For the Third year in a row, Al Hosn Gas wins one of ADNOC`s HSE

Volume 03 – No. 010– June 2014
Al Hosn
A quarterly magazine issued by Abu Dhabi Gas Development Company Ltd.
For the Third year in a
row, Al Hosn Gas wins
one of ADNOC’s HSE
Awards
News
CEO Discusses Work
Challenges with Staff
During his visit to Shah
Gas Field
Editorial
Saif Ahmed Al Ghafli, CEO
“
At Al Hosn Gas, we believe that adherence
to core values is key to sustainable success.
Innovation is one of our core values, which
allows us to follow and further best practices
and leading edge technologies in a cost effective and
environmentally safe manner.
We understand innovation as doing things better and
smarter. It involves capitalizing on our resources,
empowering people to do what they do best and utilizing
the power of diverse ideas to tackle challenges. Thus,
we have successfully crossed several milestones.
The Shah Gas Development Project was divided into
(8) major Engineering Procurement Construction (EPC)
packages and awarded to (6) EPC contractors.
On the projects front, Al Hosn Gas implemented
the innovative idea to capture all project life cycle
documents/records into a single module. Consequently,
a full-fledged Electronic document Management System
(EDMS) was implemented across SGD projects with
optimized cost, offering a robust solution since project
start in 2010.
Due to the complex nature of the SGD project with
multiple contractors, a centralized web based EDMS
repository solution provided a means to capture records
from FEED, ITT, EPC phases up to final handover. The
system also provides the company with early visibility
to validate the completeness of contractor/vendor
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documents with revision control to eliminate anomalies.
This innovative approach streamlined the progressive
final documentation handover to company operation
environment.
On the HSE front we received two ADNOC awards for
HSE innovation. The first was presented for company
standard on HAZard study for Escape Evacuation
and Rescue (HAZEER). Al Hosn Gas implemented
the HAZEER process to identify specific and suitable
crisis and emergency response controls. Al Hosn Gas
was awarded a Runner-Up Innovation award for “The
BowTie Lifecycle Process,’ which aims to generate
and use BowTies to manage its process risks through
updating bowties with active participation of technical
authorities from different disciplines.
Al Hosn Gas management listens to employees and
truly values their ideas. This is evident in the stop
card policy of drilling, in which any staff member,
regardless of rank, can stop the work using a stop card
and suggest the proper action to avoid a possible HSE
risk. In the past 12 months Rig 476 alone had 19,000
stop cards, with 260 prize winning stop cards testifying
of the importance of safety as well as innovation and
continuous improvement to our work.
I look forward to your contributions with more
innovations.
Table of contents
Volume 03 – No. 010 – June 2014
Cover Story
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Editorial
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Interview
Interview with Mr. Mohamed Saif Al Suwaidi,
Vice President- Support Services & Corporate
Communications
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Iftar Cannon Returns to
Abu Dhabi
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News
For the Third year in a row, Al Hosn Gas
wins one of ADNOC’s HSE Awards
Al Hosn News
A quarterly magazine issued by Abu Dhabi Gas
Development Company Ltd. (Al Hosn Gas).
Forty Thousands Visitors to ADNOC’s
Stand at the OTC 2014
The magazine covers the company’s news, activities and
Strong Q1 Performance for Al Hosn Gas
events, seeks to document the company’s achievements, boost
relationship between staff, and promote internal communication.
The H&P 476 Rig Completes 238
Thousand Man-hours without LTI
It also aspires to enhance external communication with different
stakeholders including shareholders and strategic partners,
among others.
Packages 2, 3, and 4 Achieve 143 Million
Safe Man Hours
Prepared by The Corporate Communication
CEO Discusses Work Challenges with Staff
During his visit to Shah Gas Field
and Public Relations Department,
Support Services and Corporate
Key Learnings by Al Hosn Gas at the SPE
Sour Gas Workshop
Communication Division
Al Hosn News magazine welcomes any contribution or
suggestion by the readers. However, all contributions are
subject to editing and revision before publication.
Al Hosn Gas Participates in the National
Competition of Emirates Skills
All correspondence to be sent to the Corporate
Communications and Public Relations Department:
Phone : 00971-2-6542460
Fax: 00971-2-6542044
The “Talent Leadership” Workshop Hits the
Right Mark
Presentation about Al Hosn Gas holds at
ADNOC Technical Institute (ATI)
Po. Box: 44115 Abu Dhabi – United Arab Emirates
Email:
[email protected]
Website:
www.alhosngas.com
An Outstanding Stand for Al Hosn Gas at
the “Think Science” Exhibition
The magazine has the right to keep original articles and pictures whether
published or not. Published articles reflect the views of their writers only,
so please refer to the source when quoting.
All rights and copyrights are reserved to Al Hosn Gas. No part of the
magazine may be copied, stored or saved in any system or, otherwise,
transmitted without the prior written approval of the Public Relations
Department. This magazine is not for sale.
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Article
Continuous Self-Motivation
I nter vi ew
Mr. Mohamed
Saif Al Suwaidi,
Vice President- Support
Services & Corporate
Communications
Mr. Mohamed Saif Al Suwaidi is Vice President of the Support Services & Corporate
Communications division responsible for providing logistic and administrative services
to all company staff as well as branding and positioning Al Hosn Gas as a leader in
gas industry.
