
Dana Gas
LR Consultants, managing director Dr. Mark Vine was appointed as the “Group Safety Manager”.
Dana Gas is a leading regional natural gas company headquartered in the UAE, with operations spanning the Middle East and North Africa. As the first and largest private-sector natural gas company in the region, Dana Gas has a strong presence in Egypt, the UAE, and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, covering the full upstream value chain from exploration and production to processing and transportation. Its products support energy needs across the region, and its gas reserves and production capabilities position it as a key contributor to regional energy security. With a focus on operational efficiency, cost optimization, and prudent capital management, Dana Gas continues to deliver value to shareholders while advancing its sustainability agenda. The company is also investing in strategic growth opportunities and remains committed to supporting the energy transition through cleaner gas-based solutions.
SITUATION
- UAE E&P gas company with major projects, drilling programmes and operating assets in UAE, Kurdistan and Egypt.
- No formal operating, wells, drilling or major projects control frameworks.
- No formal HSE, social, process safety, asset integrity or security management systems
ACTIONS
- Identification and involvement of key international functional senior managers as stakeholders in OMS framing, development and implementation to secure buy-in.
- Development of risk based and performance driven OMS control framework, standards and procedures.
- Development of supporting HSSE in Projects control frameworks, standards and procedures.
- Development of OMS performance monitoring and tracking system.
- Roll out and implementation of OMS, through development of Gap Improvement Plans, to all Opcos and JVs.
- Compliance and performance monitoring.
RESULTS
- Formal and fully documented OMS.
- Shift change in HSSE and operating culture
- Common HSSE and operating culture
- HSSE and Operational performance enhanced
- Improved focus on process safety and asset integrity management.

