Bulletin 81

FROM THE DESK OF
Dear Colleagues: The year 2006 has been a challenging one, in which all our departments and projects mobilization functions were busy gearing up for the planned expansion in our business. I am happy that we have managed to scale-up into the required sizes and capacities with the least possible problems, thanks to the superb efforts of Construction Support, HR, PMV, HSE, IT, Legal and others. Let me give you two simple indicators as an order of magnitude for this capacity buildup to help you appreciate the achievements: EOY 05 8,675 57,536 8,800 $420M SEP 06 9,532 83,522 14,000 $650M
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Professional Staff Labor Force Assets No of Units Assets Value
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The matter of integrating these additional vital resources is an on-going activity that is surely demanding from everyone extra efforts. This is an opportunity for all to excel and progress. The CCC Management appreciates your hard work and looks forward to our joint success and rewards as company and individuals. CCC intends to maintain this higher level of business volume beyond these O&G boom years by introducing new business segments. We will carefully select our path from a diversified portfolio perspective of new and forward integration options. Finally, I wish to join many of our employees and families in extending a special mention of thanks to our AGM in Lebanon Mr. Yusuf Kanan for his tireless efforts in helping to evacuate and relieve the dilemma of those who got caught in the recent troubles in Lebanon. It is a proud example of CCCs family values culture in action. Thank you all once again for your hard and honest work.
Tawfic Khoury Executive Vice President
EDITORS VIEW
Dear Bulletin Readers: This Bulletin features our area of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). KSA is experiencing its share of the construction boom. Their members have put together for us an excellent set of articles profiling the area and their project achievements. The themes in these articles and the sincerity and intensity in which they were written, serve to show what a high level of motivation and sense of pride is experienced at KSA area. Well done our KSA management. CCC Saudia workforce please be advised that you are high on our achievements pride list. The team spirit vividly present amongst you is helping to cope with the added loads without the over-loads. It was a real pleasure to produce this interesting issue. I invite our readers to read it cover to cover. Nafez Husseini
MAIL BAG
Dear Sirs, My family and I wish to express our deepest appreciation and thanks to CCC for having arranged a convoy and plane to evacuate us and other CCC families from our beloved country, Lebanon. I had been trying for one week to get us out but, because I knew that the roads were dangerous and didnt want my family to suffer, I was unable to do so. Thanks to your wisdom and good management and the fact that you obviously consider every employee as a family member, my family has been saved. I am very grateful to the people who worked so hard to arrange this evacuation from beginning to end and made what would have been a terrible journey into a comfortable one. Thank you all and God bless CCC. Wissam A. Al-Khatib CCC (Underwater Engineering)
Bulletin - 3rd Quarter 2006
RECENT AWARDS
Rabigh Power Plant, Mechanical Erection Saudi Arabia The scope of work comprises the erection, testing and pre-commissioning of power and reverse osmosis desalination plants with all related mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation works. The IWSP project maximum capacities are 600 MW Power; 5,000 ton per hour of steam, and 7,000 ton per day of desalinated water. The client is Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. The works will start in September 2006 and are expected to be completed by the end of February 2008. Wadi Dayqah Dam - Oman The scope of work includes the construction of a main dam and a saddle dam to impound flow from Wadi Dayqah to form a reservoir which will supply water for irrigation and domestic use. The main dam will have a maximum height of 74m and will be constructed of roller compacted concrete with an approximate volume of 600,000 m3, whereas the saddle dam will consist of a rock fill embankment 48m high with a volume of 800,000 m3. The scope of works also includes the construction of a rock cut auxiliary spillway, an intake tower with all pipework and electro-mechanical equipment, tunneling for grouting gallery, geotechnical instrumentation, access roads and overhead transmission lines including switchgear and distribution. The client is the Ministry of Regional Municipalities, Environment and Water Resources - Directorate General of Water Resources Affairs. CCC will execute the works in joint venture with Vinci Construction Grand Projects. The start date is August 2006 with a contract period of 36 months. Global Alumina, Earthworks & Early Works Guinea The scope includes earthworks for Global Alumina Refinery and comprises site clearing, temporary road construction, general excavations, hard rock excavation by blasting, general fill of embankments, dikes and ditches construction, soil treatment, geotextile, underground piping including concrete and UPVC pipe for drainage system. The client is Global Alumina Corporation and the job start date was April 2006, with a duration of 15 months.
CCC was also awarded the following early works packages related to the main plant: Pioneer camp mobilization Pioneer camp operation Crusher plant mobilization Quarry plant mobilization Batch plant mobilization Crusher operation. QGX Common Lean Storage & Loading (CLP) Qatar The scope of the project is a change in the work to the off plot area of the QGXII project. CCCs scope of work consists of all construction activities (temporary facilities, civil, buildings on an EPC basis, piping, equipment installation, steelwork, painting, insulation, fireproofing, electrical and instrumentation), pre-commissioning and commissioning assistance. Areas and scope of main changes are as below: Area of Lean LNG Tank Farm was enlarged to accommodate 7 LNG Tanks LNG Loading line for Berth #4 was extended by 53.2m Newly 132KV power is supplied for CLP from Kahramaa substation One 24 Rundown Line to RasGas LNG Tank Farm Berth #4, Main Control Building provision for CLP operation separately from QGXII operation control New substation (SS-2702) and new ITR-60. The construction period of this change in works is within the construction window of the QGXII project. NDIA Air Traffic Control Tower - Qatar The scope of work for the Air Traffic Control and navigation aids facilities (ATC Facilities) includes all services and works necessary for the design and construction of the control tower building, 90m high plus the technical building, the meteorological facility and other related works. The client is New Doha International Airport Steering Committee and the construction manager is Overseas Bechtel. This contract was awarded in May 2006 and completion is expected by February 2008.
RECENT AWARDS
Dolphin EDGS East West Systems United Arab Emirates The scope of these EPC works for the east system is the modification of the existing Al Ain Gas Terminal and for the west system is station works at Al Maqta, Jebel Ali, Taweelah and Um Al Nar as well as telecommunications system upgrade and modifications and a new 24 pipeline from Maqta to Um Al Nar. The client is Dolphin Energy. The job was awarded in May 2006 and is expected to be completed by July 2007. Bridge Road Improvement - Grenada
Contract 4
The project involves earthworks, trenching/backfilling for water main installation, pavement, drainage, concrete works, road furniture and ancillary works. The contract start date was June 1st, 2006 with a duration of 12 months. The client is the Government of Grenada and the consultants are Dessau International of Canada. The project is financed by the Caribbean Development Bank. Al-Khafji Field Development Plan, Phase-I , Onshore Facilities Saudi Arabia The scope includes review and development of the basic engineering provided, detail engineering, procurement, construction, testing and commissioning and start-up assistance. The project is a grass root plant that includes the following main units: Inlet separator and gas reception Gas compression Gas processing facilities Flare system Utilities and offsite units Buildings and others including process control system (PCS). The above is in addition to modifications and tie-ins to nearby existing other Al-Khafji facilities. The client is Khafji Joint Operation Company and the project duration is 31 months. Expected completion date is March 2009.
The contract covers the construction of Queens Park Bridge, Beausejour Bridge and Sea Defense Works.The project involves earthworks, pavement, drainage, concrete works, piling, pre-cast bridge beams, road furniture, ancillary works and public utilities work existing along the road. The contract start date was June 1, 2006 with a duration of 8 months.
Contract 5
The contract will cover the construction road sections, Tempe (Mount Parnassus) to Mount Helicon Roundabout (0.875km), Mount Helicon Roundabout to Botanical Gardens road (1.035km) and Botanical Gardens Roundabout (0.1km)
Al Khafji Signing Ceremony August 21, 2006
QUALITY MANAGEMENT
In this article we are going to cover two important aspects of the ISO-9001 standard. The first is Management Review and the second is Resource Management. ing the policy and objectives. Records from management reviews shall be maintained.
Management Review Input

The input to management review will include information on the following activities: Results of audits Process performance and product conformity Preventive and corrective actions Follow-up actions from previous management reviews Changes that could affect the quality management system Recommendation for improvement.
Management Review Introduction

Management reviews are activities/meetings planned and conducted by top management to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of the organizations Quality Management System. The ISO-9004 standard recommends that top management should develop the management review activity beyond verification of the effectiveness and efficiency of the quality management system into a process that extends to the whole organization.
Management Review Output

The output of management review will include any decisions and actions related to the following: Improvement of the effectiveness of the quality management system and its processes Improvement of product related to customer requirements Resources needed.
Management reviews should be the platforms for the exchange of new ideas, with open discussion and evaluation of the inputs being stimulated by the leadership of top management.
Resource Management Introduction

Senior management should ensure that resources essential to the implementation of strategy and the achievement of the organizations objectives are identified and made available. This should include resources for operation and improvement of the management system, and the satisfaction of customers and other interested parties.
The ISO-9001 View

Top management shall review the organizations quality management system at planned intervals, to ensure its continuing suitability, adequacy and effectiveness. This review will include assessing opportunities for improvement and the need for changes to the quality management system, includ-
The ISO-9001 View

