OMV (Pakistan) is the largest international gas producer in Pakistan. As the operator of the Sawan and Miano gas fields, as well as the Kadanwari processing facilities, OMV operates production of around 80 thousand barrels of oil per day equivalent which represents around 13 per cent of Pakistan's production of natural gas.
OMV is particularly proud of the fact that the OMV built and operated Sawan gas processing plant was the fastest developed gas plant in the history of Pakistan. OMV (Pakistan) is a responsible corporate citizen in Pakistan and in all countries in which it operates. OMV holds itself to the highest standards of Health, Safety and Environment policies and standards which always meet and in many instances exceed those required by local laws.
OMV works hard to address economic, environmental and social issues in areas of its operations and has wide ranging community development programmes in Pakistan which include healthcare, education and income support initiatives of which it is very proud.
CSR Program of OMV Pakistan is focused on the objective of improved living conditions of OMV's neighbouring communities. Since inception, OMV has been working for socio-economic uplift of the communities located in OMV's operational areas in Khairpur and Sukkur Districts of Sindh.
Joint-Venture (JV) partners' supported community development activities along with OMV's own CSR initiatives are undertaken as a response to the findings of baseline & community needs assessment studies. Program has been growing continuously and gaining recognition in following sectors:
-- Education
-- Health
-- Agricultural Development
-- Energy
-- Environment
-- Water Supply
-- Income Generation
-- Education
'Rising through Education' is the slogan of education program run by CSR Program in operational areas of OMV Pakistan. Education program's efforts are not limited to just enroll more children into schools but also involve children, parents, teachers, communities and government officials for improving schools to the point of usefulness. To achieve this, Program runs 63 primary schools and supports TCF School Salehpat and Rangers Public School Chundiko, covering more than 3,500 students.
These schools are also provided infrastructure support to ensure that students receive quality education in a learning-friendly environment. The Training & Resource Centre (TRC) has been established at local town Chundiko to improve the teaching skills of local teachers and to monitor the progress of schools.
Introduction of career-oriented courses for local youth was new landmark achievement under the technical education initiative. Five youth from Nara have completed heavy transport Vehicle (HTV) driving course in May 2010 while another 24 are attending various technical & vocational courses at reputed institutions of the country.
Health
Various initiatives are taken for providing basic healthcare services to the poor in OMV's operational areas. These initiatives are being implemented in partnership with District Governments of Khairpur and Sukkur, health organisations and local communities. The MCH Center at Salehpat and Dispensary at Miano have been handed over to the District Government Sukkur after five successful years of delivering health services with OMV's support. As per the project handing over agreement, both these facilities will continue providing healthcare services and will be managed by the District Government Sukkur.
Family Medical Center has been established at Chundiko in partnership with Health Oriented Preventive Education (HOPE) organization and District Government Khairpur to provide healthcare services to the people of Nara. The center will also benefit the surrounding villages through its outreach health services.
OMV started Hepatitis Prophylaxis project in 2006 with the support of District Governments (Khairpur & Sukkur), OMV Aktiengesellschaft and Austrian Development Agency. The project vaccinated 9,574 women & children during its first phase (2006-2009). In the second phase (2009-2012), the project has so far administered first dose (out of three) of Hepatitis B vaccine to 12,076 children of Nara, District Khairpur with the assistance of District Government Khairpur.
Agricultural Development
Modern farming techniques are introduced to the local farmers by setting up fruit demonstration farms in Nara. These farms have helped the local farmers to see, understand and emulate new techniques in farming and get benefit out of it.
Income Generation
OMV Pakistan is helping the local people increase their income by promoting local handicrafts. Approximately, 53 men and women are being facilitated to ensure that all the produced items are compatible with the present market. Different exhibitions are held at the national and international level to display their crafts and all proceeds from the exhibitions go to the local artisans. This not only helps in preserving the indigenous skills of the local people but also in generating income for the improvement of their lives. Women are also provided vocational skills to not only save family income but generate income too for the family.
Energy Access to energy source is essential for sustainable development and poverty eradication. As a pilot project, electricity has been provided to 189 households in 13 villages of Taluka Nara, District Khairpur.
Environment
40 acres (16.2 hectares) forest has been established in Gambat operational area. Project was implemented in partnership with District Forest Department, District Khairpur.
Water Supply 36,000 liters of water is supplied to 1,142 persons in 22 villages of Miano on daily basis.
HSEQ Health, Safety, Security and Environment, HSSE, is a natural and integrated part of our activities. One of the top priorities for OMV is the creation of a safe work environment for employees and contractors. We believe that all accidents are preventable and strive for all the workplaces and processes to be safe and secure for OMV, for our stakeholders, and for the environment. We maintain strong focus on safety and continue to strive to strengthen our safety culture.
At OMV sites, our health standards are fully implemented and health risks are systematically assessed, reduced, and managed to ensure that employees are fit to perform the work assigned to them. We are committed to minimising our impacts of our operations on the environment. We operate with scrupulous care in the sensitive areas where we operate. We seek to minimise the impacts of our activities on the earth's resources and ecosystems. At the same time we share the global challenge of significantly reducing future greenhouse gas emissions to counter climate change and set ourselves firm targets to address climate change issues.