With 18 years’ experience in the Oil and Gas industry and 14 years in senior posts,
Mr. Al Suwaidi leads initiatives to establish and develop the division-wide strategy,
best practices, processes and objectives.
Mr. Al Suwaidi explained how he manages logistics and people aiming to exceed
expectations and offered insights about priorities of the Support Services & Corporate
Communications division. He also highlighted the Division’s significant achievements
in company image management, CSR, emiratization and other areas.
Supporting Role
Support Services & Corporate Communications division
has three departments; Administration, Corporate
Communication & Public Relations and Travel &
Documentation.
The crucial role of the Administration department is evident
as it handles the maintenance, accommodation, security
and utilities of the company. Work is performed according
to ADNOC strict policies and standards while catering to
the company and employee requirements. The section has
also concluded a number of important long term contracts
such as accommodation maintenance services and office
supplies. Furthermore the department actively guarantees
the application of ADNOC health, safety and environment
(HSE) standards in regard to catering and recreation
services in the company. It also ensures the streamlined
supply to plant and project with support services aiming to
adequately meet all field requirements.
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The Corporate Communications and Public Relations
Department has carried out various initiatives to promote
Al Hosn Gas’ brand. Formulating the policies related
to public information is one of Mr. Al Suwaidi’s high
priorities and he strives to establish close contacts with
the media to keep the company’s image at a high level.
With first gas approaching, the global status and
positioning of Al Hosn Gas will become first priority. We
will achieve that through wide international presence in
international and local events accompanied by promoting
the company using our technical lessons learned and
achievements. We are preparing for the celebration
that will mark production start in coordination with
our shareholders Abu Dhabi National Oil Company
(ADNOC) and Occidental Petroleum Corporation
(OXY). The ceremony will emphasize the success of Al
Hosn Gas and should help communicate its high status as
a pioneering company in sour gas production.
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The Travel and Documentation department coordinates
with Human Capital to provide the requirements of
training in terms of ticketing, accommodation, and
renting halls for holding the lectures and seminars.
The department has also set up new offices in Al Hosn Gas
HQ for 3 selected airlines to provide personal services for
employees at discounted rates. Transportation services
cover all company work in Abu Dhabi and at Shah field
with short response time to emergencies. The section
has fitted all company vehicles used in the field with
the necessary safety equipment and all company cars
were converted to use natural gas in line with ADNOC
environmental policies.
Company documents are controlled, numbered and
organized by the Documentation section, which has
provided an integrated plan for archive management
including the latest scanning, archiving and protection
technologies. The plan shall be executed through
establishing a modern archive for recording and
saving the documents at the company warehouse in the
Industrial City of Abu Dhabi (ICAD).
Exceeding Customer Expectations
To operate effectively on all these fronts, the division
needs to identify and exceed customer expectations. We
concentrate on surrounding employees with a healthy
environment, which includes the workplace and extends
beyond. AS VP-SS&CC, Mr. Al Suwaidi planned the
move to the new company headquarters. The creativity
and aesthetics of the new premises infuse all design
elements, motivating staff to produce innovative work.
Also, to mitigate employee work pressure, the Division
is offering subsidized health club memberships at
various outlets in Abu Dhabi availed at subsidized rates.
We arrange offers for the Al Hajj and Al Umra trips in
addition to the various events taking place such as the
social annual gatherings and activities. Moreover, we
have created strong ties with key stakeholders such as
Identity Authority and CICPA to streamline company
work and serve employees.
Corporate Social Responsibility
On the CSR front we launched and took part in many
campaigns and events. We signed agreements with
distinguished entities such as Emirates Foundation for
Youth Development, Khalifa Foundation and the UAE
Fencing Federation to provide funding and reinforce
volunteer work as a core social value. We have
participated in international events such as Earth Hour
and Bio Diversity Day as well as local events such as
the blood donation and anti-drug national campaigns
and Think Science Fair.
Emiratization
The overall emiratization target for Al Hosn Gas
is 75% by 2017. Support Services & Corporate
Communications is allocated an ambitious 87%, of
which 83% have been achieved. In cooperation with
the ADNOC National Recruitment Committee (NRC),
we welcome any qualified or fresh graduate national
who is willing to excel. New employees are surrounded
with expert colleagues who used to work in ADNOC
Group companies or other prominent entities to provide
them with much needed experience. The Department
continuously works to expand activities of assigned
personnel and their capacity to learn and be productive.
About Mr. Mohamed Saif Al Suwaidi
Mr. Al Suwaidi is currently a member of the extended leadership team of
Al Hosn Gas. Between 2000 and 2012 he worked at Abu Dhabi Polymer
Company LTD (Borouge) in Al Ruwais and Abu Dhabi and was Deputy HR
& Administration Manager. He worked as Personnel Officer at the HR &
Administration Division (Das Island) in ADMA OPCO from 1997 until 2000.
Al Suwaidi obtained the degree of BSc. in Management from USA in 1997.
