Message from the CEO

Name our GCC SERVICES E-Newsle er

Issue 1 - Q1/2012

Welcome to the 1st edi on of “GCC SERVICES BITES”! This will be our quarterly magazine in which we will communicate with our community, staff and customers all over the world. We wanted to have fun with the name of our newsle er, connec ng it to our core competency while at the same me sending a message to our compe on. However, I need to emphasize that we are more than just a catering company. Our Engineering & Construc on capabili es in Australia and Iraq have been very strong in helping us build a solid founda on for our future. It is a service that we will replicate with no hesita on in other countries where our customers demand it. We truly sell a unique experience: “Home away from Home”: the full turnkey remote site life support services. Last year has been a very busy year for all of us and this year thankfully, it does not look like it will slow down. The Oil & Gas and mining markets con nue to boom. This puts our services in high demand and in return places higher expecta ons on all of us. Therefore we should never compromise on our differen a ng “quality service” that puts us ahead of our compe on. In fact we have chosen QHSE to be one of our core values which we all embrace as a company to be part of our culture. At the same me of launching this newsle er, we are launching our Code of Ethics too and sharing our Values, Vision and Mission with the en re organiza on. These all unite us despite of geography, na onality or religion and create a common iden ty which we all relate to. The next step, which has already begun, is to make sure that we have the systems in place that will facilitate our daily jobs, rendering us more produc ve, efficient and concurrently making it easier for us to manage growth and to service our customers be er. This will strengthen our rela onship with our customers and they will ask for more services from us. These systems apply to finance, human resources, procurement & logis cs and last but least, opera ons. Always an cipa ng beforehand what the customers want and providing them with it before they ask for it.I hope you are as excited as I am in reading what our colleagues from the globe are sharing with us. We have contribu ons from Australia, France, Indonesia, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya and UAE which truly reflects that we are one connected global family. We have a lot to achieve this year. We look forward to your future contribu ons. Enjoy the bites and let us make 2012 a memorable one!

GCC SERVICES is launching the first ever global e-Newsle er in the first quarter of 2012, with the aim of releasing the succeeding issues quarterly. With GCC SERVICES now present in different countries worldwide, and growing, our purpose with the e-Newsle er is to cul vate an intercompany apprecia on for what is done and being achieved by all country teams as part of a larger unified GCC SERVICES group by means of this informal communica on amongst our GCC SERVICES family. With this in mind, the management of GCC SERVICES has decided to host a compe on with the aim of naming the GCC SERVICES e-Newsle er. GCC SERVICES employees (including managers) took part and the winner is Istvan Janosa from BD

Department and will become the proud owner of a brand new iPad 2.The employee par cipants sent their entries to nameournewsle er@gccservices.com containing their details; the entry for the name/ tle for the new GCC SERVICES e-Newsle er; and the reason for the tle/name or the meaning thereof or its significance. The deadline of the entries was set for the midnight of February 16, 2012. Everyone was encouraged to take part and contribute to the e-Newsle er by contac ng their country HR team to collect the photos, ar cles and informa on for their areas contribu on. On behalf of GCC SERVICES, we would like to thank all those employees who par cipated in naming our newsle er compe on.

Message from CEO.............1

Corporate Values, Vision and Mission.......................2

Corporate News..............3-6

Iraq Country Profile.........7-9

Health Me Up!............ 10-11 News Round Up! UAE..................................12

News Round Up! Kuwait........................13-14

News Round Up!Australia..........................15

News Round Up!Libya................................16

News Round Up! Indonesia.........................17

News Round Up! Iraq.............................18-19

News Round Up! GCCS DGS France..............20

Fun at Work.....................21

Editor.........Rosemarie Gonzales

Graphic Designer....Sanil Saleem

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Values

Approved by CEORashad Sinokrot

• Reliability o Our clients can always count on us to find crea ve and suitable solu ons to their needs on me, and in the most cost effec ve way.

• QHSE o It is our utmost commitment to make sure the highest standards in Quality, Health, Safety, and the Environment are prac ced and con nually improved, for us we don’t just say it, we live it.

• Integrity o Establishing las ng rela onships with our clients through the consistent quality of services we provide without ever compromising our code of ethics in doing business.

• Partnership o We work as one united team within our company, with our customers, and with our suppliers and contractors, always building long-term rela onships.

• Las ng Legacy o We make sure we leave our clients, their customers, our partners and the community with a heritage that transcends me.

Vision

To create an everlas ng heritage for our clients, our people and our communi es through becoming your preferred choice in the construc on and life support services industry.

Mission

To deliver recognizable quality, capability and the highest standards in service to provide those we serve with a safe environment, a home away from home. Our approach is one of teamwork, striving for con nuous improvement and driving cost compe veness, offering you value for your money.

GCC SERVICESCORPORATE NEWS

The 1st HABC Food Safety in Catering Training-Level 1

According to Gail Camillo, BD Government Rela ons Manager, the training will prove to be essen al especially during bid prepara on as clients are always concerned about the food safety measures of the bidder. “I think everybody in the company should have it”, Gail added.

All 15 employees successfully passed Level 1 assessment training program through a wri en examina on and received their HABC Cer fica on last February 05 awarded by Rashad Sinokrot. “We are all geared up for the second level”, says Jerilee, BD Proposal Supervisor.The next training for the HABC Food Safety in Catering Level 1 and Level 2 will be scheduled and announced soon. For those who are interested of a ending the trainings, please contact QHSE.

