Management, headed by Mr. Fahim Kazim, CEO, visited GASCO’s Habshan & Bab Plant Division on April 11, 2012.

ADNOC Group at the OTC 2012

The pavilion of ADNOC & Its Group of Companies at the Offshore Technology Conference and Exhibition (OTC 2012) which opened in Houston, Texas, USA on April 30, 2012 attracted thousands of visitors who flocked for an experience of the distinct stand, designed as a replica of the historic Al Jahili Fort of Al Ain.

A high level delegation from ADNOC and its Group of Companies led by Mr. Saif Al Ghafli, CEO of Al Hosn Gas, attended the international event.

The stand which has been designed to represent the UAE’s unique heritage and reflect the size and image of ADNOC & its Group of Companies received many delegates and visitors in the first day of the OTC, which continues until May 3, 2012.

A delegation led by Mr. Mohamed Thani Al Romaithi, President of the UAE Chambers of Commerce & Industry and Chairman of Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce, accompanied by members of the Chamber of Commerce and other businessmen from Abu Dhabi business

community visited ADNOC’s pavilion and were impressed by the stand. Another delegation from the UAE Embassy in Washington also visited the stand among many other visitors from the oil and gas sectors.

The Group’s participation in this major global event is part of its efforts to keep abreast with the current trends in the oil and gas industry. It is also an opportunity for the Group to share its expertise in the oil and gas industry with others and benefit from the latest technologies that contribute significantly to the development of gas and petrochemical industries in Abu Dhabi. Delegates from ADNOC and its Group of Companies have given presentations at the OTC conference, mainly tackling issues related to offshore operations.

A group photo of ADNOC representatives in front of the Group’s stand

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Das Round-upDas Round-up

reviews its performance

Mr. Al Marzouqi opened the meeting by welcoming committee members, highlighting the importance of their role in enhancing the social and welfare of employees on Das Island. He further stated that both companies’ senior managements are fully supporting initiatives and activities that lead to better social life and welfare conditions on Das Island, and stated that the committee members should think of this committee as a Das Island committee not as two companies shared committee.

AMD Dr. Abdulhameed shared with the attendees a recent survey carried out by ADGAS that covers employees’

feedback from both companies on many elements that has direct or indirect impact on the social and welfare life on Das. He further explained the statistics outcomes and highlighted the areas that require improvement (accommodation, food quality and variety, car park at AD…etc).

ADMA gave a presentation on the activities and initiatives taken by the committee. That was followed by an open discussion with the attendees on how to improve the Committee’s services.

The joint ADGAS-ADMA-OPCO’s Das Social & Welfare Committee held its first 2012 meeting on the island, chaired by Mr. Hassan Al Marzouqi SVP (A) and Mohamed Al Zaabi ADMA-OPCO’s Manager of Das Corporate Services, and attended by Mr. Abdel Hameed Al Hosani, Administration Manager (Das) and other committee members from the two companies.

Das Social & Welfare Committee

HR Meeting with Das Management

A Human Resources Division team, headed by Mr. Abdulla Al Dhaheri, HRDM, visited Das Island on May 2, 2012, and held a meeting with Das management, including division managers and department heads as part of the ongoing practice of enhancing constructive communication to improve the HR services in the Island.

Das management team was headed by Fahim Uddin, DVP (LNG Plant). The meeting discussed several major topics including social and welfare activities on Das Island, the conversion of some contractor employees to direct hire, an update on medical cases, car parking in Abu Dhabi Airport, and the Catering Benchmark Study.Mr. Fahim Uddin called for an open discussion and

requested and encouraged attendees to feel free in raising their concerns on the level of cooperation they received from the Plant Management team and the HR team, and the way forward. The meeting witnessed a transparent and constructive discussion of the said issues.

On arrival, the Ambassador was received by Mr. Moh’d Saqr Al Shehhi, VP (LNG Plant), Mohamed Ahmed Al Zaabi, Manager of Das Corporate Services (ADMA-OPCO) and some other senior officials from the two companies.

The guest was then taken to a site tour to the industrial facilities of the two companies, and to the OAG and IGD projects in addition to the Das Development project, where he was briefed on each of those projects.

The visiting Ambassador was then taken to the control rooms of both companies and finally to Das Training Center, where he was briefed on the kind of training courses offered to the employees of the two companies and the role of the center in developing their skills and competencies.

H.E. Dominic Jermey, the British Ambassador to the UAE paid a visit to Das Island on June 15, 2012 to get acquainted with ADGAS and ADMA-OPCO’s industrial activities on the Island.

The British Ambassador visits Das Island

ADGAS-ADMA-OPCO get-togetherADGAS Das Administration organized a social get-together and recognition party on May 29, 2012, to further enhance the excellent relations between ADGAS and ADMA-OPCO service teams and to honor good performers from both companies.

