Sponsors

3rd Annual Conference

Oil & Gas Communications:

North Africa & the Middle East

Grand Hyatt Hotel, Cairo, June 16th & 17th, 2008

Schlumberger

Schlumberger Limited (NYSE:SLB) is the world's leading oilfield services company supplying technology, information solutions and integrated project management that optimize reservoir performance for customers working in the oil and gas industry. Founded in 1926, today the company employs more than 70,000 people of over 140 nationalities working in more than 80 countries.

The company comprises two business segments:

Schlumberger Oilfield Services supplies a wide range of products and services from formation evaluation through directional drilling, well cementing and stimulation, well completions and productivity to consulting, software, information management and IT infrastructure services that support core industry operational processes.

WesternGeco is the world's largest seismic company and provides advanced acquisition and data processing services.

Schlumberger has principal offices in Houston, Paris and The Hague. Revenue was $19.23 billion in 2006. Schlumberger stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, ticker symbol SLB, on the Euronext Paris, Euronext Amsterdam, London and the SWX Swiss stock exchanges.

Hughes Network Systems

The world's leading provider of broadband satellite services, products, and network solutions.

Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES) is the global leader in providing broadband satellite networks and services for large enterprises, governments, small businesses, and consumers. HughesNet® encompasses all broadband solutions and managed services from Hughes, bridging the best of satellite and terrestrial technologies. Hughes has shipped more than 1.2 million systems to customers in over 100 countries. Its broadband satellite products are based on the IPoS (IP over Satellite) global standard, approved by the TIA, ETSI, and ITU standards organizations.

Headquartered outside Washington, DC, in Germantown, Maryland, USA, Hughes maintains sales and support offices worldwide. Hughes is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hughes Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:HUGH).

Advantech Satellite Networks

(or SatNet for short), formerly known as EMS Satellite Networks and now a wholly owned subsidiary of Advantech AMT, has played a critical role in the development of the DVB-RCS international open standard for high-speed two-way Internet communications via satellite, and is a leading provider of broadband satellite communications ground terminal and hub solutions. Applications range from Internet access and simple web browsing, to more sophisticated virtual private networks, videoconferencing and voice-over-IP. SatNet's DVB-RCS solutions are the only multiple-access solutions capable of delivering data transfer rates of up to 54Mbps for downloads and up to 4Mbps for uploads at each remote terminal, or enough bandwidth to support anything from a small business to an entire community from a single remote terminal. SatNet also offers SCPC hub and terminal solutions, which are upgradeable to DVB-RCS. The SpaceBridge division is now part of Advantech Satellite Networks.

Hermes Datacomms

Hermes Datacommunications International Ltd is a British company owned by its directors and backed by private equity.

Since its incorporation in 1991 Hermes has focussed on providing service for oil and gas companies worldwide. We now have a strong regional presence in Russia, Central Asia, North Africa and Malaysia, with service partnerships in the Middle East, the Americas and Asia-Pacific regions.

We provide connectivity to support oil & gas operations, including microwave, satellite and fibre links, managed networks, PBX, videoconferencing and computer networking. We provide international links both as extensions of existing corporate networks and as part of a fully-managed solution. We provide support and service at all network layers, ranging from basic physical links to a fully managed IT & Comms package for remote sites.

Our approach is to manage and control all aspects of the network, end-to-end, including licensing and logistics and both ends of the satellite link. That way, we ensure networks are delivered on-time and on budget, comply with local laws, and meet the most demanding operational standards.

Hermes’ local service centres provide onsite service and support. Our earthstations In the UK, Russia, US and Singapore are linked by a global fibre network to provide international leased line, voice and Internet access together with network management and monitoring.

Rated by Deloitte & Touche as one of the UK’s fastest-growing technology companies, Hermes has based its growth on technical excellence, high standards of customer service, and a willingness to embrace new challenges.