Based in Ras Laffan City, Qatargas has nine shareholders - Qatar Petroleum, ExxonMobil, Total, Mitsui, Marubeni, ConocoPhillips, Shell, Idemitsu and Cosmo Oil.

Under the agreement, GE Oil & Gas will build and deploy a custom pipeline integrity management system to drive Qatargas's overall integrity management processes.

As part of this work, GE will provide Qatargas with the associated integrity management elements, including manuals and procedures covering in-line inspection, software automation and engineering assessments.

Ahmed Al Thani, COO of engineering and ventures at Qatargas, said: "Qatargas operates world-class liquid natural gas (LNG) facilities in Qatar, and our goal is to be the world's premier LNG company.

"A critical success factor in achieving that goal is the continued assurance of availability and safe operation of our pipeline networks used to transport gas and condensate from our offshore production sites to our onshore treatment facilities."

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