10 Years Service

An internal online magazine issued by Zakum Development Company for its employees Issue No. 51 April - May - June 2012

ZADCO Honors Long Service Employees

Mangrove plantation in the Island Arzanah

Editorial

The Public Relations Department is pleased to inform ZADCO big family and its staff in their different sites as well as members of their families and colleagues in ADNOC Group of Companies that the advent of ZADCO magazine as of this issue will be via the electronic means instead of the conventional way of printing on papers as it was the case to the last issue. The issuance of the magazine will be periodical hoping that "bulletin" will be a better way of communication with the oil society and the outside community through its contents that will truly represent ZADCO's community activities, events and accomplishments step by step.

Contents

H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed congratulating Khalifa M. Murad for winning two golden medals in world Jiu-Jitsu championship

The recent period witnessed a various internal activities. The most prominent of which was the recognition of long service employees who have spent many years serving the company and presenting their best experiences and efforts to assisting the company achieve its targets during the previous decades.

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As customary, ZADCO participated in ADNOC's HSE Awards along with other OPCOs in a vibrant atmosphere of competition presenting their latest of projects that are marked by innovation, inventions, advantages, knowledge sharing and exchange of expertise.

Zadco Participated in GEO Conference at the Kingdom of Bahrain

Strengthening its role in the service of the UAE community in all fields, ZADCO participated in a number of activities. The landmark of which were the environmental campaigns that were held in collaboration with competent authorities in the UAE. It is worth mentioning, in this context, that several social and sports activities have been also held in a sign that reflects the vibrant and glittery aspects of ZADCO's big family life. While you go through this issue of ZADCO magazine, we hope you will forward your comments thereon as a contribution that will help us present our best standards that ZADCO occupies as a Performance Driven Organization.

67 Medals for UAE Nationals in Jiu-Jitsu sports Championships Long Service Awards in ZADCO ADNOC, 2011 HSE Award Ceremony

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10 US Ambassador Visits UZ & Zirku 11 Internal Audit Group 12 CM Employee Academic Achievements 2011 12 Commercial Dept. Philosophy 14 Talent Management in ZADCO 15 Commercial Drilling (CM Drilling) 16 Living Desert, Environmental Campaign 17 Application of Water Saving Device 18 UZFDS Laboratory has been accredited with ISO 17025:2001 HSE Focus: HSE Man of the Month Medical Page "Colorectal Cancer"

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A group photo for ZADCO top Management with head ofiice Awardees

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Under the Support, Encouragement and Follow-up of H.H. Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan

Juniors and Professionals won 67 Medals In the World and Schools Jiu-Jitsu Championships The Jiu-Jitsu is rapidly growing in the UAE thanks to the special care by H.H. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces. As a result, the UAE Junior and professional stars have achieved an unprecedented achievement when they won 67 different medels in the world world and schools JiuJitsu championships which was sponsored by ADNOC & Group of Companies. The UAE’s Juniors and Professionals stars have achieved a big and unprecedented accomplishment when they won 67 different medals in the World and Schools Jiu-Jitsu Championships which was sponsored by ADNOC and group of H.H. Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed congratulating Khalifa M. Murad for winning companies. 48 of which went to the 2 golden medals in world Jiu-Jitsu championship juniors while 19 to the professionals. This achievement shows that this sport is becoming popular in the UAE and being cared for particularly by H.H. General Sheikh H.H. General Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of emphasized that the UAE, under the wise leadership Abu Dhabi, Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE of H.H. Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President Armed Forces. of the United Arab Emirates, attach great care to youth in the form of increased support to the sport in the Faisal Al Ketbi acquired two gold medals in the violet UAE as an integral part of the country’s’ present and belt competition of 100 Kg category while Abdullah future assets who is expected to raise the national Al Ketbi, Ahmed Mousa and Shams Hassan won a flag high in regional and international competitions. gold medal each In the free weight competition. Najlaa’ Mohamed won a silver meda with bronze H.H. received, at Al Bateen palace, the 22 males and medals went to Khalifa Al Mazrouei, Abdul Wahhab 26 females Jiu-Jitsu champions as well as Faisal Al Hosani, Yahya Mansoor, Ali Al Dara’I, Hassan Al Al Ketbi, Abdullah Al Hadefi Al Ketbi, Ahmed Mousa Romaithi, Mohammed Al Menhali, Ahmed Ghloum, and Shams Hassan, the gold medalists world cup Tarki Al Ketbi, Taleb Saleh, Mohamed Al Qubaisi, and winners of 2012 Jiu-Jitsu. Hajirah Hassan whereas Eman Mohammed scored two medals. During the meeting, H.H. expressed his pleasure to meeting those talented youth who represent the UAE Juniors, beginners and youth champions topped future of this sport. He encouraged them to pursue the table unchallenged with 12 gold, 14 silver and 22 their efforts to achieve both scholastic and scientific bronze medals. supremacy in order to represent the UAE in the International forums. The Jiu-Jitsu sport has recently become one of the most important sports in schools with plans to extend As an appreciation to his achievement, H.H. General it by increasing the number of participating schools Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, paid a visit to as part of a strategic plan that aims at sustaining the the Emirati youth, Khalifa Mohamed Morad, the gold momentum of the sport. The sport was first pioneered medalist of Jiu-Jitsu 2012 under 38 Kg, and the gold in 14 schools among 6 to 12 years old boys and girls medal winner of Abu Dhabi schools championship students. Today, it includes 50 schools with over which was held at Zayed University, at the family 20,000 students of grades 6 to 8 participating. house in Al Ain. Zadco

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ZADCO NEWS

Long Service Award Ceremony

Abu Dhabi Awardees with ZADCO top Management

Abu Dhabi A special ceremony was held on 23/1/2012 at Sheikh Khalifa Energy Complex, Abu Dhabi, to honor ZADCO long serving employees who have been working for ZADCO for a period of 10 to 30 years. The event was attended by top ZADCO senior management led by H.E. Saif N. Al Suwaidi, ZADCO CEO who addressed the gathering and thanked the honorees for their effort and contribution to the Company success. Mr. Al Suwaidi said; "I would like to welcome all of you to our long service awards ceremony. The main objective of this ceremony is to recognize the contribution of each of the awardees for their contribution and commitment to ZADCO success. I would like to take this opportunity to appreciate your outstanding overall achievement in 11 stretched targets, the excellent HSE performance, maintaining high production average

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Abdul-Rahim Mohamed Kazem Al-Marzouqi Ali Mahmoud Abdulla Al Ahmadi Hafidh Salem Al-Maskari

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Ms. Nada Moussly Hussain Mohsen Ali Maddi Mohamed Ali Mohamed Al Aulaqi