Human Resources
Chart 1 represents a general view of the Management Review Process.
QUALITY MANAGEMENT
Resources may be people, infrastructure, work environment, information, suppliers and partners, natural and financial resources.
Personnel performing work-affecting quality will be competent on the basis of appropriate education, training, skills and experience. The organization will: Determine the necessary competence Provide training and evaluate the effectiveness of actions taken Ensure that personnel are aware of the importance of their activities and how they contribute to the achievement of objectives. Infrastructure The organization will determine, provide and maintain the infrastructure needed to achieve conformity to product requirements. Infrastructure includes, as applicable: Buildings, workspace and associated utilities Process equipment (both hardware and software) Supporting services (such as transport and communications) Financial Resources Management should plan and control the financial resources necessary to implement and maintain an effective and efficient management system. Improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the management system can influence positively the financial results by: Reducing process and product failure, or waste in materials and time
Reducing cost of compensation under warranties, and cost of lost market share. Work Environment The organization will determine and manage the work environment needed to achieve conformity to product requirements. This may include: Facilities Hygiene Vibration Safety Work conditions Cleanliness Social interaction Noise pollution. Information Management should treat data as a fundamental resource for conversion to information and the continual development of an organizations knowledge, which is essential for making factual decisions and can stimulate innovation. Suppliers and Partnership Management should establish relationships with suppliers and partners to promote and facilitate communication with the aim of mutually improving the effectiveness and efficiency of processes that create value. Mounir Soufyan
Chart 2 represents a graphic presentation of the Resource Management Concept
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SAUDI ARABIA
During my 30 years in Saudi Arabia I have never seen such a startling boom of projects as the current one we are witnessing. After a stagnant four years, a surge of projects in the field of oil and gas has been awarded to CCC Saudi Arabia, the value of which is in excess of US$ 2.0 billion. This has entailed a huge task in building up manpower from 4,000 in 2005 to 35,000 by end of 2006. The staff also had to be increased from 1,000 people to 4,500 over one year. Mega projects such as Khursaniyah and Rabigh had to be mobilized in a very short time while the progress of work had to be made in parallel, without any grace period. The first concrete at Khursaniyah was cast only one and a half months after the date of award. Camps, site facilities and logistics had to be mobilized in record time. The staff at the area offices and on the projects had to make an extraordinary effort to cope with the demand and to fulfill the requirements of the fast track schedules imposed by the clients. This was achieved by working as a team motivated by devotion and hard work. Currently the teams at our projects in Khursaniyah, Rabigh, Hawiyah, Chevron and Khafji have established a good presence and are performing well. Our past experience with such reputable clients as Aramco, SABIC and SCECO has helped us to make a quick start and to use the past lessons learnt to overcome any unforeseen problems. Our offices in Riyadh, Khobar and MOA have given full support to the projects. We have made good progress thanks to well-established relations and knowledge that have been built over the past decades in dealing with the various authorities. Today we are proud to have received acknowledgment from Aramco as being the most dependable and at the camps, to provide good catering, entertainment and sports. I see many new graduates joining us every day (reminding us of our early days at CCC) and our policy is to help them to settle down quickly and to get acquainted with their new surroundings. In our effort to increase the Saudization ratio and to train young Saudis, we have established a training school run by qualified trainers giving courses in welding, pipefitting, formwork, steel fixing, scaffolding, plumbing and electrical wiring. This school has been visited by many prominent Saudi officials and Aramco managers who have praised the efforts being made. I would like to thank all the staff in Saudi Arabia and those in the support offices at MOA together with all the site staff who have contributed enormously in meeting the challenges of this mammoth workload which has surpassed any similar cases in the past. Let us hope that this momentum will last for years to come and that CCC will continue to be a distinguished and remarkable presence in Saudi Arabia. Mazen Qaddoura Area General Manager
From the Area General Manager

preferred contractor to execute the Aramco mega projects. We forecast that the current boom in construction will last for at least the next five years and we should be able to harvest the benefits rendered. The current accumulation of new staff and workers increased the responsibility of all of us to maintain good living conditions, provide entertainment and health care and to keep all the employees happy and well. To do this we made great efforts to provide healthy and clean conditions
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INTRODUCTION
Thanks to the very high price of petrol for more than two years now, Saudi Arabia, the largest oil producer in the world with 9 million bbl/day, is enjoying an unprecedented economic boom, not only in the oil and gas sector, but on all fronts, including private investment. The leader in revenue and expenditure is, of course, Saudi Aramco, which in order to meet the worldwide surge in demand for oil and gas, has revealed plans to increase oil production capacity to 12 million bbl/day by 2010. This initiative will involve further megasized projects for the next four years requiring a preliminary budget forecast of US$ 40 billion. Next in line is SABIC with upcoming petrochemical projects worth US$ 24.3 billion. The Saudi Government is also moving fast to encourage economic development in new areas: it has decided to build a new financial district in Riyadh. The Saudi Arabia General Investment Authority (SAGIA) has plans to develop six new economic cities (or zones). Each zone will focus on a specific area of development. Furthermore, EMMAR, the worlds biggest developer, has signed a contract to build King Abdulla City in Rabigh for US$ 23 billion. Can you take any more figures? US$ 10 billion for power plants in the next five years; US$ 8 billion for railways; US$ 5 billion budgeted for building roads and bridges. Have a look at the tables for details of some of the projects mentioned above. 2 billion. This figure is nearly double the annual revenue of the entire CCC Group up until a few years ago. These projects, however, are all very similar in nature and our scope of work is also identical, namely, civil works comprising earthworks, foundations for equipment, precast or cast in situ concrete or steel structure pipe rack and buildings. Mechanical works include piping fabrication and erection, equipment erection (some of which is more than 1,000 tons) plus electrical, instrumentation, painting, insulation and refractory works. The sum of quantities for our seven projects is unimaginable! For the major activities we are talking about 1,000,000 cubic metres of concrete; 160,000 tons of rebar; 191,000 tons of piping; 153,000 tons of equipment installation; 150,000 tons of structural steel erection and 14,500,000 linear metres of cable laying. The quantities involved were exceedingly high: 30,724 direct manpower (42,000 including indirect manpower); 4,500 members of staff for supervision and 5,472 pieces of construction equipment. All this was needed when the whole of the Gulf was booming and contractors looking for the same resources. This made the task of finding enough qualified and
Can you take any more figures?

It is therefore quite clear that there is a wealth of mega projects of all types which will create a sustainable volume of work for all contractors. I remember that, in his yearly message to CCC employees, our President, Said Khoury, said 2006 is the year of the contractor. This apparently applies extremely well to Saudi Arabia and will extend for three to four years from now. This has never happened before and the key to success will be to select from among the projects those that can be executed on time, maintaining the same high qualities and safety standards for which CCC is renowned, to the full satisfaction of the client. CCC projects in Saudi Arabia (all to be completed by the end of next year) are currently worth more than US$
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experienced recruits extremely difficult: it was solved by hard work.. Rebar material was also very scarce, affecting progress and again, we had to pay higher prices and sometimes cash on delivery. Civil construction equipment which is normally available locally (which we always used to find easily in the Saudi market) also became a scarcity and hire rates doubled. Camps to accommodate staff and labourers became big towns! Khursaniyah camps current capacity is for 14,000 people and needs to be expanded for up to 20,000. Hadriyah camp which serves the JCP project in Jubail allows for 5,000. The critical issue was that all the projects were fast track and we needed to work in parallel on the mobilization and the project permanent works. This state of affairs may look like a roller coaster ride and it is not over yet. We have to satisfy the Saudization policy in all trades which means that an average of 16% of total staff and manpower must be Saudi nationals. Failure to comply with this policy will subject the contractor to penalties and complicate the issuing of visas for expatriates. In this regard, CCC is a pioneer and
has taken serious measures to advertize for and to attract as many nationals as possible for the posts of driver, carpenter, for example, and from Jubail Technical Academy and graduates from the University of Petroleum and Minerals. In order to satisfy the strict aplication of the Saudization policy, CCC made a point of supporting national policies and had the vision to prepare itself to become a distinguished and valued contractor for Saudi clients. With this in mind, CCC established a training facility in Faisalya which is run
in a professional manner under the supervision of qualified and experienced trainers and teachers, using well-proven curricula with the emphasis on safety and quality. The facility is fully equipped with all the tools necessary to train for seven trades, namely, carpentry; pipe fitting; plumbing; scaffolding; steel fixing; welding and masonry. There are plans to include training for riggers and crane operators. 400 students have already graduated from the training facility. Finally, there is no doubt that Saudi Arabia is a unique country and in many things, like no other on earth. You may be surprised to learn that for many CCC expatriates and their families who have lived for decades in the country, it is THE place to live and they love it. Speaking personally, I confess to having tasted here the best fresh grilled hamour (a white fish ed.) ever! Nabil Hamdan Assistant Area General Manager
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ITS AN INVESTMENT IN PEOPLE

The decision taken by CCC to open a training centre in Saudi Arabia was a wise and courageous one. The intrinsic purpose of such a centre is not merely to train Saudi nationals, but it is really an investment process in Saudi youths by teaching them a particular trade which will pave the road to a prosperous future. The training centre opened its doors on July 10, 2005. The trades taught repThe total number of trainees who have graduated since the opening date is 412, broken down as follows: Carpentry 64 Electricals 64 Pipe fitting 61 Plumbing 57 Welding 57 Scaffolding 53 Steel fixing 37 Masonry 19. The total number of current trainees attending the facilities is 192, broken
resent skills vitally needed in the construction sector, namely: welding, carpentry, scaffolding, masonry, electricals, pipefitting, steel fixing and plumbing. The duration of training for each trade is three months. The capacity of each training session is between 25 and 30 trainees making a total number of trainees who will graduate 700 to 800 per year. The training centre applies a twoshift system (one in the morning and one in the evening). The former starts at 7 a.m. until 1 p.m. and the latter from 1.30 p.m. to 5.30 p.m., with a 30-minute lunch break.
and 270 hours (75% of the course) for practical work. Concerning the theoretical part, a training manual for each trade is tailored to meet the technical skills required. The text is made simple and includes an elementary level of mathematical operations which can be handled by any trainee regardless of his academic level. Since the content is made easy for all levels, this facilitates the selection process of nominees and generally makes training easier and more satisfactory for all.
Thus the centre gives an opportunity to all applicants to enroll provided they have the will and desire to learn a specific trade. However, it is important to mention that priority is given to those of a higher education with experience. Regarding the practical part of the course, all exercises are carried out in workshops which are fully equipped for the purpose.
The training process is divided into two main parts, theoretical and practical. The total number of hours devoted to each trade is 360, divided into 90 hours (25% of the course) for theory
down as follows: Carpentry 24 Electricals 42 Pipe fitting 25 Plumbing 25 Welding 29 Steel fixing 24 Masonry 23. CCC pays a monthly salary of SR 1,510 to each trainee during his training period. Upon completion, trainees are awarded certificates and transferred directly to one of the CCC projects in the Kingdom. Empowering human capital is what counts and is one of the most important assets a nation can have. A word of thanks to all those people who have contributed in one way or another, who are directly or indirectly involved in establishing and supporting the training centre. A special word of thanks and our respect go to those unseen stars behind the scenes: one doesnt see them but one knows they are always there. Adnan Kaissi
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KHURSANIYAH GAS PLANT PROJECT

