QP Presents Qatar Energy and Industry Sustainability Report

Doha, November 26 (QNA) - To celebrate the opening ceremony of the Qatar Sustainability Expo 2012, HE Dr. Mohammed Bin Saleh Al-Sada, Minister of Energy and Industry and Chairman & Managing Director of Qatar Petroleum (QP), presented an official copy of the Energy and Industry Sustainability Report to HE Abdullah Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah, Chairman of the Administrative Control and Transparency Authority and President of COP18/CMP 8. Held at the Qatar Energy and Industry Pavilion of the Doha Exhibition Centre, the presentation ceremony was attended by senior delegates from COP18/CMP 8, QP Directors and CEO's from the energy industry including members of the international media. The event represents the Energy and Industry s contribution to the COP18 /CMP 8 conference presently being held in Doha. In his keynote address, HE Dr. Mohammed Bin Saleh Al-Sada, remarked that the Sustainable Development Industry Report was a key mechanism for supporting the sector s implementation of sustainability. "This year's report captures the essence of sustainable development efforts of the major companies of the Energy Sector of Qatar. It gives emphasis to the two high-priority sustainability issues; First the safety measures and the quality of safety performance data and second, the Sector s climate change approach and performance which includes several large initiatives that we have undertaken to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. "I can say with confidence that Qatar, and its Energy and Industry Sector in particular, is well positioned as an energy leader that provides critically needed, lower emission and environmentally friendly LNG, to all corners of the globe, while implementing economic diversification and environmental stewardship," he said. All operators will comprehensively report their Health Safety and Environment (HSE) and Sustainable Development (SD) performance data and evolve a 5-year strategy that oversees continual improvement. Commenting further on the future of the Sustainable Development Industry Reporting (SDIR) programme was Saif Al-Naimi, Director, HSE Regulations and Enforcement Directorate, Qatar Petroleum. "We will continue to look for ways to raise the bar of the SDIR programme as a leading regional initiative that promotes transparency, performance and improvement. We aim to continue driving improvements in the sector s reporting and performance on sustainability issues and adding value and contribution towards the Qatar National Vision 2030," he said. (QNA)