June 13, 2012

RasGas, a joint venture between Qatar Petroleum and ExxonMobil, presented Tenaris with the "15 Years of Quality and Safety" award on June 13, 2012 in a ceremony held at Tenaris's mill in Campana, Argentina. Tenaris was chosen out of more than 300 RasGas business partners. The Qatari company is a main player in the global natural gas industry, supplying and delivering LNG to an international portfolio of customers.

The relationship between Tenaris and RasGas began in 1996 and continues today through the supply of high quality casing and tubing with TenarisHydril premium connections, as well as participation in all RasGas LNG trains and the complex, offshore Barzan project in Qatar.  To date, RasGas has used more than 70,000 tons of Tenaris tubular products in its operations.

"The quality of the products and the effectiveness of Tenaris services have resulted in an excellent safety performance throughout our 15-year history," said James Davis, RasGas Well Management Department Manager, during the event.

"We are very proud to receive the quality and safety recognition from RasGas," said Paolo Rocca, Tenaris CEO. "For Tenaris, quality means satisfying our customers' needs in all phases of the project: starting with product reliability during manufacturing, up to safe and efficient running operations on-site. This is at the core of our customer value proposition."

In addition to its products, Tenaris has provided on-site support through the presence of resident engineers over the past 10 years. These professionals have personally supervised the inspection and installation of all Tenaris OCTG for RasGas projects. They have also participated in RasGas safety campaigns, actively contributing to uphold safety on the rig.

 "Thanks to their commitment, the rejection rate of the Tenaris products that reach the drilling site is minimal, almost zero percent," said Hatem Al sahli, RasGas Quality Manager about the award. "We also appreciate Tenaris's diligent attention to delivering on-time so that our drilling schedule is not compromised," he added.

All Tenaris mills, commercial offices, research and development centers, service centers and warehouses are covered by one quality management system that is ISO 9001 certified.  Tenaris's industrial operations are also aligned with international standards such as ISO 14000, OHSAS 18001 and with the Health and Safety principles established by the World Steel Association. The company issues an annual Health, Safety and Environment report to show the results of its commitment to HSE policies.

 In the Middle East, Tenaris serves its customers through a commercial headquarters in Dubai, UAE; an office in Doha, Qatar; and a threading facility and yard in Dammam, Saudi Arabia.