459375 per note, payable May 1, 2005, to note holders of record on April
15, 2005.

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New operators
will enter the markets and, like in most countries that have just opened their
markets, go for the most profitable sectors such as international voice and
data.
Over the past years Van Leeuwen Buizen has build a strong reputation as a
reliable supplier for piping material in the Middle East. The
scope of supply comprises a variety of Ball, Globe, Butterfly and Double
Block + Bleed Valves, mostly produced from high alloy Inconel (R) (UNS
N06625).

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Bahrain

Location: Middle East, archipelago in
the Persian Gulf, east of Saudi Arabia
Total Area: 620 sq m
Coastline: 161 km
Nationality: noun: Bahraini(s) adjective:
Bahraini
Languages: Arabic, English, Farsi, Urdu
Climate: arid; mild, pleasant winters;
very hot, humid summers
Natural resources: oil, associated and
nonassociated natural gas, fish, pearls
Capital: Manama
Independence: 15 August 1971 (from UK)
Flag description: red with a white
serrated band (eight white points ) on the hoist side
Currency: Bahraini dinar (BHD)

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is an independent, Canadian-based global energy and chemicals
company. We are uniquely positioned for growth in the
UK North Sea, the deep -water Gulf of Mexico, the Athabasca oil sands of
Alberta, the Middle East and offshore West Africa .

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Topics detailed in the report include the following:

- National and international telecommunications infrastructure
- National and international telecommunications infrastructure
developments
- Regulatory issues and government policies re infrastructure
- Datacomms Infrastructure , Leased Lines, ISDN, Frame Relay, ATM, MPLS
- Brief overviews on all of the major telecommunications carriers and
service providers

Countries covered: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon,
Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey United Arab Emirates and Yemen
The telecoms industry in the Middle East region is slowly but surely
shedding its status as an underdeveloped, overprotected or closed market.
The development project for Salman Oil and Gas Field (EPC-2), located in
the Persian Gulf, aims at daily production of 50,000 barrels crude oil and
540 million cubic feet gas.

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DUBLIN, Ireland , Research and Markets
(http://www. The company, which was founded in 1924, is active in practically
all sectors of industry.

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com/reports/c18871) has announced the addition
of 2005 Middle Eastern - Telecoms Statistics and Market Overview to their
offering.
Apart from regulatory developments , the upcoming increase in wholesale
international bandwidth will have a major impact on affordability of services
in the region.
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(Logo: http://www. The first
wave was sometimes either accompanied or followed by liberalisation of data
markets such as those in Lebanon and Saudi Arabia.
The notes are listed for trading on the TSX: NXY.

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Research and Markets: Telecoms Industry in the Middle East Region is Slowly but Surely Shedding its Status as an Underdeveloped Overprotected or Closed Market

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However the rate of change, particularly in
market liberalisation, is gaining momentum, driven by a combination of
factors: World Trade Organisation (WTO) and other international body
requirements, the desire to improve the quality of services and the desire to
improve the standard of living through economic investment. SEA-ME-WE 4 and the FLAG Falcon cable, both set to go live in
late-2005, have landing stations in a number of Middle East countries.PR.PR. We add value for
shareholders through successful full-cycle oil and gas exploration and
development, a growing industrial bleaching chemicals business , and leadership
in ethics, integrity and environmental protection.

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Laura Wood
Senior Manager
Research and Markets
press@researchandmarkets. Supply of High Alloy Valves for Seven Offshore Platforms in Persian Gulf

Value of Contract in Excess of US$ 21 Million

Based on Strong Reputation for Managing Piping Material

ZWIJNDRECHT, The Netherlands, Van Leeuwen
Buizen has been awarded a contract worth more than US$ 21 million by an
Iranian contractor for the supply of valves on the Salman Offshore Oil and
Gas Field in Iran.

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The total project scope includes the
reconstruction of five platform jackets and seven platform topsides as well
as related bridges. Completion of the project is scheduled for mid 2005 .
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The
region is a jigsaw of countries at various stages of economic development and
market liberalisation. With the exception of mobile voice, both countries
have opened all sectors of the market to unlimited competition. The
sudden influx of wholesale international bandwidth should lead to a drop in
wholesale prices and result in cheaper prices for end-user services. Based on this
reputation and Van Leeuwen Buizen's proven expertise in managing complex,
short track contracts, the company was selected as the partner of choice to
source, expedite, inspect and deliver all valves for the Salman project.

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U" rather than "TSX: NXY.B".35% Subordinated Notes

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This level of development and liberalisation is reflected in the telecom
industry of countries in the region, ranging from Qatar's total monopoly of
the telecoms market until 2013, to Israel's total market liberalisation , to
conservative Iran's shaky attempts at market reform to cater for the massive
unmet demand for mobile services. The initial wave
of liberalisation was in the mobile market.

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Van Leeuwen Buizen Awarded Contract for Salman Oil and Gas Field

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regular quarterly interest payment on its 7.

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Award of this contract is a further acknowledgment of Van Leeuwen
Buizen's successful strategy to handle Salman type contracts through
integrated contract management teams, thus providing dedicated commercial,
technical, financial and quality know-how to customers and selected
manufacturing partners.

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The Group currently has several tens of locations
across Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Australia and Canada.

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In TO033 , "Interest Payable on Nexen's 7.

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researchandmarkets.newscom. The result of this is evident
today as there are 11 countries with two or more mobile operators.com
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Our common shares are listed on the Toronto and New York stock
exchanges under the symbol NXY.

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The third and final wave,
liberalisation of fixed-line voice markets has already swept over Israel,
Bahrain and Jordan and will soon occur in Saudi Arabia. The Salman contract is unique for the large number of Inconel(R)
valves, which needs to be produced in a short production cycle in order to
meet the challenging construction schedule for the project.vanleeuwen.
Nexen Inc .

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Saudi Arabia is set to follow down the path taken by Israel, Bahrain and
Jordan soon when it announced plans to liberalise fixed-voice markets two
years earlier than anticipated.
Van Leeuwen Buizen
Van Leeuwen Buizen is a Dutch subsidiary of the Van Leeuwen Pipe and Tube
Group, an international distributor of steel pipe, valves and pipe
components.com

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incorrect and should have read "TSX: NXY.U and the NYSE:
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com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040820/RESEARCH )
This annual report provides an insight into the telecoms market of the
Middle East.
Bahrain and Jordan have recently created a regulatory environment
conducive to competition.