Doha; June 23, 2010: Senior Executives of GE Oil & Gas and Al Shaheen Energy Services (ASES), a 100% subsidiary of Qatar Petroleum (QP), hosted a celebratory dinner reception in Doha, Qatar to mark their joint venture agreements, signed last month.

The two companies have signed partnership agreements consolidating the presence of PII Pipeline Solutions – which provides pipeline inspection and integrity services worldwide - and establishing a joint venture for aftermarket services of oil and gas turbomachinery equipment in Qatar.

The strategic partnership agreements will drive the continued growth of Qatar’s energy industries and consolidate GE’s presence in the Middle East region.

Bottom row from right to left: Mohammed Khaled Al Ghanem, QP Manager- Accounting Management and JV Board Member; Ahmed Saif Al-Sulaiti, Chairman of Al Shaheen; Abdul Rahman Al Shaibi, Operations Manager of QP; Said Al Mohannadi, Operations Director of QP; Saif Al Nuaimi QP Corp. Quality Leader; Said Al Khayari QP Marketing Director; Adel Al Anbari, Managing Director of Al Shaheen; Ghanem Al Kubaisi, QP; Michael Bellamy – GM, PII Pipeline Solutions; Ibrahim Al Othman, CEO of Gulf Drilling International

Top row from right to left: Khurram Majeed and Mohammed Tawfik, Sales Managers, GE Oil & Gas; Abdul Aziz Al Ansari, Sales Leader JV; Ayman Khattab, General Manager GE Oil & Gas Middle East; Bill Al Ashkar, Account Executive for QP; Mohammed Alwan, General Manager JV; Alessandro Gorla, Sales Leader for Turbomachinery Middle East, GE Oil & Gas; and Giovanni Giorgi, JV Company Integration Leader, and Mohammed Al Mannai - HR Manager Al Shaheen.