Saudi Aramco's subsidiaries provide a range of services from the provision of aircraft, training, crude oil purchasing, marketing and transport services to complete its truly international scope of operations. ARAMCO SERVICES Company (ASC) is a US Corporation based in Houston, Texas.
ASC wholly owns three independent subsidiary companies, with a minority interest in a fourth.
The corporation provides a wide range of services to its parent company Saudi Aramco.
These include management of petroleum technology and engineering projects for various facilities to be constructed in Saudi Arabia; the recruitment of personnel from North America for Aramco's international operations and the procurement and shipment of materials to Saudi Aramco.
Support is also provided from the Western Hemisphere by maintaining a well-trained, proficient Oil Spill Response Team, providing investment, banking, insurance and legal advice, maintaining contacts with the local news media and producing publications to enhance public awareness and understanding.
Purchasing/logistics
The Purchasing & Logistics department's goal is to provide Saudi Aramco and its affiliates with efficient purchasing, logistics and material-management services.
These services include, but are not limited to, purchasing, expediting and export shipping of materials in excess of $100 million annually to support Saudi Aramco's operations.
In addition, Purchasing & Logistics supports Saudi Aramco's Project Management Teams with logistic services, systems, procedures and training services as required.
The department also supports ASC's domestic purchasing and travel needs, as well as the sale of surplus materials of ASC and its affiliates.
Environmental Services Unit (ESU)
Established to provide leadership and expertise to ASC to respond to an oil spill emergency.
The primary customer is Vela International Marine, an associated company. In the event of an oil spill involving one of these vessels, it is ESU's job to respond.
ESU provides the knowledge and resources needed to effectively manage all aspects of response to an oil spill emergency.
To perform that task, ESU has organised and trained an Oil Spill Response Team (OSRT) composed of ASC employees who are trained in response strategies. ESU also ensures that outside resources essential to the response effort are identified, placed under contract and kept ready.
In conjunction with Saudi Aramco and Vela, ESU produces and maintains spill response plans and conducts regular exercises of those plans.
Public Affairs
Public Affairs' mission is to advance the business interests of ASC, providing people in North America and beyond with valuable information about Saudi Aramco and its affiliate subsidiaries.
This is increasingly important as Saudi Aramco expands its operations in all aspects of the oil industry from Saudi Aramco to every corner of the globe.
Engineering Services
Engineering Services is made up of four teams. The Engineering Unit provides engineering support to North America-based Project Management Teams and to Saudi Aramco.
The Quality Systems Unit provides inspection support to Saudi Aramco's procurement and vendor inspection activities in North America and to PMTs.
A New technology Team seeks out the best new science and engineering.
The Information and Image Services Unit operates the Corporate Information Centre, which provides the Drawing Management System and computer graphics support.
Together, these units make Aramco services a world-class leader in engineering and technology.
ASC recruits talented people for Saudi Aramco, which requires people with superior skills and leading-edge expertise to provide state-of-the-art technology to all operations.
ASC's North American Staffing Services Unit is dedicated to linking the right people with rewarding positions at Saudi Aramco.
Opportunities range from oil exploration, production, refining and engineering positions to aviation, medicine, education and more.
By searching for, hiring and relocating people who are leaders in their fields, ASC helps provide Saudi Aramco and its affiliates with an important technological edge, while offering those hired a challenging atmosphere in world-class operations.