The first Highfield Awarding Body for Compliance (HABC) Cer fied Level 1 Food Safety in Catering Training was held last February 01 at the GCC SERVICES Corporate Office in Kuwait. The training was conducted by Saji Varghese, Director of QHSE, and was a ended by the employees from PLD, HR, QHSE, BD and Administra on.The training program aims to improve

the food safety knowledge and skills of the employees. This will result in providing them a clear understanding of the principles of food safety, and know-how to apply the knowledge gained to prevent food poisoning and food complaints. There were several interes ng topics that were discussed on the training session such as: Introduc on to Food Safety and Hazards, Microbiological Hazards and Controls, Contamina on Hazards and Controls, Personal Hygiene, Cleaning, and Pests. All 15 employees ac vely par cipated in the discussions and gained useful knowledge on food safety.

Asked how beneficial they found the training: “I can apply what I’ve learned in my daily job. Before, we had li le knowledge on food prepara on, but now I am well aware on the proper procedure”, says Chandrababu Yetukuri, one of the Office A endants who a ended the training.

Dubai Systems Conference

GCC SERVICESCORPORATE NEWS

Care Line (CL) –“One call, one click does it all!”

The conference was a ended by (from le ): Pascal Arnaud (General Manager - PT GCCS Indonesia), Samir Sammour (General Manager – EGCL Abu Dhabi), Alistair Smylie (Director of Business Development), Mamdouh Alsamman (Director of Procurement and Logis cs), Rashad Sinokrot (CEO), Philippe Bourguignon (Director of Opera ons - Middle East), Salah Ahmed (CFO), Biju Raman (Central Warehouse Manager), Saddik Soussi (General Manager - Libya) and Farazdak Al mimi (Country Manager - GCCS Iraq).

GCC SERVICES Corporate Office, on behalf of the CEO, organized a full day conference with all the GCCS Country and General Managers (other than Australia region), and concerned Department

Heads for February 23 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Dubai. The purpose of the mee ng was to brainstorm on the Company’s exis ng systems, including all informa on

technology systems being used in all business units as well as at the Corporate Office. Ways to maximize and u lize these systems were also discussed so as to improve the performance of the opera ons and the profitability of the

company as a whole.

GCC SERVICES Corporate Office launched the HR Helpdesk which aims to serve and support the en re GCC SERVICES workforce. The Care Line service provides a “One-Stop” resource for the employee’s HR Related challenges. This creates a proac ve work environment that addresses employee problems quickly and reduces liability.

Care Line service can be reached in 2 ways:

Give us a call: +965-22323350 Ext. 6021

Call the CL extension and leave your inquiry with the HR Representa ve. Depending on the nature of your query, you will receive a response a er an agreed me period.

We have created an email account where you can directly communicate and send your queries/complaints. Send an email with your employee number, department, contact informa on and your query.

Send us an email: careline@gccservices.com

A reply will be provided to acknowledge the queries/ complaints being received. This will be logged and a Service Reference number will be provided in order to track your updates.All informa on received will be treated in the outmost confidence and will be directed to the concerned HR Representa ve for processing/inves ga on. The sender shall receive a wri en response within 3 working days depending on the nature of the query, indica ng status. If addi onal

me to resolve the challenges is required, the sender will be informed accordingly.

You may call the Care Line telephone number between 8am and 5pm Sunday through Thursday to raise your enquiries. A er working hours, queries may be sent through an email to careline@gccservices.com. Don’t forget to men on your details and contact informa on at the me of raising the request in order to receive a response.

“Don’t ‘park’ your ques ons…connect to Care Line and have it answered!”

GCC SERVICES EMPLOYEES COUNCIL

GCC SERVICES NOVEMBER MOVIE NIGHT

HR Internal Hiring and Employee Referral Program

GCC SERVICESCORPORATE NEWS

GCC SERVICES is dedicated to assis ng employees to reach their professional goals through internal promo on and transfer opportuni es. Because of this, HR is pleased to inform everyone of the official launch of the Internal Hiring Program which aims to iden fy qualified talents from within our organiza on to fill in vacant available posi ons before doing external recruitment.Current job openings will be ini ally adver se within the company and internal applica ons will be accepted from our exis ng employees who feel they meet the requirements of the vacant posi on. A monthly announcement will be sent thru an official email with the complete details of the Job Openings including the procedures in which applica ons will be accepted. You can also check our GCC SERVICES Linkedin Group page ,Facebook page and company page for full details of the available posi ons. In addi on, HR encourages every employee to make referrals/recommenda ons of people whom they know is qualified to fill open posi ons in the company. Poten al applicants may send their detailed resumes/CV thru our centralized email ID for applicants at jobs@gccservices.com indica ng the name of the GCCS employee who referred them. Below are the current vacant posi ons for hiring: Proposal Writer – Head Office Kuwait; Construc on Es mator & Planner – Head Office Kuwait; HR Training Coordinator and Development Manager - Libya; Country Manager - Libya; Maintenance Manager - Uganda.Send your CV or refer a friend today!

The GCC SERVICES November Movie night was held on November

24, 2011 at the 360 Mall Cinescape Theater Complex for the private screening of the movie

“Horrid Henry: The Movie in 3D”. A ended by GCC SERVICES Kuwait employees and their families, the

invitees received their company sponsored popcorn and drinks and took the chances to par cipate in the free

raffle draw where they won fabulous prizes which included watches, meal vouchers, gym access coupons and other items sponsored by company providers in Kuwait.

