Global News Post: UAE

UAE Spends USD 40 Billion on Oil and Gas Projects Through 2014

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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">ABU DHABI  (NNN-WAM) -- The UAE is spending USD 40 billion on oil and gas projects between 2010-2014 and gas projects in the emirate of Abu Dhabi is taking the lion's share of the package with USD 25 billion. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">With this, the UAE ranks first in the GCC region where the value of oil and gas projects between 2010-2014 total USD 75 billion, according to Mohammed Sahoo Al Suwaidi, CEO of Abu Dhabi Gas Industries Ltd (GASCO) in a press briefing to announce that Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC) will become an annual event from next year. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">"The Habshan-Fujairah pipeline to export Abu Dhabi's oil to the world bypassing the Strait of Hormuz will be operational on the end of the current month.. The construction of the pipeline has been completed and the construction of some of its facilities is being finalized in the meantime," Al-Suwaidi added.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Al-Suwaidi also announced plans by the government of the emirate of Abu Dhabi to build an LNG (liquefied natural gas) bunker station in Fujairah to meet 15 per cent of the UAE's increasing demand on gas as a result of industrial expansion.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The new station will be built by an alliance between the International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC) and Mubadala.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Through these projects, Abu Dhabi seeks to provide gas supplied to Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (Kizad) and Industrial City of Abu Dhabi (ICAD) as well as to cities in the northern regions, Al-Suwaidi noted adding that between 75 to 80 per cent of the current domestic demand on gas is met by the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) through its operating companies as the remaining 20 per cent is provided by Dolphin Energy Limited from the Qatari Ash-shamal Field.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Habshan-Fujairah pipeline is owned by an investment arm of the government of Abu Dhabi to secure flow of crude oil from the Emirate of Abu Dhabi to the world. -- NNN-WAM<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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UAE Spends USD 40 Billion on Oil and Gas Projects Through 2014

ABU DHABI (NNN-WAM) -- The UAE is spending USD 40 billion on oil and gas projects between 2010-2014 and gas projects in the emirate of Abu...

UAE and India to Activate an Electronic Contract Registration and Validation System to Stremline the Employment of Indian Contract Workers

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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">New Delhi (PIB)--- The UAE Ministry of Labour and India’s Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs today signed a protocol at Abu Dhabi to streamline the admission of Indian contract workers by way of an electronic contract registration and validation system. A milestone in the efforts to upgrade rules and procedures governing contract employment of Indian nationals in the UAE, the new system heralds a joint endeavour by the UAE and India. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Saqr Ghobash, UAE Minister of Labour underlined the commitment of the UAE to exemplary co-operation with India in a range of areas, including the employment of Indian contract workers in the UAE, whose number has grown to approximately 1.7 million. In particular, the new system ensures the full transparency of the contracting process by mandating that the prospective worker be duly informed by Indian government-accredited recruitment agencies of the terms of the contract offer, including the scope of remuneration and employment conditions and benefits, prior to deploying to the UAE. Ghobash further elaborated that the system requires that the worker signs off on the terms of the contract and that the competent Indian government authorities approve these terms before the admission process is completed and a work permit is issued. These same terms are then electronically captured into the formal employment contract that is signed by worker and employer in the UAE. He stressed the importance of safeguarding and protecting the interests of both workers and employers under the provisions of the UAE Labour Law. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Vayalar Ravi, Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs hailed the protocol, which would protect the interest of workers as well as the employers, as a leap in India-UAE relations in the field of labour employment. He stated that the protocol underlines the commitment of the Indian Government to the protection and welfare of the Indian workers in the UAE, in accordance with UAE legislation. Thanking the Ministry of Labour of UAE Ravi said the new system safeguards the interests of workers and employers alike by validating the contract conditions of the Indian worker in the UAE. The Minister said that India is implementing a comprehensive e-governance system towards making the process of overseas deployment of Indian workers transparent and accessible to all stakeholders. The Contract Registration and Validation System is fully aligned with India’s e-governance system, allowing for a seamless application of the respective rules and procedures of both countries. He cited many projects undertaken by the Indian government to ensure welfare and protection of the Indian workers. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ravi stated that the interests of workers and the employers are complementary and that the new protocol is a commitment of both the governments to jointly work towards the same. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The new system is activated by an online application by a UAE employer for the granting of work permits that requires disclosure of the key terms of the employment offer. The UAE Ministry of Labour processes the application and provides access to the electronic record to Indian government-accredited recruitment agencies in India that are then required to obtain the worker’s attested consent; a duly designated Indian government agency also accesses the record for the purpose of reviewing the terms of the employment and granting an emigration clearance accordingly. This is followed by the registration of the electronic contract and the issuance of the work permit by the Ministry of Labour of UAE . <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This protocol emanates from a comprehensive UAE-India Memorandum of Understanding on Manpower, which was signed by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Vayalar Ravi, Minister of overseas Indian Affairs and Saqr Ghobash, UAE Minister of Labour in New Delhi on September 13 last year. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The protocol mandates the informed consent and approval by the worker, the employer and the Indian competent authorities of the full terms of the work contract prior to the worker’s deployment to the UAE. The contract terms are, in turn, captured in the contract document that is eventually signed by worker and employer in the UAE and duly registered with the Ministry of Labour of UAE.<o:p></o:p></span></div></div>

