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CEO Message
Performance - Safety
Performance - Health
Performance - Environment
HSE Management System
HSE Codes of Practice
HSE Impact Assessment
Corporate HSE Initiatives
Crisis Management / Emergency Response
Annual HSE Awards
Data Contributors - Glossary of Abbreviations
HSE = Health, Safety & Environment
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Prepared by Environment, Health & Safety Division - Supreme Petroleum Council.
Published by ADNOC Public Relations Division.
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CEO Message
ADNOC Group Companies have been working hard over the past years to promote HSE best practices and I am
pleased to report that 2005 was another record-setting year in most of HSE aspects. This Annual HSE Report reflects our
performance and demonstrates our commitment to the health and safety of our employees and our respect for human
life and the environment.
Our corporate Lost Time Injury Frequency (LTIF) of 0.31 injuries per million man-hours is the lowest ever achieved and is
significantly better than the industry average. Five of our companies did not have any lost time injuries and one of these
companies has now completed more than 12 years of work without a single LTI.
Despite our achievement on lost time injuries, it is with deep regret that we experienced six fatalities. Our response to
these tragic events was a full review of our safety management systems to prevent such unfortunate incidents in the
future. Analysis of accident causes shows that instances of risky behaviour continue to occur, particularly on the part of
some contracting companies. Most, if not all, injuries could have been prevented if existing rules for safe working and
driving would have been strictly followed. Group Companies must further strive to develop a safety culture where all
employees and contractors look after their own safety and that of their colleagues. We must not rest until we have
achieved our goal of zero work-related injuries.
We recognize that the production and supply of oil and gas inevitably comes with some environmental risk that must be
managed. Climate change is a significant global issue and we recognize that we have to contribute to the global solution
by reducing our green house emissions. Furthermore, our improvement initiatives to process operations have resulted in
lowering most of our environmental emissions than previous years.
Our new Ship Vetting System (SVS) assures us that no oil tanker or gas carrier vessel will be nominated for, accepted by
or entered into contractual agreement with ADNOC Group business unless it has been screened and vetted, and a
written advice of its suitability for use was obtained prior to the ship’s arrival in Abu Dhabi waters. This is a milestone for
ADNOC and Abu Dhabi. It will undoubtedly benefit environmental protection efforts and the shipping community alike.
During the past year, ADNOC Group Companies made significant progress in the development and implementation of
their HSE Management System. Many companies started preparation of HSE Impact Assessments (HSEIA) for their
existing facilities as per our codes of practice and in 2006 this initiative will move forward with a greater pace. Although
we are pleased with what we have achieved to date, we cannot become complacent with these achievements.
Achieving HSE success is not an end but an ongoing commitment. As ADNOC Group Companies are making significant
efforts to increase production, we are determined to maintain HSE at the heart of our business by continuing to build on
our HSE program and develop our policies and practices.
I would like to thank all ADNOC Group employees and contractors for their commitment to HSE excellence and reiterate
my support for their ambitious but realistic targets to help us attain our objectives towards sustainable development of
our business.
Yousef Omair Bin Yousef
Secretary General of the Supreme Petroleum Council
and Chief Executive Officer
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Performance - Safety
Performance - Safety
Objective: No harm to people, whether they are
employees, contractors or third parties.
Exposure hours increased significantly in 2005, which reflects
the increase of contractor manpower required to execute the
expansion projects that have been started. ADNOC Training
Institute (ATI) is still excluded from exposure totals.
Lost Time Injuries
Our Lost Time Injury Frequency (LTIF) of 0.31 is the best ever
achieved since Group-wide reporting began in 1997. It is
significantly better than the 2005 industry benchmarks:
International Association of Oil and Gas Producers (OGP)
average 0.97. Similar to 2004, ADNOC Group Companies are
comparable to the best performers in the industry, in the
Middle East region and globally.
Fatalities
Regretfully, there were six fatalities reported in
separate incidents:
1. A rig-move heavy truck driver was run over by his own
truck when trying to escape from his vehicle, which had
caught fire due to an overheated transmission whilst
ascending a steep incline. NDC rig moving procedures
have subsequently been revised.
2. A Bunduq employee was crushed between a mooring
rope and bollard during a boat mooring operation in
rough sea conditions. Lack of attention was analysed as
the principle cause.
3. A construction worker (Takreer BeAAT project) was killed
when hit by a heavy weight suspended from a crane.
Unauthorised crane operation was analysed as the
principle cause.
Exposure Hours
Fatalities
FAR
Disabilities
LTIs
Lost Days
LTIF
RWDC
TRIR
3rd Party
Accidents
Safety Statistics
2003
140x10 6
1
0.7
-
70
-
0.50
56
2.1
-
2004
157x10 6
171x10 6
4
2.5
0
54
-
0.34
53
1.4
4. A civil construction worker fell to his death whilst
climbing down a scaffold structure. Inappropriate use of
safety equipment was analysed as the principle cause.
5. During maintenance of a NGSCO vessel at Dubai dry
dock a worker fell to his death through an unprotected
hole in a working platform. Unsafe working practices
were analysed as the principle cause.
6. An NGSCO employee disappeared during the night at
high seas.
As a result of these fatalities, our Fatal Accident Rate (FAR)
is up sharply from 2004, but it is still comparable to the
industry benchmarks: International Association of Oil and Gas
Producers (OGP) average 3.5.
Some performance highlights are:
0
2005
6
3.5
0
53
1952
0.31
41
1.3
0
Legend
FAR: Fatal Accident Rate
(Fatalities per 100
million manhours worked)
LTI: Lost Time Injury
LTIF: Lost Time Injury
Frequency (number of
LTIs per million manhours
worked)
RWDC: Restricted Work Day Case
TRIR: Total Recordable Incident
Rate (sum of Fatalities,
Disabilities, LTIs, RWDC
and Medical Treatment
Cases per million man-hours
worked)
ADGAS, Borouge, Fertil, Irshad and the Petroleum
Institute reported zero LTIs for the entire year. These five
companies, when combined, represent 10% of our total
manhours exposure.