Concurring with the con nual commitment to provide a be er working environment for its employees and to enhance the degree of professionalism within the organiza on, the GCCS management decided to set up a commi ee represented by the employees. Ini ally, the nominees from respec ve departments of Corporate Office - Kuwait developed a team in October 2011 named it GCC SERVICES EMPLOYEES COUNCIL with a formulated vision and mission.The council func ons through the feedbacks from employees and acts as an interface with top management, where issues are discussed in detail and feasibili es highlighted as applicable. Employees may either approach a council member for work related concerns or can post them through the established “CEO mail box” system, where their concerns have direct access to the CEO, which is ini ally made available at the corporate office or via email.The council did an analysis of the July 2011 - Employee sa sfac on survey results and presented a feasibility report in their mee ng with the CEO. Ac on plans were generated and monitoring its progress through follow-up mee ngs and associated programs. It was noted that many issues were successfully wrapped up and we envisage a be er GCCS in forthcoming days. Now the Council invites all employees to have their voice heard in the organiza on for a be er GCC SERVICES so as to comply with its mo o: “HOME AWAY FROM HOME”.

Business Development

GCC SERVICESCORPORATE NEWS

Recent significant developments are taking place in Iraq and Libya that offer us enormous growth opportunity and where we have had great success. Our venture in Papua New Guinea is an enormous opera on requiring par cular skills while mining opera ons in Australia and Indonesia are set to expand now that we are be er established.

The UAE is a mature market where we have a number of large scale projects to holdout for in the coming months and those that are in play in Iraq and Libya and where we have high hopes for rapid development are both large scale and sit on some of the world’s largest and most prominent Oil and Gas reserves in the world. More recently, entry to Uganda enables us to pursue a large scale oil development opportunity and further in Chile we are looking to establishing ourselves in a market holding a number of the world’s largest copper mines so offering a strong founda on for development opportunity.

In summary, each of these countries and the prospects we see before us, bring a great deal of op mism for 2012 and therefore we an cipate and are already witnessing an exci ng and as ever, a most even ul year, where we will need to ensure market awareness, demonstrate extreme compe veness and efficiency and bring strong ini a ves and crea vity. Importantly, we must be seen to offer differen a on in these markets to ensure a strong future as the preferred service provider.

Business Development is both a visionary and a support

arm of GCC SERVICES for the good development of our business. While we

are located in Kuwait we are there to provide support across all countries.

Our priori es in 2012 are those countries where we currently operate and otherwise have recently entered.

These include opera ons in Iraq, UAE, Libya, Indonesia, Australia and Papua New Guinea and most recently, entry into Uganda and Chile. We are therefore a truly global company with a diversified client base.

All these countries offer our organiza on tremendous growth prospects and in many cases, where we will also be able to develop beyond our core services. As this is our first global newsle er, we leave it for our global colleagues to tell us more about their respec ve ac vi es but for all to know, this is where we will be concentra ng our a en ons over the short to medium term.

We have been par cularly ac ve throughout 2010/2011 turning the organiza on from one of a majority Military support to one now more geared to remote site projects, for Oil & Gas, and Mining and Infrastructure development. We con nue work with the defense sector, par cularly in the UAE and s ll pursue selected UN opera ons and there will no doubt be in the Defense opera ons in the future.

By: Alistair Smylie, Director of Business Dvelopment

Country Profile: Iraq

oil export facili es by Iran led the government to implement austerity measures, borrow heavily, and later reschedule foreign debt payments. Iraq suffered economic losses from the war of at least US$100 billion. A er hos li es ended in 1988, oil exports gradually increased with the construc on of new pipelines and restora on of damaged facili es. A combina on of low oil prices, repayment of war debts (es mated at around US$3 billion a year) and the costs of reconstruc on resulted in a serious financial crisis which was the main short term mo va on for the invasion of Kuwait.November 20, 2004, the Paris Club of creditor na ons agreed to write off 80% ($33 billion) of Iraq's $42 billion debt to Club members. Iraq's total external debt was around $120 billion at the me of the 2003 invasion, and had grown another $5 billion by 2004. The debt relief will be implemented in three stages: two of 30% each and one of 20%.

At the end of 2005, and in the first half of 2006, Iraq implemented a restructuring of about $20 billion of commercial debt claims on terms comparable to that of its November 2004 Paris Club agreement (i.e. with an 80% writeoff). Iraq offered to its larger claimants a U.S. dollar denominated bond maturing in 2028. Smaller commercial claimants received a cash se lement of comparable value.

Iraq has proven oil reserves of 143.1 billion barrels, the world's 2nd largest. Iraq's oil produc on is only about 2.5 million barrels per day. On June 30 and December 11, 2009, the Iraqi ministry of oil awarded service contracts to interna onal oil companies for some of Iraq's many oil fields. Oil fields contracted the "super-giant" Majnoon Field, Halfaya Field, West Qurna Field and Rumaila Field.In February 2011, Ci group included Iraq in a group of countries which it described as 'Global Growth Generators', that it argued will enjoy significant economic growth in the future.Source: h p://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq

Government:Republic of IraqGovernment Type: Parliamentary DemocracyCapital:Baghdad Loca on:Middle East,bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iran and KuwaitAdministra ve Divisions:

18 governorates (Muhafazat, singular - muhafazah) and 1 region*; Al Anbar, Al Basrah, Al Muthanna, Al Qadisiyah (Ad Diwaniyah), An Najaf, Arbil (Erbil), As Sulaymaniyah, Babil, Baghdad, Dahuk, Dhi Qar, Diyala, Karbala', Kirkuk, Kurdistan Regional Government*, Maysan, Ninawa, Salah ad Din, WasitLanguages:Arabic (official), Kurdish (official in Kurdish regions), Turkoman (a Turkish dialect), Assyrian (Neo-Aramaic), ArmenianGeographic coordinates: 33 00 N, 44 00 EMap references: Middle EastArea: total: 438,317 sq km Border countries: Iran 1,458 km, Jordan 181 km, Kuwait 240 km, Saudi Arabia 814 km, Syria 605 km, Turkey 352 kmPeople and Society: Na onality – IraqiEthnic groups: Arab 75%-80%, Kurdish 15%-20%, Turkoman, Assyrian, or other 5%Religions: Muslim (official) 97% (Shia 60%-65%, Sunni 32%-37%), Chris an or other 3%Popula on: 31,129,225 (July 2012 est.)Major ci es - popula on: BAGHDAD (capital) 5.751 million; Mosul 1.447 million; Erbil 1.009 million; Basra 923,000; As Sulaymaniyah 836,000 (2009)Climate: Mostly desert; mild to cool winters with dry, hot, cloudless summers; northern mountainous regions along Iranian and Turkish borders experience cold winters with occasionally heavy snows that melt in early spring, some mes causing extensive flooding in central and southern IraqNatural resources: petroleum, natural gas, phosphates, sulfur

