Delegates of LASTFIRE Group at a  meeting at the Ras Laffan Emergency and Safety College.

Qatar Petroleum’s (QP) Industrial Cities Directorate organised a meeting of the LASTFIRE Group at the Ras Laffan Emergency and Safety College (RLESC).
The LASTFIRE Group is composed of fire and emergency response personnel from major international oil and gas companies. It was initially set up to look at developments in large storage tank fire risks.
LASTFIRE Group has achieved much in terms of theoretical and practical research work over the years and continues its role as the recognised international oil, gas, and petrochemical industry forum that develops best practices for all aspects of storage tank fire hazard management, QP said in a statement.
The venue also provided “a fitting setting” for the delegates of the international oil and gas industry, who shared the results of studies and research on fire safety.
“QP is actively involved with other oil and gas majors in fire and safety research and development programmes,” said Abdullatif Ibrahim al-Mohannadi, who manages QP’s operations at Industrial Cities.
He added: “It is a shared top priority. The State of Qatar is committed to a sustainable and consistent exploitation of natural resources, which requires among other things the dissemination of knowledge, training, experience. It also demands the setting up, constant update, and strict implementation of top safety standards.”
“QP’s participation in the LASTFIRE project has endowed it with a wealth of knowledge in cutting edge technologies, which are today put to good use in various forms to enhance the safety and security of our operations,” al-Mohannadi said.
The three-day forum also provided its members with the latest studies, statistics, research results, and other research plans. Aside from the forum, al-Mohannadi said another meeting was also held and featured live demonstrations using RLESC’s facilities.