Fertil has now completed more than 12 years of work
without a single LTI and ADGAS experienced zero LTIs for
the third year in a row.
ADCO achieved 18 million LTI-free operation at their
Engineering and Major Projects Division (EMPD), 20
million manhours LTI-free operation at their NEB Phase 1

development and 7.5 million manhours LTI-free operation at
their Bu Hasa facilities upgrade project.
NDC further reduced its LTIF for the 3 rd year in a row - an
outstanding achievement if benchmarked against the
IADC (International Association of Drilling Contractors)
performance statistics for international drilling companies.
The performance was achieved notwithstanding the addition
of three new rigs to the NDC fleet whereby new staff and
equipment needed to be managed. The NDC safety culture
is delivering results.
ADCO, ADMA-OPCO, NDC, ADNOC-Distribution, and
ADNATCO have systematically reduced their LTIF each year
since 2003. It is evidence of the management commitment
and effort spent to implement their HSEMS and stimulate the
use of hazard and risk recognition/management principles at
the worksites. This now delivers performance results.
Contractor safety has been improving for several years in a
row, which we conclude is the result of our stringent
procedures for contractor selection and day-to-day
management. We must ensure that this is sustained in future
years, with large increases of contractor resources to execute
our expansion and upgrade projects.
Safety per Business Sector
Exposure Hours
Distribution
LTI & LTIF per Business Sector
Incident Frequencies
Exposure hours distribution
Group Company LTIF Performance
Exposure (manhours worked)
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Performance - Safety
Total Recordable Incidents
Good progress has been made to improve the quality and
accuracy of Total Recordable Incidents reporting. The total
number of incidents reported for the year 2005 fell marginally.
Severity of Incidents
The following are observations from analysis of information
concerning severity of the LTI incidents:
No accidents resulted in multiple fatalities but one accident
had potential for multiple fatalities.
There were six fatalities but an additional 18 accidents
(resulting in injuries only) which could have resulted
in fatalities.
A considerable number of accidents had potential to
result in worse injuries or even permanent partial or
total disabilities.
Actual Severity Potential Severity
Analysis of 53 Lost Time Incidents
We conclude that we may have been fortunate that the
consequences of most of the accidents were limited to
relatively minor injuries. We must take steps to minimise risks.
Lost Time Injuries
Further observations from the injury analysis:
The greatest number of injuries (62%) were injuries to limbs
and body. Further investigation shows that 59% of these
concerned fractured arms, legs, ankles and ribs. The
majority of these injuries involved workers that fell, slipped
or were struck by heavy objects i.e. caused by hazardous
acts or being in the wrong place at the wrong time through
lacking hazard recognition skills. While these types of
injuries are common in the industry, ADNOC group
companies are working together to find ways to reduce
their occurrence.
17% were head and facial injuries. This is a reduction from
2004. Fortunately none of these were eye injuries from
which we conclude that strict policies continue to be
applied towards application of protective eyewear. Also,
there was no evidence that any of the injuries were caused
by not wearing safety helmets. However, these injuries
again relate to incorrect working methods and lacking
hazard recognition skills.
As it can be noticed in the “Lost Time Injuries Causation”
chart, most of the LTIs were caused by lack of awareness
or failure to follow procedures. These LTIs could have been
avoided by better training in hazard recognition by
workers, change of worker behaviour and improved
safety leadership by supervisors and management.
Improvements are needed in these areas.
Lost Time Injuries Causation

Road Safety
There were 171 road traffic accidents in 2005 of which five
resulted in LTIs, one of which was a fatality. This is
notwithstanding the considerable effort spent in 2005 on
improving road safety throughout the Group.
While disappointing at first glance, we observe that our
performance must be viewed in the context of general road
safety in the UAE. Our workforce and contractors drive a
considerable number of kilometres every year and are subjected
daily to the hazardous situations that are caused by other, non-
ADNOC road users.
Nevertheless, we realise that much work remains to be done to
change the behaviour of certain parts of our workforce,
regarding compliance with our strict company rules for speed
limits and use of safety belts. We take into account the new
measures announced by the UAE and Abu Dhabi authorities to
enforce existing road traffic laws, and expect these to contribute
to improvements for the ADNOC Group as well.
Road Traffic Accidents
Improvement Initiatives (ranked alphabetically)
From amongst the many completed and ongoing initiatives and projects we highlight the following:
- ADCO has developed HSE Induction and Emergency Response E-learning Courses. These courses are mandatory for all
employees and provide relevant background and essential safety related information.
- ADGAS and ADMA-OPCO have completed their joint Safety Case for Das Island operations.
- ADMA-OPCO introduced Behavioural Safety Programme (STOP). Several CBT training packages have been developed
including HSEMS, HSE Induction and ERC familiarization program.
- ADNATCO has introduced Near Miss/ Unsafe acts/ Unsafe Conditions reporting forms on ships.
- ADNOC-Dist has achieved the British Safety Council Award.
- As part of the initiative ‘Step Change in Safety’, Borouge conducted 1302 Observation Tours by trained personnel
(incl. Top Management) to identify and correct unsafe acts & conditions.
- Esnaad compiled and implemented a listing of prohibited substances.
- Fertil was awarded the RoSPA Gold Award. Introduced Fertil Observation Culture & Upgrading Safety program (FOCUS).
- GASCO continued work to implement Road Safety Procedure for professional and occasional drivers, developed and
distributed a booklet entitled “Take care of Safety on the Road”. Work is ongoing to identify best practices in HSE Shutdown
and a GASCO Integrated Shutdown Management Systems Manual is being developed.
- NDC started Cross Function Inspections (CFIs) to allow knowledge sharing between rigs.
Inspections are led by HO staff but supported by staff from different rigs. Rig and Office based
Safety Leadership workshops took place for all operations staff.
- NGSCO is in the process of implementing Behavioural Safety Training for its
office and sea-going staff.
- Takreer implemented a comprehensive plan for HSE activities for identification
and management of HSE risks.
- ZADCO developed a procedure for the development, implementation and
maintenance of risk registers for all sites. A process towards the introduction
of a formal Behavioural Based Safety (BBS) program
has been initiated.
