Ahmed Ali Al Sayegh
,Managing Director,Dolphin Energy
Ahmed Ali Al Sayegh is the Managing Director of Dolphin Energy Limited. Spanning a career of more than 30 years, Ahmed Ali Al Sayegh holds a number of prominent positions across various private and public sector institutions in Abu Dhabi and has been behind the launch and development of flagship initiatives.
Under Al Sayegh’s leadership, Dolphin Energy recently announced that its production reached 6tn standard cubic feet (scf), a major milestone since the company started operations in 2007. The Dolphin Gas Project achieved full throughput in February 2008 and since then it has been delivering 2bn scf of natural gas per day to the UAE and Oman. The company meets 30% of the UAE’s energy needs and delivers significant volumes of natural gas to each of the country’s seven emirates.
Dolphin Energy also recently awarded two four-year service contracts to SPIE Oil & Gas Services Middle East. SPIE Oil & Gas Services was awarded a contract to provide routine, predictive, preventive, overhaul maintenance and emergency repair services as well as operation services for Dolphin Energy Limited’s onshore facilities located in Ras Laffan Industrial City in Qatar. The work will cover buildings and fence and street lighting systems. Through a second agreement, SPIE Oil & Gas Services will provide the same services for Dolphin Energy Limited’s Ras Laffan onshore facilities and for two offshore facilities.
Al Sayegh is currently chairman of the Abu Dhabi Global Market a financial freezone that aims to promote Abu Dhabi as a leading market for financial services across the world and strengthen the international profile and position of the United Arab Emirates. He is also vice chairman of First Gulf Bank, vice chairman of the Emirates Wildlife Society (EWS-WWF), and board member of the Abu Dhabi National Insurance Company (ADNIC). Al Sayegh holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Lewis & Clark College, USA.