CCC Looks to the Future
One of the most important CCC projects currently underway is the Khursaniyah Gas Plant (KGP) Project. As a key part of the kingdoms oil and gas production expansion plans, this project is of a high complexity, of large dimensions and is running to a very tight schedule. Khursaniyah field is located approximately 78km north of Jubail Industrial City, in the northerneastern part of the country. The Khursaniyah Gas Plant project team, consisting of Bechtel, Technip and CCC, has been selected by Saudi Aramco to construct the worlds largest gas conditioning, ethane and NGL recovery plant, with a total capacity of 1 billion cubic feet of gas per day and 300,000 bpd of NGL. This huge project, with more than 50 million construction man-hours and at a cost of over US$1 billion, is one of the mega projects launched by Saudi Aramco in order to increase Saudi Arabian oil production. The major scope of the project is as follows: inlet facilities and sour condensate treatment LP and HP DGA gas treatment NGL recovery sales gas compression sulphur recovery flares and offsites waste water treatment and evaporation ponds. The KGP project team oversaw the biggest mobilization in August 2005 towards a facilities start-up by the end of year 2007. The project team cut out 12 months from the initial schedule, converting it to a fast-track project and key factor of expansion plans. Construction started in September 2005 with the first earthworks and pouring of concrete and will be increasing activity until a peak expected at the end of 2006. THE PROJECT AT A GLANCE: The KGP Project connects with another CCC project (Khursaniyah Producing Facilities) which will provide facilities to receive production from the wells. In conjunction, CCC will be coordinating
About 15,000 people at the peak of activities; 3,500,000 cubic meters of earthwork; 438,000 cubic meters of concrete works including new constructive approaches like the use of concrete precast pipe rack structures; 20,400 square meters of buildings; 73,000 tons of piping; 66,000 tons of prefabricated structures, and about of 35,000 tons of process equipment.
an effort of more than 23,000 persons working in the same area at the same time. CCC has embarked upon a very significant challenge that goes to demonstrate once again its well-deserved reputation as the largest and most competent construction contractor in Saudi Arabia, with large capabilities, supported by extraordinary human resources. Projects of this category are only achievable through a very well coordinated team effort, and strong support from our main offices, which is part of CCCs work philosophy. Finally, the invaluable knowhow of our people and years of experience all over Saudi Arabia, give CCC the necessary strengths to successfully accomplish projects as large as this one and prepare us for the near future when further projects, larger and more complex, will come.
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A Budding Community in the Desert

The huge transformation from simple desert life to bustling community at the Khursaniyah Gas/Oil Field is a feast to beholdwe called it Ingenuity. It took such great audacity on the part of the engineers, planners, architects, suppliers, contractors, vendors and even simple plumbers and labourers to create a mega project bustling with life and activities in the middle of a sleepy desert. They flocked in from many countries: the Far East (Indians, Pakistanis, Nepalis, Bangladeshis, Filipinos); the Middle East (Lebanese, Jordanians, Syrians and Egyptians) and even Europeans. The big question was: could CCC rise to the challenge of setting up a community serving thousands of people with such different cultures and characters? Do we need to ask? Visibly, the CCC site camp is a marvel, equipped with dining facilities, recreation halls, laundry, mosque, clinic and so on. One can simply enjoy the various amenities the camp has to offer. An innovation that the camp has recently adopted is the wireless internet connection, making homes and loved ones
closer to the staff and workers. The internet caf in the recreation hall is always full. The marvel of information technology has enabled CCC staff and workers to bridge the gap with their families and to bring them close to their loved ones even if they are miles away. Each day in the camp is challenging for the personnel (coming from different cultures and nations) and most especially for the management. A small community council has been set up for each nationality to look into any needs and to immediately resolve any problems among workers and staff. Security and welfare are the top priorities inside the camp, ensuring everybody is treated equally. Staff recreation halls are equipped with billiard and snooker tables, chess sets, playing cards and so on. If one just chooses to have a warm or cold beverage, sitting in well-appointed sofa chairs, the big lounge at the hall will be their choice, with a big screen television set, enjoying the news channel or simply watching a movie. Camaraderie and friendship are built within this hall, which has become the watering hole of the staff. Sports enthusiasts can opt for the gymnasium filled with all the equipment needed to make a body stay fit and healthy. The asphalted
main roads in the camp itself are filled with health-conscious evening joggers or with groups just taking a stroll. The skilled and semi-skilled workers enjoy their sumptuous meals in their appointed mess halls (separated by nationalities) serving Filipino, Indian, Pakistani and Middle Eastern cuisine, and each mess hall is equipped with a big screen television set with cable connections. Stores have been set up to supply the various needs of the staff. A large mosque caters to thousands of Muslim staff too. Most of the workers enjoy their weekend playing basketball on the court or playing cricket or a soccer game in the well-appointed field, specially built for them. Doctors and professional nurses take the utmost care of the sick and injured workers either from the site or in the camp. Medicines and ambulances are in ample supply in case of emergency. The weekend, especially Friday, sees lots of activity in the camp. Transportation (coaches and buses) is provided for staff and workers who want to visit the city and do some shopping: those who prefer a quiet weekend have the camp facilities to themselves. The camp provides well-lit facilities, guarded perimeter fences, and gates. Security patrol cars make sure that the camp is well guarded during the night, providing sound sleep and ensuring that the staff and workers are ready the next morning to face new challenges on the site. CCC employees feel that they belong to a large family where security, stability and respect of culture are of the utmost importance to the top management. Many programmes, ranging from sports, in-house training modules and many more are in progress to ensure that the welfare of each individual is taken care of, no matter from where he is. Nabil Wali Project Director
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KHURSANIYAH PRODUCING
The Khursaniyah Producing Facilities Project mobilization took place on August 1, 2005 and construction started in September 2005. The expected date of completion is August 2007. Saudi Aramco is the client and Snamprogetti is the main contractor. Khursaniyah Production Facilities Project involves building a central gas oil separation plant (GOSP) and wet crude handling facilities to process 500,000 barrels per day of Arabian Light Crude Oil. The separated gases from the KPF Project will be the feed to the KGP Project. CCCs scope of work involves 36,000 tons of piping fabrication and erection, 17,000 tons of equipment erection, 200,000 cubic meters of concrete, construction of 13 buildings, 31,000 tons of structural steel pipe racks and 24,000 m of precast concrete pipe racks. The KPF Project is one of the mega projects of CCC in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is a fast-track project and we have only very limited time at our disposal until its completion. Considering CCCs track record, one can rest assured that this project will be yet another milestone in the Groups success. We have built five fabrication shops and plan to work round the clock in piping fabrication. Erection of precast pipe racks was and is one of the major challenges. Out of 5,500 concrete beams and columns, 2,400 longitudinal beams needed 4,800 heavy structural steel brackets (to be manufactured and erected to allow for installation of these beams). The procurement of materials to make these brackets was the first problem due to non-availability in the region: we had to bring the materials from Europe. In order not to affect the precast pipe rack and piping erection schedule, fabrication of these brackets was subcontracted to four Saudi Aramco certified contractors and two of our fabrication shops were assigned to fabricate only brackets on a 24-hour basis. By the end of the first week of August 2006, we surpassed eight million man-hours without a lost time accident out of a forecast of 28 million man-hours. Total manpower at site surpassed the 6,900 mark. Due to the high demand for skilled manpower in the market worldwide, it was very difficult to get qualified tradesmen on time. However, this problem was tackled by sending delegates to the Far East for interviews, establishing training schools on the project for new arrivals and approaching the local market for the temporary hiring of qualified tradesmen. The Project Mobilization Team successfully oversaw the accommodation of over 8,000 workers at Khursaniyah. It was a Herculean task to arrange this accommodation for an ever-increasing working force in good time. They explored all possible sources. A team representing five different nationalities of the workforce was formed. Meetings between the Project Management and the team are being held on a regular basis (once every six weeks) to discuss the concerns and demands of the various communities and to resolve issues on the spot. The project has provided recreational facilities like playing grounds, gymnasiums and TV rooms for all categories of the workforce. Also, the mess menus were chosen to satisfy the tastes of the different nationalities. The main challenge in this project is to meet the completion date. In this regard, the full continued support and encouragement of Area Management and that of Managing Office Athens are and will remain key factors towards achieving this target. Hassan Moghrabi Project Manager
Concrete Pipe Racks
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FACILITIES PROJECT
Steel Pipe Rack
Future Look
Scaffold Erection
Control Room
Double Joint Pipes on Concrete Racks
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RABIGH OLEFIN PLANTS PROJECT