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Performance - Health
Performance - Health
Objective: No harm to people, whether they are
employees, contractors or third parties.
Medical Health
ADNOC and Group Companies provide comprehensive health
facilities to help ensure a healthy and productive workforce.
Medical Facilities
The general medical health of our workforce is managed by
ADNOC and Group Company medical professionals. Group
medical facilities include the ADNOC Clinics in Abu Dhabi and
Sas Al Nakhl which include a variety of specialist services,
Ruwais Hospital, Ruwais Housing Complex Clinic and clinics in
Dhabiya, Habshan, Asab, Buhasa, Sahil, Shaa, Bab, and Jebel
Dhana and ADMA-OPCO Medical Center at DAS Island.
In 2005, an operation complex has been added to the Ruwais
hospital. The complex comprises two large operation rooms,
one assigned for specialist surgical operations such as ENT
(ear, nose and throat) and eyes while the second is assigned
for general surgeries like injuries, obstetrics and gynecology.
The complex also contains an intensive care unit with state-ofthe-art
medical equipment.
ADNOC operates a number of clinics in remote on and
offshore locations for basic medical services to the workforce.
These also provide a number of specialist services and patients
with special needs are referred to nearby government and
private hospitals.
Medical professionals also conduct regular health campaigns
and programs that focus on health awareness such as the
‘Breast Cancer Awareness Program’, ‘Healthy Heart Program’
and other ‘Life Style’ issues such as smoking, stress, diabetes,
obesity and food. Informative publications via company
intranet and newsletters
are well established
means of
communication.
Regular Check-ups
New employees are screened medically before employment
and regular medical examinations are compulsory for all
existing staff.
Dental Facilities
In 2005, ADNOC Dental Clinic for employees and dependents
has been expanded to provide a multi - specialty dental health
services with all modern facilities and state-of-the-art dental
equipment.
The dental website contains valuable resource material for
patient education through the dental information centre and
ADA Dental Minutes. It also facilitates the communication
between patients and the dental clinic through appointment
booking, seeking dental advice, patient’s suggestion and
feedback.
The dental team adopts evidence based dental practice
concepts in addition to the use of the latest techniques and
technology available for general and specialty dentistry and
places a high emphasis on prevention and patient education.
Sports and Recreation
ADNOC group companies provide employees and their
families with recreational clubs that include facilities where
they can exercise and practice different sports like football,
basketball, volley ball, handball, tennis, swimming. In addition,
ADNOC group companies offer their employees subsidized
membership with local recreational and fitness centres.
Sports committees within ADNOC Group Companies organize
annual group wide tournaments in football, basketball, volley
ball and handball for employees.
Occupational Health (OH)
Occupational health hazards, such as toxic materials,
chemicals, noise, radiation, heat stress and ergonomic factors
continue to be well controlled through the traditional
approaches of line supervision, procedures and worker training.
Regular educational programmes on Occupational Health and
environmental hygiene are conducted for all staff.

Considerable effort was made by the OH professionals to
review and finalise a number of Codes of Practice documents,
in sequence of importance and impact. In the next few years,
the implementation of ADNOC HSE Codes of Practice in
Occupational Health will generate further performance
improvements to attain ADNOC’s objective of protecting the
health of its employees and the community.
OH Reporting
OH data reporting improved during 2005; eighteen companies
provided data for company personnel and sixteen companies
included contractors. Illness categories were aligned with that
of the International Association of Oil & Gas Producers (OGP).
No permanent or partial disabilities were reported.
Types of occupational Illnesses
Back problems / Lower Limb disorder
Neck / Upper Limb disorder
Noise induced hearing
Respiratory disease (Asthma)
Skin disease
Heat-Related illness
Cancer and malignant blood disease
Infections / preventable disease
Mental ill-health
Poisoning
Other occupational illness
Total
Lost time
illness cases
2
3
3
1
0
4
0
0
1
0
2
16
Non-Lost time
illness cases
29
3
65
2
9
2
0
0
0
0
3
113
The accuracy of the reported statistics continues to be
influenced by problems in obtaining health data for personnel
that attend to remote and private hospitals and clinics for their
medical care.
Group medical and occupational health professionals
have developed new data reporting procedures. We expect
these procedures to improve our overview of occupational
health issues and their effects, following which we can set
priorities for resources and management focus that need to
be provided.
Environmental Health
In 2005, ADNOC occupational hygiene inspectors conducted
250 inspections of corporate, Group Company and contractor
camp and catering facilities. More than 2250 chemical
and microbiological samples were taken for laboratory
analysis. All samples were analysed in the ADNOC corporate
HSE laboratory.
Inspections are an essential component of our health
management assurance system and verify compliance with
our comprehensive standards for food and water quality,
safety at work, housekeeping, lighting, fire protection and
general quality of accommodation services.
In support of ADNOC HSE Code of Practice on Food
Safety and Welfare, the ADNOC Group Technical Committee
on Occupational Hygiene and Environmental Health
organised a 5-day workshop ‘Hazard Analysis and Critical
Control Points (HACCP) Lead Auditor’, which was
attended by 16 HSE specialists from 13 Group Companies.
The objective of the workshop was to provide HSE
specialists with sufficient understanding of the basic
principles of the HACCP system to enable them to undertake
auditing within food processing environment against the
ADNOC code of practice on Food Safety and Welfare.
Improvement Initiatives (ranked alphabetically)
From amongst the many completed and ongoing initiatives and projects we highlight the following:
- ADCO has instituted 'Biological Hazards Identification & Assessment' study in collaboration with UAE University.
- Bunduq conducted a campaign to raise awareness about Health and Safety at work, Health and
Nutrition, and HACCP.
- Esnaad continued to conduct heat stress campaigns.
- Fertil continued their campaign to remove asbestos from their facilities.
- GASCO initiated the 'Heat Stress Prevention Program' that focuses on prevention of heat
related illnesses. Also, published a 'Take Care of Your Heart' health book. The book was
distributed to employees, contractors, local hospitals and schools.
- ZADCO started the process of planning for the certification of its Occupational Health
and Safety Management Systems pursuant to OHSAS 18001.