The function was attended from ADGAS by Mr. Mohammed Saqer Al Shehhi, VP (LNG Plant), Mr. Abdelhameed Alhosani, Administration Manager (Das). From ADMA-OPCO, the event was attended by Mr. Humaid Al Yammahi. ADMA-OPCOs Manager of Das Corporate Services, along with other senior officials and employees from both companies.

The function which involved HR and Services team leaders from both companies witnessed the recognition of employees of remarkable performance, with a pledge from both companies to continue working closely together to achieve the common goals as set by the two companies’ higher managements.

Mr. Marzooqi chairs the meeting

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Social, Cultural and RecreationSocial, Cultural and Recreation

The day featured several activities and sports including Basketball, Volleyball, badminton and aerobics.

The ladies split up into several teams, and got involved in fierce, yet funny, competition to win over.

Four teams representing the Administrative Affairs, the Technical Affairs, the Commercial Affairs and the Plant Management teams gathered together in the early morning to indulge in this exciting competition.

Onboard traditional boats, the teams rowed for 2 kilometers, each led by a team leader (traditionally called “Nokhatha”,) occupying the front end of the boat to help direct and harmonize the movement of rowers and encourage them to do their best.

ADGAS female employees have had their own “Sports Day” recently, organized by Baynounah Social & Recreational Activities Committee on June 13, 2012 at the Armed Forces Officers Club, Abu Dhabi.

By the end of the day, the teams decided to elect the best player of the day. The title went to Ms. Etaf A. A. Obeideh who has shown considerable sportsmanship and courteous conduct.

ADGAS interdivisional rowing competition

The Plant team wins

Along with the ongoing competition, employees and their families enjoyed other activities like camel riding and horse riding, reviving the traditional way of life where the UAE people used camels and horses for their movement and transportation.

The rowing competition came to an end where the Plant Management team came first, followed by the Administrative Affairs team. The Technical Affairs team came third while the Commercial Affairs team came fourth. The winning teams were awarded at the end of an exciting day.

ADGAS female Sport Day

In a bid to honor and highlight traditional sports and competitions, Baynounah Committee for Sports and Leisure Activities organized ADGAS interdivisional rowing competition on March 24, 2012 in Al Samalia Island, Abu Dhabi.

To mark the Administrative Professionals’ Day, which is observed on the Wednesday of the last full week of April, a lunch party was organized for ADGAS office administrators on Thursday April 26th, 2012 at Al Ittihad Towers Hotel in Abu Dhabi.

The initiative came in recognition from ADGAS to the efforts and hard work of the Company’s administrative staff and the support they give to their colleagues in their daily work. Certificates of appreciation and mementoes were handed out to the administrators.

The idea of this international day began in 1952, with Mary Barrett, president of the National Secretaries

Association, now called IAAP (International Association of Administrative Professionals), and C. King Woodbridge, president of Dictaphone Corporation both served on a council addressing a national shortage of skilled office workers. Together with Harry Klemfuss, public relations account executive at Young & Rubicam, they originated the idea for a National Secretaries Week.

Administrative Professionals’ Day

ADGAS Celebrates

Living by Choice not by Chance

An ADGAS engineer lectures on the human potential

The lecturer addressed two main issues in his presentation. The first one was why some people stand out from the crowd and become prominent while others remain in the shadows. The second issue was the human behavior and how it affects the life and actions of individuals.

Mr. Al Awadi said that the external human behavior is motivated by the individual’s internal thoughts and concepts. Every day, we have so many ideas passing through our minds and affecting our behavior, and

sometimes such ideas get so established that they become behaviors. Then, our behavior is just a reflection to our thoughts, and if we always feed our subconscious with positive ideas, we will end up acting positively, and vice versa.

Mr. Al Awadi also passed on the key influence of the surrounding family, friends, co-workers, previous experience and personal resilience on our success.

In coordination with the Learning & Development Department, and in presence of Dr. Saif Al Nasseri, A/ Director Business Support Directorate, and Mr. Hasan Al Marzooqi, SVP (A), Mr. Adnan Al Awadi, an ADGAS Environmental Engineer, gave an awareness session titled “Living by Choice, not by Chance,” on ADGAS Headquarters’ Auditorium on May 31, 2012.

Mr. Al Awadi giving his lecture

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Social, Cultural and RecreationSocial, Cultural and Recreation

The games of this tournament were played at the Petroleum Institute’s grounds in Sas Al Nakhel, with active participation from ADNOC Group companies.

2012 ADNOC Group Sport Tournament

Various sport teams from ADGAS took part in the 18th version of ADNOC Group Sport Tournament 2012, organized under the auspices of H.E. Abdulla Nasser Al Suwaidi, ADNOC Director General.

The annual competition started on April 22, 2012 and came to an end on May 23, 2012 with ADCO crowned as the overall winner of the tournament.