Source: h ps://www.cia.gov/library/publica ons/the-world-factbook/geos/iz.html

Iraq’s EconomyIraq's economy is dominated by the oil sector, which has tradi onally provided about 95% of foreign exchange earnings. In the 1980s financial problems caused by massive expenditures in the eight-year war with Iran and damage to

Oil fire at the Rumaila oil field

Country Profile: Iraq

Iraq Oil HistoryThe Iraq Petroleum Company (IPC), originally called the Turkish Petroleum Company, had a virtual monopoly on all oil explora on in Iraq in 1952. From the me that oil was discovered in Kirkuk in 1927 to the me that oil was discovered in Basra in 1938, very li le actual oil produc on was done. This was par ally due to the low global prices, and partly due to the fact that the mul na onal oil companies that controlled the IPC (read, Texas Oil Companies) didn't share Iraq's interests. It's this history of inten onal oil produc on suppression in Iraq that lends credibility to the claim by Greg Palast that we didn't invade Iraq to steal their oil, but instead to keep it in the ground.However, on February 14, 1952, things began to change when the Iraqi government renego ated the IPC’s license. Not only did Iraq start ge ng 50% of the company’s profits, but also 1) minimum produc on levels were set, 2) domes c refineries would get oil at below market rates, and 3) Iraqis would have a say in how the company was run. This agreement was further amended in 1954 and 1955, both

mes in Iraq's favor.

Source: Culture: History of Iraq: Oil, Commies, and Ba'athSunday, 24 September 2006 Wri en by Garre JohnsonLink: h p://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/09/24/249370/-History-of-Iraq-Oil-Commies-and-Ba-ath

Recent Produc on in IraqA er the regime change, produc on - which virtually halted during the figh ng - began to increase. Deferred maintenance and damage to wells, gathering facili es, refineries, and mainline transport facili es slowed the effort to restart produc on. Security issues and difficul es with electric power supply have proven to be hindrances. Some oil - about 200,000 to 300,000 barrels per day - is being re-injected into wells because of local refining and transport

constraints in the northern fields around Kirkuk. In some instances refineries were stripping gasoline and propane frac ons from crude and re-injec ng the le over petroleum. Among other considera ons, this unusual measure poses a difficulty in determining how much net produc on is taking place. There are several sources of data on Iraq's oil output and exports, which are discussed below. They show somewhat differing amounts, sugges ng some uncertainty about exactly how much is being produced and how much is being sold interna onally for cash earnings.The Department of State's Iraq Weekly status Report for March 23, 2005, reports mid-month produc on of 2.05 mbd, slightly below earlier months; the illustra on containing this figure suggests that produc on averaged about 2.1 mbd during early 2005. State also notes that the Ministry of Oil's produc on goal is 2.5 mbd and that the recent pre-war peak output was 2.67 mbd. State has export figures - accompanied by export revenues - that appear very precise. Table 1. Iraq Crude Output and Revenues — Early 2005

Iraq Oil Business 2010-2011When Iraq auc oned rights to rebuild and expand its oil industry two years ago, the Russian company Lukoil won a he y por on – a field holding about 10 percent of Iraq's known oil reserves. It seemed a geopoli cal victory for Lukoil. And because only one of the 11 fields that the Iraqis auc oned off went to an American oil company - Exxon Mobil - it also seemed as if few petroleum benefits would flow to the country that took the lead role in the war, the United States.The auc on's outcome helped defuse cri cism in the Arab world that the United States had invaded Iraq for its oil. "No one, even the United States, can steal the oil," the Iraqi government spokesman, Ali al-Dabbagh, said at the me. But American companies can, apparently, drill for the oil. In fact, American drilling companies stand to make tens of

Month Exports (mbd) Revenues (billions)

January 1.367 $1.49

February 1.432 $1.34

March 1.362 $1.12

Source: Department of State, Iraq Weekly Status Report, p. 18. Note that revenues are reduced by 5%, reflecting war reparations to Kuwait.

Country Profile: Iraq

billions of dollars from the new petroleum ac vity in Iraq long before any of the oil producers’ start seeing any returns on their investments.Lukoil and many of the other interna onal oil companies that won fields in the auc on are now subcontrac ng mostly with the four largely American oil services companies that are global leaders in their field: Halliburton, Baker Hughes, Weatherford Interna onal and Schlumberger. Those four have won the largest por on of the subcontracts to drill for oil, build wells and refurbish old equipment."Iraq is a huge opportunity for contractors," Alex Munton, a Middle East analyst for Wood Mackenzie, a research and consul ng firm based in Edinburgh, said by telephone.Mr. Munton es mated that about half of the $150 billion the interna onal majors are expected to invest at Iraqi oil fields over the next decade would go to drilling subcontractors - most of it to the big four operators, which all have es to the Texas oil industry.Halliburton and Baker Hughes are based in Houston, as is the drilling unit of Schlumberger, which is based in Paris. Weatherford, though now incorporated in Switzerland, was founded in Texas and s ll has big opera ons there.Michael Klare, professor of peace and world security studies at Hampshire College and an authority on oil and conflict, said that American oil services companies were generally dominant both in the Middle East and globally because of their advanced drilling technology. So it is no surprise, he said, they came out on top in Iraq, too - whatever the ini al diploma c appearances.United States officials have said that American experts who advised the Iraqi oil ministry about ways to restore andincrease petroleum produc on did so without seeking any preferences for American companies.

