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As we are reaching CCC's 50th Anniversary, I would like to thankthe current and previous staff who through their vision, dedicationand efforts, made CCC what it is today. I am confident of our con-tinued success. I am happy to see our younger generation of lead-ers working in the same direction with high standards of profes-sionalism, ethics and determination.

The owners’ confidence in our future management facilitates thedecisions in long-range plans. The fact that we are investing in newstrategic direction is the reflection of our trust in them. As a resultof the continued efforts in strategic initiative, CCC business modelsare far more robust than a few years back when CCC was less diver-sified. Half of the construction revenue is generated from outsideour traditional areas.

The expansion to Kazakhstan proved to be successful and we con-tinue to depend on our staff to make the new ventures inAzerbaijan and Nigeria rewarding. In addition to the geographicalexpansion, we are diversifying our segment portfolio. A big portionof the group's revenue is generated from Oil & Gas, BOTInvestment, Offshore Divisions and Subsidiaries. We hope that bydiversifying we will continue to provide ample opportunities forthe personal advancement of our valued employees.

Finally, I would like to thank the Chairman and President for theirguidance and support. We wish our Chairman a speedy recoveryand look forward to him joining us to celebrate the 50thAnniversary.

Tawfiq KhouryExecutive Vice President

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Bulletin - 3rd Quarter 2002 �1

EDITOR’S VIEW

Dear avid bulletin readers:

In this bulletin we feature and announce with pride theaward of the AGT project marking the addition of a secondCIS country. This project is quite special to us at CCC. It hasthe extra dimension of sharing a common cultural and his-torical background with the Azeri people and of sharingcongruent corporate values with BP in safety and quality.Hopefully many more to come!

The editors also wish to announce that we urge all ourreaders to submit their best articles ever, to be featured inthe next bulletin which will be indeed a very special 50thanniversary issue. All chosen articles for that edition will berewarded with a special commemorative anniversary pen

to their contributors. So please e-mail us your contributionsno later than December 10, 2002.

Moreover, because of the fact that the festivities for ourgolden jubilee will run into late December, we intend todelay the issue of the special anniversary a bit later to Feb-ruary 1, 2003, which will give us much needed extra time tofully record on the Bulletin pages all the preceding festivi-ties.

Till then, we leave you to enjoy another excellent edition.

Nafez HusseiniManager IS & Telecommunications Technologies

A water bearer in India had two large pots, each hung onthe ends of a pole which he carried across his neck. One of thepots had a crack in it, while the other pot was perfect andalways delivered a full portion of water. At the end of the longwalk from the stream to the house, the cracked pot arrivedonly half full.

For a full two years this went on daily, with the bearer deliv-ering only one and a half pots full of water to his house. Ofcourse, the perfect pot was proud of its perfect accomplish-ments, for which it was made. But the poor cracked pot wasashamed of its own imperfection, and miserable that it wasable to accomplish only half of what it had been made to do.

After 2 years of what it perceived to be a bitter failure, itspoke to the water bearer one day by the stream.“ I amashamed of myself, and I want to apologize to you. I have beenable to deliver only half my load because this crack in my sidecauses water to leak out all the way back to your house.Because of my flaws, you have to do all of this work, and youdon't get full value from your efforts”, the pot said.

The bearer said to the pot, "Did you notice that there were

flowers only on your side of the path, but not on the other pot'sside? That's because I have always known about your flaw, andI planted flower seeds on your side of the path, and every daywhile we walked back, you watered them. For two years I havebeen able to pick these beautiful flowers to decorate the table.Without you being just the way you are, there would not bethis beauty to grace the house.”

Moral: Each of us has unique flaws. Everyone is a crackedpot. But it's the cracks and flaws that each one of us employeeshas, that make our contribution together so very rewarding.This is where the owners, Mr. Sabbagh and Mr. Khouryexcelled. They have taken each person for what he is andlooked for the good in him. They were wise enough to plantflower seeds on our paths and thus were successful during thepast 50 years in picking beautiful flowers to decorate CCC andour lives.

Munir KhouryGroup Vice President Affiliated Companies

Mr. Hasib Sabbagh, Mr. Said Khouryand the "Cracked Pots".

MAILBAG

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RECENT AWARDS

Dualization of Onitsha Owerri Road - NigeriaConstruction of a 90 km dual carriage way road to asphalt standards including four bridges and mis-cellaneous works.

Oman - India Fertilizer Plant - OmanConstruction of a Fertilizer Plant with two trains producing 2530 mt/day Urea and 1750 mt/dayAmmonia, covering Mechanical, Civil and E/I Works. CCC is the main construction contractors forthe land works and our partners are Messrs. Snamprogetti and Technip. The overall duration of theProject is 35 months starting August 15, 2002. The contract official start date is October 1,2002 andit's duration is 36 Months.

Baku - Tiblisi - Ceyhan Oil Pipeline - AzerbaijanThe Azerbaijan Section of the Project involves EPC of 443 Km of 42" X-70 Oil Pipeline includingvalve and pig trap stations, laying of Fiber Optic cable and tie-ins at pumping stations. The Client isBaku - Tiblisi - Ceyhan (BTC) Pipeline Company. The Project was awarded on August 2, 2002 and itsduration is 24 months. The Consultant is John Brown / Bechtel - UK. The Gas pipeline award willfollow soon after the formation of the South Caucasus Pipeline (SCP) Company.

Cairo North Power Station - EgyptThe Works include Detailing Design and Construction of the Civil Works of the Power Plant includ-ing 23,000 m3 of concrete and 2,000 tons of structural steel. The Project completion date on January2, 2005 and will be in Joint Venture with Misr Sons Development (Hassan Allam Sons).

Sharjah Sewage Treatment Works - U.A.E.Construction of Phase 6 of the existing Sharjah Sewage Treatment Works - Complete Line of Civil,Structures, Pipelines and E/M Works. The Client is Sharjah Municipality and the consultants areMessrs. Halcrow. The Project start date was May 18, 2002 and its completion date is May 22, 2004.

Bab-Umm Al Nar Crude Oil Replacement Project - U.A.E.The scope of works consists Engineering, Procurement & Construction of New 18" Pipeline, 126 kmlong plus the Related Facilities as well as the Removal of Existing 8 & 18" Pipelines. The Client isGASCO, Abu Dhabi Gas Industries, Ltd, with NPCC being the Consortium Leader responsible forengineering and procurement services, and CCC the Construction Partner. The overall duration ofthe Project is 18 months and effective commencement date is March 2, 2002.

Mongo - Kalabo Road - ZambiaConstruction of 70 km road class 1C with double surface dressing. This project will be in Joint Ven-ture with Messrs. Grinikar-LTA and the consultants are DIWI. The contract commencement was July17, 2002 and the completion date is January 17, 2005.

Kanye Phase IV Physical Development - BotswanaCentral Business district upgrading involving Roads, Junctions, Parking Areas and Surface Drainage.Contract start date was July 8, 2002 and the project duration is 18 Months.


CURRENT PROJECTS

Lajoun Wells Networks Mar ‘02Arab Bank HQ Exp. Buildings Jun ‘02Amra Forum Hotel Buildings Jun ‘02Khaw Batrawi Pipeline Jun ‘02Swaqa - Qastal Pipeline Aug ‘02

Jordan

South Pars Offshore Project Mechanical May ‘02

Iran

Marriott Buildings Mar ‘02Cabanas Marriott Buildings Mar ‘02Golden Pyramids Buildings May ‘03Arab Bank Admin/Building Buildings Jan ‘04Cairo North Power Plant Heavy Civil Dec ‘04

Egypt

Sheikh Zayed Township Buildings Jul ‘04

Palestine

Date of CompletionSegment

Haradh Gas Plant Mechanical Sep ‘03Ghazlan Mechanical May ‘02Qatif Gosp 1 Project Mechanical Jul ‘04

Saudi Arabia

Shuwaihat Heavy Civil Aug ‘02Main Pumping Station ‘K’ Networks Mar ‘03Bab Umm Al Nar Crude Oil Pipeline Aug ‘03Main Pumping Station ‘Q’ Networks Jan ‘04Sharjah S.T.P. Works Phase 6 Networks May ‘04

United ArabEmirates

Fishery Harbor/Saham Marine May ‘02QQR - Khatmat Road Roads Jul ‘02Bid Bid - Sur Road Roads Aug ‘02SQ/HW Rehabilitation Roads Jun ‘02Fahud Sohar Gas Pipeline Aug ‘02Grd Water Rechrg Dam Heavy Civil Dec ‘02IBRI Buraimi Dualization Roads Mar ‘03Misc Roads IBRI Roads Feb ‘03Traffic Alleviation / Khuwair Roads Mar ‘03Dredging at Shinas Marine Jul ‘02Tana’am Ramlat Khailah Rd Road Aug ‘04Hamriya & Wadi Ghoul Road Dec ‘03UREA Ammonia Mechanical Jun ‘05

Oman

Q-Chem Polyethylene Mechanical May ‘02Dukhan Field Gas Lift Mechanical Jul ‘02Al Dhakhirah Corniche Road Jul ‘03Ras Laffan LNG Plant Mechanical Dec ‘03Ras Laffan Clng Water Syst Mechanical Feb ‘04Qafco 4 Expansion Mechanical May ‘04Surface Water Schemes Heavy Civil Jun ‘04Ras Laffan Clng O&M Mechanical Feb ‘06

Qatar

GSM Site Construction Networks Jun ‘02ARC Mechanical Dec ‘02

Date of CompletionSegment

Hatachi S/S Buildings Jul ‘035 Substations Mitsubishi Buildings Mar ‘02Sat 106 Mechanical Jun ‘02Minaguish Water Injct. Mechanical Jun ‘02Pirelli Cable Laying Networks Aug ‘02Toshiba, Jaleeb Ahmadi S/S Heavy Civil Aug ‘02Substation “IV” Toshiba Building Dec ‘03Booster Station 131 Mechanical Feb ‘04

Kuwait

Houston Hobby Airport Buildings Jan ‘03Houston Cnsl. Car Rental Buildings Feb ‘03Tampa Palms Building May ‘03Florida Jupiter Schools Buildings Apr ‘04U.S.A.