Located on the shores of the Red Sea, midway between Jeddah and Yanbu, is the town of Rabigh. Little or no development has occurred here in the last 25 years since the construction of the Aramco Refinery, but all that is changing now that the Rabigh Olefin Plants Project (ROPP) is in progress and several other construction contracts are starting. Unusually for Saudi Arabia, Saudi Aramco is not undertaking the development on their own but in consortium with Sumitomo Chemical of Japan. The core project of this development is ROPP , which will provide the feedstock for several downstream plants. CCC is, once again, the construction contractor for JGC who have been awarded the engineering, procurement and construction contract for the plant. The plant is split into two separate operations. Basically, the HOFCC section takes 92 million barrels per day of hydro treated vacuum gas oil from the existing Aramco Refinery and converts it into 900 KTA of propylene plus some mixed C4s. The ethane cracker takes 95 MMSCFD of ethane and converts it into 1,350 KTA of ethylene. Both the propylene and ethylene are then transferred to the downstream petrochemical derivate units for further processing. The mixed C4s are also transferred downstream, but to an alkylation plant. Incidentally, the feedstock for the ethane cracker will be coming from another JGC/CCC project at Hawiyah. The p rojects contract price is US$385 million and the major quantities include 130,000m3 concrete; 24,000 tons structural steel; 18,968 tons of vessel erection; 1.7 million inch-dia of piping; 1.5 million linear meters of E & I cabling and 1 million inch-meter of insulation. It is worth mentioning that the figure is expected to increase to about 2 million scheduled to be concurrent with the initial permanent work. To achieve the above schedule it is estimated that approximately 8,000 direct works manpower will be required at the peak. A particular feature of the project is its relatively small plant area. This results in there being much more work to be carried out at height and some of the equipment structures are 50m high with heavy equipment to be installed on each of up to five levels. A critical area of the project is the heavy lift work. CCCs Heavy Lift Department in the UAE has been closely involved with the planning of this and in preparing rigging studies since before the start of the project on site. It is Blinding of RX-Foundation 2900m3 intended to bring six big cranes to site for the installation of the vessels. The above quantities of work also These will be the MSG 80 with a have to be completed within a relativecapacity of 3,600 tons and being ly short space of time. The project arguably the biggest mobile crane in timescale is 27 months from March the world; the PTC ringer with a 2006 to May 2008 and there are intercapacity of 16,000 tons; a Demag CCmediate milestones to achieve includ4800 crawler; a Leibherr 1800 crawler; ing the tankage area to be ready for a Demag CC-2500 crawler and an start up by January 31, 2008, plus the American Hoist 9299 crawler crane. The MSG 80s main lifts will include the reactor at 650 tons, the regenerator at 1,000 tons and two polypropylene splitters at 18,000 tons each. The Demag CC-2500 crane will also be used for installing the precast units for the pipe racks as the cranes will not be permitted to stand above the RTR cooling water pipes, which are laid beneath the pipe racks. So all precast installation will have to be done from the side. Some of the civil work deserves mention as it includes several Ethane Cracking Furnace table top foundations with 3m deep slabs supported by 3m square interconnecting pipe rack and the columns at an elevation of 10m above ethane cracker to be ready for start up ground level. The foundation for the by April 30, 2008. It must also be biggest of these will be 2,960m3 of conremembered that the mobilization of crete cast in a single pour. Building the camp and temporary site facilities is inch-dia and that the structural steel figure allows for the fact that all of the major pipe racks are precast concrete, not steel.
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Installation for Cooling Water
Installation of Pipe Rack Column
works are also critical as there are four buildings to design and build which will be required for the pre-commissioning works that are scheduled to start relatively early. To support the site works, substantial temporary facilities are required. Apart from the stores and PMV shop which are essential on all projects, ROPP will be utilizing six fabrication shops, a painting yard, an NDT area and an enormous precasting yard complete with carpentry and rebar shops. Obviously, the accommodation camp for 8,000 people is also quite substantial. The early part of the project has been beset with problems that are fairly unusual and so have required extra effort to solve. Then the problem of working on an existing refinery had to be addressed with Aramco, IDs being required for all personnel prior to their entry to site and stickers being required for any vehicle to pass through the refinery gate (including passes for delivery vehicles). The current high workload throughout Saudi Arabia has resulted in all suppliers and subcontractors being over-extended: schedules are rarely kept and some companies even refuse to quote for work. On-site problems have included the unexpected presence of coral rock all
over the site together with a relatively high water table, unavailability of backfilling material and we are expecting to face a shortage of water in the future. On their own any of these problems would have required a lot of work to resolve, but together they are magnified. Although the challenges are enormous, the team is being put together to overcome them, not only within CCC but also within the organization of the other team members - JGC and PETRO Rabigh. Omar Abdul Qader Project Manager
Safety Award
Pipe Fab. Shop
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INDEPENDENT WATER STEAM & POWER PROJECT

Located in the Rabigh Industrial City, this project is being constructed close to the Aramco Rabigh Complex. The city of Rabigh lies on the shores of the Red Sea in the western province of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia about 160 km from Jeddah with a population of 60,000. It is a calm place and the inhabitants are very friendly and hospitable. Otherwise, the city is like any other Saudi city, although the climate is not as severe as other areas in the Gulf. Only during the month of August does the humidity rise to 85%. Our project is part of a US$10 billion dollar complex (the Rabigh Refinery and Petrochemical Company) owned by Aramco and Sumitomo Chemical Co., the two parties having successfully negotiated the joint venture formation to implement the Rabigh Project. With a joint feasibility study, which confirmed the economic viability of the endeavour, the new JV Headquarters will be in Rabigh. The project has been planned to be the corner stone for a broader downstream conversion industrial development in the western region and in Rabigh in particular. It will provide multiple investment opportunities and contribute to the regions industrial development and the Independent Water Steam and Power Project will provide the utilities requirements for the new joint venture. cleaning and demobilization works after completion of the works (including disposal of dust, debris, chemical waste and industrial waste). ation facilities. Living in the project camp inside the Aramco Plant is like living in an open prison, because the city of Rabigh is about 15km away from the CCC camp and one has to pass through so many checkpoints (Aramco, Security, the Saudi Army and so on) before reaching the town centre, so it is preferable to sit in the recreation room or watch a movie in your own confined room.
Health, Safety and Environment (HSE)

The old brigade in CCC is well aware of how Aramco implements safety measures on their projects: believe me it is still the same, if not stricter. Our HSE Department is providing induction training to all new recruits prior to mobilizing them to site, although we are facing some language difficulties as we have a multi-national workforce. However, we are able to deliver the message. Other specific job training is being conducted on a daily basis for all the workforce and safety seminars have been and are being conducted for the staff as required by the CCC HSE Manual in order to promote safety awareness amongst the employees and educate them to be proactive. In conclusion, the safety performance of each individual will have a great impact either way on the reputation of the project and our beloved company CCC. Talal Haider Said HSE Manager
The following major components will be incorporated in this project: 9 sets of steam generators (boilers) 9 sets of electrostatic precipitators (EP) 3 sets of flue gas desulphurization plants (FGD) 5 sets of steam turbines and generators RO desalination plant (consists of 16 trains of reverse osmosis) ancillary / auxiliary equipment. The IWSPP is one project with two sites 1.5km apart which makes it tiring for the civil and mechanical staff to move around from one site to the other to check the progress of work as well for the HSE Senior Staff.
Camp Accommodation
The project manpower lives inside the Aramco area surrounded by three flares from the west and north and unfortunately the prevailing wind is always blowing towards the CCC camp area. We have been advised by Aramco Loss Prevention to move the labour camp to another area about 1,200 metres away from the senior and junior staff camps, and so far, due to some safety issues we have not been able to put the final touches to our camp regarding the sports and recre-
Scope of Works
This specification covers all the works involved in receiving materials at site, unloading, transportation within the site, storage of these at the site, the necessary preparation for installation work, complete installation, painting, insulation, lagging and flake lining, non-destructive inspection, quality assurance / quality control, inspection, cleaning, assistance work of commissioning and testing for all equipment,
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HAWIYAH NGL RECOVERY PLANT PROJECT

This project is located in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, about 220km from Al-Khobar. This province stretches from Abqaiq, Shedgum and Udhaliyah to Uthmaniyah. These areas possess tremendous reserves and therefore development of oil and gas facilities will be booming to cope with market demands. This project is designed to recover approximately 310 MBPD of C2 and 180-185 MBPD of NGL of 60% ethane content. The NGL package consists mainly of the following natural gas liquefying units/plants: The NGL recovery unit consists of three identical trains; each designed to handle 33.3% of the peak total inlet gas flow rate. The capacity of each train is 1,333 MMSCFD. The product surge unloading trains consist of one surge gas train with two NGL surge sphere tanks. In addition to the above, one utility plant for compressed air, a water treatment facility, hot water, a cooling water system, fire water, utility water and nitrogen will be built. We have already achieved four million safe man-hours and complied with the 16% Saudization Programme. The workforce is a mix of new employees, mainly from Asian countries, and Saudis. Hence, it is a challenge to train and familiarize them with our work system and attain better performance. The project completion is scheduled for the end of February 2008 and, at present, we are ahead of schedule. Abdur Rehman Patel Project Control Manager
Train 2 - erection of steel structure
Substation NG1 - electrical and A/C duct work in progress
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THE JUBAIL CHEVRON

This project is a joint venture between Saudi Industrial Investment Group and Arabian Chevron Phillips Petrochemicals Company Limited. The project is located in the heart of Jubail Industrial city, 8km away from Jubail City. The scope of work includes a unique patented ethylene unit, the worlds largest single train ethyl benzene and styrene monomer unit and various supporting utilities such as steam boilers, air compressors, waste treatment facilities and storage tanks. Shaw Stone and Webster is the licensor of the ethylene unit and Lummus is the licensor of the ethyl benzene/styrene monomer unit. Worley Parsons was the FEED contractor and is the PMT partner with Arabian Chevron Phillips. JGC was chosen as the EPC contractor. JGC chose CCC to be the prime construction contractor. Completion is planned for late 2007. Products from the JCP Unit when complete include styrene, propylene and motor fuel. Styrene is used for a variety of intermediate and consumer end uses, including: rubber, plastic, insulation, fiberglass, pipes, automobile parts, food containers, and carpet backing. Propylene is primarily used for polypropylene plastics, but has other industrial chemical uses. The Jubail Chevron Phillips Project is the second opportunity for CCC to participate with the Chevron Phillips Group as we were also the contractor of choice for the first project, Saudi Chevron Phillips. This first project was successfully completed in July 1999, and provides the current CCC team the challenge of meeting critical milestones under difficult market conditions for the present project. As with all major projects of this nature, the integration of all parties into a single project family was the first priority and has been successfully achieved. The Chevron Phillips management has became an important part of the CCC Project Family, working on a daily basis to insure the safety, quality and progress with the CCC Site Team. Some interesting highlights of our project are reflected in the required quantities projected to be accomplished for completion: 48,000 cubic metres of concrete 6,500 mt of structural steel 22,000 mt of equipment approximately 1,000,000 inch diameter of welding 1,000 km of electrical and instrumentation cables 12,000 loop checks 14,000 square metres of fireproofing 115,000 square metres of painting 19,000 square metres of equipment insulation and 81km of piping insulation. Overall construction progress is 35% with first system handover and commissioning of utilities starting from late 2006. All super critical heavy lift was successfully completed by the middle of May 2006. Concrete works are 75% complete, structural steel 19%, equipment 32%, piping 30% and electrical 23% complete. The project requirements are quite arduous and the entire project team together with the support from Area Office are putting in maximum efforts to meet the required completion dates in a tough current market scenario.
Cracking Furnace
Equipment Piping Erection
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PHILLIPS PROJECT
Safety Awards
The JCP project follows a welldesigned joint weekly and monthly safety incentive programme which recognizes individual employees, crews and supervisors for safety, quality and performance accomplishments. The monthly incentive programme recognizes the best supervisor with a crew of approximately 50 people on aggregated weekly safety assessment appraised on housekeeping, PPE, fall protection, excavations, scaffold, lifting and mobile equipment, fire protection and safe work plan categories along with a best safety suggestion for the month. The assessment for the weekly and monthly awards is made by the CCC and client management teams. The award is SR100 in cash for each supervisor and his crew together with a certificate of achievement. Along with these awards, the best team can receive special awards at the discretion of site managers. The incentive programme also has a special milestone awards package for all staff issued on achieving 1, 5 and 10 million safe manhours; a prize was presented to all the project people by JCP site management on achieving first million safe man hours. The project has currently surpassed 1.5 million man-hours and by the end of August 2006, will pass 2 million manhours of Zero Lost Time accidents.
Social News (Sports and community activities)