And immediately a er the 2009 auc on round won by Lukoil, the United States Embassy spokesman in Baghdad, Philip Frayne, told Reuters that "the results of the bid round should lay to rest the old canard that the U.S. intervened in Iraq to secure Iraqi oil for American companies."But Professor Klare said that the American officials who had advised the Iraqi government on its contrac ng decisions almost certainly expected American oil services companies to win a good por on of the business there, regardless who won the primary contracts."There's no ques on that they would assume as much," he said. The American oil services companies, which have been in Iraq for years on contract with the United States occupa on authori es and military, are expanding their presence even as the American military prepares to pull out. For example, Halliburton, once led by former Vice President Dick Cheney, has 600 employees in Iraq today and said in a statement that it intended to hire several hundred more before the end of the year. "We con nue to win significant contracts in Iraq, and are inves ng heavily in our infrastructure," Halliburton said.The 11 contracts Iraq signed with oil majors, including the six for the largest fields, are intended to raise Iraqi output from about 2.5 million barrels of oil a day now to 12 million barrels daily in 2017. Some of the oil services contracts are for repairing currently produc ve fields, others to tap mostly unused sites.

Source: New York Times – published on June 16, 2011 by ANDREW E. KRAMER. A version of this ar cle appeared in print on June 17, 2011, on page B1 of the New York edi on with the headline: In Rebuilding Iraq’s Oil Industry, U.S. Subcontractors Hold Sway.

Health Me Up!

HOME MADE HEALTHY PIZZABy: Madhawe Perera, HR Officer-Kuwait

Who said that pizza can’t be healthy? Pizza doesn't have to be junk food and a pizza lover doesn't have to feel guilty all the me just because you’re not making a be er food choice. A pizza can be a versa le meal that can be healthy depending on

what’s on top! Instead of having a Pepperoni or ‘Meat Lover’s’ flavor, why don’t you boost the fiber content of your pizza and load it with lots of vegetables as an alterna ve? Here’s how you can enjoy your pizza without sacrificing your cholesterol.

Special equipment needed:

• Large bowl • Oven • Plas c cling wrap• Wax Paper

Pizza Ingredients• Olive oil• Tomato sauce • Mozzarella cheese, shredded• Mushrooms, thinly sliced• Bell peppers, stems and seeds removed, thinly sliced• Chicken, marinated in Soya sauce and cut into small strips • Eggplant, thinly sliced• Onions, thinly sliced

Pizza dough: Makes enough dough for four 8-10 inch pizzas

• 1 tablespoon ac ve dry yeast• 1 1/2 cups warm water • 500 grams bread flour • 2 tablespoon olive oil• 2 tea spoons of salt • 1 table spoon of sugar

How to make Pizza dough

1. In an empty large bowl, add the warm water. Then sprinkle on the yeast un l it dissolves in water. S r well and keep it a few minutes un l the yeast is totally dissolved.2. Mix the olive oil, flour, salt, and sugar in the bowl. Con nue mixing un l the dough is smooth and flexible. You can also use an electric mixer for a smooth dough. If the dough seems a li le too wet, sprinkle a bit more flour on. 3. Cover the dough with plas c wrap and keep in a warm place for about 2 hours un l it doubles in size and becomes so er.

Preparing the pizzas

1. Remove the plas c cover from the dough and punch the dough down so it deflates a bit. Divide the dough into 4 parts to make 8-10 inches flat dough circles. 2. Working one ball of dough at a me, take one ball of dough and fla en it with your hands. Stretch it up to 8-10 inches using your fingers. Make sure that the middle base is thinner than the edge. 3. Brush the top of the dough with olive oil (to prevent it from ge ng soggy from the topping). Let it stand for 1-3 minutes un l the olive oil is fully absorbed. 4. Put the fla ened dough into wax paper.5. Spoon on the tomato sauce and spread on the dough evenly, then sprinkle it with mozzarella cheese. Randomly place the rest of the toppings on (thinly sliced tomatoes, mushrooms, onions, eggplant, and chicken strips). Sprinkle mozzarella cheese on top again.6. Pre-heat the oven to 200°C. Bake the pizza’s one at a me for 10-15 minutes un l the crust turns brown and the cheese

is golden in color. Repeat the same procedure for the rest of the pizza’s. Tips:

* You can add other vegetables and fruits like cucumber, spinach, broccoli, olives, sun-dried tomatoes, pineapple, peach, etc.

* You can use low-fat type cheese to cut calories and saturated fats. * Instead of chicken, you can use low-carb sausage or tuna.

Health Me Up!

Healthy Snacks in the Office

The key to healthy ea ng is to make sure we eat several meals and snacks throughout the day. This ensures our metabolism is going strong and our blood sugar and energy levels remain stable, preven ng us from

overea ng. We usually eat lunch around noon, which means by about 3 or 4pm we are ready for a SNACK. If you are home, it is fairly easy to grab a healthy snack, but what about at the office? This is actually easier to do than you think. The most important things to keep in mind when selec ng a snack is to make sure it contains protein, fiber, healthy fats and whole grains.Below are some healthy ideas for office snacks, which can be stored in your desk drawer or mini-fridge.