Carriacou Rds Ph 1&2 Roads Mar ‘02Whitegate & Beausejour Mar/Roads Jun ‘02Quarry Roads Dec ‘02Grand Mari & Queen’s Park Rd Roads Feb ‘03Grenada

Belize Southern Highway Roads Sep ‘03

Belize

Naminga-Mangoshi Roads Apr ‘03

Malawi

Lephephe-Shoshong Roads Mar ‘02Mogoditshane Water Sup. Networks Sep ‘02Goodhope Roads Nov ‘02Sephope Zanzibar Roads Jun ‘03Bobonong Water Networks Sep ‘03Airport Circle Rd to Rasesa Roads Nov ‘03Kanye Ph. IV Infrastructure Roads Jan ‘04

Botswana

Mongu - Kalabo Road Roads Jan ‘05

Zambia

Dualization of Onitsha - Owerri Roads Oct ‘05

Nigeria

Karachaganak Main Works Mechanical Jun ‘03

Kazakhstan

Nhlangano Lavumisa Roads Oct ‘02

Swaziland

Mozambique Pipeline Pipeline Oct ‘03

Mozambique

Yemen

CCC IN THE NEWS


Extracts from the Meed April 5, 2002 issue

The Middle East's biggest contractor marks its goldenjubilee this year. Fifty years after it was set up, Athens-basedConsolidated Contractors International Company (CCC) ispreparing to celebrate.

Much has changed at CCC since 1952. . Group revenues,excluding those from its Morganti and National PetroleumConstruction Company (NPCC) subsidiaries, have shot up to$970 million a year, its workforce swelled to 42,000, and itsgeographical presence extended across more than 30 coun-tries. Its capabilities have broadened significantly too. Today,it is involved in everything from the construction of upstreamgas plants and offshore oil rigs to installing pipelines, powerstations and wastewater treatment plants.

Yet, one aspect has remained the same. CCC is still verymuch a family business. Two of its three founders, SaidKhoury and Hasib Sabbagh, own the company. And whilefive sons from the two families effectively run the company,

their fathers are still involved in developing policy and strat-egy.

As it enters its second half-century, however, CCC executivesrecognize the need to adapt to a changing environment if thecompany is to maintain its pre-eminent position and achieve itsannual revenue target of $1,360 million by 2004. "We know thatwe cannot just stay in construction alone," says senior executivevice-president Samer Khoury. "More low-end Construction willeventually be done by local contractors in the Middle East."

CCC's growth strategy is three-pronged and involvesbuilding on its existing strengths. While construction willremain a core business, particularly in the field of large-scale power and oil and gas projects, it is aiming to upits engineering and procurement capabilities, to takeadvantage of medium sized engineering, procure-ment and construction (EPC) opportunities. At thesame time, it is seeking to strengthen its develop-ment activities, which will in turn feed its con-struction business. Finally, while the MiddleEast will remain its core market, it is planningfurther geographical expansion.

On all three fronts, CCC already hasresources available to work with. On EPCcontracting, it can draw on the engineer-ing experience of its subsidiaries, Italy'sSicon Oil & Gas and the UK's ACWa,

which areinvolved in thehydrocarbonsand watert r e a t m e n tsectors. Theaim now isto poolthe engi-neeringexper-t i s ei n

Athens, Italy and theUK, which willallow CCC to bidfor $50 million-$100 million EPCcontracts in itsown right.

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year of engineering. This capability is increasingly beingput to work on large-scale Gulf contracts: on the estimat-

ed $300 million common seawater-cooling project inQatar, 50 per cent of the engineering is being under-

taken by CCC in Athens, with the remainder beingcarried out by its partner, Chiyoda Corporation, in

Japan.CCC is also becoming more active as an

investor. Managed out of its London office byWael Khoury, its investment and development

activities include interests in an independentpower plant (IPP) in Gaza, a GSM network in

Yemen, a convention center in Bethleham,oil and gas concessions in Kazakhstan andoffshore Gaza, and a pipeline in the UAE.

Bidding costs for build-operate (BO)contracts mean CCC will continue to

adopt a selective approach to develop-ment opportunities. "Developmentprojects cost on average 10 times

more to bid than a straight con-struction contract, as you have to

have the lawyers. And thebankers on board," says

Khoury. "You can not affordto bid everything." Current

targets include the Jordansection of the Egyptiangas pipeline project,

where CCC has teamedup with the Royal

Dutch/Shell Group,the Lebanon sectionof the proposed

S y r i a / L e b a n o ngas pipeline and

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investment projects can take time to deliver, particularly in anunstable political environment. The Gaza IPP has sufferedextensive delays in commissioning as a result of Israeli block-ades on goods coming in and out of the strip: the first 40-MWturbine is now due to be commis-sioned in April.

CCC's push into the EPC anddevelopment business forms partof plans to move up the engi-neering and construction valuechain, which encompasseseverything from engineering toacting as clients. An importantelement of the drive is to integrate vendors, suppliers andsubcontractors into the chain through e-procurement. "Wehave started pioneering e-procurement and it is promising",says Khoury.

CoreThe Middle East and North Africa region remains CCC's

core market, accounting at the start of 2002 for 71 per cent ofits total order backlog of $1,400 million. Last year, Qatar wasthe star performer. In addition to the Ras Laffan seawaterintake contract, CCC won the main construction subcontractson both the $500 million Qafco-IV project and the $700 mil-lion train III scheme for Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural GasCompany (RasGas). Other notable awards were the $50 mil-lion site preparation package for the Shuweihat independentwater and power project (IWPP) in Abu Dhabi and the $60million Shaikh Zayed Township scheme in Gaza. So far thisyear, its contract highlights have been a $250 million gaspipeline in Mozambique and a $175 million subcontract fromItaly's Snamprogetti on the Qatif oil and gas development inSaudi Arabia.

Nevertheless, the company is well aware that with region-al activity closely tied to a fluctuating oil price, it needs todiversify geographically. Since 1988 and the acquisition ofMorganti, it has had a presence in the US. Although the USconstruction sector is highly competitive, it is relatively stable,providing a counterweight to the more volatile Middle Eastmarket. In recent years, Morganti has begun to move awayfrom lump sum turnkey bidding in the US and into construc-tion management.

At the same time, Morganti has been placing more emphasison the regional market. In January, it was selected in a consortiumheaded by France's Suez Lyonnaise des Eaux for the estimated$150 million build-operate-transfer (BOT) wastewater project atKherbet al-Samra, which is supported by a $75 million loan fromUSAID. More recently, it won a $25 million order in Egypt for theUSAID-backed Mansoura water and wastewater project and a$75 million contract on the Amman wastewater upgrade.


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DiversificationIn addition, CCC has been looking to take its experience of

working with international partners on large-scale oil and gasprojects in remote locations further afield. The sharp down-turn in Middle East construction activity following the 1998oil price crash was partly offset by its first success in Kaza-khstan. Awarded in June 2000 to a joint venture of CCC andItaly's Saipem, the $800 million contract involves the mainworks package for the Karachaganak gas development, beingundertaken by an international consortium made up of Italy'sAgip, BG, the US' ChevronTexaco Corporation, Russia's Lukoiland Kazakhoil. CCC's share of the contract is estimated at$500 million, making it the largest in the company's history,exceeding the value of those won in the 1990’s on the first andsecond phases of the onshore gas development (OGD) projectin Abu Dhabi and the Shaybah facilities in Saudi Arabia.

The company is hoping to use the Karachaganak order asa bridgehead into other central Asian markets, with Turk-menistan and Azerbaijan being the next targets. Closer tohome, Iran is also on the hit list. Says Khoury: "Iran is certain-ly our focus this year. It wants to catch up with the rest of theGulf in a very short space of time and we need to crack it."

The past three years have been tough for the Middle Eastconstruction sector. The 1998 oil crash precipitated the mostintense competition for years, as contractors fought tooth andnail to fill order books in a contracting market. And despite itsdiverse portfolio and wide geographical presence, CCC didnot escape the downturn, with annual revenues droppingbelow the $1,000 million mark for the first time since the mid1990s.

The belief at CCC is that with major projects beckoning inits traditional GCC markets such as Abu Dhabi, Oman andSaudi Arabia, the worst is now over and that the stronggrowth of the 1990s will be resumed. Says Khoury: "Whileeveryone will be hungry this year, 2003 should be very good,with margins improving from their cut-throat levels of today."If the forecast proves correct, it will be a cause for much cele-bration - not only for the Middle East's largest contractor, butalso the entire regional construction sector.