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News
For the Third year in a row,
Al Hosn Gas wins one of
ADNOC’s HSE Awards
Mr. Saif Ahmed Al Ghafli, CEO of Al Hosn Gas, received ADNOC’s 2013 HSE award
as runner-up winner in the innovation category. The award came in recognition to
Al Hosn Gas’s efforts in developing the “The BowTie Lifecycle Process” to assess
risks. The award recognized that Al Hosn Gas HSE Business
Lines had collaborated to develop an innovative
process to generate and use Bowties as an effective
tool to assess risks and add substantial value to the safe
operations during the facility’s lifecycle and enabling
the inspection and maintenance efforts to specifically
target high-risk areas.
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ADNOC’s HSE Awards program was designed to
honor the outstanding achievements of the group’s
employees and contractors in HSE. Al Hosn Gas was
awarded ADNOC’s 2011 HSE Award in the innovation
category for company standard on Hazard study for
Escape Evacuation and Rescue (HAZEER) and in 2012
was also conferred a Special Category award for HSE
Champions League in 2012.
News
Forty Thousand Visitors to ADNOC’s
Stand at the OTC 2014
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and its Group of Companies participated
for the fourth year in a row in the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) 2014,
held in Texas, USA, in May 2014. ADNOC’s high-level delegation was headed by
H.E. Abdullah Nasser Al Suwaidi, ADNOC Director General, and included Mr. Saif
Ahmed Al Ghafli, CEO of Al Hosn Gas, and a number of Senior Vice Presidents, as
well as other CEOs and senior executives from ADNOC group.
The accompanying exhibition recorded the highest
number of visitors this year. 108 thousand people
in the oil and gas industry from 43 countries visited
the OTC, and 2,568 companies from all around the
world participated in the exhibition. ADNOC’s two
upscale stands, designed according to the latest
specifications, set a record by receiving around 40
thousand visitors, which is more than the number of
visitors of all other participating stands. The visitors
included Americans, Arabs, foreign delegations,
VIPs, officials and experts in the oil and gas industry.
They were briefed about ADNOC’s current and future
projects, long-term expansion plans and efforts to
protect the environment.
During the conference, ADNOC’s senior executives
gave many lectures and held several fruitful meetings
with the partners. ADNOC’s delegation visited a
number of headquarters, facilities and research
centers of major international companies to keep
abreast of the latest technologies and best practices
in the oil and gas industry.
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News
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Strong Q1 Performance for Al
Hosn Gas
Al Hosn Gas achieved a 131% out of a maximum performance score of 150%
in Q1 2014. Last year, the company proactively and successfully handled the
performance management process and eligible employees were rewarded with
a performance bonus based on a KPI score of 135.2%. Performance has been
sadly affected by a road traffic fatality that occurred in February, depriving the
Company of 19% points of 150%.
Al Hosn Gas is targeting the 150% maximum for the
remainder of 2014. For such a challenging endeavor
the company will redouble its focus on HSE, ensuring
there is no work related injury, illness or serious
environmental incident during the rest of the year as
work shifts to commissioning and start up. It is also
required to achieve, in a safe and environmentally
responsible manner, 50% gas production by October
and 100% by November 2014.
Al Hosn Gas needs to accomplish the planned project
milestones that will help in meeting the production
commencement schedule. The company will have to
recruit approximately 120 additional UAE nationals
during the rest of the year in order to meet the
Emiratization target of 54% compared to an actual
42% as of March 2014. With respect to drilling it is
required to complete a minimum of 29 wells by year
end compared to 22 wells at the end of March 2014.
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News
The H&P 476 Rig Completes 238
Thousand Man-hours without LTI
On May 19, 2014, Al Hosn Gas held an award ceremony for the team of the
H&P 476 rig, in recognition of their outstanding and safe performance, which
contributed to achieving great results in the UAE and GCC. The achievements
included drilling eight complete wells with total drilling of 153 thousand feet in
the different ground layers, on an average of 20 thousand feet for each well.
Two pilot wells were also drilled, which required more effort than drilling regular
wells. The drilling team conducted three large-scale simulation exercises on
safety and risks prevention, and reported more than 19 thousand stop cards for
safety purposes during drilling, on an average of 50 stop cards daily.
The ceremony was attended by Mr. Saif Ahmed
Al Ghafli, CEO, Mr. Rick Callahan, Senior Vice
President – Development, Mr. Medhat Al Habsi,
VP Drilling & Well Services, and Mr. Faisal Al Ali,
Corporate Communications and Public Relations
Manager. Mr. Al Ghafli congratulated the rig team,
expressing his happiness about the team’s success
and his confidence in the team’s ability to continue
to excel. He thanked the Development Division,
and Drilling and Subsurface Departments, and
commended the efforts of the National Drilling
Company in supporting the site works.
Mr. Medhat Al Habsi explained that drilling works
will continue without interruption for the four
coming years. He emphasized that the company
is committed to putting more wise effort into its
operations to achieve more success, and will not
tolerate complacency in safety and security around
the clock. He also commended the efforts of the
site coordinators and Al Jaber in organizing the
ceremony and providing accommodation for the site
workers.
The management team communicated directly with
the workers and shared their joy. At the end of the
ceremony, Mr. Saif Al Ghafli and his vice presidents
gave the safety trophy to H&P and recognition
certificates to the drilling team.