Desk Drawer at OfficeFruit (apple, grapes, orange, banana, etc.)Trail Mix (nuts, seeds, raisins or Goji berries)Nuts (almonds or cashews)Roasted Edamame (soybeans)Whole Grain CrackersInstant OatmealGranola BarsAir-Popped PopcornSingle Serving of Baked or Reduced-Fat Chips Mini-Fridge at OfficePlain YogurtCo age CheeseNut Bu er (peanut or almond)Hard-Boiled EggsMini Light CheesesCut vegetables (carrots, cucumbers, celery, peppers, etc.) Hummus

Having these snacks readily available at your office will prevent you from seeking “unhealthy alterna ves” to sa sfy your hunger. Here’s to healthy snacking!

Originally Wri en by Rachel Lerner for SheSpeaks.comMar. 08, 2010

Kuwait bans smoking in public

KUWAIT: The Gulf state of Kuwait banned “all forms of smoking” in most public places, including cafes, restaurants, hotels and malls star ng February 12. Commerce and Industry Minister Amani Buresli ordered cafes, hotels and restaurants to allocate well-isolated places for smokers.Finance and Health Minister Mustafa Al-Shamali also banned smoking in shopping malls, schools, universi es, hospitals, airports, government offices and many other places.

The smoking of shishas, or water pipes, very popular in Kuwait’s cafes, was included in the ban. However, Ali Al-Hajera, the official from Ministry of Commerce clarified that the ban does not include shisha parlors and does not apply to designated smoking areas in cafes, restaurants and malls as long as these areas are separate from their immediate surroundings.

Source: Kuwait Times issued 02/13/2012 & 02/19/2012

The leadership feels the importance of providing quality services and health safety and environment guidelines and how impera ve it is to get the company cer fied to ISO status. With an astonishing pace the cer fica on of ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 22000:2005 was implemented and the company got the recommenda on for cer fica on at first a empt.

The website for EGCL, www.egcl.ae, is successfully launched fortifying the profile of the company.

A genuine attempt to revolutionize the training efforts was made, the training function being the core of our business for our clients’ delight. And yet, another, triumph was accomplished by achieving the certification of our training center by Highfield Awarding Body of Compliance.

The management believes that it is the staff who makes the company and we need to make them feel they are the partof the company and has dealt with the smallest of their concerns. Based on staff requests and feedback, the staff were moved to better accommodation facili es, receiving positive comments.

To strengthen the motivation and commitment towards their work, employee of the month, safety man of the month, ABCD (Above and Beyond the call of Duty) awards are awarded on a monthly basis.

To keep staffs feeling great about the company and working together, get-togethers like Eid al Fitr party and the celebra on of Christmas are organized.

Following the philosophy of our CEO, Rashad Sinokrot, the management advocates “The only way is Up!”

“The speed of the leader is the speed of the team” very much true for Emdad Gulf Catering Logis c.

Formed in December 2010, Emdad Gulf Catering has only moved ahead on the path of progress. Samir Sammour officially took over from the previous management and inherited challenges which were to be streamlined in an instance. A er his careful analysis, making minor changes to formulate a team that is aspiring for growth, inspiring for the market segmenta on and daun ng for crea ng a niche in UAE’s market.

The clients, management and the staff no ced a remarkable change with our movement to a new office that gives a sense of corporate environment and we have received only posi ve feedback.

News Round Up! UAE

By: Manjeet Sahota, HR Manager (EGCL)

2011 Orange Ramadan I ar Celebra on

The annual GCC SERVICES I ar Party was held on August 22, 2011 at the Beach Tent, Hilton Resort with the colorful Orange themed evening a ended by GCC SERVICES Corporate employees and their families. The a endees were requested to wear something Orange to signify the corporate color of GCC SERVICES as part of the celebra on. Individual prizes were awarded to the winners and an overall winning department was selected for the most original interpreta on of the dress code.

Individual winners received a gi voucher for lunch/dinner for two at the Hilton Hotel and the winning department received VIP movie passes with free snacks. Special gi s were distributed to all the kids who a ended the party. The lists of winners from different departments are as follows: BDD - Jerilee Maria Joseph, PLD - Ofelia Tangco, Mina Abdullah Warehouse - Biju Raman, HR - Madhawe Perera, Administra on Dept. - Chatkuri Narsing Rao, Engineering & Construc on - Joeper Famorcan, Accounts Dept. - Mahendran Ekambaram, and PLD as the winning department.

The I ar Celebra on is held every year to join our Muslim brothers and sisters in the religious observance of Ramadan with people gathering to break their fast together. This event upholds unity and coopera on amongst employees in the GCC SERVICES Corporate Office in Kuwait.

News Round Up! Kuwait

By: Rosemarie Gonzales, HR Officer - Kuwait

GCC SERVICES Corporate Employees and families took their poses and gave big smiles with Rashad Sinokrot (middle).

Ten Pin Bowling Tournament: Another 1st in GCC SERVICES History!

A er an endeavor in the Basketball Tournament at 24th PABAK Conference last November 2010 to March 2011, GCC SERVICES hosted the first Ten Pin Bowling Tournament on February 23 at the Cozmo Bowling Complex in Mahboula.

At first, some of the par cipants were anxious with their first me game experience while some had their fun prac ce the day before the event. One of the employees commented, "Anybody can bowl", picking up a ball, standing on the approach and throwing it at the pins 60 feet away. Anybody, regardless of age can do those three

simple things. What makes it more exci ng is when you get a lucky strike; you’re then determined to play more.

All par cipa ng employees received a meal voucher at the venue and had the chance to par cipate in the free raffle draw distributed by Nico Smit, Director of Human Resources and Administra on. There were 10 lanes reserved for GCCS employees and all par cipants played a single round. Each lane consists of 5 individual players vying for the Top 10 spots. Before the start of the game, everybody had the chance at a trial play. Enthusiasm, noise cheering, and exuberant reac ons were shown by GCCS par cipants.

