Protect theEnvironment
continued
DolphinEnergy has also introduced a
new flexibleworking system that enables
employees to start at any timebetween
7am and 9am and to finishwork
between 3pm and5pm, inorder to
reduce travel during thebusiest periods.
This policy aims to reduceDolphin
Energy’s other indirect emissions from
employee travel by reducing the time
employees spend idling in traffic.
In2013, DolphinEnergy continued
tooptimize its IT system’s energy
consumption through itsGreen IT
initiative, which focuses on:
• energy andcarbon footprint reduction
• lifecyclemanagement optimization
• positioning IT solutions to enhance
company sustainability
• communication andcollaboration
solutions enhancement
• end-user education for responsible
usage of IT solutions
Dolphin achieved 488MWhof energy
savings (the equivalent of 262 tons
of Co
2
) through the followingmeasures:
• Optimizationof AbuDhabi datacenter
during theCompanyHQofficesmove
toSowwahSquare
• Expansionof server virtualization
practice to reach 73%
• Implementationofmanagedprint
services inQatar with advanced
powermanagement capabilities
Weextendedour unifiedcommunications
solutionwith increased video
conferencingcapabilities, additional web
conferencing and collaboration features
and advancedmobility solutions, and
deliveredbriefings to users onbest
usageof collaboration solutions. In2014,
wewill redesign thecompanydocument
management system and integrate
it with the end user environment for
greater collaboration capabilities.We
plan to complete abenchmark of our
Green ITprinciples and results against
peers that commenced in 2013.Wewill
also increase our energy savings through
datacenter optimization, virtualization
expansion, andcloud-based solutions,
with a target of 550MWhof savings.
ITEnergySavings
2012 2013Target
2013Actual
2014Target
Energy savings (MWh)
421
500
488
550
%of physical servers
35
30
27
25
Water Consumption
(m
3
)
2010
2011
2012
2013
TotalWater Consumption*
1,243,225
1,213,480
1,186,086
1,038,361
Qatar
1,191,019
1,147,500
1,141,086
1,004,039
Kuwait
52,206
65,980
45,000**
34,322
Water Intensity (1000m
3
/mmBOE)
6.1
5.8
5.7
5.0
Water Recycledor Reused
150,000
151,000
146,000
140,000
Non-contact CoolingWater
130,912,000 122,938,000 116,448,000
109,815,000
Deep-Well Injectionof ContaminatedWastewater***
468,206
532,988
552,639
514,049
* Fromdesalinationplants ** 2012data has been restatedbasedon improved calculations.
***Our reportingmethodology has been improved; previous years’ data has been revisedaccordingly.
Kuwait Qatar
1,004,039
34,322
1,038,361
1,191,019
52,206
1,147,500
65,980
1,141,086
45,000**
2013
2012
2011
2010
1,186,086
1,213,480
1,243,225
TotalWater Consumption
UsingWater Responsibly
DolphinEnergy strives tobalance its
operations’ water requirementswith
the need tomaintain a clean, safe and
plentiful water supply for current and
future generations byminimizing the
use of freshwater through recycling and
greater operational efficiency.
DolphinEnergy’sKuwaitandQatar facilities
utilizedesalinatedwater provided
through the energy grid. DolphinEnergy
recycles thiswater in several ways.
Low-pressure steamcondensates
become feedwater for the steamboilers.
Domestic sanitary effluents andwash
water are collected and treated, then
mixedwith treatedoilywater and the
boiler blowdownwater from steam
boilers toproducewater used for
irrigationpurposes.We achieved a 12%
reduction inour water usage in 2013
with efficiency initiatives.
Offshoreproductionwater andonshore
processwater that isnot recycled is
treatedat theonsitewastewater treatment
facilitiesand reinjected intoshorewater-
bearing reservoirsvia twowastewater
injectionwells.Coolingseawater is
returned to thecommoncoolingseawater
network, followingcoolingof theclosed-
loopTemperedCoolingWater network.
In 2013, DolphinEnergy completed an
engineering study toupgrade theexisting
wastewater treatment system,maximize
the internal reuse of both irrigation and
desalinatedwaters, and reduce the
quantity of wastewater being reinjected.
DolphinEnergy also completed another
engineering study andpilot project
todetermine thebest technology for
removingKineticHydrate Inhibitor
(KHI) chemicals from thewastewater
reinjection stream. DolphinEnergy has
opted to use an innovative evaporation
technology, andplans to implement
these twoprojects in 2016.
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