ENOC/EPPCO energy partner of choice for Dubai 2003
Posted: 2 September 2003
Emirates National Oil Company Limited (ENOC) LLC and subsidiary
Emirates Petroleum Products Company (EPPCO) LLC have been made the
energy partners of choice for Dubai 2003, the organisation that
will host the forthcoming Annual Meetings of the Boards of Governors
of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
in September.
The fuel retailing network will deliver 25,000 gallons of petrol,
100,000 gallons of diesel and daily car washes to a specially-commissioned
fleet of 250 Audi limousines and 290 new buses, which will be used
during the two week event to deliver various dignitaries, VIPs and
participants to the meetings, regional exhibition and programme
of seminars at Dubai International Convention Centre.
Around 16,000 delegates are expected to attend the annual sessions,
including Heads of State, Prime Ministers and senior government
officials, as well as finance ministers and Central Bank governors,
representing 184 member countries.
Dubai 2003 General Coordinator, Ibrahim Belselah, welcomed the new
partnership, saying: “Dubai 2003 is delighted that ENOC/EPPCO
have become our energy partners and will quite literally fuel the
transportation of our VIP guests and participants at the Annual
Meetings.”
“We have always sought to work with the best quality partners
and do all that we can to help UAE companies to benefit from the
Annual Meetings. I would like to thank ENOC/EPPCO for their fabulous
support and range of services that they will provide for Dubai 2003.”
Hussain Sultan, ENOC Group Chief Executive and Board Member, said:
“Encouraging the growth of Dubai and the UAE as a gateway
to business in the Middle East has always been one of the ENOC group’s
key objectives. ENOC's contribution in supporting the transportation
needs of the DUBAI 2003 meetings will fuel this growth.
“When ENOC was launched ten years ago, it was seen as a landmark
in the economic development of Dubai. Ten years later, the World
Bank and IMF meetings are another landmark occasion in the history
of the Emirate, so it is apt that ENOC is supporting this event
with its core expertise of fuel supply.”
The sponsorship support also extends to washing the 540-vehicle
fleet every day, with two dedicated car wash lines operating around
the clock during the event. Drivers can also get the vehicles washed
at the extensive network of ENOC and EPPCO service stations throughout
Dubai during normal operational hours.
Drivers will be provided with EPPCO SELECT corporate fleet payment
cards, to enable swift, efficient control of fuel and car washes.
ENOC/EPPCO was chosen because of its extensive network and professionalism.
It joins other partners Audi, Emirates Airline, Masafi Mineral Water
Company, Clifford Chance Law Office and National Bank of Dubai.
The Annual Meetings of the Boards of Governors of the World Bank
Group and the International Monetary Fund were first held in Washington
DC in 1946. They are hosted by an international city one year in
three. The UAE and Dubai were selected because of their highly developed
transportation and logistics infrastructure, growing importance
as a financial hub and established position as an oasis of opportunity.
In just one decade, Emirates National Oil Company, a wholly-owned
Government of Dubai company, has become an international energyplayer,
with 26 active subsidiaries and joint ventures, across more than
20 countries.
ENOC aims to promote shareholder interests through the development
of further downstream and upstream activities in the oil and gas
sector and beyond. ENOC, and its subsidiary EPPCO, have the most
comprehensive network of service stations in Dubai and the Northern
Emirates, an ISO-accredited refinery and state-of-the-art processing
and terminalling facilities. Its diverse business portfolio includes
retail, lubricants, shipping, aviation, LPG, real estate, IT, travel
and automotive sectors.
For more information see www.enoc.com
or www.dubai2003.ae.
Posted by Richard Price,
Editor Pipeline Magazine
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