During the first round, each player showed their energe c throws and target scores. Amazingly, most of the first me bowlers had made their way to be the top scores. Some were posi oned to low rank but did not bring to a halt ll they finished the ten turns. A er comple ng the first round, the Top 10 bowlers were announced, i.e. Catalina Bibat (HR), Abdelgadir Mohammed (ADMIN), Salvador Fernandez (FINANCE), Shaikh Mastan (ADMIN), Almira Arquero (FINANCE), Shiva Shankar (ADMIN), Rainelda Rio (FINANCE), Rommel Puguon (BD), Ernani Arce (PLD) and Leandro Alea (PLD). It was a momentous event for all who played the 2nd

round and every top bowler tried their best to get the highest score.

The much awaited 3rd and final round were given to the top two bowlers, Leandro and Ernani, both from Procurement and Logis cs Department. It was a breathtaking moment watching Ernani tenaciously challenged for the final round with the total score of 135. But with the consistent strikes and unquievering focus of his opponent, Leandro won the first place with a total score of 180.

All the top 10 bowlers received their cer ficates and T-shirts from Cozmo while the top 2 bowlers received a watch each and a trophy for the winner. Certainly one of the very best areas of this tournament was the camaraderie and friendship that evolved among the employees. Hopefully, GCC SERVICES will con nue to support teambuilding ac vi es like bowling and other events to gather all the employees in a relaxed se ng away from the stressful work environment. STRIKE!!!

News Round Up! Kuwait

By: Elineth Capio, Procurement Officer – PLD

Due to the great efforts of the sites and the office, we were kept busy with the jobs that we were awarded this year. In order of the mobiliza on, we started-up the following sites.Saffron, Ardrossan, Ponton Creek, Canna Camp, Coober Pedy Village, Groote Eylandt, Lucas Main Camp, Ngukurr, Morawa and Peculiar Knob. All in all, 11 sites secured and carrying and waving the ACS flag and banner from it this year.We look back at the year and marvel at the efforts of all of our personnel both in the office, on the sites, casual or full

me, we have all contributed to this monumental effort in 2011 with the mobiliza ons of the new sites as well as the Opera ons on the exis ng sites have been both commendable and exemplary to all ACS employees. We warmly welcomed to the ACS family new faces and names that jumped on board and added their hard efforts and work ethics to both the sites and the office. Joining those in our family that we have been fortunate to have with their great team spirit and a tudes and we believe, we have represented a true and genuine defini on on how we produce the dynamic teams that we have within ACS.In South Australia, ACS was awarded the last major 3 construc on projects – Jacinth Ambrosia, Honeymoon Uranium One and now Peculiar Knob. Two of these sites are

in produc on and Opera ons and Peculiar Knob commenced. We further have a Village within the town of Coober Pedy. South of that and within the Woomera Military range, we have the drilling camp IMX. Just outside Honeymoon, we have a li le drilling camp called Saffron Project. In the Northern Territory, we con nued with Wadeye un l the closure in August last year. At the comple on of

Wadeye, we commenced the same project with the same client at Ngukurr with camp services that support the building of hundreds of houses for the Local Indigenous popula ons. We also commenced our first on an island job with Groote Eylandt. Over in the Western Australia, we commenced 4 new camps – two of them are for the construc on of a 217km road in the Eastern Upper Goldfields and the other two camps that accommodate those doing an upgrade to the rail from Morawa. This rail expands through to Geraldton where Geraldton is fast

becoming the next Dampier/Karratha of the West. We con nue with our town camps in Leonora of which one is a deten on centre – Gwalia.This year with project completed and finished at Geodynamics in the Cooper Basin, Wadeye in the Northern Territory, and JNDA – the other drilling camp along from the IMX camp where we are now.This me last year, we had 6 camps going, we have now increased it to 14 and we have plenty more projects in the pipeline and as a company we are looking down the barrel of another very busy year down under in 2012.

News Round Up! Australia

By: Cobi Garre , Supply Contracts & Procurement ManagerACS - Australia

2011 – The year that was

It was on February 2011, when GCC SERVICES and Al Zad Catering Company ed up to form an excep onal catering company in Libya, aptly named, Gulf Mediterranean for Touris cs Investment Company.GCCS, a well-respected company for remote site services opera ng globally, has been successful in specialist catering services and management, construc on of camp facili es and life support camps, housekeeping, maintenance and life support services.

On the other hand, Al Zad Catering Company is a leading interna onal standard Catering Services provider in Libya to a number of Interna onal companies and in par cular it provides catering and housekeeping services in guesthouses, offices, provide and service celebratory events and also serves remote desert camps. They became one of the largest providers of quality food throughout Libya especially to the Oil and Gas industry. As partners, both envisioned to provide a high standard of quality services to clients.

News Round Up! Libya

The main office is located in Tripoli, the capital of Libya, with an area of 600 square meters ergonomically fi ed to the highest quality in order to meet and rise above the challenges of our client’s expecta on. We are expec ng to move to a bigger space by the end of March 2012. The new loca on will have a designated kitchen for hot and cold food prepara on together with a butchery, bakery and confec onary, staff accommoda on, offices and warehouses.

The opera ons are divided into two sec ons one being Business and Industry and the other Remote Services. Business and Industry:• Provide services for Management mee ngs• Cater events for all occasions

Current Projects:• SCHLUMBERGER • STATOIL• TOTAL• WINTER SHALL• PETRO CANADA• BRITISH EMBASSY• BRITISH PETROLEUM

PT GCC SERVICES Indonesia is currently providing food and beverages to around 1000 persons on very remote sites in the jungle of Sumatra and Kalimantan.Serving coffee and chocolate every day to our clients and guess what, one of our projects with PT Natarang Mining, an Australian Gold miner, are surrounded by planta on of coffee and cocoa trees that we can reach from the veranda of our rooms!