Angus HindleyMeed

The Karachaganak process complex reinforces CCC’s reputation for undertaking major projects in remote locations

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HEALTH, SAFETY, AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Bulletin - 3rd Quarter 2002

Are you often tired, irritable, socially isolated? Do youexhibit physical stress, symptoms such as headaches, insom-nia and shortness of breath, racing heart, muscle tension orulcer? Be warned, you may just be a workaholic.

Many people in the work force are faced with similardilemmas. Balancing personal and career demands can be amajor challenge. Relationships require a certain amount oftime and attention to keep them alive and to keep us emo-tionally nourished, as well. The term "workaholism" is nottechnically recognized as a psychological disorder.

However, it is commonly understood as a psychologicalissue. Someone is struggling with workaholism when he/shehas a focused relationship with work that excludes time forself-nurturing, friends and love relationships. Workaholismbecomes a relationship with work that competes with otherimportant relationships.

WARNING SIGNS OF WORKAHOLISM

• Your room/home is just another office.• You are hard driving, competitive, and overly committed

to your work.• You take office equipment with you wherever you go,

even on vacations.• Work makes you happier than anything else in your life.• Sleep and playtime seem like a waste.• You believe that if you get a chance to do it again, you

will do it right.• You get restless on vacations(if you take stet at all) and

sometimes cut them short.• You frequently are "problem solving" a work situation in

your mind, even during your time off.• Friends either don't call anymore, or you can't wait to get

off the phone when they do call.• People who love you tell you that "you have a lot of ener-

gy" are "driven" or a "work horse".·• You are tired, irritable, socially isolated, and might even

have physical stress symptoms such as headaches, insom-nia, shortness of breath,racing heart, muscle tension, orulcers.

If you can see yourself in most of these characteristics, youprobably are a workaholic. So now what do you do?

Schedule time for your primary relationship. Most rela-tionship require at least 20-30 minutes of "contact time" everyday, not including time to discuss bills, children, phone callsetc. This time is spent simply checking in, catching up withone another. You might ask about one's day, make futureplans, dream together and enjoy each other's company. Whenyou are on the road, make sure that you call home regularly,and leave a phone where you can be easily reached. Whenyou reach home, take extra time for re-connecting.

Usually an hour is the minimum requirement. Take occa-sional time off together with unplanned time to allow forspontaneity and creativity. Plan a date out of town at leastevery few months. Leave messages. Leave notes for oneanother, and messages on voice mails. If you tend to these lit-tle things, you'll avoid the feeling of being torn, and benefitfrom the warmth of your relationship as well.

Make time for your friends. Make sure you pick peoplewho are fun. The best way to avoid giving in to workaholismis to "red line" (set a side) time for nurturing relationships inyour appointment calendar.

Take care of your body. Get a physical exam to rule outother problems. Take care of the three basics: eating, sleepingand exercising. Pay a little extra attention to all the three cate-gories. Take four to five minute breaks at your desk. Allowyourself to close your eyes, breathe rhythmically, and focusyour mind's eye on a relaxing place. If you get distracted, gen-tly bring back the relaxing scene.

Re-examine your long-term goals. Are you doing what youwanted to be doing with your life? From the vantage point ofyour deathbed, what do you want to be able to say about howyou spent these years?

Re-examine your short-term goals. Remind yourself ofthings you have already accomplished rather than just thoseyou still need to accomplish. Do this daily. A moment ofreflection when sitting down at your desk can help keepthings in perspective. If you just can’t do it on your own, getcounseling and do what the counselor suggests.

Following someone else's instructions can be tough, but tryit for at least a month before you go back to your old ways.Good luck.

Courtesy of Readers Digest

Contributed byJohn Kurian

Sr. H.S.E. OfficerMWIP Project

Kuwait

HUMAN RESOURCES


Success means many things to many people. There is nofixed formula for success but as Henry Thoreau said “Men areborn to succeed, not to fail”, Ernest Hemingway said: “ Man canbe destroyed but not defeated”, Beverly Sills “You may be disap-pointed if you fail but you are doomed if you don't try”. Great menand women can be quoted for any and all aspects of successbut their phrases may just be clichés in the real, competitiveand materialistic world we live in. Hence here are a fewguidelines that may be the criteria for achieving a degree ofsuccess in our lives and work.

Generally we are at work one third of our lives and oursuccess or lack of it can be attributed to the following:• Do what is right, do your best and never give up• Accept responsibility, set ambitious goals and act dili-

gently to achieve them• Develop a love for your work and you will thrive in it• Achieving a goal gives meaning, pleasure and value to

your life and makes a positive contribution to the lives ofyour family and friends

• Consider failure as another opportunity to try again untilyou succeed

• Work professionally with attention to detail, co-operationand teamwork to achieve harmonious relations

• Use your time gainfully, persistently and effectively• Instill motivation, honesty, team spirit and effort into col-

leagues by setting good examples• Listen to your colleagues, establish cordial relations but

take brave decisions although difficult, to curb unethicalbehavior

• Be assertive, not aggressive with subordinates and devel-op the weak links in your team

• Relax in difficult situations and spend time on religiousreflection and faith

• Let your subconscious offersolutions when your consciousmind is weary.

The next third of our lives isspent in the company of family,friends, community and our inter-action with them can be measuredby the reciprocated love andrespect that we receive from them.Albert Einstein said "Try not to be aman of success but a man ofvalue". Maya Angelou said “ If youfind it in your heart to care forsomebody else, you will have suc-ceeded: Success and value go

hand in hand and achieving this can be attributed to the fol-lowing:• Dedicate your energy in the service of God first, to your

family second and to your work third.• Paradise on earth must be attained through clean and

pious living in order to attain paradise in heaven.• Bringing comfort and happiness to others less fortunate• Helping out your family and friends in a friendly and

loving environment.• Realizing that success is not so much what we have as

what we are• Realizing that success is happiness in being satisfied with

and enjoying what you have.• Realizing that success is feeling happy to love and share

with family and friends• Having a good circle of friends where you are always

welcome and happy• Having a good family, giving them love and making

them happy and receiving the same in return.• To give sound advice and to teach children the correct

path of a good life• To bring people together in times of conflict, to solve

their problems and to restore their friendship and torekindle their hope and faith

• To spread kindness and harmony in your society• Living your life with conviction and purpose• Understanding that life is too short to be spent on sad-

ness• To organize yourself so that time becomes your servant

and not your master• To understand that success sometimes comes after 99%

failure• To pursue a goal that gives meaning and value to your

life and others’ lives.• To condition your mind, body and spirit to achieve mate-

rial and spiritual goals.• To fulfill the divine mission entrusted to us from the

moment of conception• To live a life in joy, peace, dignity, happiness, self-respect

and love• To share the joy and peace with your family, friends and

neighbors

The last third of our lives is spent privately and alone withour secret thoughts, shared with nobody except God perhaps.

When we retire to our bed for the night, feeling happy andsatisfied with our achievements of the day, we sleep peace-fully and wake up refreshed and eager to start the new day,that is the ultimate success.

Success

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HUMAN RESOURCES

Bulletin -3rd Quarter 2002

After all is said and done, we need to measure our success.As we said earlier, success means different things to differentpeople. "Many are called but few are chosen" Matthew 22:14.However there are common characteristics that one observesin successful people. Some of them, notin the order of importance, are:• God's Blessing• Spiritual Wealth• Family love and respect• Community love and respect• Confidence and peace of

mind• Self respect• Peer respect• Career achievements• Power• Monetary Wealth• Established reputation• Optimistic Outlook and Positive thinking• Fearlessness in difficulty

Conclusion

In a nutshell, we can sum up the contents of the three partsas follows:• We all need to fulfill our expectations and our dreams.• God has provided a solution for every obstacle. We only

have to look for it.• Success is available to everyone. It needs to become our

objective.• We must invest in ourselves to become strong, wise and

intellectual.• Remember everyone can be successful• If you go to bed feeling good and wake up feeling fresh

the next day is success on earth waiting for the eternalsuccess in Heaven

• Remember, everyone can be successful.

Fadil YafwaiKMWC

Join the family of success

Family of Success

FEATURE


On August 28 and 29, immediately following the awardof the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Oil Pipeline (BTC) Project toConsolidated Contractors International Company, we wereasked to attend two Kick-off Meetings, one in London, inearly August and another two-day session in Baku, Azerbai-jan in late August.

CCC's high-ranking representatives attended both meet-ings while BP's key personnel attended the London session,namely:

• Phil Allison Project Director• Andrew Featherstone Deputy Projec Director• Wayne Wheeler Country Manager.

With eight representatives in London and over twenty inBaku, CCC did put in a good show, as was also confirmedby BP, and all members are commended for their exception-al performance. I am confident that thisproject will be another successful milestonefor CCC and together with BP we shallachieve our common target of meetingexceptional HSE and Quality Standards,and start up the Pipeline by August 1, 2004.

Samer KhouryEVP Operations

A G T - B T C P I P E L I N E P R O J E C TA G T - B T C P I P E L I N E P R O J E C T

K I C K - O F F M E E T I N G SK I C K - O F F M E E T I N G S

(left to right) Ken Alger, Wael Khoury, David Winter, Samer Khoury,Wayne Wheeler, and Juan Boulos presenting the ‘kickoff’ cake.