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News
Packages 2, 3, and 4 Achieve 143
Million Safe Man Hours
The Shah Gas Development Project principal contractors recently reached
significant safety milestones. Saipem, contractor of Packages 2&3, achieved
94 million safe man-hours with a peak work force of 21,500 workers, while
Samsung, contractor of Package 4, completed 40 million safe man-hours with a
peak work force of 8,500 people.
“Considering the scale and complexity of the work
and the size and diversity of the workforce, these are
outstanding results,” said Mansoor Mohamed AlMehairbi. “This level of achievement has only been
accomplished thanks to the high HSE standards set
by the Project and the excellent working relationship
between the company’s HSE, PMT, PMC, EPC and
their sub-contractors,” he added.
Many factors contributed to the successful
accumulation of safe man-hours, including in-depth
training programs about all phases of construction
and commissioning, as well as wide site safety
campaigns on driving, gloves, working at heights,
falling objects, among others. Practices are regularly
reviewed to avoid future safety incidents, and
lessons learned from previous incidents are properly
communicated to the work force. A large part of this
success is also attributed to the construction team
supervisors, whose persistent effort ensured that the
highest safety standards are being followed.
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News
CEO Discusses Work Challenges with
Staff During his visit to Shah Gas
Field
Mr. Saif Ahmed Al Ghafli, CEO, paid an inspection visit to Shah Gas Field on 3-4
June to look closely at the preparations going on in full swing to start production
in the fourth quarter of this year.
The tour included several locations, particularly:
main control room, sulphur plant, and gas plant. Mr.
Ghafli was accompanied by SVP Operations Mr.
Tareq Sahoo, VP HSE Mr. Patricio Rivera, and staff
from the Human Capital and Support Services and
Corporate Communications divisions.
The tour comes pursuant to the senior management’s
approach of communicating with employees
and intensive follow-up on performance quality
and workflow to ensure the required tasks are
accomplished in accordance with the approved
timetable.
During the site tour, CEO met with operations
and HSE staff, and listened to their suggestions
and concerns, focusing on work pressures and
the obstacles they face in order to find effective
solutions, urging staff for further achievement
and commitment to excellence in line with the
company’s core values. The management team was
briefed on the recommendations of the escape and
emergency rescue plan preparation team, and actions
related thereto, mainly HSE requirements, and took
the appropriate decisions to improve the plan’s
capacity and effectiveness after discussion with the
examination and evaluation team.
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News
Key Learnings by Al Hosn
Gas at the SPE Sour Gas
Workshop
The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) held its annual Sour Gas Workshop in Dubai
between April 15 and 17 under the title: “Sour H2S and CO2 Rich Oil and Gas Projects:
Lessons Learnt So Far and Have We Figured It All Out?”
Industry experts from the ADNOC Group of
Companies, GCC region, international operators
and service companies met at the workshop to share
development optimization opportunities, identify
remaining technical gaps, and stimulate the path
for future sour field R&D. Topics included HSE
management of drilling, reservoir characterization,
reservoir degradation, sour gas compositional
analysis and sulphur marketing among many others.
Al Hosn Gas sponsored the welcome reception
and dinner of the event with ex Vice President –
Subsurface Mr. Richard Singleton, co-chairing the
workshop. Other company officials headed by Mr.
Mohamed Al Mansouri the current Vice President –
Subsurface also participated as discussion session
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leads and attendees. Al Hosn Gas experts offered
important learnings from their 2013 work that
significantly added to the SPE sour gas community
and Al Hosn Gas stated desire to be recognized as
“World Leader of Sour Gas Development.”
News
Al Hosn Gas Participates in
the Emirates Skills National
Competition
Under the umbrella of ADNOC and its Group of Companies, Al Hosn Gas
cosponsored the 6th edition of the national competition of the Emirates Skills
program, held in April 2014 under the patronage of H.H. Sheikha Fatima bint
Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women’s Union, Supreme Chairwoman
of the Family Development Foundation. Operating under the Abu Dhabi Center
for Technical and Vocational Education and Training, the Emirates Skills program
organized the Emirates Skills National Competition 2014 for three days, with the
participation of 550 UAE nationals competing in 24 technical categories.
Several ministers and senior government officials visited
the competing halls. H.H. Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak
Al Nahyan, Minister of Culture, Youth and Community
Development, assured at the end of his tour that the
wise leadership works constantly to ensure raising the
scientific level and skills of the UAE national youth. The
competition’s objective is to discover UAE talents and
give them the full opportunity to showcase their skills
to the world by winning a medal. They can then join
the Emirates Skills team in representing the UAE in the
World Mundial that Brazil will be organizing in 2015 and
Abu Dhabi Mundial in 2017.
Mr. Ali Mohamed Al Marzouqi, President of the Emirates
Skills and Chairman of the competition’s higher organizing
committee, commended the support of government and
private institutions and the strategic partners, including
ADNOC and its Group of Companies. He also highlighted
that the 6th edition of the national competition saw a
major development in all aspects compared to last year.
The number of participants increased by 25% and five
new types of skills were introduced: garden design and
decoration, creative techniques in media production, smart
phones technologies, carpentry, as well as the introduction
of carpentry competition for people with special needs.
