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Dolphin Energy Announces Routine Maintenance Program
Dolphin Energy Limited today announced that it will undertake a routine maintenance and inspection program for the Train 2 facilities at its gas processing plant in Ras Laffan, Qatar.
The program will take place from 26th February to 8th March and is taking place during the period of low consumer demand. It has been coordinated with Dolphin Energy’s customers to ensure minimal disruption.
During this time, gas supply to customers for this period is therefore expected to reduce by a quarter to 1.5 billion standard cubic feet of gas per day (scf/day) rather than the regular daily production of 2 billion scf/day.
Dolphin Energy implemented a similar partial shutdown in 2009 when part of its processing and production facilities underwent inspection over a five week period.
“Routine maintenance shutdowns of this type are a regular feature of the energy industry worldwide. This temporary shutdown is being undertaken to ensure that the highest standards of safety, maintenance and environmental protection continue to be followed in all areas of the company’s business,” the company explained.
The February shutdown is one in a series of programs planned for 2010. Further maintenance activities have been scheduled for April and May.
Dolphin Energy Limited
Dolphin Energy Limited was created to develop substantial energy projects throughout the GCC and to create long-term economic wealth and new business opportunities for GCC citizens, far into the future.
Dolphin Energy’s major strategic initiative, the Dolphin Project, involves the production and processing of natural gas from Qatar’s North Field, and transportation of the dry gas by sub-sea export pipeline from Qatar to the UAE, which begun in July 2007.
The long term customers for Dolphin gas from Qatar are ADWEA (Abu Dhabi Water & Electricity Authority), UWEC (Union Water & Electricity Authority), DUSUP (Dubai Supply Authority) and from 2008 OOC (Oman Oil Company). Each has signed a gas supply agreement with Dolphin Energy for 25 years.
Dolphin Energy is owned 51 percent by Mubadala Development Company, on behalf of the Government of Abu Dhabi – and 24.5 percent each by Total of France and Occidental Petroleum of the USA.
Detailed information about Dolphin Energy can be found on:www.dolphinenergy.com
For further information contact:
Mariam Al Badr
DVP Corporate Communications
Tel +971 2 6995500
Fax +971 2 6995578