QP booth at Tokyo festival a big draw

Qatar Petroleum (QP) has a strong presence as a sponsor of the event ‘Qatar Week: Ferjaan in Tokyo,’ which formally opened on Thursday and will be held until October 1 at Roppongi Hills in Tokyo. The five-day event is part of the activities of Qatar-Japan 2012, which celebrates 40 years of friendly relations between the two countries.The word ‘ferjaan’ means ‘neighbourhood’ in colloquial Qatari Arabic, and the event thus showcases a representation of Qatari culture through a traditional souk, which features Qatari heritage as well as the exhibits of leading Qatari firms, such as QP. The QP booth provides a glimpse of the corporation’s extensive operations in the oil and gas industry. The corporation is participating in the event as a major exhibitor and one of the main sponsors under the directives of HE the Minister of Energy and Industry and Chairman & Managing Director of QP Dr Mohamed bin Saleh al-Sada. ‘Qatar Week: Ferjaan in Tokyo’ was inaugurated on September 27 by HE the Chairman of the Administrative Control and Transparency Authority (ACTA) and head of the Qatar-Japan Joint Higher Committee Abdullah bin Hamad al-Attiyah. Al-Attiyah and Princess Takamado of Japan visited the QP booth, where they were welcomed by the QP delegation. Princess Takamado was presented a memento by the QP delegation. Also among the high-profile visitors was Kenjiro Monji, the Japanese Ambassador to Qatar. Over the past three days, the QP booth has attracted a large number of visitors, who were briefed on the role played by Japanese companies in the development of Qatar’s oil and gas industry.  Organised by the Qatar Museums Authority (QMA), ‘Qatar Week: Ferjaan in Tokyo’ is an opportunity for QP to further highlight its contribution in serving the world’s growing  energy needs as well as in promoting Qatar’s rich cultural heritage worldwide. The event also enables the corporation to express its appreciation to the Japanese companies it has done business with over the past 40 years.