Qatar
energy minister chairs Dolphin's third DPSA managament committee
meeting
Posted: 1 April 2003
Committee Updated on Dolphin Technical Achievements, New
Developments Onshore and Offshore
Abu Dhabi, UAE — The Qatar Minister of Energy & Industry,
HE Mr Abdullah Hamad Al Attiyah, chaired the third meeting of the
Development & Production Sharing Agreement (DPSA) Management
Committee for the Dolphin Project in Doha on March 27.
The CEO of Dolphin Energy Limited, Ahmed Ali Al Sayegh, said afterwards:
“We had a particularly good meeting. Dolphin is now moving
ahead with substantial technical developments in Qatar, and it was
encouraging to receive the personal support and positive cooperation
of the Minister.”
The DPSA Management Committee, which meets regularly, is chaired
by the Minister himself, and reviews all Dolphin developments within
Qatar. The meeting was also attended by Dolphin Energy executive
vice presidents and senior officials from the Ministry of Energy
& Industry and Qatar Petroleum.
The Dolphin Gas Project involves the development of natural gas
reserves from Qatar’s offshore North Field, their processing
onshore at Ras Laffan – and transportation by pipeline of
a minimum 2 billion cubic feet a day (bcf/d) of natural gas to the
UAE from 2006.
Mr Al Sayegh added that DPSA Management Committee meetings gave
Dolphin Energy the opportunity to brief the Minister and his team
on the extensive project activity currently under way. The Committee
also reviewed and approved the project budget for the year 2003.
“The pace of the project’s development continues at
an ever increasing rate. It is vital to the project that we coordinate
every technical aspect with His Excellency and with our colleagues
at Qatar Petroleum — and that we receive their constructive
feed-back on the many complex issues involved.”
Dolphin Energy Limited
Dolphin Energy Limited (DEL) was created to develop substantial
energy projects throughout the GCC. Its objective is to create long-term
economic wealth and new business opportunities for citizens, far
into the future.
DEL’s major strategic initiative, the Dolphin Project, involves
the production and processing of natural gas from Qatar’s
North Field, and transportation of the dry gas by pipeline to the
UAE, beginning in 2006. Dolphin Energy’s first energy initiative
comes on stream in 4th Quarter 2003, when DEL’s natural gas
pipeline from Al Ain to Fujairah is inaugurated. This pipeline will
supply the Union Water and Electricity Company in Fujairah –
initially with natural gas from Oman, and subsequently with Dolphin
gas from Qatar.
For more information see www.dolphinenergy.com.
Posted by Richard Price,
Editor Pipeline Magazine
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