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Performance - Environment
Performance - Environment
Emissions to Air
The volumes in the adjacent table cover all Group Companies
emissions from stationary sources, our LNG tanker ships fleet and
drilling rigs. Not included are emissions from other mobile sources
e.g. road transport and marine service vessels, which are insignificant
in context of total corporate volumes.
Further improvements were made to data collection and calculation
methods. The resulting accuracy improvements increased some of
the reported emission volumes for 2005. As the order-of-magnitude
remains unchanged, with the exception of flaring statistics, no
retroactive adjustments have been made to volumes reported in
previous years. Regarding the variations with 2004 reports:
CO 2 emissions: Significant reductions resulted from a 50%
reduction in Total-ABK flaring by resolving their earlier (2004) gas
compression problems. Further reductions also resulted from
various Group Companies optimisation projects. However, total
volumes fell slightly due to significant increases in power
demands by the gas processing (NGL) sector in response to
increased crude production of the upstream business sector. On
the long-term we can achieve large-scale reductions of CO 2
emissions via alternative means and new technology (e.g. reinjection,
sequestration). We are reviewing our strategic options
for these.
SO 2 emissions: Significant reductions resulted from Total-ABK
resolving its 2004 gas compression problems. Also, ADGAS
improved uptime of one of its Sulphur Recovery Units and ADOC
improved uptime of its sour gas injection facilities. The effect of
these reductions is partially obscured by increased power
demands in gas processing (NGL) in response to increased crude
production in the upstream business sector.
Gas
CO 2
SO 2
NO x
CH4 VOC
CO
Estimated Annual Emissions to Air
2003
22,114
309
57
25
63
33
1000 tonnes
2004
22,670
371
54
27
66
23
Total CO 2 emissions
Total SO 2 emissions
2005
22,471
263
56
24
65
22

Total NO x emissions
Total CH 4 emissions
Total VOC emissions
Total CO emissions
NO x emissions: Total volumes rose slightly due to significant
increases in power demands by the gas processing (NGL) in
response to increased crude production in the upstream business
sector. These minor increases were achieved by a number of
Group Companies via process optimisation.
CH 4 emissions: Significant reductions resulted from Total-ABK
resolving its 2004 gas compression problems, reduced flaring in
ADGAS and ongoing flare reduction projects in all Group
Companies.
VOC emissions: Reductions resulted from optimisation initiatives
by a number of Group Companies. However, total volumes fell
marginally due to higher production rates.
CO emissions: Reductions were achieved by a number of Group
Companies. NDC reported significant reductions following review
of their emission factors. Volumes fell marginally due to higher
production rates
Greenhouse gases: Greenhouse gas emissions fell marginally
for reasons explained above under CO 2 and CH 4 emissions.
Global Warming Potential
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Air Quality Monitoring and
Management System (AQMS)
In view of the potential future development of the economy
and industry in the emirate of Abu Dhabi, ADNOC is seeking
to establish management of ambient air quality over the
emirate of Abu Dhabi in relation to the operations of the
ADNOC Group Companies. An accurate overview of emissions
requires physical and continuous on-line measurement of
multiple air pollutants. As a result, ADNOC is in the process of
establishing a comprehensive Air Quality Monitoring and
Management System (AQMS) covering ADNOC HQ and
affected Group Companies HQ offices enabling them to
manage their operations contribution and impact on air
quality. These affected companies are: ADCO, ADGAS, ADMA-
OPCO, ADOC, Borouge, Bunduq, Fertil, GASCO, Takreer,
Total-ABK and ZADCO.
The system is expected to be operational by end of 2007 and
the on-line results will be used to set corporate priorities for
future installations in other key areas.
Venting
Objective: Eliminate continuous venting of hydrocarbon
as disposal.
Continuous venting of hydrocarbon gases is not permitted.
However, we recognise that intermittent venting occurs for a
variety of technical and safety reasons (e.g. tanker loadings).
Estimated venting volumes are included in emission categories
CH 4 and VOC (see above).
Flaring
Objective: Strive towards ultimate elimination of
hydrocarbon flaring.
Hydrocarbons flared in million M3 per day
The combined efforts of the Group Companies resulted in a
24% reduction when compared with 2004. A 73% reduction
has been achieved since 1995.
Further flaring reductions are expected from optimisation
projects that will be implemented in existing installations
during the next few years. All new project designs are
scrutinised to ensure that all sources of flaring are minimised
at the design stage.

Halons
Objective: Zero losses of halons by gradual elimination
and replacement.
Halon removal from installations continued throughout 2005
and thirteen companies are now Halon free. Four companies
will achieve this in 2006 and two plan to complete
replacement in 2008 as part of the scope of other planned
project activities. Halon is used as a fire extinguishing chemical.
Estimates of Halon stocks remaining in use were revised. Forty
seven tonnes of Halon remains to be removed from
installations. Seventy tonnes of decommissioned, purified
Halon stock is stored in bulk and arrangements are being
finalised for future re-use by essential users.
3000 kgs of Halon and CFC were discharged during 2005 as
a result of releases in fire protection facilities and during
air-conditioning maintenance.
Resources
Objective: Optimise use of resources - land, energy and
raw materials.
All new projects are scrutinised for minimum land use,
energy/water consumption and use of raw materials. This is
achieved via the HSE Impact Assessment (HSEIA) process.
Similar principles are applied in operating existing installations
but scope is limited due to ageing equipment.
Discharges to Land or Water
Objective: Re-inject produced waters and other
effluents unless their discharge is compatible with the
surface environment and can be discharged in line with
international standards.
This objective was fully achieved in 2003. All onshore and
offshore produced waters (320,000 m 3 /d) are re-injected into
deep reservoirs, which include water re-injected for reservoir
pressure maintenance. All harmful process effluents (15,000
m 3 /d) are re-injected into deep disposal wells.
All harmless process effluents from offshore facilities, i.e. brine
water from water makers and sewage treatment effluents are
analysed before disposal into sea (73,000 m 3/d). Onshore
sewage treatment effluents are used to irrigate camp and
facility gardens.