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News
The “Talent Leadership” Workshop
Hits the Right Mark
Al Hosn Gas hosted a one day workshop named “Talent Leadership” lectured by John
Mattone on 28th April in Abu Dhabi. Al Hosn Gas and ADNOC Group of Companies
Extended Leadership and Department Managers attended the workshop dedicated
to successful development of current and future leaders. Attendees of the workshop
praised the event as comprehensive, relevant and valuable.
Throughout this fast-paced program John Mattone,
regarded as one of the most influential leadership and
talent management authorities in the world, weaved best
practices, case studies, authoritative research, and practical
assessments, tools and models to educate and inspire. The
Talent Leadership program is built on John Mattone’s
“Stealth Fighter” Model as the foundation for teaching the
critical leadership assessment and development practices to
make a positive impact on the leaders and the bottom-line.
Participants had the opportunity to understand the internal
and external Talent Leadership challenges the organization
is facing and to identify how to differentiate a leader’s
performance, potential and readiness. Mattone also
demonstrated how to understand and apply the principle
of coaching from the “inside-out” and the way to develop
and commit to a personal action plan designed to increase
each leader’s success.
Presentation about Al Hosn Gas holds
at ADNOC Technical Institute (ATI)
A delegation of Al Hosn Gas had a successful gathering
with the students of ADNOC Technical Institute (ATI)
in April 2014. Representatives from the Learning and
Development, Operations, Recruitment, and Employee
Relations departments briefed the students about Al
Hosn Gas. The presentation discussed the objectives,
products, organizational structure, recruitment policies
and benefits of working at Al Hosn Gas after graduation.
The presentation concluded with the corporate film of Al
Hosn Gas and a Q&A session with the students.
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News
An Outstanding Stand for
Al Hosn Gas at the “Think
Science” Exhibition
Al Hosn Gas’s stand at the “Think Science” exhibition attracted the visitors
who admired the innovative activities and ideas. The stand offered interactive
activities and advanced displays showcasing several science fields, as well as the
company’s business and achievements, in order to attract future scientists for
recruitment.
Al Hosn Gas’s contribution to the competition and
exhibition came in the framework of the partnership
agreement between the company and the foundation.
The agreement aims to share knowledge and experiences
related to the development of young Emiratis, work
together to create a positive change in the society, provide
volunteer work opportunities and training programs to
build young people’s leadership skills.
The Emirates Foundation for Youth Development
launched the “Think Science” competition and exhibition
last year to encourage cooperation and interaction between
young scientists. The competition focuses on designing
and implementing scientific innovations while using skills
to solve scientific problems. The competition also aims
to discover the scientific talents among young Emiratis.
This year’s second edition of the exhibition witnessed
the participation of 20 government institutions and more
than 550 young Emiratis from public and private schools
and colleges across the UAE, as well as 150 teachers,
supervisors and mentors from educational institutions in
the UAE. The exhibition gathered thousands of students,
their parents and representatives from the private sector.
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News
A Fruitful Knowledge Sharing Session
between Al Hosn Gas and Etisalat
The Commercial Division hosted a full day knowledge sharing session with the
Supply Chain Management team from Etisalat at Al Hosn Gas headquarters on 15
April 2014. The session was facilitated by Mr. Saif Al Shaer, Vice President Supply
Chain Management at Etisalat, and Mr. Obaid Al Hajeri, Vice President Commercial
at Al Hosn Gas.
The meeting included an overview of Al Hosn Gas,
the Shah gas plant site, and details regarding the
Commercial Division activities and processes.
Through open discussion, participants exchanged
plenty of relevant information to supply chain and
commercial activities and functions, including
the similarities and differences in processes,
methodologies and technologies.
This visit will open doors for further cooperation
and collaboration between the two organizations.
Participants agreed to hold more sessions and future
visits to the warehouse and site for both teams to
learn and benefit from each other’s knowledge and
experience.
Al Hosn Gas Integrates the Application of
the Code of Ethics into the Employee Self
Service System
Following a series of sessions that the Legal Affairs
Department held for Al Hosn Gas employees in February
2014, the company started the electronic application of
the Code of Ethics through the Employee Self Service
(ESS) system as of May 4, 2014. Employees were given a
period of 50 days to electronically sign the Declaration of
Understanding and Commercial Interest as an affirmation
of their understanding and commitment to the code. The
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above mentioned application includes the registration of
gifts and entertainments, whereby employees shall register
any gift and/or entertainment offered to them, whether
accepted or rejected. In addition, employees shall report
violations to the rules provided in the Code of Ethics,
which will be subject to a proper investigation by Al Hosn
Gas management.
News
Al Hosn Gas Hosts the “Esref Sah”
Team to Raise Awareness about
Proper Way of Personal Financial
Management
In collaboration with the Emirates Foundation for Youth Development, Al Hosn
Gas hosted in its headquarters on April 10, 2014, an awareness seminar titled
“The Art of Personal Finance” for the company’s employees. The seminar was
one of a series of seminars that the Foundation conducts as part of its “Esref
Sah” program. The seminar addressed the basics of proper financial management
including preparing and managing personal budget, saving, avoiding fraud, the
principles of investment, and other important topics.
