Baker Hughes to expand chemicals manufacturing with new Saudi facility

Baker Hughes broke ground on its first chemicals manufacturing facility in Saudi Arabia today, the energy tech solutions provider said in a statement.

Located in Jubail, the facility will be designed to help customers improve production, reduce costs, and maximize the value of their assets across the chemicals value chain.

“We are pleased to begin building our chemicals manufacturing facility to meet the growing needs of customers in Saudi Arabia and across the Middle East,” Jerome Jammal, Baker Hughes vice president, Oilfield and Industrial Chemicals, said.

“Localizing our capabilities will drive the continued development of our business and workforce in full alignment with Saudi Aramco’s In-Kingdom Total Value Add (IKTVA) program,” he added.

The manufacturing facility will deliver the company’s full portfolio of chemical services and technology solutions for the hydrocarbon production, transmission, processing and petrochemical industries.

Employees will also collaborate with researchers and subject matter experts at the Baker Hughes Dhahran Technology Center to address region-specific chemicals challenges and deliver value-added solutions to customers.