UAE and India to Activate an Electronic Contract Registration and Validation System to Stremline the Employment of Indian Contract Workers

New Delhi (PIB)--- The UAE Ministry of Labour and India’s Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs today signed a protocol at Abu Dhabi to strea...

UAE to Set Up Centres in India to Train Unskilled Manpower

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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 13.5pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kamikura/3943548511/"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Photo: flickr.com/</span><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Kamikura</span></a></span></i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">ABU DHABI  (NNN-WAM) -- In an effort to control the flow of unskilled workers into the country's construction sector and bypass private recruitment agencies, the UAE will set up training centres in their home countries, the Gulf News English daily reported.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">"The UAE will start by opening an office in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">India</st1:place></st1:country-region> in early 2013 to train and rehabilitate workforce," said Saeed Abdullah, the National Productivity Improvement Programme manager at the Federal Demographic Council (FDC), adding that the ratio of unskilled labour in the construction sector amounts up to 85 per cent. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">He added that the "first batch of (trained) workers will be 5,000 in the first year, 20,000 in 2014 and 50,000 in 2015."<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">"The UAE government seeks to decrease the number of unskilled workers in the construction sector, considered a sector which employs the highest number of unskilled workers," he said. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">He said that the workers will have to bear the cost of the training estimated to be up to Dh6,000, but will no longer have to pay thousands of dirhams to recruitment agencies or private travel agents to get jobs. While <st1:country-region w:st="on">India</st1:country-region> is the first country where centres will be established, both <st1:country-region w:st="on">Pakistan</st1:country-region> and <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Bangladesh</st1:place></st1:country-region> will also have these centres.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">Last year, the UAE government instructed relevant labour market bodies to establish a minimum requirement for qualifications needed for some jobs, starting with the construction sector. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">These qualifications have to be approved by the FDC chairman in a move that aims to allow the labour market to rely on a skilled workforce and modern technology. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">The council of ministers also instructed relevant bodies to lay down a general construction index containing a number of technical criteria that ensure developing productivity in this sector, as well as decreasing the number of unskilled workers in accordance with laws that assist contracting companies in using advanced technologies in the sector. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">The cabinet also instructed all relevant bodies to draw up economic plans and follow up on the UAE's workforce by approving a balanced growth pattern that is characterised by economic diversity, relying on a skilled workforce and modern technology during its productive period to attain national knowledge. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">The council of ministers also instructed all bodies concerned to abide by these resolutions, and mandated the FDC to implement the resolutions in coordination with relevant bodies. -- NNN-WAM<o:p></o:p></span></div></div>

UAE to Set Up Centres in India to Train Unskilled Manpower

Photo: flickr.com/ Kamikura ABU DHABI (NNN-WAM) -- In an effort to control the flow of unskilled workers into the country's construc...