FEATURE

On August 2, 2002, CCC was awarded the con-struction of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Pipeline (BTCPipeline) in Azerbaijan.

The total length of the BTC Pipeline is 1,760 km.It starts from Sangashal Terminal, which is at theCaspian Sea, and ends in Ceyhan Terminal at theMediterranean Sea in Turkey. The BTC pipeline is42", and it is designed to transport 500,000 to1,000,000 barrels of oil per day. There will be sever-al pump stations, 2 in Azerbaijan, 2 in Georgia, andin Turkey there will be pump stations and pressurereduction stations. At Ceyhan, Turkey, an onshoreterminal and an offshore terminal will be built. Theoffshore will be able to handle tankers with acapacity of up to 300,000 tons.

The Azerbaijan section of the pipeline, whichwill be constructed by CCC, is 442 km long. It cross-es 13 regions in Azerbaijan, starting from the semi-desert region south of Baku, through the Kura Val-ley and all the way to the Georgian borders.

The BTC Pipeline will be transporting the oil thatwill be produced from the Azerbaijani offshore fields of Azeri,Chirag and Guneshli, which are located 200 km North East ofSangashal.

The current shareholders in the BTC Pipeline are (BP is theoperator):

BP (UK) 32.60%SOCAR (Azerbaijan) 25.00%Unocal (US) 8.90%Statoil (Norway) 8.71%TPAO (Turkey) 6.53%ENI (Italy) 5.00%TotalFinaElf (France) 5.00%Itochu (Japan) 3.40%Delta Hess (US/Saudi) 2.36%Inpex (Japan) 2.50%

This is a very international project: It crosses 3 countries, ithas 10 shareholders from 9 different countries, the materialwill be sourced from several countries, and CCC will do theconstruction. So this project is the first project for CCC inAzerbaijan, and probably the first to have such a number ofinternational clients.

It was tough competition, however. Our success in thisproject was the result of CCC's technical abilities, commercial

strength, perseverance, open and efficient communications,and team work between all those who were involved in theTender. In particular, I would like to thank several individualswith whom I closely worked during the last month beforesubmitting our proposal: Hisham for his leadership and man-agement skills, Elias for the long hours he spent and his hardwork, Walid for his intense effort and analytical skills, Rad forhis meticulous work, Rana for her control and patience withthe never-ending and last minute changes, Anna for her pro-fessionalism and Sue and Aliki for sacrificing a long week-end!

It took two years to reach this point: we started ourinvolvement in this project in mid 2000 and we were award-ed it in August 2002. It has been a long and challengingprocess. However, our success in this strategic and prestigiousproject was worth all that effort.

Finally, I would like to express my appreciation to Mr.Samer Khoury, Mr Wael Khoury and Mr. Najib Khoury fortheir continuous support, confidence and strong belief thatwe will succeed in Azerbaijan. I still remember one day in2001, the encouraging words of Mr. Samer Khoury: "We needto plant CCC's flag in Azerbaijan, we need to". Indeed we did,and it is a very big CCC flag!

Juan Boulos

The Award of the BTC Pipeline The Award of the BTC Pipeline

City view


FEATURE

The ground-breaking Ceremony to mark the official com-mencement of the construction of the 1,760 km 42" Baku-Tbil-isi-Ceyhan Pipeline (BTC Pipeline) took place on September18, 2002 at San-gashal Terminal,which is located 38km south of Baku,the capital ofAzerbaijan.

The Ceremonywas attended byTheir Excellencies,the President ofAzerbaijan, Mr.Heydar Aliyev,The President ofGeorgia, Mr.Edward Shevard-nadze, and thePresident ofTurkey, Mr. AhmetNecet Sezer, andby the US Secre-tary for Energy,Mr. AbrahamSpencer, the Presi-dent of the StateOil Company ofAzerbaijan Republic (SOCAR), Mr. Natiq Alieyev, and thePresident of BP in Azerbaijan, Mr. David Woodward. Alsoamong the attendees were officials from the Government ofAzerbaijan, officials from SOCAR, members of the Diplomat-ic Corps in Azerbaijan, representatives of the shareholders ofthe BTC Pipeline Company, and Executives of the engineer-ing and contracting companies involved with BP's, and itspartners’ projects.

His Excellency, the President of Azerbaijan, talked aboutthe BTC Pipeline and emphasized the economic efficiency ofthe strategic pipeline and its political significance for the guar-antee of peace, security and stability in the region and forbringing the three nations together. The President also point-ed out the will of the three countries for the progress of thisproject, and noted that "this major project is heard around theworld already and the global community has been discussingit for several years".

The President of Georgia stated that the BTC Pipeline isamong Georgias biggest achievements, while the President ofTurkey said that the BTC Pipeline will promote economic

growth in the region. Letters of congratula-

tions from the President ofthe United States, the Presi-dent of France, the PrimeMinister of the UK, and thePrime Minister of Norwaywere read out during theCeremony.

The Presidents signedthe document declaring thecommencement of the offi-cial construction of the BTCPipeline and then proceed-ed and lowered a 42 " pipesection in a trench at thesouth edge of the terminal.

The Presidents also low-ered a ‘time capsule" andcovered it with sand. The"time capsule" contained amessage for the future gen-

erations of Azerbaijan, Georgiaand Turkey.

Finally, the Presidentsunveiled a plaque that marks theofficial commencement of theconstruction of the BTC Pipeline.The plaque had three sides: onein the Azerbaijani language, onein Georgian and one in Turkish.

The local and internationalmedia, both written and visual,was present on this day. The fol-lowing day, I saw coverage ofthis ceremony in the worldmedia, such as the BBC and theFinancial Times.

BTC Pipeline CeremonyBTC Pipeline Ceremony

From the left, The US Secretary of Energy, the President of Azerbaijan, the President ofGeorgia, The President of Turkey.

42" pipe section that waslowered by the 3 Presidents.

During the ceremony, I met a number of government officialsas well as Azerbaijani and foreign corporate business leaders,all of whom congratulated CCC for the award of this project.

Personally I was very proud to attend this event, not onlybecause it came as a culmination of two years of persistentand determined efforts, but more importantly, because I wasa member of a team that deserves to win and did win …. theCCC Team!

Juan Boulos


FEATURE

Following the award of the BTC Pipeline Project, CCChas leased offices specifically for the BTC Pipeline Project.The offices are located in the Natavan building, one of thetop business centers in Baku, Azerbaijan.

The offices are located in the same block as the offices ofBP, the operator of the BTC Co., which makes it very con-venient and efficient to meet the Client and to establishcommunications and data links .

Currently, the project is being run from the existing areaoffice, although it is smaller than what is required for theproject. However, as Ghazi says: "The office of a friend canaccommodate 1,000 people".

Juan Boulos

BTC Pipeline New OfficesBTC Pipeline New Offices

Change of GuardsChange of Guards

Old office

Mr. David Woodward (President of BP - Azerbaijan)and Mr. Juan Boulos (Senior Manager - Azerbaijan)

taking a memorable Photo in front of the BTC Plaque

New office


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CCC & Nigeria

Nigeria

CCC has registered a new subsidiary in Nigeria, CCC Con-struction Ltd. of Nigeria, in partnership with a local entity,with a target to pursue infrastructure and hydrocarbon pro-jects in the region.

On July 19, 2002, Mr. and Mrs. Said Khoury hosted a dinnerat their residence in Athens, for a VIP delegation from Nigeria,H.I.M. Oba Okunade A. Sijuwade - Ooni of Ife - H.R.M. AlhajiAdo Bayero - Emir of Kano - H.R.H. Igwe Alex Nwokedi - Igweof Achalla - in the presence of some of CCC's senior executives.

We are confident that this step will lead to several awards inNigeria in the next few years.


Visit to Africa

Mozambique

In early June, Mahmoud Abdul Baki, Moujally Jabara and the under-signed traveled to Botswana to meet with Area Manager, Mr. AbdoNayfeh and Contracts Manager, Mr. Sandy Hume. While there we werealso joined by our Project Managers, Mr. Boulos Estylianides (Ethiopia)Mr. Mike Zahed (Kenya) and Mr. Nabil Hariz (Malawi), who briefed uson the status of their projects.

One afternoon, Abdo took us on a jungle tour and, quite by accident,MJ ran into a lonely cheetah, luckily, she wasn't hungry!!

We also went to Nelspruit for a Board Meeting with our Partners onthe SASOL/Mozambique Pipeline Project. A dinner party for all guests,hosted by our Project Director, concluded our visit.



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President’s Visit to Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan

In February 2002, Mr. Said Khoury, accompanied by the under-signed as well as Mr. Mohamad Seoudi, Mr. Shafiq Khoury and Mr.Yusuf Kan'an, called on CCC's project in Kazakhstan.

Mr. Said Khoury also visited the Hakim of the Region andthanked him for his continuous support towards CCC.

A visit to Almaty followed during which Mr. Khoury attended theWorld Economic Forum's Eurasia Summit, and at the same time offi-cially opened CCC's new office building.


Lessons Learned Meeting

Bahrain

On May 30, 2002 in Bahrain, several CCC executivesattended the first Management Operational/LessonsLearned Meeting for 2002.

The discussions focused on ways to better developand train our staff and how to keep everyone motivatedand satisfied. Also, how to identify good potential fromwithin the Group.

Improvement of our services to Clients was anotherimportant item on the agenda. The above aspects wereaddressed through the Balanced Scorecard mechanism.