Some 6.6 million m 3/d of clean process and cooling water are
discharged daily to sea, with major outlets at Das Island, Ruwais
and Sas Al Nakhl. All discharges are analysed frequently for
unlikely harmful components. The environmental impact of
these discharges has been assessed and is considered
acceptable.
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Oil-based Drilling Muds and Cuttings
Objective: Minimise the use of oil-based muds and
dispose of drilling muds and contaminated cuttings
in ways that do not cause release of contaminates to
the environment.
This objective was fully achieved in 2003. Oil-based mud
(OBM) is used only in onshore drilling operations and all mud
and cuttings (68 m 3 /d) were transported to the ADCO
Reconditioning & Recycling Facility (RRF) for total treatment
and recycling with a zero discharge. Disposal of harmless
drilling water into desert evaporation pits amounted to 155
m 3 /d, and 365 m 3 /d of drilling water was routed to the RRF
for cleaning and reuse.
Only harmless water-based mud is used in offshore drilling
and all mud and cuttings (235 m 3 /d) are disposed of in the
sea in line with UAE regulations.
Solid Wastes
Objective: Control and minimise all solid and other
wastes and treat and dispose per international standards.
All hazardous wastes are transported to the ADNOC Interim
Hazardous Waste Storage Facility at Ruwais. This stockpiled
waste will be transferred to the new waste management
facility (BeAAT) that is being built in Ruwais area for
completion at end 2006. Takreer manage this project on
behalf of the ADNOC Group.
Group Companies have management systems in place to
segregate non-hazardous waste with ongoing reduction and
recycling projects. Abu Dhabi Municipality is the recipient of
most of the non-hazardous solid waste.
Picture by Ibrahim Alzaabi
Oil and Chemical Spills
Objective: Prevent oil and chemical spills and, if they do
occur, clean them up in a timely and environmental
friendly manner.
A total of 15.5 cubic metres of crude oil were spilled in minor
onshore (twenty nine) and offshore (five) incidents. These
spills were cleaned up and their impact mitigated. There were
no chemical spills.
Natural Gas as Fuel
In 2005, ADNOC Distribution has initiated a pilot project to
install a Natural Gas Vehicle (NGV) fuelling system. The project
was accomplished by installation and commissioning of the
first public natural gas filling station for vehicles in the emirate
of Abu Dhabi and the UAE. It also included the retro
conversion of around 40 commercial vehicles to natural gas.
ADNOC Distribution is also making preparations for the
project to build and operate a natural gas pipeline
distribution network to supply Abu Dhabi residential,
commercial and industrial facilities. The NGV expansion
programme is in progress at the present time with a
commitment to install further numbers of NGV stations by the
end of 2006. The project scope and impact of this project is
enormous and will be undertaken in carefully planned phases
and in compliance with HSE requirements.

Improvement Initiatives (ranked alphabetically)
From amongst the many completed and ongoing environmental initiatives and projects we highlight the following:
- ADCO conducted a comprehensive review of spill contingency planning arrangements aiming to enhance its response capabilities in
the area of marine spills.
- ADGAS has installed ultrasonic flow meters in the flare headers to enhance the accuracy of flared data.
- ADOC purchased additional oil spill mechanical recovery equipment. Started to recover drained TEG to the recovering Tank for reuse.
- Borouge is operating a full- fledged dedicated Effluent Treatment Plant. Treated effluent is reused for watering lawns &
gardening/landscaping inside Borouge complex and the oil recovered is used as fuel for boilers.
- Esnaad was a major sponsor and an active participant of the EAD Corniche Clean Up Campaign in Abu Dhabi.
- GASCO is in the process of installing flare velocity seals at Bab and Bu Hasa following their successful installation in the Asab field.
- NDC started measurement of diesel engine emissions on existing engines and undertook a more rigorous effluent sampling procedure.
- ZADCO conducted a feasibility and concept study to assess the potential for upgrade or replacement of offshore sewage treatment
plants to increase its treatment efficiency.
- Takreer has completed dismantling (including soil decontamination) of Sas Al Nakhl Chlorine plant
and TEL facility without HSE impacts. A comprehensive program was developed and intensified
for systematic implementation to reduce flaring from all possible sources of refinery.
- Total-ABK continued to support the Dugong research project (with EAD).
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HSE Management System
HSE Management System
HSEMS Development
To implement health, safety and environmental policies, all
Group Companies now have consolidated management
systems. Issues that must be addressed are described in the
ADNOC HSE Management System (HSEMS) ‘Requirements &
Expectations’. These are the defined standards against which
implementation can be assessed and compliance audited.
Also, the HSE Codes of Practice (CoP), in draft and finalised
versions, provide further detailed guidance on how these
‘Requirements & Expectations’ need to be implemented.
Group Companies continued to improve and redevelop their
HSEMS to meet changing business requirements.
Annual HSE Letter
A number of improvements were made to the contents of the
Annual HSE Letter, which is now aligned with the new
concepts and definitions used in the ADNOC HSE Codes of
Practice. Group Companies are now required to report
‘Fatalities in Non-Recordable Accidents’ and the ‘Total Number
of Lost Workdays’ in their Annual HSE Letter. Also, Lost Time
Injury Accident Reports are now required for recordable and
non-recordable accidents. The HSE Letter aims to assist the
ADNOC Directorates in their governance role of their
respective Group Companies.
HSEMS Implementation
The Annual HSE Letter includes a structured self-assessment
process for Group Companies to measure their HSEMS
implementation progress. The summarized results are
represented as Group Company averages in the figure below.
From the figure, we can conclude that good progress was
made in all areas to further implement the HSEMS.
HSEMS Implementation Progress
(from self-assessments by Group Companies)

Contractor HSE Management
Much work was done to improve contractor HSE
performance e.g.:
ADCO revised and enhanced their HSE requirements for
contractor HSE management. Also, developed contractors
HSE non-compliance consequences.
ADMA-OPCO reviewed and evaluated 150 HSEMS
documents for contractors as part of the pre-qualification
process.
ADOC conducted HSEMS awareness training for
contractors and HSEMS internal audit for five contractors.
Borouge introduced contractor evaluation and contractor
of the year award.