Mr. Hasan Al Marzooqi, SVP (A), and Mr. Alawi Saleh (Procurement & Contracts Division Manager) attended on April 25, 2012, the ceremony organized by ADNOC to honor the winners of ADNOC Group Cricket Tournament (AGCT) 2012, in which ADGAS Cricket team was the champion for the first time in 18 years.

ADNOC Group Cricket ChampionADGAS becomes

The championship came to crown a very successful season for ADGAS Cricket team which faced GASCO at the final game onApril 14, 2012, beating GASCO comprehensively by 9 wickets. This success added to the Company’s Sports achievement by rising as the best amongst the 16 participating teams of ADNOC Group.

GASCO won the toss and elected to bat first in the 35-Over Final Match on 14th April 2012. ADGAS started very strong with Abdulla Jan taking two quick wickets in the first over. Right from the beginning, GASCO were kept under pressure and their whole team was bowled out for 122 runs in only 24 overs. Abdulla Jan & Qasim Arif took 3 wickets each, while Irfan Dar took 2 wickets. ADGAS, chasing a modest total lost only one wicket early, but then Imran Ali and Irfan Dar ensured that ADGAS crosses the finish line easily, without any further loss. Imran remained not out on 52 and Irfan Dar’s contribution was 46 not out in their unbroken century partnership. Irfan Dar was declared Man of the Match for his all-round performance.

Mr. Abdulla Alkhoori (Head of General Services) personally visited the Cricket Ground to celebrate ADGAS victory. He congratulated the Cricket Team for their great achievement, and, as a token of appreciation, a sumptuous luncheon was arranged for the team at Baynounah Club. After the luncheon, Mr. Saqib Saeed, the Vice-Captain of ADGAS Cricket Team was given a sendoff. Mr. Abdulla Alkhoori wished him all the very best in his new endeavor.

Held at Abu Dhabi City Golf Club, AGCT’s Prize Distribution

Ceremony was a special occasion for ADGAS Cricket team being crowned as well-deserved ‘Champions’. This was the time where the hard work, zeal and passion for the game have paid off. Mr. Hasan Al Marzooqi (SVP-A) and Mr. Alawi Saleh (Procurement & Contracts Division Manager) graced the occasion by their presence in support of ADGAS Cricket Team. During his speech, Mr. Hasan Al Marzooqi (SVP-A) emphasized the need to have such competitions to keep our employees healthy. He congratulated the winning teams and assured full support from the management for ADGAS Cricket Team.

Mr. Irfan Dar of ADGAS Cricket Team received the Man of the Finals award. Mr. Hamad Al Mehairi was awarded UAE National Cricketer from ADGAS. Mr. Muhammad Faisal received the Runners-up Trophy on behalf of ADGAS-B Team, which came 2nd in the GASCO GRC Cup (a one day event organized prior to AGCT).

The year 2012, thus far, has proved phenomenal in ADGAS Cricket history and AGCT victory will likely mark the start of a golden period of ADGAS dominance in all forms of cricket under the Captaincy of Mr. Suhail Ahmed, who led ADGAS from the front to become Champions. ADGAS Management announced awards for all the players and special recognition awards for Mr. Suhail Ahmed & Mr. Qasim Arif, who were the highest scorer & wicket taker respectively in AGCT. ADGAS Cricket Team members expressed their gratitude for the encouragement and support offered by the Management.

ADGAS Cricket team celebrating the achievement

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The Procurement and Contracts Division organized a ceremony on May 9, 2012 at the Company’s Headquarters to celebrate the division’s winning of ADGAS Divisional Football Tournament.

ADGAS Divisional Football Tournament 2012

Procurement and Contracts wins

The ceremony was attended by Mr. Abdelwahab Al Hosani, Finance Manager, Mr. Alawi Saleh, Procurement and Contracts Division Manager, Mr. Ali Jasem, CC&PR Department Manager and other senior employees from different divisions.

To mark this victory, Mr. Alhosani handed out the Tournament’s cup to Mr. Saleh and also honored the members of the winning team.

The Beach Rotana in co-ordination with Abu Dhabi City Golf Club, sponsored the junior golf competitions where ADGAS young players did an excellent job.

Sultan Al Tamimi, of 11 years, achieved runner up in the boys 3 hole competition held in November and Bernard Kobersy of 13 years, won the 10 hole competition in April. ADGAS newest entrant to the sport, Mohammed Al Darei, of 7 years, participated in his first 3 hole competition on Sunday 29th April, with a fine score of 28.

We applaud our junior golfers and offer our thanks to Blair Blexon and Henry Law their coaches; whilst we look forward to the next season’s budding champions!

The active season of ADGAS Junior Golf Team began late September in 2011 at Abu Dhabi City Golf Club. ADGAS junior members donned their t-shirts, hats and clubs in hand to diligently attend their weekly coaching classes.

Golf Champions in the Making!

Mr. Al Hosani hands out the Championship Cup to Mr. Saleh

ADGAS-Newsletter July 2012

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