In a move to consolidate operations exploratory oil Saudi Arabia yesterday launched the first specialized maritime platform, are designed and manufactured locally, and the King Abdul Aziz Port in Dammam in the east, with the support of «Saudi ARAMCO» by providing raw materials for manufacturing operations platform.

Dr. Jubara Al-Soraseri Saudi transport minister: «Today we are witnessing the industry has, over the decades is imported from abroad and consume huge amounts of money to go outside of the Saudi economy», considering that the project was the initiative of Saudi businessmen have borne the risk of the project.

The company «Saipem Star» has celebrated yesterday launched the first offshore platform is designed and produced in Saudi Arabia, Mr. Abdullah al-Rushaid, Chairman of the company said that platform comes as part of a joint venture between the «group of good» and a «TAQA» and a «Saipem» Italian to settle this industry imported by Saudi Arabia for decades.

Mr. Al-Rushaid drew good that the platform will be used in operations exploratory and oil that run the company «ARAMCO», pointing out that the cost of the project has reached to 400 million riyals (106 million dollars) in the light of expectations by reaching to 600 million riyals (160 million dollars). And reach production capacity of the plant «Saipem Star», located in King Abdul Aziz Port in Dammam to 30 thousand tons per year.

The good that the project was the initiative of Saudi businessmen, turned him from his position assumed in the UAE city of Sharjah, where the regional headquarters of the company «Saipem» Italian (partner in the project), to the city of Dammam for resettlement industry offshore platforms