The JCP project took further CCCs policy of providing excellent living arrangements for its staff and manpower at the camp by setting up sports and cultural meetings at the AbuHadriyah compound. The model arena for sports has hosted a number of challenging tournaments each season, notably, basketball and volleyball during last winter. Arrangements are in hand to hold a cricket tournament and tennis tournament at the end of summer. The cricket pitch will be powered by 44 high power floodlights and trial lighting was tested on August 6. The final touches to the permanent cricket facility will be made to host a big inter-com-
from left: JGC Site Manager, Y. Kato, Mohd Zein, Bruce Standifer, Sherfuddeen Sheikh
munity tournament. A permanent tennis court facility with floodlights is being developed. In addition, the conversion of the court for volleyball tournaments will be started soon. Constant encouragement and support are given by the project management. Bruce Standifer helps the sports manager, Sherfuddeen Sheikh, to organize the events which enlighten the CCC camp. Indeed, there was a well-presented event with eight basketball teams and six volleyball teams, backed by hundreds of supporters in each event. This event served as a basis for routine cultural gatherings during league and final matches. The finals and concluding ceremony were organized at a grand level for both tournaments, led personally by the project management team supporting the players, setting an ideal atmosphere for an informal gathering with an audience of more than one thousand multi-national spectators encouraging the players. The winners, runners-up and noted players were pre-
sented with gleaming trophies and prizes. In addition, all the organizers were also encouraged with attractive prizes. In order to be ready for these sporting and cultural events the project personnel maintain their fitness with daily routine practice. The JCP Project also takes credit for hosting an attention-grabbing management level volleyball match against the JGC management. This entertaining match was a good excuse for the project personnel to catch both the parties on a single platform. What turned out to be an exciting sporting event was won by the CCC team. Mohammed El Zein Project Manager
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EXPANSION OF AL KHAFJI CRUDE

On the last days of July 2005, Consolidated Contractors (Saudi Arabia) and Sicon Oil & Gas (Italy) received the letter of award for a major and prominent EPC project in the Al Khafji area in the neutral zone between KSA and Kuwait. The primary project objective is to reduce the water content in crude oil. It consists mainly of the expansion of the existing Al Khafji crude onshore production facilities including pre-settling facilities for incoming production from offshore. A new oil reclaiming system will be established along with a new crude oil loading system that includes metering facilities as well. Achieving the performance requirement of these facilities also necessitates establishing a new switchgear house and the extension of the current distributed process control system (DPCS). This is a very significant award for several reasons, amongst them: This is the first project award from a major client in KSA (Al Khafji Joint Operations), a company formed from ARAMCO Gulf Operations (AGOC) and the Kuwait Gulf Oil Company (KGOC); Although the consortium of CCC/Sicon has successfully executed several EPC projects previously, the scope of work for this project is the first non pipeline-related EPC works related to mechanical works that comprises design, detailed engineering, procurement, installation, field construction, commissioning and start-up; The project duration of 24 months for the EPC works is quite challenging, especially considering the tight market conditions for engineered equipment and material supply these days. The project execution is measured with performance indicators referred to in the contract as Critical Milestone held on August 21, 2005, Sicon immediately appointed a dedicated project task force and commenced engineering activities working on the early design tasks. These are primarily related to front end engineering design (FEED) review and material requisitions (MRs) for all major and critical long lead engineered equipment. At the same time, a competent team was assigned to recruit the staff members required for the detailed engineering. KJO mobilization to Sicon offices commenced in September 2006. KJO has assigned Penspen to be their project manager consultant for this project, and gradually the KJO team was built up until it reached almost 20 staff members of project management, discipline engineers, project engineers and specialists. CCC started mobilization at two locations; an Out of Kingdom (OOK) team at Sicon offices primarily management and controls staff to deal with KJO management, Sicon and the OOK contract requirements. Concurrently, CCC started mobilization on site, which in theory was away from CCC conventional work locations in KSA, building the infrastructure necessary for execution of field engineering activities and later on construction, at the same time teaming up the project management required to deal with the In Kingdom (IK) contract requirements. The FEED review report completed by Sicon in November 2005 highlighted several discrepancies in assumptions, measurements and calculations per-
New successful negotiations with yet another major client in KSA which culminated in the latest award of the prestigious FDP (Field Development Project) to CCC.
Dates. These milestone dates are utterly challenging, such as placement of loading pumps purchase order after 75 days from the contract effective date and calling of the 50% design review meeting after 105 days from contract effective date; The whole production of KJO goes through this facility that CCC/Sicon will expand and modify. Such a matter has imposed strict regulations and restrictions by KJO on the project execution; The design phase necessitates an increase in Sicon project staff significantly for all disciplines, with more emphasis on process and piping. Accordingly, expansion of the Sicon offices was mandatory to cope with the increase of staff in addition to the KJO requirement to provide office space in Milan for almost 20 KJO staff members. Although the effective date of the contract was August 20, 2005 and the kick off meeting in Al Khafji was
Presettling Facility
Khafji Beach
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ONSHORE PRODUCTION FACILITIES PROJECT

formed during the conceptual design phase with the physical status of the facilities and/or with the applicable standards. Such a state of affairs necessitated extended works from the engineering staff to redevelop FEED to be used later as basis for detailed design. Among these findings, as an example, there was a necessity as a result of congestion of exiting pipe sleepers to construct a full-elevated pipe rack along the facilities to be utilized for the piping, electrical and instrumentation installations. This was in total contradiction to what was provided in the FEED drawings. A 50% design review meeting was conducted successfully in April 2006 with the participation of a significant number of specialized engineers from the different departments of KJO. A HAZOP review meeting was completed after the 50% design review meeting and its findings and recommendations were incorporated in the design works. 3-D model simulation was almost 60% completed by mid August. Design works are expected to be substantially completed by December 2006. All major procurement packages have been placed including pre-settling facilities, loading facilities, metering stations, switchgear facilities, reclaiming system and water treatment facilities. It is expected that all purchase orders including bulk material will be placed during August 2006. The last delivery is expected to be during April 2007. At the home office in Milan contract requirements, services and facilities were all completed on time, including the establishment of the document control centre. The document control setup used Visual Byblos (VBC) as its infrastructure backbone. Currently the project communications within the home office and remotely with site office benefits from
Downtown Khafji
the electronic controlled distribution of project documentations and deliverables. All temporary facilities have been completed on site including storage, fabrication, pre-casting and painting yards. Construction works commenced in late April 2006 with demolition of a diesel tank and several cable and piping reroutings. Site civil preparation works commenced in July 2006. One of the interesting features of the project is that KJO has initiated a variation to CCC/Sicon for the tie-in of the production facilities with their future prestigious Field Development Project (FDP). At the time of finaliza-
tion of this variation which was rushed by KJO, the date to perform this tie-in was not known since the FDP contract was not awarded yet. Lately, this project has been awarded to CCC and the tie-in works interface will be carried out between the CCC/Sicon team working on the project and the CCC (EPSO) team working on the FDP Project. The CCC/Sicon team built up friendship and partnership with the KJO team before they initiated any official or business relationship. The one-team concept has prevailed throughout the different locations of the project and during its different phases. This will definitely lead to a thriving conclusion for this unprecedented major mechanical EPC project. With these two major awards for CCC with KJO, a new chapter of successful dealings in KSA has been initiated, and CCCs commitment to their success is yet again uncompromised. Yasser Kaddoura Snr. Coordinator
Site office facility
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CHINA
It all started four years ago when, at the end of the last day of a Lessons Learned Meeting in Beirut, Samer Khoury asked all the attendees if they had any new thoughts and ideas to introduce to CCC. (Only a few days earlier, some friends had told me about the Canton Fair, which they referred to as the largest exhibition in the world, held in the city of Guangzhou.) I suggested the exploration of the Chinese market since most of the consumables we purchased were made in China. For many of the participants, this was taken as an offthe-cuff comment, but for those with a more daring and adventurous spirit, it had potential for opening new frontiers. Early in the morning of my first day back in the office, I received a phone call from Samer Khoury who got straight to the point and asked: What do you know about China? My answer was short: I know nothing except what I have heard about the Canton Fair. I was thereupon instructed to travel to the fair, see what opportunities existed for CCC and report back. CCCs venture into the Chinese market commenced in October 2002 and by the end of 2003 only one single order from China was placed. The beginning was very slow and we faced a few bad experiences with our first orders due to receiving material inferi-
CCC Ventures into China

