Qatar Petroleum Gives Recognition to 771 Long-Serving Employees

Doha, May 20 (QNA) - Under the patronage of His Excellency Dr. Mohammed bin Saleh Al-Sada, Minister of Energy and Industry and Chairman & Managing Director of QP, Qatar Petroleum has honoured a total of 771 employees who have been serving the corporation for the past 10 and 15 years. QPs annual Continuous Service Awards (CSA) Ceremony, which was held at Al Wosail Grand Ballroom of The Ritz-Carlton Doha, gave recognition to 378 employees who have completed 15 years of service thus far and 393 staff who have already put in 10 years of service with the corporation. In his keynote address during the ceremony, held here late last night, Ahmad Ali Al-Mawlawi, Director for Administration of QP, said: "The Continuous Service Awards Ceremony is QPs way of recognizing all of you who have long been contributing your valuable skills and knowledge in the day-to-day operations of Qatar Petroleum, thus enabling the corporation to undertake the continued development of Qatars oil & gas resources for the benefit of many people worldwide." He added: "QP recently launched its corporate vision, which is to be a world-class oil & gas corporation, with its roots in Qatar and a strong international presence. All of us have an important role to play in realizing this vision, and I am confident that all of you here tonight would help achieve it through your dedication in your job, professionalism and commitment to excellence." After his speech, Al-Mawlawi presented each of the honorees with a Certificate of Appreciation and a gift as a token of gratitude for their long years of service with QP. The event was also attended by QP directors and managers, the families and friends of the awardees, as well as by media representatives. The CSA Ceremony was the second to be held this year by QP to honour its long-serving employees, following the first CSA Ceremony last May 6 to recognize a total of 322 employees who have reached a milestone of between 20-35 years of service with the corporation. In addition, as part of this years CSA Ceremony, a total of 1,041 QP employees will also be receiving certificates for having been employed with the corporation for the past 5 years. Organized by QPs Public Relations and Communications Department in partnership with the Administration Directorate, the annual CSA Ceremony is one way by which QP honours its long-serving employees, thus recognizing their valuable contribution in the corporations continued growth and in the continued development of Qatars oil and gas industry.(QNA)