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and the exceptional optimization initiatives". "ZADCO appreciates your long experience and achievement in different fields and the transfer of this expertise to younger UAE nationals in order to prepare the new generation to task ahead to continue ZADCO"s present and future projects" he added. The recognition certificates and awards were presented to the long serving employees from the following units by the CEO and management team followed by group photos to commemorate the event. - CEO group - Development Unit - Operations Unit - Technical Unit - Administration Unit - Corporate Support Unit

Mohamed I. Shaba'n Ali Omar Ahmed Bakthier Eyad Abdul Razzaq Al Assi Ms. Fadya M. Al- Nahdy Mohammed M. Abu Samra Ittooly V. Rajan Faisal Mohamed Hassan Marugulam Krishna Sabapathy Isa A. Shahin Ali O. Hamdan Badwan

Mahmoud Ahmed Khalil El Agha Muawia A. Hussein Mohammad Ali Salem Khader M. Qaddoureh Ahmed Yassin Yusuf Abdallah A. Al Buraiki Ms. Khawla Mohammad Tiraoui Mohamed Adnan Aref El-Tawel Saeed Hussein El-Absi Omar Ibrahim Mousa

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Kamal M. Kaafarani Shariff Idarus Shariff Abdulla Twahir Fadel Salem Saeed Shbair Eshak Abdelmannan Mohamed Al-Jabali

25 Years Service Yagoob

A. Alrefaei David Crouch

20 years Service

Abu Baker A. Al Aidarous Ms. Randa Abdallah Ahmad Mohamed Arfan Al Katheeri Ms. Balqis Ali Salem Al Dowaila Ibrahim Abdulla Sayyar Xavier K. P. Yahya S. Al Shamsi Ali K. Al Shamisi Ms. Majida Al Ameeri Husain A. Al Khouri Naveen Mukund Kamath Ms. Kawthar Ahmed Hammouri

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Daoud S. Al Marzouqi Ms. Souheir T. Osman Nashat Abbas Hassan Ali Susarla Iswara Prasad Mohamed Ahmed Al Hosani Ali Hassan Al Mohsen Abdulla Rashid Al Mansoori Hussain S. Almutahari Mohamed Braik Al Ameri Mohsen N. Al Ameri Nader S. Abdulla Ramesh Kumar Vahi Awad Alsayaari Ms. Iman Matar Al Nawfali Ahmed Faraj Ahmed Al Lardhi Ali Hamad Al Mehrezi Ahmed I. Abdi Khamis Qassour AlShamisi Ms. Wafa Ibrahim Ali Ms. May Salem Jabour

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Khaled Naser Al Shekaili Ahmad Ikrayyim Younis Abraham K. Bijoy

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Mohammed Alsayed Alhashmi Helal Ali Nayea Mubarak Al Mansouri Faisal Ebrahim AlJasmi Abdulla Mohamed Saeed Al Falahy Syed Aslam Shaheer Tariq Mohamed Almuaini Tariq Abdulkhaliq Al Mutawa Ms. Shahra Sheikh Eissa Al Nahdi Ali Hassan Abdulla Al Hammadi Ms. Seham Saleh Al Jaberi Abdul Fattah Taher Hassan Ms. Noura Obaid Al Zaabi El Sayed Ahmed Emam Ahmed Saeed Al Alawi Hassan A. Al Mansory Mohamed A. Sharman Atef Elghassnawi Abdulla Abdul Qader Al Shateri Hassan H. Almarzouqi Abdul Hamid Mukri Hamza S. AlYousuf Nael M. Abdallah Ali M. Al Amoudi Mohamed D. Al Mazrouei Shaheen I. AlBeshr Unnikrishnan K. S. K. Muralidharan Umesh Kishanchand Gupta Ms. Mariam S. Al Dhaheri Helal M. Al Mazrouei Shamsuddin Kozhipurath Ahmed M. Al Nuaimi Mohamed Saeed Al Muhairi Mohammad Moeen Ahmed Abdulla Musallam Al Ameri Ms. Aisha M. Al Shihi Saeed M. Khouri Ms. Afra A. Al Mansoori Ms. Wafa A. Al Maleki Nadhmi Abdulrahman Abdullah

Taleb Hasan Al Ameri Yaqoub Mohammed Al Marzouqi Zakareya S. Abu Zanat Mohamed Abdulla Al Neyadi Emad Ali Al Shalloudi Mohammed Saeed Helal Al-Zaabi Suhail S. Al Meharrami Ibrahim Jasim Jumaa Jasim Al-Housani Saeed Ali Nasser A. Al Shamisi Mejahed Saeed Ahmed Al-Jaberi Jasem Ali Bin Ghafan Saif Rashed Saeed Al- Habsi Mohamed Abdinur Ali Yusuf Jaafar Saleh Aidha Al-Ameri Mohamed Abdulla A. Al-Ahbaby Ali Humaid Ali Ahmed Shattaf Alali Musallam Suhail M. Al -Rashedi Ronald F. Alphonso Hasan A. Al Senani Saud I. Baniyas Saeed F. Abdi Bader K. Al Dhaheri Abdulla A. Mohamed Abdulla M. Al Balooshi Mohamed A. Al Zaabi Nasser A. Kamali Sultan M. Mohammed Ahmed R. Al Dahmani Khaled A. Al Baloushi Moosa H. Al Balooshi Shueib A. Yousuf Salim Ismail Hamad Tahoos Al Neaimi Fahad Rashid Al Mansoori Taha H. Abdulla Tariq J. Aljunaibi Yunus Chozhiyattel Saeed Z. Al Mansoori Abdulkhaleq M. Al Baloushi Govind Bhai Patel Zayid J. Khamis Agapito A. Andales Shanmugam Rajasekaran Sudhakar

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UZ Awardees with the Senior Management

Upper Zakum Employees and support staff who have been working for a period of 10 to 35 years at Upper Zakum site were presented with awards and Long Service Certificates at a special ceremony held at Upper Zakum Field on 8/2/2012. Mr. Badr Al-Mansoori, SVP-O (UZ/ZR), addressed the ceremony and stressed that the event further re-enforced the important role of the staff to the overall success of the Company. Mr. Al-Mansoori conveyed ZADCO's appreciation to the employees for their hard work and contribution towards the achievement of a more broadly representative and service delivery driven of ZADCO's business. He then presented the long service certificates to the awardees at the end of the ceremony followed by group photos to commemorate this special event.

