Preparing a Young Saudi Workforce
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July 17, 2019 vol. LXXIV, No. 28 a weekly Saudi Aramco publication for employees preparing a young Saudi workforce setting a course for Saudi Aramco is working in partnership with the National Maritime success with iktva KPIs Academy to boost the skill levels of graduates, equip them with market Saudi Aramco has shown strong progress in its goal reading competency, and provide them jobs in the marine and port of localizing 70% of its service and procurement operations sector. see page 5 spending by 2021. Still, it remains critical that company organizations monitor and report their spending decisions if we are to make good on the promise to help generate new jobs and boost the diversification of the Kingdom’s economy. see page 5 a major step forward at SPARK King Salman Energy Park’s first major investment see page 3 Aramcon is Kingdom’s When Fred Clark heard of OPEC basket Saudi Aramco the recent Kitesurfing Festival five-week price trend 2019 top kitesurfer being conducted as part of by the numbers the Jiddah Season, he wanted to 66.02 65.33 explore a potential new site to surf and 63.87 62.90 meet new people. He had no idea $ 61.87 he might take top honors from a field of more than 50 fellow kitesurfers. new local290 manufacturers have been added to Saudi Aramco’s supply chain since the introduction of the In- see back page Kingdom Total Value Add localization June 14 June 21 June 28 July 5 July 12 program. July 17, 2019 the arabian sun 2 company news supporting localization and boosting business new signings strive to increase number of pre-qualified contractors GES contracts are in-Kingdom long form contracts established by Saudi Aramco’s Project Management in 2011 to support localization, bolster in-Kingdom engineering capabilities to undertake more complex projects, and provide services to all engineering and project execution organizations across the company, as well as non-Saudi Aramco organizations, for their engineering and project management business needs. Dhahran — Saudi Aramco recently Front End Engineering Design (FEED) and signed several new General Engineering FEED works in refining and petrochemi- and Project Management Service Con- cals, as well as technologies, and licensors. tracts at the office of Project Manage- Dar Al-Riyadh and Arabian Consulting are ment vice president Fahad E. Al-Helal in reputable local engineering firms with ex- Dhahran. tensive experience with GES contracts in Motaz A. Al Mashouk, general manager the oil and gas industry. of Maritime, Building, and Infrastructure Al-Helal and Al Mashouk congratulated Project Management, served as an official the new contractors on their contracts, witness of the signings. and acknowledged the contractors’ rela- The contracts are expected to help meet tionships with Saudi Aramco. current and future demand of both Saudi The key to success in meeting the pro- Aramco and government projects, as well gram objectives, Al Helal said, will depend as increase the number of local General on delivering high quality engineering and Engineering Services (GES)-Plus Contrac- project management services, maximizing tors (GES+). Fahad E. Al-Helal signs general service contracts for oil and gas projects with the consortium of localization, and achieving iktva targets — The new contracts are in compliance Technip SPA and Dar Al-Riyadh Engineering Consultants (above). Al-Helal also signed a general with a particular emphasis on the recruit- with the company’s In-Kingdom Total services contract with Dar Al Handasah and another with Saudi Consolidated Engineering Co./ ment and development of young Saudi Value Add (iktva) program, which has an Khatib & Alami for civil infrastructure projects. The contracts are expected to help meet current and talent. future demand of both Saudi Aramco and government projects, as well as increase the number of initial goal of increasing the number of local General Engineering Services — Plus Contractors. (Photo: Abdulaziz Al Moaiweed/MPD). goods and services purchased in the King- dom to 70% by 2021. These new contracts will help to maxi- known as GESi, were signed in May. The A statement of “Contract Award and In- mize the localization of engineering ser- two contracting companies, Dar Al-Handa- tent to Execute Contract” was signed for vices, bolster in-Kingdom engineering sah Consultants Co. and Saudi Consolidat- the consortium of Technip (Italy) SPA and capabilities to undertake more complex ed Engineering Co./Khatib & Alami (SCEC), Dar Al-Riyadh Engineering Consultants projects, and speed up the transfer of are renowned globally for developing en- (TechnipFMC-Dar), which also took effect The new GES+ and knowledge in the Kingdom. gineering activities for civil infrastructure in May. GESi contracts are By leveraging the company’s purchasing projects, with expertise in architecture, The consortium of Bechtel and the Ara- and contract decisions, Saudi Aramco can buildings, urban