Wednesday 23rd Muharam 1431H 29th December 2010 Edition 6288

AL-Rushaid:  90% of manufactured goods from the local market.

Star the first Saudi company in the offshore petroleum industry, with large investments

Succeeded Saipem TAQA Al-Rushaid  Star  of the Manufacture Co., Ltd. in settlement of offshore petroleum industry through the provision of 90 per cent of the interior materials in the industry from the local market. The Chairman of the Board of Directors Star of the Manufacture Co., Ltd. The company is endemic industry offshore petroleum, through the provision of 90 per cent of the requirements of the Plant  from raw materials that go into manufacturing, processing, offshore platforms, adding that the localization industry offshore platforms for the benefit of large small which constitute 70 per cent of national income to the kingdom, which is reflected positively on the national economy. Asserting that what distinguishes the company that designs and engineering are at the site of the company in King Abdul Aziz Port in Dammam. The Chairman of the Board of Directors include : Star which is the first Saudi company to make platforms of oil and gas, marine, has been established to support Saudi ARAMCO in the development of offshore projects, in line with the plans of ARAMCO, the receiving of the development of offshore gas fields, in particular, that the development of gas fields and production is vital for the future of the Saudi economy, pointing out that Star is planning to meet the additional work for the development of major gas fields extracted from the sea. The Chairman of the Board of Directors Star that the company has strategies for expansion, but he stressed the importance of granting the company a large area of land, he said in this regard in order to continue to develop a strategy of this company, we need to invest additional space, we have been consuming facilities available to fully . And the good that the Star has established a school for welding to facilitate the training of Saudi employees in the companys website, where it joins the trainees who graduate from the School of welding to the company after the completion of the training program, noting that the school came over on 350 trainees Saudis over the past period have great skill in welding work and are currently working in the company after graduation.

He noted that the company invested 60 million riyals for the construction of housing units for more than 1500 employees next to the headquarters of the company, and to ease the movement of buses staff at the port, adding that the company has plant facilities provide the company with desalinated water and electricity.

The use of modern techniques of his part, the General Manager stated that the companys goal is to produce offshore platforms and requirements, adding that the company started manufacturing activities in the month of October (October 2008), through a long-term alliance with Snamprogetti Saudi Arabia for the benefit of Saudi ARAMCO. He explained that in order to meet the needs of ARAMCO for the manufacture of oil platforms and offshore gas and accessories to extract the oil and gas, the company uses the latest technologies of modern and converted to a domestic industry competition is able to prove itself as an industry a Saudi national with its local and able to compete with their international counterparts, in addition to its activity in the Kingdom, where the company aims to cover marketing their products in the Gulf states. In the same context, Mr. Abdullah Al-Yabis the Director of Administration and Finance pointed  that the Star has signed a long term contract to manufacture, transfer and installation of offshore platforms for the benefit of Saudi ARAMCO, with a contract term of seven years, extendable for two additional two each of three years, indicating that the contract includes the installation of pipelines and submarine cables, he said, adding that manufacturing platforms are not only after the signing of contracts due to manufacturing cost him the podium of the large sums of money. He said everything that the supply of Saudi ARAMCO platforms petroleum will play a vital role in supporting the plans ARAMCO to achieve its strategic objectives to increase production of oil and gas to meet global demand growth and increasing energy, indicating at the same time that the signing of the contract with Saudi ARAMCO has added value will lead to the settlement of maritime industries and technology transfer as well to create many job opportunities for Saudi nationals in this vital area. And everything that the Star is introducing a system of strict quality control of all manufacturing activities, indicating that the company obtained the quality certificate ISO 9001 in the month (November) 2009, and successfully exceeded two million hours without recording injuries.

Production capacity, said Mr. Walid Ahmed, the director of business development at Saipem TAQA Al-Rushaid for Responsible Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Star, The productivity of the factory dedicated to manufacturing offshore platforms up to 30 thousand tons per year, where production takes place according to the latest technologies in this area, pointing at the same time that are manufactured between 20 and 30 different platform sizes annually. Ahmed said that the manufacture of offshore platforms are in a strategic location is locked inside the King Abdul Aziz Port in Dammam port with deep water, indicating that a strategic manufacturing site for this type of industries to facilitate the process of shipping. And Ahmed that the Star is the only company in Saudi Arabia specialized in the manufacture of offshore oil, indicating that the presence of the largest oil company in the world of Saudi ARAMCO encouraged Star to manufacture this product, add to that the plant was not established specifically for Saudi ARAMCO, as the company seeks to reach the Gulf markets and competition assisted by the ability to increase production, pointing out that the platform coupled with the cost of manufacture, and the consumption of large amount of iron and other raw materials, in addition to the wages of the staff working from professionals and technicians.

Saudi competencies at the same time, said Mr. Khalid Al-Mannai Director of Human Resources, the company contributed to the employment of a group of qualified technical and administrative Saudi Arabia, where they are trained by the company at the center is dedicated to training in welding and pipe installation work. The immune system that the company succeeded in a short period in the Saudization of 22 per cent of the staff of the company, explaining that the company seeks to achieve high rates of Saudization. The immune to the Star is planning to launch a recruitment campaign, training and large-scale in the near future, noting that the company was keen to establish a vocational training center in an integrated manufacturing site platforms offshore oil itself, where the allocated classrooms equipped through which to provide training programs in welding provided by the Center for Rehabilitation and training of Saudi cadres at various welding, where the company plans through this center for the launch of other training programs covering subjects as diverse as installing pipes and electrical and mechanical works and facilities management.  Because of The immune system that the company expects to contribute to the training center for this purpose in raising the percentage of Saudization, and provide the required numbers of artisans, engineers and skilled technicians.  And immune detection, the company signed training agreement with Human Resources Development Fund target, provides support for training linked to employment to a large number of professionals in various work sites of companies.