or to that approved and ordered, goods damaged in transit and so on. We continued testing the seriousness of the many suppliers and factories until finally, by the end of 2004, we established enough records on suppliers and factories to enable us to go into global agreements with them. By the year 2005, Samer realized two major facts: one, that a permanent presence in China was required and, two, that we should look for new items (besides consumables) that CCC needopened up the CCC Shanghai Representative Office and got the ball rolling. The immediate short term results show that, during the year 2006, we have been averaging, until end April, a monthly procurement directly from China of over US$ 1 million, with an average saving of 30-35% against prevailing prices elsewhere. Another advantage we noticed was the short delivery times of mainly the equipment which we have just started venturing into, which is the result of the unlimited capacity of Chinese factories. All factories work three shifts of eight hours each, thus increasing productivity and decreasing the cost of their products. In conclusion, please note that major international companies such as ABB, Bosch, Siemens, Vo l k s w a g e n , Audi, Dewalt and Metabo are all now producing in China. Demag has bought shares in a crane factory, Liebherr is in joint venture for five years with another crane factory and the list goes on ... Other large construction companies, such as Fluor, Vinci and Chiyoda are there. (Chiyoda confirmed to us that they are doing lots of their procurement in China.) I do hope that all CCC projects will start utilizing the Shanghai office and will take advantage of the Chinese market as much as they can. Maroun Lebbos
ed for its operation. So I was instructed to travel with George Dabbas to Shanghai which had been selected for a representative office. It was felt that this city was the door to the industrial heart of the Chinese market. In September 2005 the registration formalities for the office were completed. We recruited two permanent Chinese members of staff. (Later on we hired an Arab member who is knowledgeable in the Chinese language.) We
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JORDAN
CCC participated in the Gulf in Jordan Exhibition which was held on May 9-11, 2006 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Amman. The exhibitions main objective was to enhance the presence in Jordan of investors from the Gulf area. The aim was to create a flourishing communications network to encourage investment in development projects in Jordan, especially in the Aqaba Special Zone. This area has a very high potential for private investment in projects and other economic ventures. Representatives from local and international companies visited the CCC stand and were briefed by the undersigned on the structure of the group and its operations around the world. Amer Smadi
Gulf in Jordan Exhibition
U.A.E.
The second week of June 2006 saw an exciting chess tournament take place at the Dubai Mall Project. This event was very well organized and attended and all in all helped to improve the family spirit at the project: see the photos! Yehia Shihabi
Dubai Mall Chess Tournament
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LEBANON
Muallem Dr. Said Khoury In recognition of Mr. Said Tawfic Khourys extraordinary accomplishments in the construction and general contracting industry, and for having lead CCC to its position among the giants of international construction and contracting, the Board of Trustees of the American University of Beirut awarded Mr. Khoury an honorary doctorate in Human letters on June 24, 2006. A special ceremony was held in Assembly Hall on the campus of AUB where Mr. Khoury was awarded the honorary degree along with four other recipients, namely Mr. Nasser Al-Kharafi, Chairman, Kharafi Group, Kuwait, Mr. Robert Fisk, Middle East Correspondent, The Independent of London, Ms. Zaha Hadid, Architect, and Mr. Mohammad Yunus, Managing Director, Grameen Bank, Bangladesh. During the ceremony, Dr. John Waterbury, president of the AUB, introduced Mr. Khoury to the guests as the indefatigable and vigorous president of Consolidated Contractors International Company (CCC), one of the most successful corporations in the world. Over 80, Mr. Khoury is still active in the daily work of the company, shuttling easily among offices in Athens, Beirut, and London, and engaging directly in a number of Arab issues. After Dr. Waterburys moving words, Mr. Khoury took the opportunity to make a touching speech in which he highlighted the values of AUB as a beacon of enlightenment enshrining the values of integrity, honesty, courage, tolerance and perse-
Muallem Dr. Said Khoury

At night, Mr. Yusuf Kanan, Area General Manager - Lebanon, and his spouse, hosted a dinner at Sursock Palace Gardens Beirut in honor of Muallem Dr. Said Khoury and Mrs. Khoury. Many CCC collegues, relatives and friends took part of this elegant and marvelous dinner. Before the opening of the buffet, Mr. Kanan welcomed all the guests, and then congratulated Muallem Said for his recuperation from the recent operation he undertook and for his receipt of the Honorary Doctorate. Muallem Said thanked Mr. and Mrs. Kanan for the lovely surprise and thanked all the guests for their presence and asked everybody to keep calling him Muallem Said, and not Dr. Said. In a pleasant and childlike response, we all called him Muallem Dr. Said Khoury.
Emile B. Tabet
verance. He then spoke about his experience in CCC and about his recent conviction in delegating his powers to his children.
Mr. Khoury expressed his sadness and bitterness about the unfair conditions of the Palestinian people. He finally urged the United States to return to the values and freedoms lay down by its founding fathers, and initiate a real peace process in the Middle East.
After the ceremony, Dr. Waterbury hosted a lunch at Marquand House in honor of the recipients, their spouses, and guests.
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In Aid of Lebanon
During the Israeli assault on Lebanon in July and August 2006, the Rafic Hariri International Airport RHIA in Beirut was bombarded by numerous rockets from air and sea causing substantial damages to the runways as well as the adjacent jet fuel farm supplying the aircrafts. The Israeli military airplanes and warship have systematically targeted the runways and taxiways causing twenty six huge holes as shown in the aerial photo of the Airport which rendered them non operational for landing and take off. As for the three jet fuel tanks (6 Million Liters each), two of them (R1 & R2) were heavily damaged, and the third (R3) was completely burnt and destroyed. CCC, being the Lebanese company which built the new airport and having a long history of benevolent contributions in Lebanon and elsewhere, decided to step in. Through a generous decision by our Chairman and President, CCC undertook to pay for the repairing works of all the damaged runways and taxiways, and the two fuel tanks R1 and R2. In response to CCCs application for donation, the Lebanese Government issued a decree (as attached) accepting with gratitude the generous contribution of CCC. Meanwhile, CCCs management in Beirut was closely working on the subject and its related duties and details. Numerous meetings with specialized local contractors assigned by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) were hence held to agree on the scope of work as well as the legal and financial aspects of each specific contract. It is worth mentioning the level of cooperation between CCC and all parties concerned, including the different contractors, the consultant (Dar El Handasah), DGCA and the chartered QS D.G.Jones appointed by CCC, which resulted in successfully completing the repair works on the runways and taxiways in a record time while accomplishing the highest levels of quality. This enabled the airport to resume its full operation two weeks after the stoppage of the assault. CCC is very proud to have contributed to the reconstruction of the airport, and in helping Lebanon overcome once again the war devastation and continue its story of success.
Yusuf A. Kanan
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KUWAIT
The Group Substation Division (Kuwait) is very pleased and proud to announce the award of one of the biggest 132KV power cable projects to us in Kuwait. The client is TAIHAN ELECTRIC CO. of South Korea. The company is already very active in the United Arab Emirates and other Gulf countries but it is their first venture in Kuwait for a major power cable network project. The project involves supplying and laying 100kms of 132KV XLPE cable along with fiber optic cable. CCCs scope of work is complete civil, cable laying, route survey, design works, earthing works and so on. The total value of the project is approximately US$ 3m and we expect to get some extra packages. The mobilization including the route survey has to be started immediately. This project is a new type of cable work in Kuwait and different from the
Major Power Cable Project

old system of oil-filled cable. TAIAHN being a new company in Kuwait and since the value of the project was comparably much higher than other similar projects, there was a lot of competition from other local companies to get this project. We approached the local management and even the top manageThe preparation work to win this project did not start after Taihan won this project from the client (the Ministry of Energy). Instead, we started approaching this cable company when the tender was floated by the client and nobody in the market was taking this new company seriously. We started to build our relationship with them and provided with them support and confidence to trust us and deal with us in the future. The strategy paid back in full. Not only that, the very good reputation of the Substation Division in Kuwait encouraged Taihan to take a decision in our favour. The picture was taken during the contract signing ceremony between Hasan Sadek and H.K.Kang of Taihan in June 2006. Navdeep Singh Gulati
ment and made them fully aware of our capabilities and the strengths of our service.
SWAZILAND
The Swazi Observer of May 23, 2006 ran an article on this event. Here are some excerpts:
The Grinaker LTA/CCC Joint Venture, which is currently working on the MR5 MR6 northern main road in
Donation to HIV/AIDS Foundation

tion will be used in a proper and professional way, added Ismay. (The Young Heroes Programme: employees identify and enroll orphan families throughout Swaziland. They provide the family caretaker - usually a grandmother, the eldest child or a trusted relative, neighbour or community member - with an identification card. This card is used to collect the funds raised for the family each month at the nearest post office.) Bulletin Staff
Swaziland, yesterday donated Emalangeni 30,000 (US$ 5,000) to the National Emergency Response Council on HIV and AIDS (NERCHA). Speaking during the donation ceremony, Don Ismay, Administration Manager, on behalf of George Chammas, Project Manager, said the company recognized that AIDS was a pandemic that affects society at all levels with complex social and economic implications We have full trust in NERCHA to use this donation towards a programme that will benefit the community and the Young Heroes Programme gives confidence to us that this dona-
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AREA NEWS
SAUDI ARABIA
At Hawiyah NGL Recovery Plant Project, in the CCC Camp VIP room, a dinner was held on August 21, 2006. This dinner marked the first gathering of all the contractors (including Saudi Aramco) working on this project. It is planned to hold such a meeting on a monthly basis. Ramez Chouhaiber Project Manager
Project Monthly Gathering
from left to right: Abdur Rehman Patel (Project Control Manager), Adel Hamed (Site Construction Manager), Hassan Mansour (Saudi Aramco Project Manager), Ramez Chouhaiber
AZERBAIJAN
On July 12 ,2006 I had the honour of being invited by His Excellency the President of Turkey, Ahmet Sezer, to attend a dinner at the Chirgan Palace, on the shores of the Bosphoros, in Istanbul Turkey, for the occasion of the First Oil Celebration of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Pipeline. Their Excellencies, Ilham Aliyev, The President of Azerbaijan, Mikhael Saakashvili, The President of Georgia, Rajab Erdugan, the Prime Minster of Turkey, ministers from several
First Oil Celebrations in Turkey

