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Dubai Supreme Council of Energy intensifies inspections to curb illegal activities in the LPG sector • The safety campaign is led by the Dubai Regulatory Committee for Petroleum Products Trading · DEWA Podcasts

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  Dubai Supreme Council of Energy intensifies inspections
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  to curb illegal activities in the LPG sector.
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  The Dubai Supreme Council of Energy has conducted
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  449 joint inspections since July 2022 in a campaign
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  to combat illegal activities in the liquefied
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  petroleum gas sector and enhance public safety
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  and regulatory compliance. The inspections were
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  conducted by the Dubai Regulatory Committee for
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  Petroleum Products Trading in collaboration with
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  Dubai Police, the Roads and Transport Authority
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  and Dubai Civil Defence. These coordinated efforts
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  uncovered 596 violations leading to the confiscation
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  of 12 ,367 illegally filled cylinders and the
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  seizure of 519 unlicensed vehicles used to smuggle
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  hazardous materials and cylinders containing
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  petroleum products of unknown origin that failed
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  to meet safety standards. These results reflect
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  the effectiveness of the Permanent Joint Field
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  Inspection Team formed by the Dubai Supreme Council
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  of Energy under Resolution No. 1 of 2022, which
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  aims to protect the environment and society and
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  ensure the highest standards of security and
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  safety in the trading, transport, storage and
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  distribution of petroleum products. DSCE Resolution
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  No. 3 of 2021 prohibits the distribution of LPG
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  cylinders in Dubai unless they are packaged in
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  approved factories within the Emirate, ensuring
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  compliance with all standards and laws issued
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  by local authorities. The decision also stipulates
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  that all entities involved in trading LPG and
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  its derivatives in Dubai must fully comply with
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  the regulatory requirements governing this hazardous
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  substance, whether transported through cylinders
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  or tanks. These intensive campaigns implement
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  the directives of our wise leadership aimed at
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  ensuring the highest standards of security and
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  safety for society, in line with national strategies
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  that place human health and safety at the forefront
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  of their priorities. The joint efforts with our
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  strategic partners reflect our commitment to
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  applying the most stringent standards to regulate
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  this vital sector, said His Excellency Saeed
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  Mohammed Al -Tayr, Vice Chairman of the Dubai
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  Supreme Council of Energy. The DSCE's intensive
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  campaigns, conducted together with our strategic
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  partners, translate directives to protect public
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  safety and reinforce the security of the energy
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  sector into action. They also reflect our keenness
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  to apply international best practice in regulating
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  petroleum trading operations based on our responsibility
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  to ensure a sustainable future for generations
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  to come.