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Mohamed Amer Saleh Binajjaj Al Hajeri

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Shariff Idarus Shariff Abdulla Twahir Fadel Salem Saeed Shbair Eshak Abdelmannan Mohamed Al-Jabali

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Mustafa A. Jendi Salah Abdelghany Hassanein Maklad Neri Dominic Almeida Abderraouf Ben Farhat Saidi Govinda Pillai Gopakumar Madathil Parambil Chialessery Rappai Joy Nouhad Mahmoud El- Khoumassi Ahmed Mahmoud Omar Hassan Niaz Mohammed Khan Abdullah Kunhi Thekkum Parambil Kunhi Mohamed Mangat Chali Kanattil Hassan

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Ashraf Mohamed Mishra Bankateshwar Patarath Rajendran Mohammad Iqbal Talapady Mahammad Shareef Chonari Moideen Kutty Acham Parambath Abdul Sammad Thadicara Kunjuvereed Sebastian Kanni Parambil Mohamed

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Basem Awadh Mohamed Baqehaizel Hassan Khalil Ibrahim Mohamed Al- Hammadi Mohammad Nannisab Nadaf Yaser Bader Al-Ali Mahdi Saleh Ahmed Tammam Sujit Sukumar Chatterjee Omar Othman Eissa Al-Nuaimi Abdulla Abdul Rahman A. A. Al-Obaidly Safwat Obaid Farhan Bawazir Mohamed Salim Al- Marashda Thonikkara Kutty Saidali

Vinson George K. Edwin Nadura Padilla Abdul Rahman Fatheh Vinay Manohar Rane Angelo Christopher Fernandes Chamatha Kundil R. Prasad

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Mohammed Saeed Helal Al-Zaabi Suhail S. Al Meharrami Ibrahim Jasim Jumaa Jasim Al-Housani Saeed Ali Nasser A. Al Shamisi Mejahed Saeed Ahmed Al-Jaberi Jasem Ali Bin Ghafan Saif Rashed Saeed Al- Habsi Mohamed Abdinur Ali Yusuf Jaafar Saleh Aidha Al-Ameri Mohamed Abdulla A. Al-Ahbaby Ali Humaid Ali Ahmed Shattaf Alali Musallam Suhail M. Al -Rashedi Ronald F. Alphonso

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Zirku

A group photo from Zirku Ceremony

A ceremony was held in Zirku island on 1st February 2012 To honor the long serving employees. The event was attended by, SVP(O) (UZ/ZR), Mr. Badr Al Mansouri and the PR manager. The island Manager, Mr. Faisal I. Al Haram, presented ZADCO’s management short speech saying; “I would like to welcome you all and particularly your distinguished guests including the SVP(O) and the PR Manager to the 2011 ceremony which organized to honor the long serving employees at Zirku. Mr. Al Haram added that the ceremony is designed to recognize those with 10 to 30 years service records with ZADCO which reflects ZADCO’s appreciation to its workforce as the most valuable asset as well as a commitment to honoring their dedication and contribution to the company. Zirku site Manager said that the long service award is also a true manifestation of ZADCO's policy which underpins human resources as the back bone of development and success at work and attaches great importance to retain the most qualified technical and administrative individuals. I would expect that many of you have been working for ZADCO for 20, 25 or 30 years and have, over the time, passed your knowledge and experience on to UAE nationals and other junior employees who continue

30 Years Service Mohamed Saeed Moin S. Saleh Adel Naji Kaddoura Abdel Hamed S. El Shemy

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to move forward to developing ZADCO's work in the same dedication and professionalism. This award is presented to all employees at different levels of responsibility and expertise who have worked as a team for the benefit of ZADCO, and to those who have been here for thirty years it is surely a life working time. Your long and hard dedication and commitment to ZADCO are precious. Working offshore is not an easy task due to the social factor of separation from families and loved ones. Despite all these difficulties, you have achieved your job in high degree of professionalism and awareness of HSE regulations. It is customary on these occasions to evaluate the success made last year and to highlight our achievements. We should be proud of achievements we accomplished so far. I would also like to highlight few points regarding health and safety issues. Today we mark 1,932 days since last LTI. Mr. Faisal I. Al Haram concluded his speech by saying: "As we are also facing a tough challenge of upcoming shutdown task. Your long time experience will be employed to overcome this challenge in a professional and safe manner which will also help to keep our excellent safety record".

Abdellatif Houmane Pullambi Basheer

25 years Service Punnoli K. Sasidharan Pattai M. Kumaresan

20 Years Service Bharat M. Ajmera Vinay P. Vazirani Krishnasamy Somu Tadeusz Wyszynski Ali Obaid Al Shamsi

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Ali S. Al Hammadi Ali Y. Al Ali Ayyoob Padinjreveetil Mohammed Hussain Usman Pattantuthoduvil Abdul Khader Najeem Xavier Fernandez Raghava Harady Sadasivan Nair Ali Hussain Pattillath Ibrahim Abbu Baker Bantwal Mohan D. Shetty Bhag Grewal Kuriakose Varghese Rajan S. Cheriyedath Akbar Basha Joseph Gomez Balbir Chand Sreenivasan Kunjuraman Khalid Kodappana

Moideen Koya Babu G. Madakkavil Md Habibur Rahman Ramiz Uddin Nuhmanul Fahim

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Zayed M. Teezani Omer Mohammad Abdi Elmi Saeed A. Al Kaabi Ronel A. Loma Abdulla E. Al Romaithi Aamer K. Bani Tameem Mohamed A. Aldhari Orakkan Praveen Bhupendra S. Taragi Nizar V. Purayil Wali Khan Akbar Khan Joji Xavier Jacinto T. Alli Danilo G. Lozano Veerapathiran Paulraj

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Hasan A. Al Senani Saud I. Baniyas Saeed F. Abdi Bader K. Al Dhaheri Abdulla A. Mohamed Abdulla M. Al Balooshi Mohamed A. Al Zaabi Nasser A. Kamali Sultan M. Mohammed Ahmed R. Al Dahmani Khaled A. Al Baloushi Moosa H. Al Balooshi Shueib A. Yousuf Salim Ismail Hamad Tahoos Al Neaimi Fahad Rashid Al Mansoori Taha H. Abdulla Tariq J. Aljunaibi Yunus Chozhiyattel

Umm Al Dalkh

Group photo from Umm Al Dalkh

On 6/2/2012, Mr. Masayuki Furuya SVP(SU), accompanied by SUFD Manager, SUFEMS Team Leader and PR Team Leader visited UAD to honor the Long Serving employees of Umm Al Dalkh Field. The event was hosted by Mr. Abdulla Omar, UAD Site Manager, who welcomed the SVP(SU) and the Visitors to this event. At the ceremony, Mr. Furuya addressed the attendees and congratulated the employees for their long period of service. He also conveyed the management appreciation for their contributions. The long service certificates were presented to the awardees by the SVP (SU), followed by taking group photos to mark the event. Zadco

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The event also witnessed the celebration of reaching 2000 NO LTI day. Mr. Furuya congratulated all employees for their excellent safety record and distributed safety memento to UAD employees.

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20 Years Service

Visitors were then taken on site tour to see the ongoing project activities on the platform.

