Industry | Oil and gas |
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Founded | 1999 |
Founder | Government of Abu Dhabi |
Headquarters | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
Key people
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Sheikh Hamdan Bin Zayed Al Nahayan (Chairman) Ahmed Ali Al Sayegh (CEO) |
Parent | Mubadala Development Company |
Website | www |
Dolphin Energy is a gas company of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It was established in March 1999 by the Government of Abu Dhabi. As of today, Dolphin Energy is owned by Mubadala Development Company, on behalf of the Government of Abu Dhabi, (51% of shares), Total S.A. (24.5%) and Occidental Petroleum (24.5%). It as also a subsidiary based in Doha, Qatar.
The major project of Dolphin Energy is the Dolphin Gas Project, which involves the production and processing of natural gas from Qatar's North Field, and transportation of the gas by offshore pipeline to the United Arab Emirates and Oman. In July 2007, the company announced it began production of gas from Qatar's North Field. The gas is processed at Gas Processing Plant in Qatar's Ras Laffan Industrial City and then transported to the refined methane by sub-sea export pipeline from Qatar to Dolphin's Gas Receiving Facilities at Taweelah in Abu Dhabi.