The undersigned handed over several HSEawards for 2001 among which Q-CHEM gotBest Project HSE Performance whereas Mr.Colin Carroll got Best HSE Safety Award forhis contribution to projects in Saudi Arabia.



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Samra Wastewater Press Releases

US Morganti undertakes Amman water system rehabilita-tion. Jordan's National Water Authority recently commencedrehabilitation works on the west-southwest area of GreaterAmman water supply system at the Yasmin reservoir site.Construction is being undertaken by US firm MorgantiGroup under a $65 million contract with the Authority, con-firmed a press release.

The United States Agency for International Development(USAID) is providing grant funding of about $55 million forthe construction, and close to seven million dollars for theengineering services for the project.

Scheduled to be completed by March 2005, the initiative isa component of the Greater Amman Water System Rehabili-tation and Improvement Program to substantially reducedistribution system water losses from total unaccounted-forwater losses of 50-55 percent, down to 20-25 percent. Thetotal estimated construction cost of the Ministry of Water andIrrigation's Water System Rehabilitation and ImprovementProgram is about $220 million.

USAID is participating in funding the rehabilitation of 40percent of the system, equivalent to 16 water distributionzones of western Amman,serving about 700,000 resi-dents. Other donors are pro-viding funds for the rehabili-tation of the balance of theGreater Amman water sys-tem.

This activity along withimproved operations andmanagement of the system,will have a major impact by saving water supplies forAmman residents and the country. Overall, the US Govern-ment has provided $420 million in grant funds for the Jordanwater sector since 1993.

source: www.menareport.com/story/TheNews

Jordan

Samra Wastewater Treatment Plant Company Ltd (SPC) willmanage a 25 year B0T contract for initial investments worthUS$ 154 million.

The Samra plant will treat the wastewater of over 2 millioninhabitants in Greater Amman and Zarqa Governorates.

Following an international tender, the Jordanian authoritiesselected the Samra Wastewater Treatment Plant Company(SPC) for a 25-year wastewater contract. Six months later, onthe July 28, the Ministry of Water & Irrigation and SamraWastewater Treatment Plant Company (SPC) officially signedthe BOT contract. Thanks to constructive cooperation betweenthe various parties, the target signature date was reached in arecord negotiation period. The mainly American Consortium ismade up of Ondeo Degrement Inc. - USA (39.2%), Ondeo(40.8%) and Morganti Inc. - USA (20%). It will be responsiblefor the design, construction, operation / maintenance andfinancing of the new As-Samra Wastewater Treatment Plant.

The project represents an initial investment of US$ 154 mil-lion and will be carried out on a Build, Operate, and Transfer(BOT) basis. The United States Agency for International Devel-opment (USAID) will grant US$ 75 million to the Ministry ofWater and Irrigation to finance part of the cost of the plant.

Samra Wastewater Treatment Plant Company Ltd (SPC) willtreat sewage for over two million inhabitants in Amman andthe surrounding areas. It will be able to handle an average flowof 267,000 m3/day and a maximum flow of 534,000 m3/day. Fur-thermore, technically advanced solutions will be used to treatboth sewage (primary settling and activated sludge) andbiosolids (digestion and composting) to the highest standards.

Protecting the environment is a central issue of the SPC

Shareholders businesses (SAMA is the equivalent of SPC inArabic, which means sky and purity). SPC will bring a sub-stantial improvement to the present environmental conditionsduring its 22 years of operation and maintenance following thethree years of construction.

SPC brings together companies with a historic presence inJordan and neighboring countries. Due to scarce waterresources, this region has significant infrastructure needs forboth water supply and wastewater treatment.

With this BOT, Ondeo (Suez) and Morganti strengthen theirpresence in Jordan and underline their capacities to providesustainable solutions that protect the environment. Ondeo, theworld's leading water management company, has been presentin the country since 1999 through LEMA, its local subsidiarythat manages water distribution for the Amman Governorate,and Morganti through its contracts in Wadi Mousa and theAmman Network rehabilitation.

Ondeo is the premier water-related solution provider, sup-plying 125 million consumers with water and wastewater ser-vices, provided to 60,000 industrial customers, and has builtmore than 10,000 water treatment plants worldwide. Ondeocomprises 4 main companies: Ondeo Services, Ondeo Nalco,Ondeo Degrement, and Ondeo Industrial Solution. Ondeo is awholly owned subsidiary of Suez.

Morganti is a leader in the Middle East Region and exten-sively experienced in the Kingdom of Jordan.

MorgantiUSA


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Bethlehem 2000 Chronicle Construction Management Services

Palestine

Finally the Palestinian Minister Dr. NabeelKassis has management to complete, print

and distribute the Chronicle of 12chapters (115 pages), two years afterthe millennium celebrations in theBethlehem District. Dr. Kassisacknowledged the contribution bythe Donor Countries, participatingparties and staff who contributed tothe success of the project. The

approximate total fund of US$80M was invested in theupgrading of the infra-structure; renovation andupgrading of the old cores,

religious and historical structuresand preparation for events and touris-

tic influx, all within the Bethlehem District.In many chapters of the chronicle Dr. Kassis acknowledged

CCC's role in the success of the project, through professionaland administrative expertise in Construction Management,during the design, construction and post construction stages ofthe different projects in the B-2000 pro-gram.

I should like to share with members ofthe CCC staff, who did not happen to havereceived a copy of the chronicle, the fol-lowing quotations of printed statementsabout services of CCC.

"Securing the Construction Manage-ment Consultant - with such positiveprospects for funding, Consolidated Con-tractors Company (CCC), a prominentInternational Company with worldwideexperience in the management and imple-mentation of large scale projects, was con-tacted to manage the Bethlehem 2000 con-struction program. CCC's role was essen-tial for a successful and timely implemen-tation of the rehabilitation and restorationprogram, as such expertise was simply notavailable at the local level".

"Without the support by the Interna-tional Institutions the Project couldn't havemoved forward". "special effort by CCC-CM Management was in proper trafficflow management, during the periodwhen all projects were under execution byB-2000, UNDP, USAID, Pecdar, GTZ,Municipalities and private sector"

Dr. Kassis added in a special chapter under "planning strate-gies in filling the gaps to ensure success of the project": "Con-solidated Contractors Company (CCC), which had accepted in

principle to provide Construction Management support ser-vices, when a contract was made for the purpose on July 30,1998".

Also under the chapter "The Millennium Stage" Dr. Kassisacknowledged "the exceptional effort by CCC to assist in thedesign, manufacture and installation of a special stage in themanager square", with excellent lighting and sound systems,within a period of 8 weeks prior to the due date for the millen-nium events, the construction of which was delayed due to thesudden grant by the Portuguese Government, and after manyinternational groups volunteered to join the millennium cele-brations".

Finally under "Mixed Private Sector Reactions", Dr. Kassisexpressed "appreciation of the participation by the private sec-tor in the development of certain historical locations (by theSolomon Pools Development Company) and services projects,in particular the Conference Hall Project by the CCC group".It's relevant to mention on this occasion the low profile contin-uous substantial financial support by the CCC Owners to thePalestinian cause.

Suhail S. HalabyAssistant Vice President - C.M.

Front cover of the Bethlehem 2000 Chronicle

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CCC Oman was recentlyhonored by a three day visit ofthe President which coincidedwith the official opening cere-mony of the Training Center atAl Jafnain which became fullyoperational on September 1,2002.

Following the directives ofHM Sultan Qaboos Bin SaidBin Taimur Al Said for Oman-izing the trade of HeavyEquipment Operators inOman in the coming 2 years,CCC has undertaken theunprecedented step of setting up a mod-ern center for that purpose assisting theMinistry of Manpower in achieving thisgoal.

This center tailored to serve that pur-pose consists of 4 large classrooms, a con-ference room, a workshop for the theoret-

ical lessons, with practical on site training .Along with the center, a camp consisting of accommodation units

,messing and recreational facilities for 100 Omani trainees was built.At present, and for the first 5-months course, 75 young Omani

trainees signed up to be trained to become shovel, dozer, crane, graderoperators under the supervision of a Training Center manager assisted by 4 permanent CCC master operators,and part time lecturers on english language, safety, discipline and equipment maintenance. We hope to intro -duce a 2-year course for diesel mechanics in the next training period.

George DebbasBusiness Development Manager

Training Center Opening in Oman

Oman

CCC’s President addressingthe audience

Opening the Ceremony

The President during an interview with the leading local mediaH.E. The Minister of Housing, Water & Electricity, The President,H.E. The Minister of Transport & Communications greeting some

of the trainees.

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Baiterek Tower in Astana

Kazakhstan

His Excellency NursultanNazarbayev, President of Kaza-khstan, took part in a festive cer-emony for the opening of severalunique sites in the republic's cap-ital, including the 97-meter highcolumn of Baiterek.

This column has aroused greatinterest among Astana's citizensfrom the very beginning of theconstruction. Baiterek is an archi-tectural symbol of Kazakhstanand its creation idea belongs tothe head of state.

It is 97 meters high, which symbolically relates to the fact that the capital wasmoved from Almaty to Astana in 1997. The column also symbolizes the tree of life, asymbol of peace, searched by a Kazakh fairy tale hero, Yer-Tostik.