Bunduq conducted special Permit To Work (PTW) training
sessions for all contractors’ foremen/supervisors and
project managers.
NGSCO has incorporated HSE aspects into the prequalification
and technical evaluation of contractors and in
the tender evaluation process.
Takreer incorporated contractor HSE performance data in
Quarterly Performance Review meetings.
ZADCO introduced two workshops for contractors HSE
managers and one executive communication meeting
with contractor’s GM annually.
The contractor community reports that they understand and
accept the ever-increasing ADNOC HSE standards, but that
they find it increasingly difficult to meet these, as these are
now well beyond those required elsewhere in the UAE.
Audits
Full implementation of audit plans continues to be difficult,
mostly due to ADNOC and Group Company resource
constraints. Further review is required with a view to our
current and future regulatory responsibilities.
External Certification
ADNOC does not require its Group Companies to have
external certification status, but encourages such decisions
based on perceived benefits or other requirements.
The status is as follows:
ISO 9001:2000 : NGSCO, Esnaad, Borouge, Fertil,
Irshad
ISO 14001: ADMA-OPCO, NGSCO, ADNATCO,
Fertil, ADGAS, Total-ABK, ZADCO
ISO 18001: Fertil
OHSAS 18001: ADMA-OPCO
ISM Code: NGSCO, Irshad, Esnaad, ADNATCO
ISPC Code: ADNATCO (all vessels); NGSCO
(part of fleet)
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HSE Codes of Practice
HSE Codes of Practice
The ADNOC HSE Codes of Practice (CoP) are the standards by
which the Group manages HSE. They are ADNOC specific and
refer to UAE Laws & Regulations, standards already in place in
the Group Companies, and standards used by the international
oil & gas industry.
Sixteen documents were finalised and approved in 2005, in
accordance with the priorities that were agreed with the
Group Company HSE Managers. This involved extensive
reviews and consultation with Group Company HSE specialists,
whose input was invaluable in improving the quality and detail
of the earlier drafts.
A number of the documents generically describe systems and
rules that are already in place in the Group Companies, and
implementation of these will be relatively straightforward.
However, some of the documents introduce new standards
that will require considerable implementation effort. We
conclude from the plans that have been submitted by Group
Companies that these may take several years to implement in
which planned timeframes differ per Group Company,
depending on local circumstances and complexities.
In the beginning of 2005 the manual of HSE Codes of Practice
was launched electronically for all ADNOC intranet users and
Group of Companies with access to ADNOC electronic
network (http://adnochsecop/). The manual contains all CoP
documents (draft as well as finalised). In addition, there is also
an online feature keyword search facility that allows users to
search through all documents.
We are pleased with the high level of interest expressed by
outside parties. In response to these requests, we made
available all approved CoP documents electronically via
ADNOC website (www.adnoc.ae).
ADNOC MANUAL OF HSE CODES OF PRACTICE
Much was achieved in 2005, however, more work remains to
be done on the CoP project during the next few years. Twenty
draft documents need to be finalised, and all ADNOC Group
HSE Guidelines that were issued prior to 2004 need to be
converted into CoPs. Also, additional documents will need to
be prepared as new national, regional or global standards
become available.

HSE Impact Assessment
HSE Impact Assessment (HSEIA)
ADNOC places emphasis on removing/reducing HSE risks at
the design stage of projects. As a consequence, ADNOC
requires its Group Companies to provide an HSEIA Report for
all projects, with specific analysis and reporting requirement for
hazards that are deemed to have ‘Significant Environmental
Impact’ or ‘Major Accident Hazard Potential’.
In a joint effort of ADNOC and Group Companies specialist
staff, we have developed an integrated approach to the
processes for hazard identification, risk assessments, Control of
Major Accident Hazards (COMAH), Environmental Impact
Assessments (EIA) and HSE Management Systems. Detailed
guidelines for analysis against these criteria are provided in our
HSE Codes of Practice.
Group Companies have recently been required to prepare
HSEIA Reports for their existing facilities, sites and operations.
A number of Group Companies have started to prepare their
HSEIA reports, the completion of which will take several years.
Target dates vary per Group Company, depending on
perceived impacts, risk profiles, complexity of issues, and
resources available to undertake the work.
In 2005, ADNOC approved the following HSEIA
Reports submitted by Group Companies for
projects that will be undertaken in the next years:
GASCO: - Onshore Gas Development III
Phase II
- Habshan Gas Complex
Expansion Phase I
- Bu Hasa Facilities Upgrading
Phase II
- Ruwais Train 3 Phase II
Takreer: - Unleaded Gasoline (ULG)/Low
Sulfur Gas Oil (LSGO) Phase II
ADMA-OPCO:- Umm Shaif Gas Injection
Facilities Phase I
- Seismic Survey in Umm Al Dalkh
and Um Lulu Fields
In 2005, Group Companies submitted to ADNOC
the following HSEIA Reports for projects that will
be undertaken in the next years:
ADGAS: - Boil Off Gas (BOG) & Sulfur
Recovery Unit (SRU) Phase II
- Power System Upgrade (PSU) Phase II
ADMA-OPCO: - Addition of 10 new wells on
existing Well Head Towers (WHTs)
in ZK field Phase I
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Corporate HSE Initiatives
Corporate HSE Initiatives
In addition to the various Group Company projects as
mentioned in other part of this report, a number of other
corporate initiatives were initiated in 2005.
Ship Vetting System (SVS)
Stemming from our commitment to protect the environment
and preserve the marine life and further enhance the way
marine business is conducted in Abu Dhabi, a ship vetting
system has been established and came into force on the 1st
of March 2005.
The new SVS Policy establishes that no oil tanker or gas carrier
vessel will be nominated for, accepted by or entered into
contractual agreement for ADNOC Group business unless it
has been screened through this vetting system and a written
advice of its suitability was obtained prior the ship arrival at
Abu Dhabi waters.
The vetting system is managed and operated by a specialized
vetting team within the Petroleum Ports Authority of Abu
Dhabi whose main function is to provide the necessary risk
management and assurance to ADNOC Group Companies
and other business entities that are involved in the marine
transport of oil, gas and chemicals in bulk.
