Bureau Veritas positioned to help Middle East oil & gas players optimize their approach to Quality, Health, Safety and the Environment (QHSE)

Bureau Veritas, a global leader in testing, inspection and certification of assets, systems, people and processes, will be on hand at ADIPEC from 10-13 November to present its comprehensive offer of QHSE solutions for the oil & gas industry.

Regionally headquartered in Abu Dhabi, and present throughout the Emirates and wider Middle East, Bureau Veritas notes a strong and growing commitment to QHSE by Middle Eastern companies.

Regional Chief Executive Marcel Hochar explains: “The Middle East is a world-leading region in the production and processing of oil, gas and petrochemicals. The high-risk nature of these industries has lead companies to take a proactive approach to both the health and safety of their employees, and environmental protection. Bureau Veritas, already a major contributor to the regional and global energy industry, is working with most of its major companies to help them minimize risk and maximize performance in QHSE”.

Bureau Veritas serves the oil, gas and petrochemicals industry through a network of offices and Technical Center in major industrial hubs and cities. Its Technical Center in Abu Dhabi brings together qualified engineers of all disciplines, to offer services ranging from design compliance appraisal and independent verification to asset integrity management and risk and safety studies.

Key partner to the oil & gas industry
Bureau Veritas' expertise in oil & gas ensures it is a key partner for companies and traders in the Middle East. It supports clients at all stages of the value chain, ensuring the safe and cost-effective construction and operation of facilities and offshore platforms, and assessing equipment and processes from design stage to installation. Once a facility is in operation, it helps maximize integrity and reduce associated risks.

Bureau Veritas services to the oil industry focus on:
 Compliance: ensure and demonstrate that customer's assets, systems, people and processes comply with agreed specifications.
 Technical consulting: helping operators reduce the likelihood of hazardous incidents which can result in loss of life, damage to property or loss of production (e.g. asset integrity services including risk-based inspection and planning, corrosion management, lifetime extension of e.g. facilities and plant)
 Business solutions: delivering added value though performance improvement projects, training, software and management systems services (e.g. operational integrity and excellence auditing)
 Assurance: delivering certification to EPC contractors that successfully comply with relevant standards, improving safety while enhancing reliability and competitiveness; certifying management systems and processes to international (ISO) standards

Regional Chief Executive Marcel Hochar added: “Increasingly, oil and gas companies in the Middle East are looking to go beyond compliance. We are here to help them put in place the processes and systems to achieve best practices in health & safety, minimize environmental impact, and safeguard the long-term reliability of their assets”.

Specific services range from educating and training employees in good practice, to assessing and quantifying hazards and risks, including risk of explosion and measuring and monitoring environmental impact.

Meet our experts at ADIPEC!
Bureau Veritas experts will be available on stand 9220B - French Pavilion to explain the company's offer, and discuss specific issues relating to the industry.

Raja Boufakhreddine, Regional HSE Manager at Bureau Veritas will also share his expertise during the ADIPEC HSE Zone roundtable.

About ADIPECADIPEC is the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference, held at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC) in UAE. Bringing together more than 51,000 senior members of the oil and gas industry, it runs from 10 - 13 November 2013, and represents a platform for networking, discovering new ideas, and debating the core issues facing the oil & gas industry.

About Bureau Veritas

Created in 1828, Bureau Veritas is a global leader in Testing, Inspection and Certification (TIC), delivering high-quality services to help clients meet the growing challenges of quality, safety, environmental protection, and social responsibility.
As a trusted partner, Bureau Veritas offers innovative solutions that go beyond simple compliance with regulations and standards, reducing risk, improving performance and promoting sustainable development. Bureau Veritas is recognized and accredited by major national and international organizations and works across a wide range of industries worldwide.
In 2012, the group posted revenues of €3.9 billion; the company has 59,000 employees worldwide, with 940 offices and 340 laboratories, in 140 countries. Bureau Veritas has 400,000 clients across the world. Bureau Veritas is listed on the Euronext Paris Stock Exchange (stock symbol: BVI).
Bureau Veritas' Middle East operations are headquartered in Abu Dhabi, with around 40 offices and a Technical Center located in Abu Dhabi and serving the whole the region.

For further information about Bureau Veritas, please visit: http://www.bureauveritas.com/