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10 Years Service

Abubaker Hashim Abboud

Safwat S. El-Makadma Tayeb Al Harbi

Pradeep Kumar Nagarajan Ajith Kumar

Zayid J. Khamis Agapito A. Andales Shanmugam Rajasekaran Sudhakar

ARZANAH

Long Service Award Ceremony in Arzanah Island

A Ceremony was held on 12th March, 2012 to award Arzanah long serving employees. The ceremony was attended by Mr. Masayuki Furuya, SVP-SU and PR Team Leader. In his word, Mr. Furuya expressed ZADCO's appreciation to the long and dedicated services of the awardees. This was then followed by presenting long service certificates and group photos were taken. Mr. Furuya and Site Management then recognized Satah employees who made achievements in safety and operation during 2011. Special recognition was presented to Mr. Khalifa Al Suwaidi, STMTN Skilled Helper for his extraordinary professionalism and commitment to work.

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Omar Bakhit Saeed Al Ameri

20 Years Service Rymond G. Fradian

15 years Service Saleh M. Al Marri

10 Years Service

Saeed Z. Al Mansoori Abdulkhaleq M. Al Baloushi Govind Bhai Patel

At the end of the ceremony, a raffle draw was conducted and valuable prizes were given to winners. Lunch was served at the end of the ceremony.

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ADNOC GROUP

ADNOC Celebrates its 15th Annual HSE Awards

Group photo from ADNOC Celebration of HSE Award-2011

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) organized its 15th Annual Health, Safety and Environment Awards Ceremony at the Jumeirah Etihad Towers Hotel in Abu Dhabi on 8/4/2012. In his welcoming keynote speech, H.E. Abdulla Nasser Al Suwaidi, ADNOC Director General, said that "Over the past years, the oil and gas industry has contributed significantly to the development and progress of the local communities through investment, provision of basic needs and improvement of the quality of life in these communities", "The continuation and momentum of the HSE performance is vital to the success and sustainability of our industry. ADNOC HSE Awards stand as an important evidence to our commitment to improving our performance in HSE fields". He said The ceremony was attended by CEOs of ADNOC and its Group of Companies, general managers and heads of shareholding companies in the UAE and the contracting companies. The Awards covered seven categories; Innovation, Environment, Health, Safety, Sustainability, HSE performance and HSE Champion As well as a Special recognition awards to their directorate, divisions, Group companies and contracting partners working in the UAE. At the end of the ceremony, H.E. honored the winning companies where Abu Dhabi Gas Development Company Ltd, (Al Hosn Gas), has won the first award in the Innovation category, for their "Standard on Hazard Identification of Escape, Evacuation and Rescue (HAZEER)".while ADNATCO & NGSCO came second for their "Citadel Formation on Board Ships". In the Environment category, Total Abu Al Bukhoosh came first for its "Flaring Road Map: Going Beyond our Own Best Practices" with Abu Dhabi Polymers Company Ltd. (Borouge) second for its "Water Footprint" program. In the Health category Abu Dhabi Gas Industries Company Ltd. (GASCO) came first for "Innovative Ergonomics Scheme for Computer Users" while ESNAAD came second for "Workshop Ergonomics". In Safety category, GASCO came first for its "Hydrogen Sulfide Zone Classification, the Provision of Permanent Refuge Operator Shelters Zadco

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ZADCO CEO receives award from H.E Dr. Jouan Salem Al Dhaheri, Secretary General of the Supreme Petroleum Council

and a new Specification for Temporary Safe Refuge", whereas National Drilling Company (NDC) came second for its "Proactive Asset Integrity Report (PAIR): Protecting the Workforce, Environment and Assets". In Sustainability category, Borouge came first for its 'Water for the World' initiative and ADNATCO & NGSCO came second for their "Cadetship Program". The HSE Performance Award was awarded to Abu Dhabi Oil Refining Company (TAKREER) with Mr. Jasem Ali Al Sayegh, CEO of TAKREER, was named the HSE Champion. H.E. Abdulla Nasser Al Suwaidi handed Special Recognition Awards to ZADCO for its HSE "Multiple Casualities Disaster Management MCDM Project" which was intended to provide ZADCO with medical response by a third party in the event of MCDM resulting from unforseenable disasters. Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Oil Operations (ADCO), Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company (ADMA-OPCO), Zakum Development Company (ZADCO), Abu Dhabi Gas Liquefaction Company Ltd. (ADGAS), ADNOC Medical Services Division jointly with National Drilling Company (NDC), Bunduq Company Ltd and Abu Dhabi Oil Company (Japan) (ADOC.) The 'Group Company and Contractor Partnership' Awards were awarded to LeasePlan and Tyco Fire & Security (UAE) by NDC and the Petroleum Institute, respectively. 9

CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION

Zadco Participated in GEO Conference at the Kingdom of Bahrain

ADNOC representatives at the conference

Under the patronage of His Royal Highness, the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain, Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, H.E. Dr. Abdul Hussain bin Ali Mirza, the Bahraini Minister of Energy inaugurated on 4th March the 10th Middle East Geo-science Conference and Exhibition - GEO 2012, at the Bahrain International Exhibition Centre. Since its inception in 1994, the GEO series has been playing a significant role in the growth and transfer of petroleum geo-science technology in the Middle East, helping to develop its large producing fields, vast hydrocarbon reserves and untapped potential. This year's conference runs parallel to the GEO 2012 Exhibition taking place under the theme of "Shaping the Future of Geo-science in the Middle East". The pace-setting agenda incorporated senior keynote speakers, 5 executive level panel discussions, and more than 360 paper and poster presentations.

Mr. Abdulla Al Neyadi, ZADCO Reservoir Geologist, presented a paper titled 'Characterization and Static Modeling of Dolomitize Burrows for Improved Simulation of Water Movement within a Middle Eastern Carbonate Field' in the GEO 2012 conference. In his paper he examined the "results of a recent investigation of burrows in core and their impact on reservoir flow properties" and proposed "an effective property modeling approach, using small-scale

The 14,000 square meter exhibition features more than 150 exhibitors from ADNOC presenting Mr. Mirza with token of appreciation 27 countries, serving as important showcase for the latest exploration technologies whilst acting as a conduit for the models to account for the potential impact of these strategic collaborations and healthy competition. burrows on fluid flow". H.E. Dr. Mirza, was honored and presented with a token of appreciation at the ADNOC & Its Group of Companies stand in the presence of senior officials from the ADNOC and its Group. ADNOC participation was coordinated by ZADCO on behalf of ADNOC and its group of Companies. Zadco

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Mr. Al Neyadi then concluded that "Developing accurate geological and simulation models can help in adapting field development strategies to deal with these challenges" and "Understanding these burrowed networks from various perspectives is critical for the future development plans of this reservoir". 10

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US Ambassador Visits Upper Zakum & Zirku