planning, transportation, bian Consulting Engineering Center (Bech- expected to help meet contribute to its own goals, as well as the sewer/waste, and waste treatment, among tel-ACEC) has been approved by Saudi Ar- goal of the Kingdom, of diversifying and others. amco to join the GES+ program, with the current and future strengthening the Kingdom’s economy. official contract signing anticipated to take GES+ contracts for oil place in the third quarter of this year. demand of both Saudi advancing civil infrastructure and gas projects Technip and Bechtel are both renowned Aramco and Two of the contracts, which will deal Two other contracts will deal with GES for extensive experience in the oil and gas with GES for civil infrastructure projects, for oil and gas projects, known as GES+. industry handling large and complex pre- government projects. your voice Can you collaborate when the going gets tough? An expert says not arguing is almost im- able results for the benefits of the com- It is also crucial to agree with your partner possible for a couple of research collabo- pany. There will be tough times between that neither of you should win nor lose rators. you and your collaborating partner(s) to the disagreement, and ensure that the is- Although collaboration can be success- achieve the best possible results; howev- sue is discussed and resolved by seeking ful and exciting, many collaborators face er, don’t give up. To gain win-win solu- the help it requires from a counselor. difficulty when it comes to resolving the tions, you and your partner should accept • Share a fail or successful exper- more stressful issues in conducting the the flaws, forgot the ego, and accept the iment. Spending time together in con- tasks individually. This article briefly offers different opinions to achieve publishable ducting the experimental work and dis- practical tips collaborators can follow to results. cussing the findings is so important to work through difficult situations, and to • Accept your collaborator’s opin- ensure that the research collaboration understand how to attain collaboration ions. An expert says the best therapy to succeeds. Setting aside time to spend bliss and work toward a healthy relation- overcome the disagreement in conducting with your partner at the laboratory, in- ship. the research collaboration is to talk to a dependently doing work you both enjoy, It takes both parties to build a success- professional personnel counselor, who will is important for a happy collaboration. by Husin Sitepu ful collaboration, and therefore, they give their unbiased opinions and help to Sharing a failed or successful experiment Dhahran should not enter a collaboration believing clear any misgivings where possible. will go a long way in ensuring you remain [email protected] it will be free from stress, disagreements • Be fair when you disagree with friends, as well as having a successful col- and other collaboration miseries. An ex- your partner. When you and your part- laboration. pert said there are key things to remem- ner disagree on the experimental results, An expert indicated that effective inter- ber when you conduct a healthy collabo- you should ensure the argument is kindly personal communication in conducting a ration. and calmly resolved, and that there is no collaboration demonstrates great impact • Be realistic. Scientists, when ready to lasting emotional relationship damage. for your partner at work, and therefore, collaborate, need to understand that it is The key points to any disagreement are to it can also be applied to your family at going to be tough. Therefore, the collab- take a deep breath, and realize when it is home, with the results affecting your Your Voice reflects the thoughts and opinions of the writer, and not necessarily those of the orators should be prepared to work hard the right time to walk away from an argu- health and well-being, and can make your publication. in one direction to achieve the publish- ment, whether the issue is solved or not. lives better and more enjoyable. the arabian sun July 17, 2019 cover story 3 a major step forward at SPARK King Salman Energy Park welcomes Oilfields Supply Center’s $ million investment Dhahran — King Salman Energy Park small- and medium-sized enterprises in (SPARK) and Dubai-based Oilfields Sup- the energy sector. OSC plans to invest ply Center Ltd. (OSC) last week signed approximately $450 million over the next an agreement to establish OSC as an an- two years, contributing to SPARK’s objec- chor tenant at SPARK, an energy city me- tive of localizing more than 300 new in- ga-project that will cement Saudi Arabia’s dustrial and service facilities. position as a global energy, industrial, and The CUSB will be an industrial facility technology hub. that provides industrial buildings of var- ious sizes to host companies and supply accelerating enterprise them with integrated services such as lo- growth regionwide gistics, technical engineering services, and In collaboration with Saudi Aramco, OSC business support.