President Nazarbayev declared in a speech "Baiterek has strong roots, a well-developed trunk, and young branches with good fruit. This tree embodies the eter-nal foundation of peace. For us, living in this age, Baiterek symbolizes the revival ofour people, the prosperity of the state, and the growth of its new capital".

There are two lifts inside the column, which quietly transport visitors to the high-est point. A wonderful view of the capital is visible from this level.

Baiterek has also very nice underground attractions. It has large aquariums, andsoon to open underground restaurants. This project was developed by a group ofarchitects headed by Akmurza Rustembekov. The actual construction took about 15months, and exclusively Kazakhstani construction workers carried out its works.Baiterek has become the first landmark in the new administrative center of the capital.

Albina Uspanova

Caspian Oil & Gas Exhibition and Conference 2002

Azerbaijan

The Ninth International Caspian Oil and Gas Exhibitionand Conference took place on June 4-7, 2002 in Baku, Azer-baijan.

His Excellency Mr. Heydar Aliyev, the President of Azer-baijan opened the Exhibition on June 4, 2002, in a ceremonythat was attended by foreign energy ministers and membersof the diplomatic core in Azerbaijan and executives from theOil and Gas companies participating in the Exhibition.

Azerbaijani State Companies, major oil and gas companiesand international finance institutions attended the confer-ence, which took place concurrently with the exhibition.

Most of the companies that participated in the Oil and GasShow were oil and gas majors and service companies for theoil and gas industry. The number of participating companies

exceeded 300 and more than 7,000 individuals visited theExhibition.

CCC was proud to participate in this event for the thirdtime. Photos of various completed projects were displayed:Gas Plants, Refineries, Pipelines, Offshore Platforms, Build-ings, Roads and Airports. Officials from Azerbaijani compa-nies, clients, subcontractors, suppliers and the public in gen-eral, visited CCC's booth.

Taking part in this Conference, was one of many activitiesthat were taken to promote and reinforce CCC's presence inAzerbaijan, one result of which contributed to the award of amajor project, the construction of the 443 km, 42" BTCPipeline.

Juan Boulos

Mr. Nurzhan Akhmetov from Almaty Office with Mr. Azamat Koshkimbaev and Mr. Shafik Khoury.

Mr. Shafik Khoury and Mr. Azamat Koshkim-baev, Director of the Republican State Enter-prise "Karaotkel".


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On the occasion of 50% completion of the Karachaganak Main WorksContract - Kazakhstan, and the visit of VIP personnel from MOA, a din-ner party was held in the senior mess hall of the Karachaganak Con-struction Camp for 725 employees. The program for the evening wasprepared by Mr. Walid Tayara, the Master of Ceremony for the event thatincluded, in addition to various speeches and dinner, a cultural enter-tainment program with the distribution of various achievement and per-formance awards.

Project Director Mr. Dimitri Economides and Deputy Project DirectorMr. Camillo Ceresa, Project Sponsors Mr. Mohammad Seoudi and Mr.Giuseppe Caselli, and EVPO Mr. Samer Khoury, all addressed the audi-ence and thanked them for all the effort put in so far and encouragedthem to keep up the good work stressing the fact that the second 50%was where the challenge lay. Contrary to what one would have thought,

the various speeches were enjoyable and light hearted.A rich buffet style dinner was prepared which included a selection of sweets specially prepared for the occasion. As soon as

everybody settled down with a full plate of various delicacies, an interesting entertainment variety program of folk and con-temporary Kazakh music and dances was displayed adding to the festive air that prevailed during the whole evening. The enter-tainment program ended with a cheerful goodbye song from the enter-taining group culminating in a long applause session from a delightedcrowd.

And then, the moment of truth! The moment that everybody waswaiting for: The Oscars. It was clear that tension and excitement werebuilding up. All were eager to know who the winners were. There werea total of 37 awards to be distributed that night: 6 awards for Outstand-ing Performance and 31 awards for Exceptional Achievement.

The awards committee had a very tough time trying to narrow downthe many excellent nominees, nominated by the various departments, toa very select few. The nominees as well as the winners were diverse fromthe various departments ranging from juniors to seniors to locals and toexpatriates.

There was recognition to the winners from executives and manage-ment as well as their fellow work mates evidenced by huge applause ses-sions following the announcement of each winner.

Each winner received an Oscar: An elegant certificate, a valuable giftand a night to remember.

Oscar Night at KMWC

Kazakhstan

Project Director addressing the audience

A Kazakh dancer performing

Osama Diwan accepting an Outstanding Perfor-mance Award

Asad Khoeli accepting an ExceptionalAchievement Award

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Outstanding Performance Awards

Department

Controls

HSE

Human Resources

QA/QC

Construction

PipeLine

Name

Osama A. Diwan

Zaki S. Hallaq

Slim Bitri

Cyril G. Peterson

Konstantinos Giokas

Chafic M. El-Hallak

Title

Head Planning

Manager - HSE

Manager Admin./Pers.

Manager - QA/QC

Sr. Project Engineer

Sup't - Pipeline

Exceptional Achievement AwardsName

Ziad AtiehJohn ChackoBispayev Giniyat SuleimenovichJohn BrittoAhmed NoohBaidatova GolshatGiorgio PivaLuigi PasseraBashar ArafehAhmad SaadiElie KhoneiserBaibolatova Akzhar SerikovnaRene HawiAbdel Fattah MalhasZuhair BuhisiMohammad Sabir KhanHussein MhaidleAsad KhoeliHussam ObeidatKhaled GhabbouraKuanyshkaliyev UryngaliAntonio MarianiTleushev Mikhail ShaidurovichCostanzo MininiRey MatuguinasElmira AitzhanovaZaheer KaziAltyn KaldabaevaAli AbdallahSyed Iqbal QuraishiShehade Kassouf

Title

Field Safety OfficerSecurity CoordinatorChairmanTalisman OperatorEngineer - QATime KeeperE&I Discipline Piping SupervisorMechanical/ Steel Structure/CertificationMechanical/ Steel Structure/CertificationSuperintendent CivilLawyerEngineer MechanicalEngineer Mechanical (Jr)Engineering RiggingSuperintendent ScaffoldingEngineer (Civil)Foreman CivilSite EngineerSite EngineerTransport OfficerSpread SuperintendentChairmanSite SuperintendentQS KPC basedSecretaryStructural Steel StorekeeperDepartment SecretaryLead Planner for Unit 2LAN AdministratorPiping Engineer

Department

Safety & Security

Trade UnionQA/QC

Admin. & PersonnelProject : Unit 2

CommercialProject : KPC

PMVProject : Export PipelineTrade UnionProject : InfieldsContractsSubcontractsMaterialsProcurementPlanning, Progress, CostEngineering


The Oscar Awards

Baseem KoudsiManager, IT

MWC


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We are proud to announce that GT 11 was successfully synchro-nized on the main grid on June 9, 2002.

This is a great moment in the history of Palestine and especially inthe field of Electrical Energy. This is the first time Palestinian pro-duced electricity is generated, transmitted, distributed and used byPalestinians.

The load-testing program for GT 11 will continue for three moreweeks, at a total output rate of 25 MW's. Commercial Operation willstart on June 27, 2002 to be followed by an additional 25 MW from GT22 by the middle of July 2002.

Rizk Abu Middian

The facility consists of two power blocks with amulti-shaft 2 x 1 combined cycle unit and associat-ed equipment in each block. Each power blockcontains two (2) ALSTOM Power GT10 B2 com-bustion turbine generator (CTG), two heat recov-ery steam generators (HRSGs), and one ALSTOMPower MP 16 condensing, steam turbine generator.

GT 11, GT 13 and ST 10 constitute the two com-bustion gas and one steam turbine of Block 1.

GT 22, GT 24 and ST 20 make up the generatorsof Block 2.

Each GT's nominal output is 25 MW's and eachST's nominal output is 20 MW's.

Block 1 = 2 x 25 + 1 x 20 = 70 MWBlock 2 = 2 x 25 + 1 x 20 = 70 MWTotal = 140 MW's

Factoid

The synchronization of GT 11

Gaza Power Comes On-Line

Palestine

CCC sponsored a meeting of the Project Management Insti-tute at the InterContinental Hotel, Qatar on April 17, 2002. TheProject Management Institute is a professional organization forSenior Project Management personnel working in the con-struction industry. The meeting comprised a dinner and pre-sentation of a paper titled "Environmental Impact Assessmentin the Project Management Cycle".

The meeting was attended by senior personnel from theleading Qatar Petroleum (QP) operating companies (Rasgas,Qatargas, Qafco, Qapco, Nodco etc. as well as senior manage-rial staff from CCC. The presentation received wide mediacoverage in the local press and the CCC name featured promi-nently.

Scott BristowSr. Quantity Surveyor

Project Management Institute Meets in Qatar

Qatar

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12 Days and 12 Nights in Zailisky Alatau - KazakhstanKazakhstan

CMASC Summer Festival 2002 in Dukhan

The smiles, the excitement, the anticipation and the back-drop say it all - yet another philanthropic gesture fromCCC/Saipem. Acting on the directive of the Project Director,

Mr. Dimitri Economides, arrangements were made for fifteenchildren from Aksai and neighboring Uralsk to leave forAlmaty to convalesce at a holiday resort for a period of 12 daysduring the summer of 2002. They were accompanied by theirwarden Mr. Adil Bekessov, a man of infinite patience and a car-ing attitude who promised the children a good time. This wasthe first time the children were exposed to the Shangri-La ofAlmaty, Zailisky Alatau a breath-taking and picturesque placelined with pine and birch trees, apple orchards and manicuredlawns, squirrels romping about and pheasants strutting at thefoothills of the mountains. The children's joys knew nobounds.