This event came in the framework of the partnership
agreement between Al Hosn Gas and the Emirates
Foundation for Youth Development. As per the
agreement, the company supports the Foundation’s
programs and activities, and exchanges knowledge
and experiences related to youth development in the
UAE in the aim of creating positive change in the
community. “Esref Sah” is one of six programs that
the Foundation launched in order to raise awareness
among youth about the ways to manage their personal
accounts, and educate them on how to manage their
current and future financial and asset base.
The “Esref Sah” program tackles the need of young
people in the UAE for sufficient knowledge to
manage their future financial assets. Therefore, the
Emirates Foundation works on identifying available
collaboration opportunities with key stakeholders
including banks, private sector companies, existing
financial programs such as the ones offered by
“Baizat” and concerned parties to build a long-term
nationwide financial curriculum that is sustainable
and scalable.
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News
Awareness Campaign for Protecting
Critical Information Resources
Under the slogan “Information security is everyone’s
responsibility,” the IT Division conducted an information
security awareness campaign between the 15th and 19th
of June 2014. The event was conducted in Abu Dhabi and
the Shah site and highlighted the actions and measures each
employee shall take to ensure the protection of the company’s
IT resources to mitigate information security risks. The
awareness week consisted of a series of events including
public presentations, round table discussions and posters.
The lectures were given by Mr. Adam El Adama, Senior
Information Security Officer, and Miss Aaisha Khalfan
Alabdooli, Senior Information Security and Risk Management
Officer. Commenting on the campaign, Mr. Humaid Al Ali,
Vice President – Information Technology said: “with the
rapidly changing technology and the increased use of the
Internet, the company’s information systems are more prone
to virus attacks, unauthorized intrusions and other security
threats. The IT Division aims, therefore, to ensure the
confidentiality, integrity and availability of IT systems”.
Al Hosn Gas Further Empowers HSE
through Electronic Data Management
Corporate HSE and Information Technology (IT) have
successfully prepared for rollout of the new automated
solution for the management of HSE data. The new
SAP EHSM system will be integrated with other
SAP modules allowing harmonization of the business
processes among several divisions across the company.
The project was kicked off in July 2013 and movement
of the data to the production server “Go Live” was
completed on time on 30 April 2014. It shall be made
available to business lines in the 3rd / 4th Quarter of
2014 as a complete ready to use package.
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The new system is managed in-house through internal
and contracted consultants. It is composed of several
modules including Incident Management,
Audit
Management, Waste Management, Risk Management,
Environmental
Compliance, Action
Tracking,
Sustainability Reporting (SuPM), Business Intelligence
by Business Object. The system was designed to
go beyond providing cost-effective solutions to
systematically reduce risks and improve worker and
process safety in line with the revised ADNOC Codes
of Practice.
News
Exceptional feedback for the
PCE Awareness Sessions
The three Policy, Compensation and Evaluation (PCE) Awareness Sessions held
last May and June were very beneficial according to attending employees of Al
Hosn Gas. Participants appreciated the opportunity to get a good idea of their
rights and responsibilities towards the company.
The event demonstrated the services offered by
Policy, Compensation and Evaluation Department
to Company employees at the HQ and the Site. It
covered information regarding the content, location
and revision of the Human Capital Personnel Policy
Manual Version 1 Volume 1 as well as Employee
Handbook location and revisions. In addition, it
covered the purpose and usages of Employee Status
Change Form and its process from initiation till
approval by management. Finally, a description
of the Job Evaluation and Job Description purpose
and process was given. Each session concluded with
questions from the audience and a draw of 2 gifts.
The sessions aimed to ensure employees had full
awareness of the services provided by the PCE
Department as well as to listen to and interact with
the employees. Another three awareness sessions will
be conducted this year.
Successful Employee Status
Change Awareness Sessions
As a further step that shows Al Hosn Gas commitment
to adopt the best practices in providing quality
services to its employees, Human Capital organized
two awareness sessions to discuss the process of
Employee Status Change Form from issuing it by
the respective Line Manager until it is actioned in
the SAP system by ER and issuing the letter to the
Employee.
The sessions focused on increasing the knowledge base
of the ESC process to all office administrators who are
the focal points of issuing such forms, which in turn
would increase the efficiency of processing the forms.
Participants described the sessions as very
informative and said that the new process will help to
facilitate and expedite procedures by cutting red tape
and paper work.
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News
Workshop about Taking Better
Photographs during Summer Vacation
The Social and Sports Committee at Al Hosn Gas
organized a workshop for employees titled “How to take
better photographs during summer vacation” on June 18.
Mr. Osama Al Zbeidi, Head of Environment at the HSE
Division, explained the key steps for travel. This includes
knowing the beautiful places in the travel destination by
using websites and libraries, looking through available
postcards, using advanced, light and user-friendly
cameras, and carefully taking photographs that tell a story
or situation when shooting portraits. Other important tips
and guidance included maintaining clear lighting or using
a lighting that reflects dramatic dimensions, focusing on
the foreground of background of the photo, and preventing
taking photographs of people with items behind their heads
in the background.
The workshop attracted a good number of employees who
commended it and expressed their desire to attend a full
training course about photography for beginners.
