Leading Oil and Gas Companies to Address Integrity Management Challenges at the Region's Annual Event for Asset and Pipeline Integrity Experts

DUBAI, UAE, December 17 - International Quality and Productivity Center (IQPC), the global provider
of tailored, industry-driven conferences, is pleased to announce that leading
oil and gas companies, including ADCO, Dolphin Energy Qatar, ADMA OPCO, Qatar
Shell, BP Exploration Libya, ADGAS, GASCO and Shell Developments Oman will
meet at the 5th Annual Asset Integrity Management Summit to tackle the latest
integrity management challenges. The three-day conference, with four
interactive workshops, will take place in Abu Dhabi from 21-24 February 2010.

Industry leaders will gather to discuss their achievements in enhancing
integrity management to extend the asset life-cycle, prevent accidents,
spills, plant shutdown, loss of income and production. The very latest
industry challenges will be addressed and attendees can immerse themselves in
topical discussions through interactive panel sessions. Attendees will be
able to customize their conference experience by attending a tailored Asset
or Pipeline Integrity Management program. The summit is supported by the
Pigging Products & Services Association and by the Libyan Corrosion Society.
The program is PD approved by The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining
(IOM3). The world-class speaker panel includes senior representatives from:
ADCO, Dolphin Energy Qatar, ADMA OPCO, Qatar Shell, BP Exploration Libya Ltd,
ADGAS, GASCO and Shell Developments Oman.

Conference Director Sandra Hijnen says: "Integrity Management is vital to
an organization, not only to extend the asset life-cycle but also to prevent
accidents, spills, plant shutdown, loss of income and production. Integrity
Management is a key focus for the region's oil and gas companies which is
shown by the positive response received from sponsors and senior level
industry experts confirming their participation at the summit. We are
delighted to work with industry associations such as the PPSA and the Libyan
Corrosion Society to make this a must-attend event."

The conference is chaired by Cees Cornelis Bal, Chief Executive Officer
at Linscan; Colin Dyer, Asset Integrity & Process Safety Manager at Shell
Developments Oman and Dominic Paisley, Integrity Management General Manager
at GUPCO who bring relevant experience and expertise totaling more than 90
years.

Other speakers at the 5th Annual Asset Integrity Management Summit
include:

Khlefa A. Esaklul, Technical Specialist, BP Exploration Libya; Durga
Murti, Superintendent Asset Integrity Division, Chevron Corporation; Mahmoud
Selim Nasif, Senior Corrosion and Material Engineer, ADGAS; Romer Gil, Head
of Corrosion & Inspection, ADGAS; Moh'd Faraj, Inspection & Corrosion Section
Head, GASCO; Markus Bros, Executive General Manager, ROSEN Group; Dr. Sudhesh
K Govindavilas, Structural Integrity Specialist, ADMA OPCO; Dr. Ali Noor
Moosavi, Technical Integrity Support Manager, ADCO; Sachin Jain, General
Manager - Rajasthan Projects, Cairn India; Nabil Mourad, Integrity Systems
Manager, ADCO; Brian Balmer, IMF Project Manager, ADMA OPCO; Jamie Robb,
Director IVB Services, ABS Consulting; K.S. Aslam, Head of Performance and
Reliability, ADGAS; Ronald B. Alers, General Manager, Sonic Sensors USA;
Dietrich Roeben, Head of Maintenance, Qatar Shell; Julien Fisher, Senior
Integrity Assurance Advisor IA/1, GASCO; Nick Baker, Sub Sea Asset Manager,
Dolphin Energy; Abdul Hameed Bawazeer, Integrity Assurance Division Manager,
GASCO; Ijaz Rao, Director, Velosi Asset Integrity ltd; V. Balasubramanian,
Inspection Section Head , Ruwais Fertilizer Industries (FERTIL-ADNOC);
Stanley Deighton, Senior Manager, Stork; Dr. Hamdi Daghmouni, Teamleader Well
Integrity Management Systems, ADCO; MSc. Robbert Berghuis, Technical Support
Manager, ADCO; Clement Edwards, Well and Reservoir Manager, Shell; Anne
Neville, Director Institute of Engineering Thermofluids, Surfaces and
Interfaces (iETSI) School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Leeds;
Xinming Xu, Research Fellow Corrosion and Surface Engineering, School of
Mechanical Engineering, University of Leeds; James Phipps, Director, ABS
Consulting; Adel M. Saleh Al-Terkait, Head of Best Practice PMO, Kuwait
Petroleum Corporation; Jassem M. Al-Subaey, Manager - Transmission &
Distribution Department; Qatar Petroleum.

Further details can be obtained at www.assetintegrityme.com

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    Michaela Heidenfelder
    Marketing Manager
    IQPC Middle East
    T: +971-4-4331420
    F: +971-4-3631938
    michaela.heidenfelder@iqpc.ae

For more information, please contact Michaela Heidenfelder, Marketing Manager, IQPC Middle East, T: +971-4-4331420, F: +971-4-3631938, michaela.heidenfelder at iqpc.ae