The team is authorized to inspect, assess and vet ships
engaged in the carriage of oil, gas and chemicals that interface
with the group’s assets or nominated for the group business,
and thus mitigate risks to people, environment and Group
business by using only ships that comply with the international
standards and mandatory legislations.
ADNOC ship vetting system is now published in various
industry publications and has received recognition and support
of many of the world’s oil major companies.
The vetting system website, which is possibly the first of its
kind, provides a wealth of information on the vetting system.
Further information of ADNOC vetting system can be viewed
on the website http://www.adnocvetting.ae.
We are proud to be the first oil company to implement a full
SIRE ship vetting system in the Arabian Gulf.
Ruwais Joint HSE Campaign
In 2005, the organizing committee of the Ruwais Joint Health,
Safety and Environment Campaign 2005 conducted their
fourth annual HSE campaign under the theme of water and
energy conservation. The main objective of the 2005
campaign was to optimize the utilization of water and energy
by stopping their excessive use and raise awareness on how
to use these valuable resources wisely. Issues such as scarcity
of water were highlighted and presented from an
international and local perspective to help the community
understand the importance of these issues.
The campaign included a wide variety of activities to
familiarize the Ruwais community with good practices that
result in conserving water and energy.
HSE Alerts
In 2005 a total of 130 HSE Alerts were issued to the
Group Companies concerning actual events of accidents
and incidents that occurred in ADNOC Group, the UAE
and worldwide.

Crisis Management
Crisis Management/Emergency
Response
2005 represented the first full year of operations under the
guidance and management of the Supreme Petroleum
Council (SPC) Production and Export Control Division (PECD).
This transition aligned the Crisis Management and Emergency
Response organizations under a single management
structure promoting synergy and consistency in these closely
related functions.
The primary objectives for the Crisis Management and
Emergency Response Team during 2005 were to assess the
state of response readiness within ADNOC Group, implement
a strategic development plan to effectively enhance response
preparedness and a regional response capability across all
ADNOC operations and to engage ADNOC Group Companies
and affiliates in the Tiered response philosophy.
The following summarizes the outstanding achievements of
the Crisis Management and Emergency Response Team
during 2005:
Response Readiness Assessment
Completion of a thorough Tier 1 response audit covering
ADNOC Group Companies and affiliates, including over 40
separate facilities.
Systematic review of ADNOC Tier 2 equipment inventory to
identify material gaps in logistics, mobilization, deployment,
and support capabilities.
Compilation of a single, detailed response equipment and
spare parts inventory, to include preventative maintenance
procedures for all operating equipment.
Development and implementation of a Tier 2 staffing plan
which considers the functional and geographical
requirements for successful delivery of our mission to
protect the UAE environment from pollution.
Design and initial construction of the ADNOC Corporate
Crisis Centre.
Strategic Development Plan
Completion of a Fate and Behaviour study of 16 ADNOC
marine risk oils to ensure equipment and tactical
compatibility with marine exposures.
Initiation of a National Development Program intended to
provide career opportunities to local candidates through a
progression of responder training courses and on-the-job
work experiences.
Creation and initiation of a responder training matrix
representing over 200 hours of response related training
for each member of the Tier 2 Response Team.
Execution of two international response contracts aimed at
optimizing response times and improving our response
relationships within the region.
Group Company Engagement
Continuation of a Group wide Incident Command System
(ICS) training program engaging over 2,300 personnel in
training to a single incident management methodology.
Group Company and affiliate commitments to improve Tier 1
response capability through expanding of response
equipment and trained personnel at the operating facilities.
Excellent participation and dedication in the Crisis
Management Steering Committee by the Group
Companies and affiliates.
Inclusion of immediate response capability in the design
tender for new oil service tug boats.
These accomplishments have been attainable through the
outstanding management support, focused prioritization of
activities, the dedicated and professional efforts of the entire
Crisis Management and Emergency Response Team, and the
commitment and support of the ADNOC Group Companies
and affiliates.
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Annual HSE Awards
Annual HSE Awards
Since its inception in 1997, the ADNOC Annual HSE Awards
program has honoured HSE achievements of ADNOC Group
Company staff and contractors.
264 submissions were received by ADNOC in 2005 - a 44
percent increase from last year. There was considerable
diversity and a number of projects demonstrated that real
results have been achieved with innovative methods.
An external consultant did the first round of judging and
short-listed the top five candidates in each category as well as
the ten submissions with highest innovation score. The final
round of judgement was completed by ADNOC Senior
Management who reviewed, discussed and confirmed the
selected award winners.
On behalf of the CEO, the deputy CEO presented the awards
to the winners at a special ceremony in June, 2006.
The Winners
Innovation Category
1 st place: NDC with entry “Simulating for Success”. Jackup
rig, Al Hail recently constructed in Singapore has new,
innovative equipment not seen before by the Drill Crew. NDC
along with NOV prepared a drilling equipment simulator and
used this to train potential operators. The effort has so far been
successful with no major incidents since starting rig operation.
2 nd place: ADCO with entry “Environmental Awareness
E-Learning Program”. The new program consists of four
training modules: an Introductory Overview; Air Emissions;
Land Impacts; Water Impacts with each one taking
approximately half an hour to complete. It is web-based and
accessible to ADCO employees and contractors with access to
the ADCO intranet.
Submissions Number & Percent Distribution
by Category Type
Innovation Category
NDC - Winners in Innovation Category

Health Category
1 st place: ZADCO with entry “Bird Flu Precautions”. Zirku
and Arzanah Islands are hosts to substantial populations of
migrant birds which transit both islands. Zirku also has a large
population of birds housed in a zoo. After contact with the
National Committee for Emergency Response to Bird Flu the
following steps were taken: purchase of Avian Flu screening
kits; making the correct PPE available; forming site search
teams; holding awareness sessions.
2 nd place: ADMA-OPCO with entry “Risk Management of
Tick Related Disease on Wellhead Towers”. Medical problems
related to tick bites include: local tissue reactions; infection of
the bite site; paralysis and relapsing fever; Lyme disease;
Congo Crimean Haemorrhagic Fever. A management system
was developed to minimize the number of bites and to
improve medical management.
