Our Tourists’ Behavior in Europe
Let me say it loud and clear: The behavior of some of the tourists from Saudi Arabia and the other Gulf states is not acceptable and has to change.
Cruise Update
Diminished interest in two cruises being promoted through the Aramco ExPats Travel Club has forced formal plans to be canceled.
The Crescent, The Sea, and the Long Sand: Poems and Stories
We moved from Chicago to start working at Aramco in Dhahran in July, 1981. I worked at the ITC (Industrial Training Center) and our children, Aaron and Jason, attended the Dhahran schools.
Arabian Memories
Arabian Memories is very unique book in the fact that it is a combination of the author’s, Susan Gregory, memories of her stay in Abqaiq and Udhailiyah from 1990 to 2002 as well as having many cultural tidbits of Saudi and the Middle Eastern culture included for any who are preparing for a move to the Middle East.
Mubarak Village-A Reason to Fall in Love with Pakistan-Again
I heard of Mubarak village the very day my university planned a field trip to it. I thought it would be far away from Karachi and that it will take us at least two hours to reach the place. However, it was hardly a drive of 15 minutes from Hawks’ Bay.
Coming Together for Combustion
The Saudi Aramco Research & Development Center (R&DC) recently organized the Fifth Annual Meeting of the Saudi Arabian Section of the Combustion Institute.
Old Karachi Video 1942 By A British Soldier
Karachi As Seen By A British Soldier Sometime Between 1942 And 1947: Lively Street Scenes, Animals, Buildings, Life In Karachi Cantonment, Followed By The Journey Back Towards Britain On A Troop Ship Through The Suez Canal.
Contractors, Companies Come Together at Jazan Economic City
Saudi Aramco introduced local contractors to the Jazan Economic City (JEC) and the Refinery Complex in a workshop, encouraging contractors to register as vendors.
Local Palm Trees Support Technical Solutions
Saudi Aramco’s EXPEC Advanced Research Center (EXPEC ARC) solved a drilling challenge using date tree waste. EXPEC ARC examined the waste components of local date trees, such as seeds, leaves and trunks, and determined that they effectively seal rock formations in oil and gas wells while drilling, and prevent seepage.
MOI Provides Innovative, Efficient E-Services
As a society we tend to complain and gripe a lot about the shortcomings in government and private services.
Expat Heroes in Asir Mosque
Last Thursday, a suicide bomber blew himself up in a mosque in the city of Abha in Asir province. This is not the first time a terrorist attack took place in the Kingdom.
Employees Honored for Service
Thirty-three long-standing Saudi Aramco employees from Operations and Business Services were honored at a 35 and 40-year service award ceremony and luncheon held recently at the RT Najmah East Lounge.
First Woman To Oversee 60,000 Employees in Saudi Aramco
Saudi state-run oil giant Aramco earlier this week appointed Huda Al-Ghosn as its executive director of employee relations and training, making her the first women to fill this position in the company’s history.
18 Recognized for 25 and 30 Years of Service
Eighteen employees were recently recognized during a 25 and 30 year service award ceremony held at the Plaza Conference Center in Dhahran. Huda M. Al-Ghoson, executive director of Human Resources, presided over the event.
Let’s Hear The Voice of Wisdom
Four prominent Arabs — a Saudi, an Egyptian, a Kuwaiti and a Jordanian — have floated a proposal to resolve the Syrian crisis that has seen over 300,000 innocent people killed and millions displaced.
Saudi Aramco Journal of Technology - Summer 2015
Horizontal drilling technology, a real marvel of engineering and scientific innovation, is used extensively to produce thin zones, fractured reservoirs, formations with bottom water, tight gas, heavy oil, and enabling to induce multiple hydraulic fractures in the reservoir.
iRead 2015 Camp Runs its Third Session
The 2015 iRead cultural enrichment camp in al-Khobar began this month, with 40 students from middle school up to university level participating.
Media Must Play Responsible Social Role
Have the media organizations played a role in the development of media in the Kingdom? An American journalist asked me this question a week ago.
Aramco Brats: I Didn’t Know
Even though I have never worked for Saudi Aramco, I have been a close follower of this company. I had to.
Launching the Kingdom’s First Carbon Capture Project
Being the largest of its kind in the Middle East, Saudi Aramco’s first carbon capture and enhanced oil recovery pilot project demonstrates commitment to environmental stewardship.