joined me in Istanbul and we both went to the southeast of Turkey to attend the celebrations at the Ceyhan Terminal in Turkey, which was also attended by Their Excellencies and other dignitaries. Although my mind was distracted with the war that had just started in Lebanon, I was very proud to represent CCC at these special events. Juan Boulos
countries, dignitaries and senior executives from international oil and gas companies, attended the dinner. On July 13,. Rashid Shuhaiber
Rashid Shuhaiber and Juan Boulos at the Ceyhan Terminal in Turkey
QATAR
Being part of CCC managements continued efforts to participate and motivate employees morale, CCC sponsored a Grand Musical Event on July 13, 2006 named CCC Employees Day. The event was organized by CCC Malayalee Smajan, an employee organization of volunteers under the patronship of M. Khaled Sobh. The venue was RLX new camp area at Ras Laffan. The event was attended by ambassadors and senior diplomats from India, Pakistan, the Philippines, Nepal and Thailand as well as Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatargas, RasGas, CMS&A, CTJV and CCC higher
Musical Event
management representatives. The Indian Ambassador, H.E. Dr. George Joseph, inaugurated the function. The Philippine Ambassador, H.E. Isaias F. Begonia, the Nepal Charge dAffaires, Rajinder Pandey, the First Secretary of the Thai embassy, Karoon Lirdluckanawong and Pakistani embassys Labour Welfare Official, Mohamed Hashim, addressed the audience with their congratulations. Also, RLIC Security chief, Leon Du Plooy, QatarGas Deputy Project Manager, Franicous Miquel, RasGas Site Manager, Jeffrey Stevens, CT JV Site Manager, Wataru Shimono and CMS&A Site Manager, Katsuki Ninomiya congratulated the audience. The well known Indian playback singer Ms. Reemi Tomi and dancers enthralled the audience of more than 20,000 from CCC camps and other camp inmates living in the vicinity of the venue. Prakash S. Jaya
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HEALTH, SAFETY & THE ENVIRONMENT
Allergies
Allergies are an immune system reaction to a typically harmless substance. Your immune system is always working to fight off parasites, fungi, viruses and bacteria. However, sometimes your immune system will treat a harmless substance (called an allergen) as an unwanted invader and try to fight it. This overreaction of the bodys immune system to a typically harmless substance is called an allergic reaction. Your immune system is an incredibly active and efficient defense mechanism, but not a perfect one. That is why we all get colds and many people develop diseases. Both an outside invader and the body making a mistake cause allergic reactions. When a generally harmless substance such as pollen enters your body, your immune system may mistakenly treat it like a harmful invader. How your body reacts next determines the symptoms you feel. Allergies are called different names according to where they occur in the body. Here are some common types: 1- Allergic rhinitis: Affects your eyes, nose, and sinuses. Also known as hay fever. 2- Allergic dermatitis: Affects your skin with an itchy rash. Also known as contact dermatitis. 3- Asthma: Affects your lungs, with shortness of breath or wheezing. 4- Food allergies: Affects the stomach and other internal organs; may also cause whole-body symptoms. 5- Urticaria : Affects your skin with hives. urine. People with dog allergies may be sensitive to all dogs, or certain breeds. People with cat allergies are generally sensitive to all cats, and cat allergies are about twice as common as allergies to dogs. Food allergies: Sensitivities to certain foods affect 3 to 8 percent of children and 1 to 2 percent of adults. Eight foods cause 90 percent of food allergy reac-
Why Do Certain People Have Allergies?

Allergies have a strong genetic component. If you are allergic to a substance, chances are one in three that your child will also develop an allergy (although not necessarily to the same allergen), according to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. If both parents have allergies, the child has a 70% chance of developing allergies. What you are allergic to depends on your own genetic makeup, as well as your exposure. It also depends on your age the peak age for developing an allergy seems to be about age 19.
Allergy Symptoms:
Symptoms of a food allergy usually occur within minutes after ingesting the food allergen, although some may not occur for several hours .The symptoms may be isolated only to areas around the mouth, lips and digestive tract, or they may involve other areas of the body. Symptoms may be mild in the form of itching, tingling or swelling of the lips, mouth, tongue or throat, difficulty in swallowing, nausea and vomiting, abdominal cramps and diarrhea, or severe such as difficulty breathing, dizziness sweating rapid increase in heart rate, extreme facial swelling and itching, anaphylaxis. Anaphylaxis is a sudden, severe, and potentially fatal allergic reaction with symptoms that affect various areas of the body. Symptoms usually appear very quickly after exposure to the allergen and can include intense itching all over the body, total body swelling, respiratory distress and can even lead to shock that is life threatening. Immediate medical attention is required. Anaphylaxis is most frequently caused by food, drug, or insect sting allergies. Symptoms include: Flushing of the skin, tingling or itching around the body, swelling of the mouth and throat area, difficulty swallowing and breathing, tightness of the chest, confusion, agitation, lightheadedness, abdominal cramps, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and irregular heartbeat. In the most severe cases the sufferer can go into shock. Swelling of the bronchial tis-
Common Allergens
Almost anything can be an allergen to someone. However, some substances are very common allergens. Pollen and mold: About a quarter of all allergy patients are those genetically predisposed to allergic reactions from airborne pollen and mold. Dust mites: The droppings of these tiny spider-like creatures, found in the air, bed sheets, pillows, and furniture, are the next most common allergen. Pet allergens: 15 to 30 percent of people with allergies are sensitive to proteins in pet dander (dead skin), saliva or
tions: milk, soy, eggs, wheat, peanuts, tree nuts, fish and shellfish. A few food preservatives also cause many allergic reactions: monosodium glutamate (found in many Asian foods, bouillon cubes and other preserved meat products) and metabisulfites (found in wines, particularly red wines). Insect stings: About twenty four million people are prone to life-threatening allergic reactions when stung by bees, wasps, fire ants and the like. Their toxins can cause severe reactions ranging from hives, wheezing, itching, a swollen tongue or even cardiac arrest. Cockroach sensitivity: Anywhere from 23 to 60 percent of urban asthma sufferers are affected by the cockroach allergen. If a cockroach crawls over something you later touch or eat, or their droppings become airborne you can ingest or breathe in their allergen, causing a reaction. It is important to know that allergies are not just a bother during pollen season, but they are debilitating and chronic disorders which can have long-term effects on your health, your pocketbook and your happiness. Allergies should be taken seriously, and the first step is learning more about them.
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sues in the lungs can cause a person to choke and lose consciousness. In such cases of anaphylactic shock it is imperative that treatment be administered immediately. Without prompt attention anaphylactic shock can be fatal. Respiratory Allergies: Symptoms of a respiratory allergy usually occur within the first few hours after exposure and are generally triggered by airborne allergens such as plant pollens, animal dander, dust mites, and mold spores. Symptoms vary from mild in the form of sneezing, coughing or wheezing, itchy nose and throat, impaired sense of smell, watery, itchy, red, or swollen eyes, to severe in the form of shortness of breath, difficulty breathing and chest tightness and pain. Contact Allergies: Symptoms of a contact allergy usually occur within 30 minutes after exposure to the allergen, although it may take up to several hours for them to appear. Common contact allergens include poison oak and poison ivy, latex, rubber, nickel. Preservatives, dyes, medications, fragrances, and cosmetics such as hair dye and perfume. Nickel, a metal very commonly used in jewelry, buttons, hairpins, metal clips, zippers and snaps, is the source of much misery for those allergic to it. Exposure to the sun can also cause allergic reactions. Symptoms vary from mild in the form of an itchy or bumpy rash, redness and swelling of the skin, hive, fluidfilled bumps on skin and eczema to severe in the form of anaphylaxis. Insect Sting Allergies: Symptoms of an insect sting allergy occur within the first 15 to 30 minutes after the sting, although symptoms may take up to several hours to appear. Insect venoms that most commonly cause allergic reactions are from bees, wasps, hornets, yellow jackets and fine ants. Symptoms vary
from mild in the form of pain, itching and swelling at the site of the sting or sometimes over a larger area such as the entire hand or forearm, fever, nausea or fatigue, tightness in the chest and difficulty breathing, and swelling of the tongue to severe in the form of anaphylaxis. It is important to note that many allergies share symptoms with other diseases and conditions. These similarities can make it difficult to determine the actual cause of your symptoms and the appropriate treatment. Make sure you visit your doctor or allergist to determine if your symptoms have been caused by an allergen or if there is something else causing your condition. Do not attempt to treat any condition until you know exactly what it is. Treating the wrong problem may worsen the situation or cause more serious problems. Proper diagnosis is essential. Asthma is a common disease, affecting approximately 5% of the population. Men and women appear to be equally
affected. Each year, approximately 470,000 hospital admissions and 5000 deaths in the USA are attributed to asthma. The symptoms range from the runny nose and itchy eyes of hay fever to the wheezing and shortness of breath associated with asthma. Asthma attacks are provoked by environmental factors. Generally harmless substances such as dust, pollen, peanuts or cold air become triggers to the sensitized immune systems of people with allergies or to the inflamed airways of those who endure asthma. The first step in controlling your condition is to find out which triggers provoke an attack. Keeping an allergy/asthma diary may
help you isolate suspected triggers. If you are not able to identify the triggers on your own, skin tests are an accurate and inexpensive method to do so. While the number of potential triggers is as varied and numerous as the people who might suffer them, there are several common ones that can be listed. Indoor Triggers: Dust, dust mites, mold. Pet dander, colds and flu, tobacco smoke, wood burning smoke, perfume, paint fumes, aerosol sprays, foods, medications, and cockroach debris. Outdoor Triggers: Cold airs, exercise, pollen, insect stings, exhaust fumes and pollution. Once you have defined the offending triggers it will be easier to start a program to control your symptoms. Total avoidance of triggers isnt often possible, but minimizing them can make a significant difference in the quality of your life. A treatment known as immunotherapy (allergy shots) could be helpful to you if your triggers are insect stings or inhaled allergens such as pollens, molds, house dust and dander. Given over a term of 2 to 5 years, allergy shots increase your tolerance to the offending triggers and could provide you with long-term relief. Untreated allergies can lead to serious respiratory illnesses such as sinusitis or asthma and if your allergies are severe you could experience the life threatening allergic reaction known as anaphylaxis. Mismanaged asthma not only prevents you from leading a full and active life but can also be life threatening. A selection of medicines are available to help minimize allergic reactions and to decrease the intensity and frequency of asthma attacks. Because of the possible side effects of any drugs and the complex nature of asthma medications, it is advisable to work with your doctor to design the regimen that is right for you. With attention and diligence you can minimize or even eliminate your symptoms and lead a full and active life. Dr. Victor Karam
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MILESTONES
ENGAGEMENTS AND MARRIAGES