Indonesia is a land of very good Arabica and Robusta coffee, and chocolate, that is a big sell around the world.Therefore, at GCCS, we have chosen to buy our coffee right next door at the site planta on and it comes at probably the best price in the world...

It is roasted and grinded by the producer and sent fresh to our kitchen almost every day by motorbike, therefore we respect our commitment of social corporate responsibility with the local people.

Should anyone be interested to taste some of the best coffee in the world, you can order at Quin no’s, an Italian businessman living in Jakarta, who is organizing shipments all around the world. I know him, it is a serious address with a seriously good selec on.

Enjoy your coffee from Indonesia.

News Round Up!Indonesia

By: Pascal Arnaud, General Manager - GCC SERVICES Indonesia

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Our Australian Gold Mining Project with Pt Our Australian Gold Mining Project with Pt Natarang in South Sumatra started in Natarang in South Sumatra started in

September 2010September 2010

GCC SERVICES is a well-respected and renowned integrated remote site services company, offering construc on, camp services, life support and catering. In Iraq, we are arguably the most experienced and reliable service provider with a reputa on of providing customized and innova ve solu ons with a personal touch. We offer an all-round capability of strong resources, know-how, regional support and experience in opera ng throughout Iraq and, above all, assurance of a quality service at a compe ve price. We provide our clients a home away from home.

GCC SERVICES IN IRAQGCCS presence in Iraq has never ended as we con nuously serve our clients with a high standard of services in the Oil and Gas sector. Currently having a number of running projects, and s ll coun ng.

BRITISH PETROLEUM Service Contract - Food Service and Life Support GCC SERVICES previously extended the first phase of the 3 months transi on in development of its current services to BP in Iraq where we provide the Opera on andMaintenance, and U li es Support for their fast growing opera ons which will now include the new camp facility they are building for up to 400 management, security and contractors and staff.

LAFARGE Service Contract - Construc on & Life SupportAwarded a long term contract by Lafarge Interna onal, under the Middle East division of Lafarge France who are one of the world’s largest Cement producers, who is in the process of rebuilding and expanding the Iraq cement plant located near Karbala in central Iraq.The project requires GCC SERVICES to build a 5 star accommoda on village and support facili es for approximately 60 persons. Our compe veness, ability to mobilize the camp construc on as well as our past experience and current strengths in Iraq clinched the deal for us. The contract will be on a lease term for 7 years together with full opera on and maintenance and in the future will likely expand and require us to build further camps.

News Round Up! Iraq

LUKOIL Service Contract - Construc on, Food Service & Life Support, ProcurementBea ng out strong compe on GCC SERVICES was awarded a contract to construct a permanent camp by Lukoil Middle East, a division of Lukoil in Russia, to develop the sitecamp facili es on the West Qurna Oil�eld in Southern Iraq. The camp will be of very high speci�ca on in both accommoda on and facili es as well as Security and IT for up to 175 persons.

In addi on to this, we have been awarded with a 1 year contract, plus 1 year extension op on, to Operate and maintain their base camp facility at the West Qurna 2 Oil�eld in Southern Iraq. The project will commence imminently and support approximately 200 persons. In addi on to this, we have just been awarded the contract for the supply of valves in the same project loca on and a prior award for the Supply of Equipment for checkpoints and Radio Defense has just completed.

PETRONAS ICCBService Contract – Catering and Camp MaintenanceAwarded a contract by Petronas Carigali/ICCB, to operate and maintain the main Petronas base camp for their forthcoming opera ons in Iraq. The loca on of the project is closer to Al Nasriyah and will be the �rst of their Oil�eld developments on this, the Garraf �eld. The project requires our company to provide full Camp and Catering services for over 100 persons with the camp scope capacity to increase within a year up-to 300. The project has commenced in January 2011, this further expands the oil�eld support program of GCC SERVICES to the primary interna onal oil companies se ng up in Iraq.

SHELL PETROFAC Service Contract - Construc on and Opera ons ServicesGCCS has been awarded by Petrofac, the interna onal Oil & Gas facili es service provider, for the construc on of FCP camp to accommodate 272 men capacity and Camp Opera ons for approximately 408 persons. Located in Majnoon Field, Southern Iraq, the construc on project is s ll ongoing. These contracts complement our earlier awarded contracts in southern Iraq for Schlumberger where we provide all camp services for 280 persons, Olive Group 30 persons, Mo Mc Donald 30 persons, and the Iraqi Police Force.

News Round Up! Iraq

By: Mahmood Zahed, PR & Administration Supervisor- Iraq

Happy to announce the good job done during one year culminated in GCCS being awarded two addi onal years at Wardak (Afghanistan).

On 27 January 2012, GCCS staff were congratulated by our client, French Gendarmes. In addi on to our hostelling services on the French naval base in Abu Dhabi, catering service is provided at many official events.

GCC SERVICES DGS France in coordina on with EMDAD Gulf Catering Logis cs (GCCS Abu Dhabi) con nues its work on services related to the table of the Admiral commanding the French forces present in the Indian Ocean.

For its first contract in France, GCCS DGS France works at a military missile test center located on an island on the French Riviera. Our employees are in charge of people transporta on and car fleet maintenance (about 130 vehicles), which could expand into a second contract involving 16 sites in the south of France for the same client.

News Round Up! GCC SERVICES DGS France

By: Benoit Guillermit - Directeur Général - GCCS DGS France

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