Maersk Oil Qatar host Crown Prince of Denmark 

On 17 January 2010, Maersk Oil Qatar welcomed a delegation of Danish dignitaries led by HRH Prince Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark as they visited Qatar as part of their tour of the region.

HRH Prince Frederik was accompanied by Maersk Oil CEO Jakob Thomasen, Danish Minister for the Environment Troels Lund Poulsen and representatives of the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Maersk Oil CEO Jakob Thomasen said: "We are very pleased to be able to show HRH The Crown Prince of Denmark our extensive operations in Qatar, which includes the region's largest offshore field development project. It is something we are pleased with - and a tangible result of our cooperation with the State of Qatar.”

Maersk Oil Qatar is playing a significant role in supporting Qatar in its vision to become one of the world’s major energy players. Together with Qatar Petroleum, the company is undertaking one of the world’s largest and most complex development projects - developing Qatar’s largest offshore oil reservoir, the Al Shaheen field. The $6 billion project includes the installation of 15 platforms, drilling of 160 new wells and 140,000 tonnes of new facilities.

HRH the Crown Prince met with management and employees of Maersk Oil Qatar as the delegation toured the company’s offices in Doha, where they learned of the vast scale of operations taking place and the challenges overcome, under the continuous directives and support of HE the Minister of Energy & Industry and Deputy Premier HE Abdullah Bin Al Attiyah and Qatar Petroleum.

The visit to Qatar also gave the delegates the opportunity to see first hand the accomplishments that Qatar has made in recent years, under the leadership of HH the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani.

 
HRH Prince Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark (left) and
Maersk Oil CEO Jakob Thomasen.

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About Maersk Oil and Maersk Oil Qatar:

Maersk Oil is an international oil and gas exploration and production company established in Denmark in 1962 by A.P. Moller-Maersk. Operating in a number of countries worldwide, the company operates a combined oil production of some 650,000 barrels per day and a sales gas production of up to some 1,000 million cubic feet per day.
Maersk Oil Qatar began operations in Qatar in 1992, when an Exploration and Production Sharing Agreement (EPSA) was signed with Qatar to develop the Al Shaheen Field in Block 5, offshore Qatar. Maersk Oil Qatar’s 2005 Field Development Plan (2005 FDP) encompasses the drilling of more than 160 production and water injection wells over a six year period as well as construction and offshore installation of fifteen new platforms with accommodation and production facilities.
The company gained a Guiness World record after drilling the longest horizontal well to date, with a length of 40,320 feet (12.3 km).