Awareness Lecture in Cooperation with
Abu Dhabi Retirement Pensions and
Benefits Fund
In cooperation with Abu Dhabi Retirement Pensions and
Benefits Fund, the Human Capital Division at Al Hosn
Gas held an awareness lecture to introduce employees to
the pensions and benefits law. A similar lecture was held
for the employees at the site.
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The objective of the lecture was to enhance
communication between the company and the Fund
by increasing awareness among the newly retired. The
retirement system was explained to the beneficiaries.
The lecture also enhanced the awareness of the retirees
about the pension law, and identified their rights and
obligations toward the Fund.
The lecture addressed the key services the Fund offers
and issues of importance for the employees. The services
include retiree registration, annual subscriptions, pension
rights including entitlement conditions, end of service
benefits and pension calculation, among others.
News
Al Hosn Gas Family
Day at Ferrari World
Al Hosn Gas Family Day, held last April,
witnessed a fun and joy atmosphere. The
employees and their families enjoyed the
interesting and exciting games at Ferrari World, the
biggest indoor amusement park in the Arab World. The
day included a theatre show by RED and a draw on several prizes.
The management expressed its happiness about the
employees’ response and the pleasant family atmosphere,
and reiterated Al Hosn Gas’s commitment to the
wellbeing of its employees. The management affirmed
its continuous support and motivation to all employees
as drivers for the company in order to overcome future
challenges.
The employees expressed their gratitude for this
acquaintance opportunity, and thanked the company for
having appreciated their efforts and for the organization
of this special day, which made it possible for families to
have fun and get acquainted.
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News
The Ministry of Interior Commends
ADNOC’s Supports to its Anti-drug
Campaign
Lt. General Saif Abdullah Al Shaafar, Undersecretary
at the Ministry of Interior, commended the quick
response of ADNOC and its Group of Companies
with regard to the ministry’s anti-drug campaign
titled “They fooled me.” He invited all institutions
and sectors to follow ADNOC’s steps by taking part in
this community campaign, organized by the Security
Media Department at the General Secretariat of the
Office of H.H Deputy Prime Minister and Minister
of Interior.
Lt. General Al Shaafar assured that the ministry
is keen to increase public awareness of the danger
of drugs in general, and the drugs’ effects on the
personal, family and social levels. The ministry also
warned young people aged 18 and under about trying
drugs for the first time, explained the drugs’ risks
and devastating effects, and the ways to identify and
combat them.
ADNOC and its Group of Company expressed its
appreciation for the strategic partnership with the
Ministry of Interior, and confirmed its support to
all initiatives, activities and awareness campaigns,
mainly the ones targeting young people.
Good Performance of Al Hosn
Gas Team in ADNOC Group’s
20th Cricket Tournament
Al Hosn Gas participated for the first time in the ADNOC
Group’s 20th Cricket Tournament, which took place in
March 2014. Narrowly missing an opportunity to qualify
for the semifinals by 2 points, the team won 3 matches
and showed great enthusiasm. The best performers for
Al Hosn Gas team during the league stage matches were
Atif Hayat and Mohammed Nayeem Baji.
On another note, Al Hosn Gas team participated in the
20th Sports Tournament of ADNOC & its Group of
Companies. The games included basketball, volleyball,
handball and football.
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News
Al Hosn Gas Flag Raised in Antarctica
for the Second Consecutive Year
Mariam Al Hammadi, a young UAE national and student at the Higher Colleges
of Technology (HCT), succeeded in reaching Antarctica. Sponsored by Al Hosn
Gas, the trip lasted three weeks during which Mariam defied critical weather
conditions and lived an adventure in -15 degrees Celsius.
Mariam expressed her happiness for the adventure
success, and confirmed the ability of the Arab girl to
take the initiative if she is equipped with faith, customs
and traditions. She also expressed her pride of this
achievement as a UAE national, and thanked the wise
leadership for their support to young people and Al Hosn
Gas that made this adventure possible.
Mariam was accompanied by Rikke Eriksen, Students
Counselor at the HCT. The trip was organized by “2041,”
an initiative founded by the explorer Sir Robert Swan
to raise awareness about the environmental significance
of Antarctica, train youth on leadership and teamwork
skills, and learn more about the south pole’s critical
conditions.
The trip took kicked off from Dubai on March 7, 2014
to Argentina, with participation of 88 young people from
27 nationalities. The group reached Ushuaia, a city in
the extreme south of Argentina, known as the end of the
world. Ushuaia is the southernmost inhabited city in the
world, where the ships to Antarctica leave from. Mariam
shared her experience about the beauty and purity of the
environment in Antarctica, and the large impact of the
Ozone Hole and climate change on planet Earth. She
also saw several avalanches.
This journey enabled Mariam to become more selfconfident and outspoken, and to discuss things openly.
She also managed to adjust to all circumstances, including
sailing in dangerous zones, jumping in the freezing ocean
waters and getting exposed to snow storms.
Mariam reiterate to all UAE youth the need to give back
to the UAE in a unique way and through outstanding
achievements that are up to the level of such a leading
country.
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News
Al Hosn Gas Engineer Honored
for Contributing to the First UAE
Made Aircraft
Mr. Khalfan Al Sharji, planning engineer in the
Operations Division at Al Hosn Gas, was honored by Dr.