Safety Category
1 st place: ADMA-OPCO with entry “US-94 Reinstatement
Project”. US-94 Platform was severely damaged when Rig Al
Mariah collided in 2000. The challenge was to save the high
producing wells, while reinstating the platform safety and
structural integrity. Project involved complex offshore activities
including removal of damaged topside members, installation
of new jacket very close to existing damaged structure and
deck installation.
2 nd place: Halliburton with entry “My Life Your Hand -
Local Transportation Safety Awareness Programme”. This
includes information on safe driving and strategies to address
a vehicle accident reduction plan. Part of the programme is
“Tuesday Transportation Topic” where safe driving messages
are communicated to employees, families, friends, competitors
and the UAE community in general. It reinforces the principle
that every employee has a personal responsibility to observe,
correct or refer to management for correction.
Health Category
ZADCO - Winners in Health Category
Safety Category
ADMA-OPCO - Winners in Safety Category
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Annual HSE Awards
Environment Category
1 st place: ADCO with entry “Innovative Construction
Approach to Trench in Shallow Waters of an Environmentally
Sensitive Area”. The challenge, during construction of
pipelines in the environmentally sensitive Al Dabbiya field, was
to cross the shallow, inter island tidal waters in an
environmentally responsible manner. Use of a floating
excavator, preparing the pipeline section onshore and pulling
the pipeline across the trench meant foregoing the need to
construct a ROW which would have cut the natural circulation
of tidal water and generated turbidity.
2 nd place: ADNOC-Distribution with entry “NGV Pilot
Project at Al Maha Filling Station”. Installation and
commissioning of the first public Natural Gas Filling Station for
Vehicles in Abu Dhabi and conversions of a number of vehicles
to run on both natural gas and petrol were carried out. Main
focus is to introduce an alternative vehicle fuel that will
significantly reduce harmful exhaust emissions.
HSE Performance Category
1 st place: GASCO with entry “Performance Improvement
through Learning from HSE Incidents”. Recognizing the
limitations of a paper based system, a web-based incident
reporting system was developed to investigate causes, track
actions, analyze results and develop statistics. This allows the
growing number of incidents reported to be managed, to
ensure that remedial actions are taken and key learning points
identified & shared.
2 nd place: ADMA-OPCO with entry “Implementation of
New Contractors, HSEMS Guidelines, Audit Protocol &
Questionnaire”. A complete review of Contractors HSE MS
was implemented starting 2005 to reflect the new risk
approach. Meetings and workshops were conducted with
contractors’ management and attended by 40 GMs of
contractors and ADMA-OPCO Senior Management.
Environment Category
ADCO - Winners in Environment Category
HSE Performance Category
GASCO - Winners in HSE Performance Category

Special Recognition Awards
“Special Recognition Awards” were presented for entries that
had special merits but did not win awards, i.e.:
ADMA-OPCO - ‘Heat Stress Risk Management Tool’
ADNOC-Distribution - ‘Carwash Water Recycling System’
ADNOC-Distribution - ‘Product Tanker Emergency
Response System’
ADOC - ‘Management of Asbestos for
Reducing Occupational Health Risks’
Borouge - ‘Step Change in Safety - Observation
Tour Programme’
NDC - ‘Aviation Fires Risk Downrated’
Total-ABK - ‘Vendor Management Tool - HSE
Management of Vendors’
ZADCO - ‘Process for Continual Improvement:
HSE Management of Contractors’.
Group Company and Contractor
Partnerships
Recognition of Group Company and Contractor Partnerships
Certificates were also awarded to:
Halliburton through ADCO - ‘My Life Your Hand - Local
Transportation Safety Awareness
Programme’.
ACTCO General Contracting through ZADCO - ‘Turnaround
of Contractor’s HSE Performance‘.
Special awards were also presented to ADGAS, Borouge, Fertil,
Irshad and The Petroleum Institute for having achieved zero
LTIs in 2005.
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Data Contributors - Abbreviations
Data Contributors - Abbreviations
DATA CONTRIBUTORS
The following companies and operating divisions, grouped
per business sector, provided the data on which this report
is based.
EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION
ADCO Abu Dhabi Company for
Onshore Oil Operations
ADMA-OPCO Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company
ZADCO Zakum Development Company
NDC National Drilling Company
Independent Operators that are not part of ADNOC Group but operate
under ADNOC directions for HSE matters.
ADOC Abu Dhabi Oil Company (Japan) Ltd.
Bunduq Bunduq Company Ltd.
Total-ABK Total Abu Al-Bukhoosh
GAS PROCESSING
ADGAS Abu Dhabi Gas Liquefaction Company
GASCO Abu Dhabi Gas Industries Company
CHEMICALS
Fertil Ruwais Fertiliser Industries
Borouge Abu Dhabi Polymers Company
MARKETING & REFINING
ADNOC Distribution
ADNATCO Abu Dhabi National Tanker Company
NGSCO National Gas Shipping Company
Takreer Abu Dhabi Oil Refining Company
SHARED SERVICES
Esnaad Esnaad
Irshad Abu Dhabi Petroleum Ports
Operating Company
OTHERS
CPD Civil Projects Division
PI Petroleum Institute
GLOSSARY OF ABBREVIATIONS
ADA American Dental Association
CEO Chief Executive Officer
CoP Codes of Practice
COMAH Control of Major Accident Hazards
EIA Environmental Impact Assessment
EAD Environment Agency-Abu Dhabi
FAR Fatal Accident Rate
HSE Health, Safety & Environment
HSEIA Health, Safety & Environment Impact Assessment
HSEMS Health, Safety & Environment Management System
ICS Incident Command System
ISM International Safety Marine (Code)
ISO International Standards Organisation
LNG Liquefied Natural Gas
LTI Lost Time Incident
LTIF Lost Time incident Frequency Rate
OGP International Association of Oil & Gas Producers
OHSAS Occupational Health and Safety Accreditation System
RWDC Restricted Work Day Case
TRIR Total Recordable Incident Rate
UAE United Arab Emirates