This sponsored trip of 12 days and 12 nights by the Consor-tium CCC/Saipem brought an added glow and a twinkle to thechildren's eyes.

Fouad Karzon Administrator

KMWC Project

Qatar

CCC Malayalee Arts and SportsClub, a socio-cultural and literary orga-nization formed by the Malayaleeemployees of Consolidated Contrac-tors International Company, Doha,Qatar, celebrated its l" anniversary"CMASC SUMMER FESTIVAL 2002" atCCIC Dukhan DGL project camppremises on Thursday, 27 June 2002.H.E. Mr. Ranjan Mathai, the Ambas-sador of India to Qatar, inauguratedthe CCIC sponsored festival for itsemployees in Qatar. Mr. P. Surendran,President of the Club presided over thefunction. Mr. Ghassan Uwaijan, Asst.Area General Manager (Commercial),Mr. Jehad Joulam, Senior Project Man-ager, DGL project, Dukhan, Mr. YehiaHelmi, DGL Project Control Manager,made speeches on various subjects. Mr.Thomas Philip, Vice President, IndianCultural Centre, Mr. P.S. Venugopal,General Secretary, Dukhan MalayaleeSamajam and Mr. Mohan Ayiroor, Con-venor, Confederation of Keralite Orga-nizations in Qatar, also spoke on theoccasion. Mr. C.S. Narayana Kurup,Gen. Secretary of the Club welcomedthe gathering and Mr. C.K. Sasldharan,

Vice President of the Club proposed the voteof thanks.

The inaugural function was followed by acultural program led by the Sariga Orchestraof Doha. Singers Williams, Shakeer, Siraj,Thayyeb, Nissha and Kalid Thoubassi ofCCIC enthralled the audience by singingMalayalam, Hindi, Tamil and Arabic songs.There were colorful varieties of classical andfolk dances. Manassi Pillai and Unni MayaVasudevan presented Bharatha Natyam andKuchuppudi classical dances. ParvathiChandran, Pallavi Sudhakaran, Aisha Idon,Alamath, Jaselan, Deepa, Fayaruth, Magaand Nithya Mammen presented Guiarathi,Cinematic and group dances. More than6500 people including the CCIC Employeesfrom Ras Laffan, Alkhor, Doha and Mesaeedattended the festival. The festival started at6.30 p.m. and concluded at 12:30 midnight.

Mr. Reji Puthooran and Mr. Manoj com-pere’d the stage. Mr. Joseph Yesudasdesigned the beautifully decorated stage.Mr. Robin Thomas was the festival PublicityChairman and Mr. K.Satheesan the Volun-teer Captain.

P. Surendran President CMASC

We were worried about the rain, but in the end it was a beautiful sunnyday and all had fun.

This time, we concentrated more on activities for the youngsters whocomplained that "it was boring" for them to attend.Among other games,there was a ping-pong tournament for everyone, the results of whichwere as follows:

Men's Zuhair Haddad defeated Hani El-Saffadi 2-1Women's Mrs Bardawil defeated Mrs Kishawi 2-0Junior's Gabriel Bardawil defeated Ibrahim Jabri 2-0.

Congratulations to all participants in the Ping Pong tournament, which was very suc-cessful and we intend to hold these tournaments as a regular event during the year aswell. Toto the Clown was a hit with the children - many games were introduced andentertainment was plentiful.Special thanks go to Kirios Thomas and his team, who asusual did an excellent job in preparing the arena for us.

Last but not least, I'd like to thank Samir Sabbagh (our Godfather) Farid Bardawil (ourTeam Leader) and all members of the Family Day Team who worked really hard monthsbefore and of course on that Sunday.

Anna Hussein


CCC FAMILY DAY 2002

Once again, as promised, we had our Family Day, where all our staff had a won-derful time as we concentrated more on sports activities for everyone to enjoy.

The team was as usual ready for the event, and doing their best to make things hap-pen and as planned, trying to satisfy everyone.

I personally think that all enjoyed the day and the delicious food, and the kids werehaving fun with the magician's show and the gifts that they were given.

I would like to thank the team members and Services staff, and last but not least, Mr.Samir Sabbagh who was very active and supportive in all our activities.

Farid BardawilSR Administrator, Training & Coordination

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MOUSEPAD CONTEST

We have received many a good design but we could not choosea single winner. We have decided to use a combination of goodideas that we saw from the various entries. Honorable mentiongoes to engineer Hani Victor Maucattash for his extensive descrip-tion of how he arrived at his mouse pad design. I do not dare to askhim to design a mousetrap; he is thorough. Read on, and you willunderstand why.

Theme \ Concept: The Company'sGOLDEN year, it's growth throughyears, represented by the GOLDEN sec-tion theory.

The Golden Section It is the ratiobetween two sections of a line, or thetwo dimensions of a plan figure, inwhich the lesser of the two is to thegreater as the greater is to the sum ofboth. It can be expressed algebraically bythe equation of two ratios:

Elements of Design:The Company: Represented by it's

Logo.Growth: Represented by the Golden

Section theory.The 50th Anniversary: Represented

by the five pointed Star and the Number50, Also by including the logo five times,each representing one decade "10 years".

The lines of growth were kept open toindicate that the company's growth willnot stop at this point, but will continueto produce more work and recognitionall over the world.

Mathematical systems of proportionoriginate from the Pythagorean conceptof all is number and the belief that cer-tain numerical relationships manifest theharmonic structure of the universe. Oneof these relationships that has been inuse ever since the days of antiquity is theproportion known as the Golden Sec-tion. The Greeks recognized the domi-nating role the Golden Section played inthe proportions of the human body.Believing that both humanity and theshrines housing their deities shouldbelong to a higher universal order, theyutilized these same proportions in theirtemple structures. Renaissance architects

also explored the Gold-en Section in theirwork. In more recenttimes, Le Corbusierbased his Modulor sys-tem on the Golden Sec-tion. Its use in architec-ture endures eventoday.

The Golden Section can be defined asthe ratio between two sections of a line,or the two dimensions of a plane figure,in which the lesser of the two is to thegreater as the greater is to the sum ofboth. It can be expressed algebraically bythe equation of two ratios:

The Golden Section hassome remarkable algebraicand geometric properties that accountfor its existence in architecture as well asin the structures of many living organ-isms. Any progression based on theGolden Section is at once additive andgeometrical.

Another progression that closelyapproximates the Golden Section inwhole numbers is the Fibonacci Series: 1,1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13 .... Each term again is thesum of the two preceding ones, and theratio between two consecutive termstends to approximate the Golden Sectionas the series progresses to infinity.

In the numerical progression:,each term is the sum of

the two preceding ones.A rectangle whose sides are propor-

tioned according to the Golden Section isknown as a Golden Rectangle. If a squareis constructed on its smaller side, theremaining portion of the original rectan-gle would be a smaller but similar Gold-en Rectangle. This operation can berepeated indefinitely to create a grada-tion of squares and Golden Rectangles.During this transformation, each partremains similar to all of the other parts,as well as to the whole. The diagrams onthis page illustrate this additive and geo-

metrical growth pattern of progressionsbased on the Golden Section.

Theories taken from the book " Form, Space,and Order " by Francis D.K. Ching

Designed byHani Victor Maucattash

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MILESTONES


EngagementMr. Ismail Ahmed Hijazi (CCC - Yemen) became engaged to Miss Manal Maatouk on December 27, 2001. Theengagement took place in Saida- Lebanon.

Mr. Kareem Arafeh (CCC-Athens) became engaged to Miss Razan Homsi on May 16, 2002. Their engagementtook place in a nice family atmosphere in Amman, Jordan. The wedding is planed for October.

Mr. Mohammad A. EL-Yaacoub (CCC Kazakhstan) and Miss Khansaa Abou Dahesh became engaged on June 21, 2002 in a beau-tiful family party surrounded by relatives in Tyre ,Lebanon.

Mr. Abdul Aziz S. Ali (Area Personnel / Khobar / Saudi Arabia) and Miss Ayesha got engaged on April 7, 2002 in a beautiful set-ting surrounded by many friends and relatives at Sagar / Karnataka State / India.

On September 6, 2002 Mr. Khaled Natour passed around the sweets for the occasion of his engagement to Miss Dania Abdel Hadi.

Marriages

Mr. Maroun Issa (MOA) and Miss Ariana Marcopoulou were married on February 3, 2002 at St.Georges'Church of Melissia. The newly wed danced with their invitees in Ellenikon to the music of the Bouzouki andthe Dalhouna. They spent two weeks in Bali for their honeymoon. Alf Mabrouk.

Mr. Ali El-Souki married Miss Rolla Ayoubon on July 12, 2002, in Lebanon.

Mr. Mohamad El Anas(draftsman) and Miss Maysa Al Ashwah got married on July 6, 2002 in Glass Star-Khalde-Lebanon.

Jehad Karmi and Nissren Timraz married on Augest 2, 2002. The wedding party was in Norway.

Dany Saliby and Bernadette Abraham were married on July 20, 2002 in Lebanon. A reception dinner followed in the BustanHotel-Beit Mery.