The Ambassador and ZADCO Seniors at UZ field

H.E. Mr. Michael Corbin the ambassador of USA accompanied by staff from the American embassy in Abu Dhabi together with representatives from ADNOC, ExxonMobil, and top officials of ZADCO General Management Team, paid a visit to Upper Zakum field and Zirku Island on 23/2/2012. The ambassador, along with the accompanying delegation, were introduced to the facilities in the Upper Zakum field while flying over the under-development facilities specially the new artificial Islands that are considered a new landmark and an important milestone in the oil industry. At Zirku, the ambassador was received by the Island's management where he toured the artificial facilities and the venues of the new projects that are dedicated for development as well as the under-development projects. He also visited the control unit where he had a look at the oil loading operations and the up-to-date mechanism to run and operate them. Following the tour, the ambassador had his lunch under the auspices of Mr. Ali Hassan Ali Al-Marzooqi, Senior Vice President, Development and Mr. Badr Obaid Al-Mansoori, Senior Vice President Operations who gave a detailed explanation on the process of the company's oil operations and the future plans. Mr. Faisal I. Al Haram, Zirku Site Manager, concluded the visit with an explanation of the operations process, future projects on the Island and ZADCO's commitment to implementing the highest professional systems in the management of oil operations. Zadco

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A meeting of IAG in progress

The Internal Audit Group (IAG) The Internal Audit Group (IAG) held its last meeting at ZADCO on 18th January 2012. The theme topic of the meeting was the initiative of "Anti-Fraud Framework" which is promoted by Abu Dhabi Accountability Authority (ADAA). Whose representative made a presentation on the topic urging the Group Companies to adopt this initiative. Other Agenda items discussed during the meeting included: - Audit staff training and UAE Nationals development plans - ADAA assessment of Internal Audit Functions in the Group Companies - Audit Committee related issues. - Audit Management Systems to be adopted by the Group Companies The IAG is an informal professional forum of Managers/ Heads of the Internal Audit (IA) units within ADNOC Group Companies. IAG has been meeting continuously (2-4 times a year) for almost 25 years for the purpose of knowledge/experience sharing, information exchange and coordination among members for mutual interest within the realms of Governance, Risk, and Control (GRC). The main objectives of the group are: • Promote knowledge sharing among

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ADNOC

Group's IA Community and with external audit organizations such as (Abu Dhabi Accountability Authority-ADAA, Audit Firms, and Professional Associations) in the areas of GRC. This is achieved through presentations, discussions, networking, and other means. • Promote and facilitate alignment among ADNOC Group of companies' audit practices, in dealing with organization's policies, methodologies, processes, systems, and professional/industry best practices. • Promote and Coordinate efforts of recruitment, training, and development of Emirati Auditors as well as conducting Specialized Training to enhance the skill sets of the IA staff to meet job requirement by arranging collective training programs/courses in a cost effective manner. • Gain visibility/understanding of the Group businesses, Oil and Gas Industry and related services. This is through members presentations on respective Company's organizations and its activities. In addition, IAG may invite Audit Committees Chairmen/Members, CEO's/GM's and other Senior Executives to some meetings to understand their prospective and make efforts to deliver as per their expectations in order to become value provider to the Group companies.

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ACHIEVEMENTS

Commercial Employee Academic Achievements 2011 - 2012 ZADCO congratulates its commercial department employees for their academic achievement for the year 2011 - 2012. ZADCO wish them success and progress. Name Team Position Description and dates of Achievements Layla AL Kaabi CM Office Admin

Bachelor degree in Management Information Technology (2011)

Sara Al Qamzi CM Office Admin

Completing VQ Level 3 in 'Business Administration' Portfolio (2012)

Mariam Al Dhaheri CMP Purchaser

Bachelor degree (2012) and completing VQ Level 3 in 'Business Administration' portfolio

Hussain Shabibi CMM Material

Bachelor degree in Engineering Management (2012)

Waleed Khouri CMM Inventory

Bachelor degree in Engineering Controller Management (2012)

Helal Al Mazrouei

ICPM Certificate Manager (2011)

CMDS

CMDS T/L

Nawal Al Zaabi CMDS Registration

VQ Level 3 in 'Business Officer Administration' (2011)

Masifa Al Hameeri CMDS Commercial

Masters in International Law (2011) Analyst

Tariq Al-Manthari

ICPM Certificate Manager (2011)

CMM

CMM T/L

Moza Saif CMP Expeditor Al Mazrouei

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Completing VQ Level 3 in 'Business Administration'

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ZADCO NEWS

Commercial Department Philosophy

Mission, Vision, Goals and Objectives are the core subject of this topic with focus on performance and quality in Commercial Contract (CMC). In order to achieve the below goals and objectives, (CMC) shall apply the following Standards in order to simplify and eliminate any activities that do not add value. This is optimized through the following mechanism: • • • • • • • • • •

Client value shall always be a key factor in establishing particular strategies. Trade with contractors and suppliers in an ethical, professional and fair way. The good name of ZADCO should be protected. Award on value rather than price. Establishment of strategic long term critical items/services business partnership. Seek 'Win/Win' through establishing viable contracts that address the interests of both parties. Deal with the contractor and supplier according to ZADCO's business and cost. Usual tendering policy with emphasis on added value. Monitor Contractors and Suppliers performance and update the bidders list accordingly. Motivate contractors and suppliers where added value is gained by ZADCO.

Commercial Contract (CMC) MISSION & VISION CMC aims to provide a quick quality service to our clients in order to assist them to achieve their performance goals while maintaining commercial integrity and developing a good relationship with our Contractors to foster a closer partnership for the mutual benefits of ZADCO and its Contractors.

GOALS & OBJECTIVES CMC has the following goals and objectives: • To set targets and assess performance in order to continually improve. • To be Proactive in dealing with our clients and partners. • To be responsible and accountable for our performance. • To consolidate agreements so as to reduce the number of interfaces. • To communicate with Clients and Partners for better understanding to improve performance. • To encourage transparency in our dealings to foster respect between ourselves, our Clients and Partners. • To provide a value added service.

PERFORMANCE WITH QUALITY CMC, provides Commercial Services by being responsible for all Contracting and Procurement activities to the following Support Units and General Management Teams (Clients), to provide a quick and efficient response to our Clients requests. • Operations & maintenance of all plants Equipment and facilities at all ZADCO Sites. • Some of UZ750 drilling project. • Catering services for all ZADCO including 4 artificial islands. • Logistics support. • Support services: -- Information Technology (IT) -- Human Resources (HR) -- General Services (GS) -- Public Relations (PR) -- Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) -- Manpower Development (MD) -- Business Process & OrganizationDevelopment [BPOD] Faiza Mohamed Hussain (ZADCO CMDS) Zadco

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ZADCO NEWS

Talent Management in ZADCO Right Program for Right Talent ZADCO shareholders have vision and aspiration not only to maintain the production levels from its depleting wells and aging facilities, but also to enhance it from current 550 K bbls/day to 750K bbls/day by drilling new wells, developing its fields, adding new facilities and enhancing production by using latest technology. This is a challenge as a large number of highly experienced staff are expected to retire within the next 5 years, and there is growing need to depend on local Emirati Talent. Therefore, ZADCO is actively pursuing Talent Management Strategy to identify, attract, develop, deploy, motivate and retain talent to strengthen Organization Capability and meet ZADCO Business Needs.

emphasis the Talent Management. In this context, 5 new initiatives have been launched which are under various stages of implementation, as follows: 1) Succession Planning for Key/Critical Positions in ZADCO 2) UAE Nationals Career Development 3) Leadership Development & External Certification Programs 4) Development of the Subject Matter Experts & Specialists 5) Recognition of Long Term and High Performing Employees (Junior Talent) The above initiatives primarily focus on development, engagement, motivation and retention of the Talent. ZADCO Manpower Development department facilitates line managers in identifying and developing talent to meet ZADCO business needs. During 2011, number of UAE Nationals have been successfully developed and promoted to critical positions including Sub Team Leaders, Team Leaders, and Managers at Sites & Abu Dhabi.

