Qatargas received the prestigious ‘Qatarisation Crystal Award’ in recognition of its efforts in “Support for Training and Development” at the annual award ceremony held on the sidelines of the 17th Qatarization Review Meeting of the Energy and Industry sector.
The event was held under the patronage of H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada, Minister of Energy and Industry, and attended by Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, the President & CEO of Qatar Petroleum, and Chairman of Qatargas Board of Directors, and Khalid bin Khalifa AlThani, Qatargas Chief Executive Officer, as well as senior officials and representatives from the 36 companies implementing the strategic Qatarization plan in the energy and industry sector.
Khalid bin Khalifa Al Thani, Qatargas Chief Executive Officer, received the award from Dr Al Sada on behalf of Qatargas.
This is Qatargas’ fifth Qatarization Crystal award since the award was instituted nine years ago. The Company won the award for the first time in 2010 for ‘Supporting Qatarization’. In 2011, Qatargas won the award in the ‘Support for Training and Development’ category. This was followed by two consecutive awards in 2013 and 2014 for ‘Support and Liaison with the Education Sector’ and ‘Support for Training and Development’ respectively.
Attracting, retaining, developing and motivating a high caliber workforce is an important element of Qatargas’ Direction Statement. As the World’s Premier LNG Company, the Qatari national employees have an important role to play in the future of Qatargas and the development of the country, the company said yesterday.