Best wishes to Shaik Altaf Abdul Salam (ROP Project, Saudi Arabia) and Farheen who got married in Hyderabad, India in March this year. Byblos, Lebanon. The ceremony was attended by friends and family members and the couple had a wonderful honeymoon in Lebanon and Turkey.
******* Victor Lobo (CCW4 Project, Qatar) got married to Anitha on April 27, 2006. The ceremony took place in his
hometown of Somwarpet, Karnataka in India, attended by many friends and family members.
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On June 25, 2006, Joseph C. Kunjilona (SPII, Oman) married Siji in his home town, Thrissur, Kerala, India.
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Our Omani colleague, Sultan Saif Hassan Al Hamdi (Buraimi Road Project, Oman) got married on July 6, 2006 in Sohar, Sultanate of Oman.
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The marriage of Amjad Modak (Area Office, Equatorial Guinea) to Sabiha took place in his home town Mahkzan Ratnagiri (India) on May 21, 2006 in the presence of all their relatives and friends.
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Esper (LSDP Bahrain) and Patricia Deeb got married on June 24, 2006 at the St. Jean Marc Cathedral in
******* Sadik Gafoor (LSDP Project, Bahrain) got married to Fazila Matwandar on May 7, 2006. in Dabhol, Tal-Mahad,
India.
Pierre
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BIRTHS
Their first baby girl, named Zaharah Farheen, was born to Mudassir Khan (IIR/ISR Project, Oman) and wife, Muskan, on June 7, 2006. This event happened in Aurangabad, Maharahstra, India and all the family is very happy. Born to Mohammed Abdul Wassem (SPII Project, Oman) and his wife Aijaz Fatima, a son, Aamir Ahmed on June 13, 2006 at Sohar, Oman. All the family and his little sister are very happy with the new arrival.
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June 15, 2006 saw the arrival of Hannah Elizabeth Mathew in Dubai. She is the first baby daughter born to Shaiju Mathew (CTP , Dubai) and wife Sonu.
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Anil Kumar (RNGL Project, Abu Dhabi) and Deepthi Anil Kumar proudly announce the birth of their second baby boy, Abhideep. He was born on June 30, 2006 in the couples hometown, Mel-Vettoor, Kerala, India.
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Violeta Michelle Cunanan (EPSO, Abu Dhabi) and husband, Leo, are delighted to announce the birth of their beautiful baby girl, named Leilac Margarette, on May 29, 2006 in Abu Dhabi.
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Kafeel Ansari (RGX Project, Qatar) and his wife Vinish proudly announce the arrival of a lovely baby girl called Naveera. She born on July 14, 2006 in Jaunpur, India.
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A second baby girl named Aishvita was born to D. Mohanraj (CCW4 Project, Qatar) and his wife Girija on June 12, 2006. This happy event took place in Chennai (India) to the delight of Granny, Grandpa and all the family.
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Imran Rashid Cheema (Leaderman Plant) at PMV Central Workshop Dammam, Saudi Arabia and his wife Asma have immense pleasure in announcing the birth of their first baby boy Nouman on July 30, 2006 in Gujranwala, Pakistan.
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Mahmoud Brash (KGP , Saudi Arabia) and wife Manal are pleased to announce the birth of their third baby, Yousef. He arrived on August 19, 2006 in Amman and his sister and brother are so happy.
Zaneera Mahmoud, wife of Mahmoud Kalathil (ACWA, Dubai) gave birth to their first baby girl on June 11, 2006. Baby is called Zeha Fathima and was born in Thalassery, Kerala India.
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A baby boy named Rakan was born on August 27, 2006 in Abu Dhabi. His proud parents are Rami El Jamal (Area Services and Administration, Abu Dhabi) and Hazar Al Rashid. Elder brother Ziad is very happy about the arrival of his little brother. Ziad Khalaf (MOA) and wife Esmat are pleased to announce the birth of a baby boy, Eyad. He was born in Cairo on May 9, 2006.
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Lena and George Haddad (MOA) are happy to announce the birth of their third child. His name is Fouad. and he was born on May 5, 2006.
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CONGRATULATIONS! 1,000 MABRUK!! TO EVERYONE

RETIREMENTS
Leaving the Construction Arena to the Young
I left the construction arena to a younger generation on July 21, 2006 after an association of thirty-three years, five months and eleven days. I joined CCC on February 10, 1973 when CCC was in joint venture with Wescon of Holland for their first mechanical project. I grew with the company from insignificance to a person who was very much trusted to fulfill his duties successfully. I
had the opportunity to work in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the Sultanate of Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, both the Yemens and paid visits to the United Kingdom. Coincidentally, I started in Saudi Arabia (the LPG Project, Rastanura) and retired from Saudi Arabia (the KPF Project, Khursaniyah). Please see the pictures of the farewell party which was held in my honour. Saif Tariq Ex-Senior Materials Engineer
CORRECTION
OOPS!! Wrong doctor! Due to an editing mistake, the Malaria article published in the last issue was incorrectly attributed. The article credit goes solely to Dr. Victor Karam. The Bulletin editors regret the mistake and hereby set the record straight.
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FAMILY DAY
The Managing Office Athens Family Day was held on Sunday, June 11, 2006 at Doukas School. A good time was had by all! See the photos!
This years Family Day was our first ever since we joined the company and we were happy to be part of the organizing team. Everything turned out to be great. Good weather, a wisely chosen venue with ample space, music and dancing, well organized sports activities with participants of all ages, and so much more. Most importantly, what will be remembered is that those that are so dear to us, the children, played enthusiastically and had an enjoyable time. George Leou Activities Team-Sports
The Family Day was a fantastic experience where most employees gathered and had lots of fun. The atmosphere really felt like being in a family. The day was full of activities especially for the kids. The only bad thing about it is that I didnt win any prize myself! Who cares about the Caribbean? I am going to Palestine this summer. Ala Jabr Activities Team-Sports
A big Thank You to our Sponsors: Astir Palace, Vouliagmenis Art Deco Aktina Quality Travel Services Kioupia Restaurant Fiorissimo Flowers Hilton Hotel, Athens Nargile Cafe Restaurant Mid East Travel Expression Dance Studio Auto Club Car Rental Koursaros Restaurant Athenaeum Intercontinental Gulf Air Pepsi Alkistis Hotel (Portaria) Grand Chalet Theoxenia Palace Hotel Athens Medical Centre Kastellorizo Restaurant TIM
A lively dance performance was given by the CCC Latin/Greek Dance Group, including teachers Pelagia Kalyva and Nadia Hussein.
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EDITORS VIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
MAILBAG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
RECENT AWARDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
QUALITY MANAGEMENT Management Review/Resource Management Mounir Soufyan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 FEATURE - SAUDI ARABIA From the AGM - Mazen Qaddoura . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Introduction - Nabil Hamdan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Training Centre - Adnan Kaissi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 KGP - The Future - Nabil Wali . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Khursaniyah, the Community - Nabil Wali . . . . . 11 Khursaniyah Producing Facilities Hassan Moghrabi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 ROPP - Omar Abdul Qader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 IWSPP - Talal Haider Said . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 HNRP Project - Abdur Rehman Patel . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 JCP - Mohammed El Zein . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Al Khafji - Yasser Kaddoura . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 AREA NEWS Venture into China - Maroun Lebbos . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Gulf in Jordan Exhibition - Amer Smadi . . . . . . . . 23 Chess Tournament in Dubai - Yehia Shihabi . . . . . 23 Muallem Dr. Said Khoury - Emile B. Tabet . . . . . 24 In Aid of Lebanon - Yusuf A. Kanan . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Cable Project, Kuwait - Navdeep S. Gulati . . . . . . . 26 Donation, Swaziland - Bulletin Staff . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Gathering at Hawiya - Ramez Chouhaiber . . . . . . . 27 First Oil Celebration, Turkey - Juan Boulos . . . . . . 27 Musical Event in Qatar - Ghassan Ouaijan . . . . . . . 27 HEALTH, SAFETY & THE ENVIRONMENT Allergies - Dr. Victor Karam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
MILESTONES Announcements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 The BULLETIN is a publication issued at CCC Managing Office in Athens by volunteer staff. All opinions stated herein are the contributors own. Submissions (announcements, stories, artwork, etc.) are welcome. CCC BULLETIN P.O. Box 61092 Maroussi 151 10 Fax (30-210) 618-2199 or [email protected] see The BULLETIN on line at www.CCC.gr - News - Quarterly Bulletin Editors Samer Khoury Zuhair Haddad Nafez Husseini Damon Morrison Public Relations Samir Sabbagh Production Jeannette Arduino Penny Xenakis Nick Goulas Georgia Giannias Yannis Yannoulis
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Professional Staff Labor Force Assets No of Units Assets Value

Tawfic Khoury Executive Vice President

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Al Khafji Signing Ceremony August 21, 2006

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Management Review Input

Management Review Introduction

Management Review Output

Resource Management Introduction

The ISO-9001 View

The ISO-9001 View

Chart 1 represents a general view of the Management Review Process.

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Chart 2 represents a graphic presentation of the Resource Management Concept

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From the Area General Manager

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Can you take any more figures?

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ITS AN INVESTMENT IN PEOPLE

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KHURSANIYAH GAS PLANT PROJECT

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A Budding Community in the Desert

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Concrete Pipe Racks

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Steel Pipe Rack

Double Joint Pipes on Concrete Racks

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RABIGH OLEFIN PLANTS PROJECT

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Installation for Cooling Water

Installation of Pipe Rack Column

Pipe Fab. Shop

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INDEPENDENT WATER STEAM & POWER PROJECT

Health, Safety and Environment (HSE)

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HAWIYAH NGL RECOVERY PLANT PROJECT

Train 2 - erection of steel structure

Substation NG1 - electrical and A/C duct work in progress

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THE JUBAIL CHEVRON

Equipment Piping Erection

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Social News (Sports and community activities)

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EXPANSION OF AL KHAFJI CRUDE

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ONSHORE PRODUCTION FACILITIES PROJECT

Site office facility

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CCC Ventures into China

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Gulf in Jordan Exhibition