ZADCO Talent is defined as Employee who is recognized with special personality traits, capability & achievements e.g.: 1) Outstanding or high performance 2) Unique skills relevant to ZADCO business needs 3) Advanced/mastery level competencies 4) A wide range of skills for multitasking 5) Exceptional leadership & soft skills 6) Ability to fast track to key/critical positions ZADCO has already established best practices in Human Resources Management & Manpower Development, there is paradigm shift to specially Zadco

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One UAE National had a very strong technical bias and natural talent to develop as a Reservoir Engineering (PVT) Specialist instead of leadership or management role. ZADCO is providing all required support including the provisions for extensive development through attachment with international shareholders. Similar talented candidates for other specialization areas are being outsourced based on the business case and candidates' interest. For more information about the Succession Planning & the UAE Nationals Career Development, you may refer to the Business Process on ZADCO network/MD Website or contact MD Management, who are just a phone call away. If you have Talent, ZADCO has a program for you. Mohamed Ali Khan (ZADCO MDSP) 15

ZADCO NEWS

Commercial Drilling (CM Drilling) Vision To be one of the top Drilling Commercial Department in the region who is providing Drilling Contracting services of satisfactory quality and reliability to our customers.

Mission • To ensure that our customers receive cost effective services of the highest quality standards by preparing and executing the required acquisition plans and by implementing the latest innovative Management Techniques. • To invest in and maintain a strategic partnership with our customers that will form the keystone of the company's future.

Aim (Objective) • • • • • • • • •

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High business principles and values. Developing arrangements to meet future commercial requirements in drilling. Procure high quality services for the best value. Effectively manage contracts and continuous quality improvement of the tenders and contracts documents. Provide excellent customer service. Pursue continuous workforce learning to ensure critical, high quality skill sets. Ensure high quality Contracts are in place in a timely manner. Establish close rapport with Stakeholders. Exert and share best contracting practices within the organization.

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ZADCO NEWS ENVIRONMENT

2012 ENVIRONMENTAL CAMPAIGN "LIVING DESERT" Mussafah Offshore Supply Base - LG Division On 4th February, 2012, the UAE celebrated the 15th National Environment Day 2012 with the theme "Living Desert", under the auspices of H.H. Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Abu Dhabi. Celebrations aimed at educating the public on the importance of conserving the UAE's natural heritage, and protecting the desert from pollution, specially the adverse impacts of plastic bags on the desert. In line with the above, H.H. Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs,initiated the "Desert Clean-up Campaign", across the UAE. A joint environmental campaign amongst sister companies, namely ADMA-OPCO, TOTAL ABK, BUNDUQ, ESNAAD and ZADCO was successfully conducted on 6th February, 2012 at Mussafah Offshore Supply Base - LG Division, in the presence of Management representatives of the five above mentioned companies.

The objectives of this campaign were as follows: • Continuity of leadership message towards preservation and protection of environment. • Progress of achieved environment structural build-up. • Enhancement of the public worksites environmental practices. • Boosting and demonstration of the concept of environment care and protection. The campaign program started with HSE Statement, mop-up of the site facilities and mitigation of wasted material were conducted. Three presentations were made by LG Manager, entitled "Desert Clean-up Campaign", by Abu Dhabi Environment Agency Representative, entitled "UAE Desert" and by Ministry of Environment and Water Representative, entitled "Living Desert". These were followed by a quiz session related to the subject. At the end of the ceremony, certificates, gifts and mementoes were distributed to active participants, in appreciation to their efforts, and commemorating this special event.

Clean-up Campaign organized by ZADCO Zakum Development Company (ZADCO), in collaboration with the Municipality of Abu Dhabi City and the center of waste management, has organized a clean-up campaign in the manors' area of Al Wathba Desert in order to raise environmental awareness and preservation of the desert. In compliance with the directives of H.H. Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates, and as part of the campaign launched by the Environment Agency in Abu Dhabi under the theme of "Vibrant Desert", a presentation has been made to raise awareness among participants on necessary precautions required to be observed during the campaign to safeguard their safety and health. The strategic goal of the campaign was to preserve the cleanliness of the desert, raise awareness among the youth, encourage the public hygiene, raise public awareness of ways to dispose of waste, minimize littering, especially plastic materials due to its negative impact on the wild and primitive life, and to promote the value and the positive image of the desert among its frequent visitors. 150 people participated in this campaign by using a number of heavy equipment provided by The Center of Waste Management in Abu Dhabi. A total of 18 tons of waste was collected. Manors' owners in the area have commended and appreciated this environmental initiative. Zadco

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ENVIRONMENT

Application of Water Saving Device

Performance Enhancement

Table 1 and table 2 illustrate the amount of water saving as a direct result of fitting the aerator saving device.

Consumption Average Time Rate Usage/ day Occurance No of Unit Description in LQP Normal No. Minutes/ no.

Total Consumption (L)

Taps 50 9 8 2 7,200

Back ground:

Water is a vital natural element in life. Preserving water is considered by many as a serious challenge. A pioneer experiment has been conducted by fitting a simple aerator saving device of 3 liter and 6 liter capacity inside all cabins, common toilets and kitchens at the UAD platform. Umm Al Dalkh (UAD) field is an offshore facilities originally designed to cater for 40 persons living on part of the platform equipped with necessary utilities to accommodate for that limited number. Recently, particularly in 2010/2011, the ongoing development required similar increase in the number of persons-on-board (POB) POB was increased during the day time activities to about 160 and during the night activities to 110. This is due to the ongoing planned projects for UAD field development to sustain the oil productivity. Such increase in activities would see a matching increase in daily water consumption.

