Saudi firm wins contract to treat water in Yemeni oil filed

RIYADH, Dec.28 (Saba) -
AES Arabia Ltd. (Riyadh-based Company) announced Sunday winning a contract to
implement
water treatment facilities for industrial wastewater used in pumping operations in
favor of an oil project in Yemen.
AES's Chairman Fawaz al-Maliki said in a press release: "This contract is the
second contract awarded by the company in Yemen, after winning a contract last year
for designing
and manufacturing equipments in the project site".
Al-Maliki pointed out that the new contract regards to oil projects in Wadi Kharir
in Shabwa province, 600 km northeast of the capital Sana'a, with a total capacity
of over
26,000 cubic meters of treated water per day.
He considered the Yemeni market one of the most attractive markets during the
coming phase, expecting to award more contacts in the Yemeni petroleum sector with
stability
achievement, while the Saudi companies would be more fortunate to get these
contracts due to their experiences and high potentials.
The support services projects in the petroleum sector have begun operating recently
with signs of improvement in oil prices, both in the Saudi market and the foreign
market,
al-Maliki indicated.
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