Saoud Al Mulla, Director of HCT-Dubai Colleges for his
contribution as a member of the team who designed and
built “Sagar Eye” the UAE’s first indigenous aircraft.
Sagar (Arabic for “falcon”) Eye — the new plane made
by UAE students and engineers —is set to take to the
skies soon. A team of aeronautical engineering majors
and members of the Engineers Society has built of the
two-seater’s air-frame, wings and controls. Khalfan,
member of the Engineers Society, was the machinist
who made the parts of the aircraft. The plane was tested
on the ground but will be shortly tested for flying to be
displayed in the Dubai Airshow 2015, the Middle East’s
biggest biennial aviation event.
Iftar Cannon Returns to
Abu Dhabi
Fasting people are thrilled to hear the iftar cannon in the
Holy Month of Ramadan at the Maghreb call for prayer
time, signaling that they can break their fast.
There are different stories about the history of the iftar
cannon, but they all date back to Egypt, where a Wali
(governor) once tested a military cannon. The testing
coincided with sunset on a first day of Ramadan. People
thought that this was a new system introduced by the
governor, and were thrilled about this idea. Not having
heard the cannon the next day, a group of highbrows
went to see the governor and asked him to keep firing
the iftar cannon.
The cannon sound was later on recorded and diffused
at iftar time for different reasons, one of which was the
shell explosion effects on the surrounding buildings.
But with the proven sighting of Ramadan crescent this
year, the iftar cannon returned to Abu Dhabi. Residents
heard the cannon’s first three shots, ushering the start
of the holy month. The cannon firing continued daily,
announcing the iftar (breaking the fast) and imsak
(beginning of fasting) times.
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The iftar cannon is surrounded by soldiers at the Sheikh
Zayed Mosque, Qasr Al Hosn (Al Hosn Fort) and some
selected locations in Abu Dhabi. The return of this social,
popular tradition is accompanied with daily ceremony
for the spectaculars. The task of firing the cannon at
these locations is taken up by the support services from
the military. The armed forces maintained, rehabilitated
and equipped a number of old cannons.
Ar t i c l e
Continuous Self-Motivation
by: Faisal Al Ali - CCPRM
Motivation is the key to winning and success. Without motivation, people cannot
continue to hope, be determinant and put efforts. Motivation is the driving force that
raises human competencies and provides the energy to get the work done.
There are many facets of incentives, but in terms of the
source, they can be divided to two types: internal incentives
and external incentives (financial or moral). When you read
this article because you love management, you are driven by
an internal incentive. However, if you have to read it to finish
a study research, you are driven by an external incentive.
When the employee is pushed to work using many external
incentives, we do not get creative results, although the
set target is met. The road to creativity and extraordinary
productivity passes through self-motivation. This type of
motivation is the basis of personal excellence and ultrasuccess. The individual does not reach self-motivation
when under stress. Motivation is an organized, continuous
process that becomes a lifestyle. This process confirms the
individual’s ability to meet his objectives and pushes him to
work further despite obstacles of non-favorable results. The
external incentives turn, then, into more stable and effective
internal incentives.
The key steps to continuous self-motivation are:
• Focus: define your objective and set your plan in clear
steps that lead to the objective, and then identify and
provide the needed resources, while focusing on meeting
one objective or a few correlated objectives.
• Pleasure and fun: add the pleasure and fun factor to
the work and reward yourself whenever you meet an
objective or a considerable part thereof.
• Reading: you have to read about experiences and
success stories in your field. These give new ideas and
a fresh vision, create an atmosphere of competition and
increase the desire to succeed.
• Look at the full half of the glass: you have to remember
your achievement every now and then, as a proof of your
ability to achieve more. Surround yourself with positive
people, and if you have to work with negative ones,
turn desperation and negative energy into motivation to
achieve what they claim you are not capable of.
• Use the power of imagination: imagine yourself after
succeeding. Imagine you met your objective, and all the
related feelings and thoughts.
Enthusiasm at all stages: many people take the road of
success but never finish it. Reaching the end requires
continuous enthusiasm by trying new ideas and ways to do
the work. Reaching success also requires a continuous selfreminder of the objective importance. You can post on your
desk motivational quotes and pictures.
Plans adjustment: to continue the road, the plan needs to be
adjusted according to new variables and information. You
need then to evaluate the activities related to the objective.
Continue your useful activities and stop the ones that are time
consuming. Do not look at obstacles as if they were eternal
or without solution. Problems are part of the road and face
everyone who works. Therefore, be flexible and patient.
There is a formula that says: (motivation = the value of your
work X the work success likelihood). This means that, if you
want to reach the highest levels of motivation, you have to
understand the real effect of your work, and create all possible
circumstances to achieve success. Your boss might be the best
of all. However, the motivation coming from within is stronger
than any incentive your boss could offer you. If the others do
not offer you an incentive to succeed, will you still be waiting
for someone to incite your energy and, thus, achieve your goal?
The start comes from within.
Self-motivation is an organized, continuous process that becomes a lifestyle. This
process confirms the individual’s ability to meet his objectives and pushes him to
work further despite obstacles.
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Ac t i vi t i es
The plant at Shah Gas Field as of May 2014
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