Saudi Aramco Signs 8 Agreements worth $4.5 Billion with International Companies

Oil tanks seen at the Saudi Aramco headquarters during a media tour at Dammam city November 11, 2007. REUTERS/ Ali Jarekji/File Photo
Oil tanks seen at the Saudi Aramco headquarters during a media tour at Dammam city November 11, 2007. REUTERS/ Ali Jarekji/File Photo
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Saudi Aramco Signs 8 Agreements worth $4.5 Billion with International Companies

Oil tanks seen at the Saudi Aramco headquarters during a media tour at Dammam city November 11, 2007. REUTERS/ Ali Jarekji/File Photo
Oil tanks seen at the Saudi Aramco headquarters during a media tour at Dammam city November 11, 2007. REUTERS/ Ali Jarekji/File Photo

Saudi Aramco has signed eight agreements with several companies worth $4.5 billion to develop oil and gas production facilities as part of a program to boost energy efficiency, diversify the economy, expand gas production and increase national content.

Eng. Amin Hassan Al Nasser, President and CEO of Saudi Aramco, said during a ceremony to sign the agreements that part of the expansion of gas production will go to the water and power plants in Saudi Arabia and another part will go to the petrochemical industries.

“The plan for Saudi Aramco is to raise the use of gas in desalination plants and electricity from 50 to 70 percent, which is one of the highest in the world,” Nasser said, stressing that petrochemical plants, which would be established in the coming period, would be provided with feedstock.

Eight agreements were signed, including three agreements with Madrid-based Técnicas Reunidas under the Gas Compression Program in the Southern Area.

The project will improve and sustain gas production from Haradh and Hawiyah fields for the next 20 years. The Hawiyah Gas Plant (HGP) Expansion Project will provide additional gas processing facilities to process raw sweet gas, to efficiently meet the Kingdom’s energy demand. The contract will be awarded to the Italian firm SNAMPROGETTI (Saipem).

Other agreements signed on Thursday cover the Free Flow Pipeline Contract for Haradh and Hawiyah (with China Petroleum Pipelines Company); engineering and project management services for the Zuluf Field Development Program (with Jacobs Engineering Inc.); the Pipeline and Trunk line Project of Safaniyah Field (with Abu Dhabi-based National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC); and the Slipover Platforms and Electrical Distribution Platform Project in Safaniyah Field (with McDermott Middle East).



Saudi Mining Licenses Reach 2,401 by End of 2024

Saudi Mining Licenses Reach 2,401 by End of 2024
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Saudi Mining Licenses Reach 2,401 by End of 2024

Saudi Mining Licenses Reach 2,401 by End of 2024

The Saudi Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources announced on Sunday that the number of valid mining licenses in the Kingdom has reached 2,401 by the end of 2024.

The licenses cover various categories, including mining, exploration, reconnaissance, building materials quarries, and small mine operations.

According to the 2024 Mining Sector Indicators Bulletin, issued by the National Industrial and Mining Information Center, the majority of these licenses were granted for building materials quarries (1,481), followed by exploration (642), mining and small mining exploitation (215), reconnaissance (41), and surplus mineral ore extraction (22).

The bulletin serves as a critical tool for monitoring developments in the mining sector, tracking both existing and newly issued licenses across various regions of the Kingdom. By boosting transparency and providing accurate data, the initiative supports investors and decision-makers in making informed choices that contribute to the sector’s growth and sustainability.