Environment & Energy | Sunday 29 May, 2016 2:59 pm

Riyadh to receive 2.4m cubic meters of water daily over summer

NWC’s completed operational plan for summer 2016 aims to provide Riyadh residents and visitors with ample supplies of water during a period where demand is traditionally high. Eng. Abdullah Al-Shaya, Executive Director of RCBU, stated that NWC and the Saline Water Conversion Corporation...

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Environment & Energy | Friday 27 May, 2016 6:22 am

Rabigh Power Plant 2 receives MEED award

Saudi Electric Company’s Rabigh 2 Power Plant (4x700MW) on Wednesday received its Power & Water Project of the Year Award handed out by the Middle East Economic Digest (MEED) in Dubai. MEED’s Quality Awards for Projects 2016 is in recognition of companies that maintain quality...

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Environment & Energy | Sunday 22 May, 2016 8:37 am

Al-Falih reviews renewable energy strategy of country

Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources Minister Khalid Al-Falih paid a visit to the Mishkat exhibition here at the King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy (K.A.CARE) that highlights the importance of renewable energy in sustainable development. Upon his visit to K.A.CARE headquarters...

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Environment & Energy | Wednesday 18 May, 2016 5:52 am

SWCC, NWC to work jointly to help meet summer demand

Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Ibrahim, governor of the Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC) and CEO of National Water Company (NWC), said both water production and distribution sectors are ready to meet the summer demand. SWCC and NWC have applied several joint plans and programs to increase the...

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Environment & Energy | Sunday 15 May, 2016 5:29 am

Shell Saudi Arabia holds seminars on oil used in transport & construction sectors

ALJOMAIH and Shell Lubricating Oil Ltd (Josloc) recently held several seminars across Saudi Arabia about the construction and transport sectors. These seminars came within an integrated program of Business Marketing Department at “Shell Josloc” for continued support to existing and...

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Environment & Energy | Sunday 15 May, 2016 5:27 am

KSA leads the world in water desalination

The desalination industry in Saudi Arabia witnessed significant shifts since it was initiated 88 years ago by King Abdul Aziz in 1928. It started with importing two large machines for sea water distillation in order to find a steady source of fresh water for the people of Jeddah and to alleviate ...

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Environment & Energy | Thursday 12 May, 2016 1:26 pm

Launching The Saudi Power and Saudi Aircon Exhibition 2016

Saudi Power exhibition was launched, on Monday May 9, 2016 in concurrence with the Saudi Aircon 2016 and continues for 3 days at Riyadh International Convention & Exhibition Center H.E. Dr. Saleh Bin Hussein Al Awaji inaugurated the Saudi Power 2016 exhibition organized by Riyadh Exhibitions ...

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Environment & Energy | Wednesday 11 May, 2016 4:28 am

Aramco CEO: Oil demand growing

Saudi Aramco is in the final stages of preparing options for its initial public offer of shares before presenting the options soon to its Supreme Council for consideration, chief executive Amin Nasser said on Tuesday. Saudi Aramco has a huge team working on the options, which include a share...

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Environment & Energy | Monday 9 May, 2016 4:04 am

Saudi Arabia to maintain stable oil policies: Falih

Saudi Arabia’s new energy minister on Sunday pledged to maintain the Kingdom’s oil policy, after being named in a major government overhaul. “Saudi Arabia will maintain its stable petroleum policies,” Khalid Al-Falih said in a statement. “We remain committed to...

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Environment & Energy | Sunday 8 May, 2016 6:15 am

New Energy Minister Khalid Al-Falih was longtime Saudi Aramco chief

Khalid Al-Falih, named byon Saturday to head a super Ministry of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources, was the longtime chief of state oil giant Saudi Aramco. From 2009, he was Saudi Aramco’s president and CEO, in charge of about 60,000 employees at the firm which produces roughly one in...

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