With the aim of enriching the local content in alignment with Saudi Vision 2030, Rawabi Oil and Gas Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Rawabi Energy Group of Saudi Arabia, inaugurated its latest state-of-the-art manufacturing plant.

 

The Rawabi Gumpro Drilling Fluids facility, located in Dammam Industrial City (Modon III), is a joint venture with its partner Gumpro Drilling Fluids of India, an innovative manufacturer that specialises in oilfield drilling chemicals in India and the UAE since 1983.

 

The new venture aims to bring high-temperature based chemical reaction technology to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to manufacture specialty oilfield chemicals.

 

The inauguration took place on March 28, 2022, at Rawabi Gumpro’s plant, and is the result of the commitment made with Saudi Aramco during the Future Investment Initiative (FII) 2018.

 

Salem AlHuraish, General Manager, Procurement, and Dr Ashraf Tahini, General Manager of the Expec Center for Advanced Research, were the guests of honour from Aramco as well as a team of procurement and IKTVA officials along with the company’s clients and suppliers.

 

The guests were received by Abdulaziz AlTurki, Chairman Rawabi Holding Group, Anand Gupta, Chairman Gumpro Drilling Fluids, Osman Ibrahim, President and CEO Rawabi Holding Group, Ahmed AlQadeeb, Vice-President, Oilfield Services Division, Noaf AlTurki, Vice-President, Corporate Affairs, Vivek Gupta, Gumpro Group Director, and Nikhil Sarnaik, Executive Committee Member, along with a number of general managers and members from both groups. --OGN

 

Read full report in OGN energy magazine