Mr. Qamre Alam - Procurement Department, KMWC- got married to Miss Zeba Kalam on March 31, 2002. The wedding was sol-emnized at Darbhanga, Bihar, India.

Mr. Azim Jummal (QAFCO-4, QATAR) married Miss Nikhat Kondkar on January 12, 2002, in Bombay, India. Congratulations.

Mr. Musadik Modak and Miss Sajida were joined in matrimony on May 1, 2002 in Bombay, India.

Mr. Johanspher Vethamoni (Eng. Department, MOA) - got married on April 29, 2002 to Miss Helen Hema Geetha in Nagercoil,India.

Mr. Syed Zaheer Islam married Miss Seemi on February 10, 2002 in Islamabad, Pakistan.

Mr. Anilkumar (KMWC, Kazakhstan) is pleased to announce his wedding to Miss Deepthi V.S on January 5, 2002 (Attingal,Regency Hall) at his home town Varkala (Mel-Vettoor), Kerala, India.

Births

A little ray of sunshine has come into the world beaming into the lives of her proud parents Mr. Suheil andMrs. Rania Sabbagh. Baby Diana was born weighing 3kgs. on August 3rd, 2002 at 7:05a.m. at the PortlandHospital in the U.K. We wish them Alfen, or should I say, Talatalaf …. Mabrouk. Special congratulations to ourChairman, Mr. Hassib Sabbagh, on his first grandchild, with many more to come inshalla.

Mr. Joseph Moncy (CCC HDGP Project QC-Dept.) and Mrs. Shiny Moncy wish to announce the birth of their first baby boy onMay 2, 2002 in Kozhencherry, India.

Mr. Reji K. Varghese (Electrical Foreman, HDGP Project, Haradh) and Mrs. Ani Reji wish to announce the birth of their first babygirl, Carrolin on April 19, 2002 in Good Morning Hospital Adimali, India.

Mr. Mohammed A. Hussain Sajid (KMWC Proj. Kazakhstan) and Mrs. Fouzia Sajid proudly announmce the birth of their firstbaby boy Sahail ,who was born on May 15, 2002 at Nawadah nursing home, Rayees, Bihar India.

Mr. Akram (MOA ) and Mrs. Hanan Gharib gave birth to their first baby boy, Jad, born in Beirut on February 15, 2002.

Mr. Luay and Mrs. Dima Kurdi proudly announce the birth of their first baby, Hamza Luay Kurdi, who was born on August 22,2002 at Farah Hospital in Amman. His weight is 3.3 kg and height 52 cm.

Mr. Ghassan Al Admi - CCIC - Qatar- and Mrs. Sereen Theynat announce the arrival of a lovely baby boy. He was born on August16, 2002 in Amman and weighed 3.6 Kilograms. They named him Ahmed. Alf Mabrouk

Elie (MOA) and Maral Abdo gave birth to two baby boys, twins, Arnold Schwarznegger & Danny Davito, NOT! Just kiddingthey called them Gabriel and Daniel. Gabriel arrived first at 13:15 then followed by Daniel at 13:16 on June 27, 2002 in Athens.Alf Mabrouk and keep up the good work!!!

Mr. Harunur Rashid (Admin. Dept., HDGP Project, Haradh) and Mrs.Hasina Begum wish to announce the birth of their first BabyGirl, Neha, who was born on September 27, 2002 at Noakhali in Bangladesh.

Reaching the end of a jobinterview, a Human ResourcePerson asked a young ITengineer who was fresh outof MIT, "What starting salarywere you thinking about?"

The Engineer said, "In theneighborhood of $125,000 ayear, depending on the bene-fits package."

The interviewer said,"Well, what would you say toa package of 5 weeks vaca-tion, 14 paid holidays, fullmedical and dental, companymatching retirement fund to50% of salary, and a companycar leased every 2 years - say,a red Corvette?"

The Engineer sat upstraight and said, "Wow! Areyou kidding?"

The interviewer replied,"Yeah, but you started it."

Submitted byPenny Xenakis

Heard on a public trans-portation vehicle while inOrlando.

"When you exit this vehi-cle, please be sure to loweryour head and watch yourstep. If you fail to do so,please lower your voice andwatch your language. Thankyou"

Submitted byPenny Xenakis


LIGHTER SIDE

A major research institution recently announced the discovery of the heaviestelement yet known to science. This new element has been tentatively named"Administratium."

Administratium has one neutron, 12 assistant neutrons, 75 deputy neutrons and111 assistant deputy neutrons, giving it an atomic mass of 312. These 312 particlesare held together by a force called morons, which are surrounded by vast quantitiesof lepton-like particles called peons. Since Administratium has no electrons, it isinert. However, it can be detected as it impedes every reaction with which it comesinto contact.

A minute amount of Administratium causes one reaction to take over four daysto complete when it would normally take less than a second.

Administratium has a normal half-life of three years; it does not decay but insteadundergoes a reorganization, in which a portion of the assistant neutrons and deputyneutrons and assistant deputy neutrons exchange places. In fact, Administratium'smass actually increases over time, since each reorganization causes some morons tobecome neutrons, forming isodopes.

This moron-promoting characteristic has lead some scientists to speculate thatAdministratium is formed whenever morons reach a certain quantity in concentra-tion. This hypothetical quantity is referred to as "Critical Morass." You'll know itwhen you see it...

Internet

New Element Discovered?!

Exiting the Bus!

Are you Kidding?

T r y “ s h o o i n g o f f ” t h o s e f e l i n e s ! ! !

Brain Teaser

There are 100 switches numbered 1 to 100. Also, 100 people are numbered from 1 to 100. Person xcomes and toggles (i.e., the switch is moved in the opposite direction) all switches that are multiples of x.

For example, person 1 toggles 1,2,3,..., then 2 toggles 2,4,6,..., then 3 toggles 3, 6,9,..., etc. and at the end, person 100toggles the 100th switch. All switches are initially off. How many switches are ON at the end?

Bonus Question

Construct a 10 digit number in which the first digit is equal to the number of zeroes in the number, the seconddigit is equal to the number of ones in the number, and so on. An example of a 4 digit number of this type is 1210 -this has 1 zero, 2 ones, 1 two and 0 threes.

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Answers From Last IssueBrain Teaser

The 4th student says: "I am wearing a black hat. Suppose my hat is white. The first threestudents have already tried to work out the colour of their hats and failed. If numbertwo could see white hats on number three and me, then he could deduce his hat mustbe black (because if it was white, number one would have known his hat was black).But number two said nothing, so if mine was white number three would know that hishat was black. But since number three also said nothing, the only explanation is that Imust be wearing a black hat."

Bonus QuestionRana is 49. Weekends account for two sevenths of her age.

Across1 New element discovered in the lighter side 3 Largest shareholder in the BTC project 5 The tower that symbolizes the 'tree of life' is

how tall?6 Site of the newest CCC training center8 Who said “Men are born to succeed, not to fail”10 Awarded best HSE safety award at lessons

learned meeting11 Animal pictured with Moujally Jubara 13 CCC was responsible for turning on more

power here 14 As-Samra treats this

Down2 Number of countries that BTC passes through3 Name of the tower that CCC built in Astana 4 Maximum capacity (mb/d) of the BTC pipeline7 Baku is the capital of this country 9 The medal that is celebrated for an anniversary

of 50 years 10 The BTC pipeline begins in Baku and ends

here12 This project had its own 'oscar' awards

Editorssamer khouryzuhair haddadnafez husseini

damon morrison

Public Relationssamir sabbagh

Productionnatalia refai

yannis yannoulisnick goulas

jeannette arduino

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Mailbag“Mr. Sabbagh, Mr. Khoury, & Pots” munir khoury . . . . . 1

Business Outlookrecently awarded. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

current projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

CCC in the News“CCC Stays on Top” meed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Health ,Safety,and The Environment“Is Working Hurting your Relationship?” . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Human Resources“Success” fadil yafwai . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Feature - Azerbaijan“AGT - BTC Pipeline project kick-off Meetings” . . . . . 10

“The Award of the BTC Pipeline” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

“BTC Pipeline Ceremony” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

“BTC Pipeline New Offices - Change of Guards” . . . . . . 13

Area News“CCC and Nigeria” nigeria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

“Visit to Africa” mozambique . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

“President’s Visit to Kazakhstan” kazakhstan . . . . . . . . 15

“Lessons Learned Meeting” bahrain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

“Samra Wastewater Press Releases” jordan. . . . . . . . . 16

“Bethlehem 2000 Chronical” palestine . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

“Training Center Opening in Oman” oman . . . . . . . . . . . 18

“Baiterek Tower in Astana” kazakhstan . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

“Caspian Oil & Gas Exhibition and Conference 2002” . . 19

“Oscar Night at KMWC” kazakhstan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

“Gaza Power Comes On-Line” palestine . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

“Project Management Institute Meets in Qatar” qatar . 22

“12 Days and 12 Nights in Zailisky Alatau” . . . . . . . . . 23

“Cmasc Summer Festival 2002 in Dukhan” qatar . . . . . 23

CCC Family Day 2002“Family day 2002” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

MousePad Contest“Mousepad Design Theory” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Milestonesannouncements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

The Lighter Side“New Element Discovered?!”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

“Are You Kidding?”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

“Exiting the Bus!” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

“Mobilization in Mozambique” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

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