Objectives of fitting water saving device:

• To ensure the continuous supply of the Reverse Osmosis (RO) unit with adequate amount of water supply for POB, kitchen facilities and laundry etc... • Minimize amount of power required for pumping water and other chemical consumption. • Eliminate the need for extra water storage units at UAD for the near future. • Reduce the emission of carbon dioxide (as a result of reduced power consumption)

Features of the aerator saving device:

Aerator is a simple device which can be fitted inside the water tap. This mechanism allows air to mix with water in typical proportion which results in reducing water flow rate from tap by 35% without noticeable effect on users. The device comes in two storage capacity of 3 liters and 6 liters. Zadco

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Shower 40

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4

6

11,520

W/ Closet

12

4

10

19,200

40

Total Consumption per day (Litres)

37,920

Total Consumption per day (Barrel)

237

Table 1 shows water consumption BEFORE the aerator saving device was fitted. Description No of Unit With Water Average Time Total in LQP Saver- (L/Min) Usage/ day occurance Consumption with Water Saver No. Minutes/ no. (L/ Day) Taps 50 6 8 2 4,800 Shower 40

10

4

6

9,600

W/ Closet

10

4

10

16,000

40

Total Consumption per day with water saver (Litres)

30,400

Total Consumption per day with water saver (Barrel)

190

Table 2 shows water consumption AFETR the aerator saving device was fitted.

Innovation:

This experiment was conducted at the UAD platform and proved effective by achieving the following: - Saving about 7,520 litres of water per day. - Reducing the number of break down time of the RO unit and ensuring the continuous supply of water to meet demand by POB.

Experiment evaluation: The experiment proved effective in saving water by fitting the water saving devices. This also complies with ADNOC and ZADCO HSEMS requirements which encourage saving water and energy resources.

We hope that the outstanding result of this experiment will encourage other ADNOC group companies to adopt similar water and energy saving technique.

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SPOT LIGHT

UZFDS Laboratory Accredited with ISO 17025:2005 ZADCO's UZFDS laboratory (Mussafah) has been accredited with the ISO 17025:2005 by the Emirates National Accreditation System (ENAS) as the first company in the field of oil and gas to have acquired this level of accreditation in the UAE. "I am pleased to announce that UZFDS lab has been accredited with this recognition for its outstanding and dedicated Mussafah lab. Seated from left to right; Mohamed Al Jawahari (UZFD support manager), Mr. Ray Mitro quality of laboratory work" and (VP UZFD), Mr. Hamad Bu Alrougha (previous UZFD support manager) and Mr. Abdulla Al Falahy (team that the well deserved certificate leader). "represents a significant accomplishment and a milestone recognition", said Ray Mitro, VP UZFD. specific requirements. UZDFS laboratory is offering high quality laboratory support to ZADCO operations. While Mr. Mohamed Al Jawhari, UZFDS Manager said that " the support and encouragement by ZADCO Facts about ISO 17025:2005: CEO, top management and the work of the strong team at the laboratory have been the driving force • ISO 17025:2005 is the international standard behind the success story of the laboratory", he added. used by testing & calibration laboratories, The initial application for the ISO 17025:2005 accreditation was submitted to ENAS in July 2011. The accreditation was awarded in April 2012 following a continuous and refined work to meet the international requirements.

initially issued by the International Organization for Standardization in 1999 and subsequently published in 2001. •

It is worth mentioning that the effort to acquire this certificate was initiated by Mr. Hamad Bu Alrougha, the previous SU field development manager, who carried out the burden of this task while his successor, Mr. Mohamed Al Jawhari, got all support from him to finish the task.

ISO 17025:2005 incorporates all the ISO 9001 requirements that are relevant to the scope of testing and calibration services as well as specifying the requirements for technical competence. ISO 170252005: focuses on the laboratory competence to carry out tests and/or calibrations.

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"This is not the peak of our achievement" said Abdullah Al Falahy, laboratory team leader. "It is an incentive for us to keep the excellent work and strive for more improvement as the ENAS will carry out an annual check to monitor the work and we have to renew the accreditation every three years" he said.

ISO 17025:2005 also provides guidance to owners and operators of laboratories on both quality management in a laboratory environment and technical requirements for the proper operation of a testing laboratory.

Benefits of ISO 17025:2005:

We have plans for future "our aim is to sustain and further improve our achievement and quality" said Dr. Syed Shaheer, the laboratory supervisor, chemistry section. UZFDS Laboratory was establish in 1982 in Sadyyat Island and was later relocated in a modern facilities in Mussafah, Abu Dhabi in 1998. It provides chemical and core analysis services by a strong and highly skilled team supported by state-of-the-art technology which allows the laboratory to streamline sample flow through the lab to provide high quality data per Zadco

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National & International recognition Recognizes the technical competence of laboratory staff Assures the client that results are technically valid Provides comparability in measurements Decision makers can rely on test result Improves staff motivation Ensures better support in the event of legal challenge Assists in the development of new program Reduces technical barriers in trade Saves money by getting it right first time 19

RECOGNITION

HSE Man of the Month Mohamed Al Hameemi Sr. Panel Operator

Mr. Al Hameemi has won the title of the HSE man at Umm Al Dalakh (UA) as he demonstrated Health consciousness by reducing his weight to control obesity as to remain fit & healthy for work.

HSE Man of the Year-2011 S. M. Rafeeque Plant Operator

Mr. Rafeeque has won the title of HSE man of the year 2011 at Umm Al Dalakh (UA) as he remained vigilant and demonstrated proactive safety approach at all times by observing near miss and taking immediate actions to avoid further escalation several times.

HSE MAN OF THE MONTH at Upper Zakum (UZ) The following employees won the title of HSE man

Ismail Mohamed UZ-LGT Traffic Assistant

Rashed Saeed Ali Alyammahi UZ-CP WIP Operator

Ajay Kumar UZ-FM Fabricator

Mohammad Ismail Khalil UZ-GSS Catering Supervisor

U. Nicolas OSMS-CC Welder

Surendran Anil Kumar UZ-CS Instrument Technician

Sugadan Vasu UZ-PM HVAC Technician N/A

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NEW EMPLOYEES

New Recruits March - April 2012 A New group of UAE Nationals were employed by ZADCO in March 2012 within ZADCO's policy of post Nationalization.

