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Local Procurement
Weaim to createapositive impact andaddvalue
toour community through local procurement.
Investing in local suppliers creates jobs andbuilds
local capacity.Weare therefore committed to
buyinggoods and services from local suppliers
whenever feasible.
Our local purchasing stimulates theeconomies
whereweoperate. Over thepast four years,
DolphinEnergyhas spent overUSD250millionon
local procurement and contracts. 84%of our total
procurement spending in2015was awarded to
supplierswitha local presence, up from69% in2014.
Number of SupplierswithLocal Presence
2012
2013
2014
2015
Qatar
416
378
469
462
Kuwait
444
428
338
281
Total
860
806
807
743
Number of Supplierswithout Local Presence
2012
2013
2014
2015
Total
261
244
236
206
Amount Spent onSuppliers (USD)
2012
2013
2014
2015
SupplierswithLocal Presence
265,063,828 336,821,573 224,333,551 254,747,103
Qatar
192,670,639 194,414,863 172,268,916 198,832,140
Kuwait
72,393,189 142,406,710 52,064,635 55,914,963
Supplierswithout Local Presence
85,667,157 102,321,879 98,805,556 47,138,238
Qatar
25,215,666 21,073,542 21,755,941
16,422,091
Kuwait
60,451,491
81,248,337 77,049,615 30,715,147
Percentageof Procurement SpendingAwarded
toLocal Suppliers (%)
76
77
69
84
E-RegistrationSystem
In2015,we launched theE-RegistrationSystem todevelopa
Commercial Directory for all DolphinEnergy contractors. The
systemallowsDolphinEnergy toensure that all requirements
for goods and services aredistributed toawide spectrum
of suppliers. It promotes stronger supplier relationships and
provides contractors, vendors, and serviceproviders full
ownershipof their records inour commercial directory.