Faisal Abdulla Ahmed Thuwaini

Mohamed Naser Ahmed Alahmed

Abdulrahman Abdulla Sultan Alaleeli

Rashed Abdulla Khalifa Bin Qadhib

Taha Abdulqader Salem Alhashimi

Abdulla Saif Saeed Aldhaheri

Mohamed Hamad Saif Alshamsi

Ahmed Mohamed Eisa Alhammadi

Hamdan Matar Mohammed Almansoori

Mr. Faisal Abdulla Ahmed Thuwaini

LGL-ZR / Zirku Island

Mr. Abdulrahman Abdulla Sultan Alaleeli

ZRGMW /Zirku Island

Mr. Taha Abdulqader Salem Alhashimi

GSG/Abu Dhabi

Mr. Mohamed Hamad Saif Alshamsi

PR-PA / Zirku Island

Mr. Mohamed Naser Ahmed Alahmed

UZCM / Upper Zakum Field

Mr. Rashed Abdulla Khalifa Bin Qadhib

ZRFM / Zirku Island

Mr. Abdulla Saif Saeed Aldhaheri

FINM-GV - Abu Dhabi

Mr. Ahmed Mohamed Eisa Alhammadi

DR-DCOD1 / Apper Zakum Field

Mr. Hamdan Matar Mohammed Almansoori

LGL-ZR / Zirku Island

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ZADCO COMMUNITY

Aerobic Course for Ladies

The Aerobic sport class started on January to end of April 2012. The class was joined by 30 ladies who were divided into 2 sub classes of 15 participants ladies each. The classes, coached by an instructor from the Lions Sport Club, were held in Al Hosn Club on Mondays and Wednesdays.

Prophet Birthday Celebration

The Prophet Birthday celebration was held in Al Hosn Club on 4th February 2012. The celebration was in the form of free activity and workshop for children. Several educational and game activities for children took place. At the end of the event, all children were presented with a souvenir to take back home.

Ladies Evening

The event took place on 14th February and was designed for ladies and their guests. Around 40 ladies attended that night where they had a good time, exchanged thoughts and shared knowledge.The attendees were later on addressed by Dr. Samir Al Ali who presented a useful presentation on Skin Protection.

Drawing Classes for Ladies and Girls

The drawing classes were held in Al Hosn Club where Sundays being allocated for ladies whereas Wednesday for girls. The class aimed at teaching the principles of the art of pencil drawing. Taking place between 5.00 p.m. to 7.00 p.m., the class commenced on March 4th and ended on April 2012. The number of participants were 10 in each class.

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Fruits of Ramadan There are many meanings and secrets behind the noble worship of fasting, the first being that fasting makes individuals accustom to worship and submission to the Almighty Allah who will be observed at all times as well as dedication to work and to avoid hypocrisy. Fasting also habituate oneself to patience, strength of will and determination, patience is truly manifested in fasting. Fasting also educates society, promotes unity and solidarity amongst Muslims. The fasting person feels the sense of belonging to the society when he observes others fasting. He feels related to that society where all are enjoying obeying Allah. Fasting makes us feel what hungry and poor people are going through whereas we may not remember them otherwise.

Recommended deeds in Ramadan To break the fast quickly on time and start breakfast with dates and water. To break the fasting in two phases while accelerating Maghreb prayer and to avoid overeating and sleeping immediately after breakfast. To quit smoking during and after Ramadan. To eat the Suhoor (before dawn meal) as recommended by the prophet (PBUH). To brush teeth with Miswak (Salvadora persica) for cleaner and healthier teeth and gum and pray Taraweeh which is a healthy prayer that also involves a simple physical exercise. To do your work properly as with little effort the fasting person is capable of performing his work perfectly in Ramadan, and eventually ask Allah for good health. May Allah accept our good Deeds

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MEDICAL

COLORECTAL CANCER Colorectal cancer, commonly known as bowel cancer, is a cancer resulting from uncontrolled cell growth in the colon, rectum, or appendix. Symptom typically includes rectal bleeding and anemia which are sometimes associated with weight loss and changes in bowel habits.

Diagnosis of colorectal cancer is via tumor biopsy typically done during sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy. The extend of the disease is usually determined by a CT scan of the chest, abdomen and pelvis. There are other potential imaging test such as PET and MRI which may be used in certain cases.

Most colorectal cancer occurs due to lifestyle and increasing age with only a minority of cases associated with underlying genetic disorders. It typically starts in the lining of the bowel and if left untreated, can grow into the muscle layers underneath, and then through the bowel wall. Screening is effective at decreasing the chance of dying from colorectal cancer and is recommended starting at the age of 50 and continuing until a person is 75 years old. Localized bowel cancer is usually diagnosed through sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy.

Prevention

Cancers that are confined within the wall of the colon are often curable with surgery while cancer that has widely spread around the body is usually not curable and management then focuses on extending the person's life via chemotherapy and improving quality of life. Colorectal cancer is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer in the world, but it is more common in developed countries. Around 60% of cases were diagnosed in the developed world. It is estimated that, in 2008, 1.24 million new cases of colorectal cancer were clinically diagnosed, and that it killed 610,000 people.

Medication

Signs and symptoms

The symptoms and signs of colorectal cancer depend on the location of tumor in the bowel, and whether it has spread elsewhere in the body (metastasis). The classic warning signs include: worsening constipation, blood in the stool, weight loss, fever, loss of appetite, and nausea or vomiting in someone over 50 years old. While rectal bleeding or anemia are high risk features in those over the age of 50, other commonly descriptive symptoms include weight loss and change in bowel habit are typically only concerning if associated with bleeding.

Cause

Family history in two or more first degree relatives have a two greater risk of disease and this group accounts for while about 20% of all cases. Some risk factors such as older age and male gender cannot be changed, many can. A high fat, alcohol or red meat intake are risk factors for colorectal cancer as well as obesity, smoking and a lack of physical exercise. The risk of alcohol appears to increase at greater than one drink per day. People with inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease) are at increased risk of colon cancer.

Diagnosis

Appearance of the inside of the colon showing one invasive colorectal carcinoma (the crater-like, reddish, irregularly shaped tumor).

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Most colorectal cancers can be prevented by:

Lifestyle Current dietary recommendations to prevent colorectal cancer include increasing the consumption of whole grains, fruits and vegetables, and reducing the intake of red meat. The evidence for fiber, fruits and vegetables however, is poor. Physical activities can moderately reduce the risk of colorectal cancer. Aspirin and celecoxib appear to reduce the risk of colorectal cancer for those at high risk. However it is not recommended for those at average risk. Vitamin D intake and blood levels are associated with a lower risk of colon cancer.

Screening More than 80% colorectal cancers arise from adenomatous polyps making this cancer amenable to screening. The three main screening tests are fecal occult blood testing, flexible sigmoidoscopy and colonoscopy. Fecal occult blood testing of the stool is typically recommended every two years. In the United States screening is recommended between the age of 50 and 75 years with sigmoidoscopy every 5 years and colonoscopy every 10 years. It is believed that screening has the potential to reduce colorectal cancer deaths by 60%.

Management The treatment of colorectal cancer depends on how advanced it is. When colorectal cancer is diagnosed at early stage surgery can be curative. However, when it is detected at later stages (metastases are present), this is less likely and treatment is often directed more at extending life and keeping people comfortable. Chemotherapy may be used in addition to surgery in certain cases.

Prognosis In Europe 5 year survival for colorectal cancer is less than 60%. In the developed world about a third of people who get the disease die from it.

Follow-up The aims of the follow-up are to diagnose, in the earliest possible stage, any metastasis or tumors that develop later, but did not originate from the original cancer.

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