GE in Saudi Arabia, Manufacturing Technology Center

GE Energy Manufacturing Technology Center High Technology Power, Services, Oil & Gas, and Water Capabilities

Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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The GE Energy Manufacturing Technology Center is one of GE’s largest and most sophisticated energy technology centers in the world. The Center reflects GE’s dedication to providing our customers with advanced technology and quality services. It also represents our commitment to invest in the Kingdom, strengthen our local capabilities, and grow and nurture talented Saudi employees.

The Center is testament to the growing relationship between GE and Saudi Arabia as we continue to invest and support the Kingdom’s ambitions to expand its manufacturing and export sectors. The Center is designed to empower the next generation of Saudi talent with advanced technical and management skills. GE remains fully committed to support the Kingdom in achieving its Saudization goals and becoming a knowledge-based economy.

We are proud that the Center will be located in Dammam to better serve our customers in the Kingdom, the Middle East, and the world.

GE Energy Manufacturing Technology Center

Since supplying Saudi Arabia with the first turbine for its first oil refinery in 1942, GE has delivered over 500 turbines to the Kingdom and generates half of its power today. Beginning with Middle East Engi-neering Ltd, Saudi Arabia (MEELSA) in the 1970s, GE’s footprint in Saudi Arabia currently stands at three local offices and seven energy facilities. Saudi Arabia is also home to the largest GE workforce (over 800 employees) in the Middle East. Over the last eight decades, GE has grown its presence exponentially in the Kingdom to be nearer to our customers and deliver advanced technology solutions for their toughest challenges while helping Saudi Arabia expand its energy infrastructure. Leveraging the company’s suc-cessful 130-year heritage of developing human capital, GE has steadily expanded our knowledge-shar-ing initiatives in the Kingdom. We have developed several successful co-operative programs with leading Saudi institutions, such as the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology. With 20 Graduate Management Program (GMP) participants in GE Energy alone, the highly successful GMP program was recently extended to Saudi Arabia.

GE is proud of our 80-year heritage in Saudi Arabia. The 10,000 square-meter, $100 million GE Energy Manufacturing Technology Center represents GE’s renewed and expanded commitment to be the Kingdom’s energy technology partner toward a sustainable future.

1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000 and beyond

“ As part of GE’s commitment to Saudi Arabia, we are looking forward to a high quality integrated service facility where GE can repair advanced technology gas turbine-related parts locally, rather than sending them out of the country, to save time and cost. (We can already repair E-class turbine parts locally)

We are also pleased to see the realization of GE’s promise to expand the training of young Saudis, giving them the opportunity to know more about the operation and maintenance of the GE units with the advanced training center. We look forward to the future of more cooperation and partnership with GE.”

— Saudi Electricity Company

1942 GE supplies turbomachinery to Saudi’s first oil expedition

GE provides two Frame 5 turbines to Riyadh’s first power plant, Riyadh PP1, to power the city of Riyadh

• GEsuppliesgasturbinestoninepowerplantsinthe Kingdom to support electricity needs in Saudi Arabia

• GEisthefirstcompanytousecrudeasfuelforpowergeneration in the Kingdom

• GEdeliversgasturbinestotheEasternRegion (Faras, Othmania, and Nuarryah)

2011 GE Energy Manufacturing Technology Center officially inaugurated

• GEdeliversthreeFrame5turbinestoAramcoforthestartofJizanpowerplant

• GEsupportsRiyadhtomeettheincreaseinpowerdemandbysupplying gas turbines to Riyadh PP4

• GEsupportsDhahranElectricPowerCompany(DEPCO)withpower generation technology to meet power needs in Dhahran and Khobar

• GEsuppliesgasturbinestoRiyadhPP7

• GEinauguratesMiddleEastEngineeringLtd,SaudiArabia(MEELSA) to expand Saudi local service capabilities

• GEbeginsdeliveringpowergenerationtechnologytoSaudiElectricityCompany’s Riyadh PP9 power plants. Riyadh PP9 is the world’s largest power plant with 60 turbines.

• GEdeliversthefirstcombinedcycletechnologytoRiyadhPP9.

• GEinauguratesMiddleEastPowerCompany(MEPCO)tomanufactureequipment for the power generation and oil and gas industries, creating up to 80 jobs.

• GEleadswinningconsortiumforMarafiqIWPP,theworld’slargestintegratedwaterandpowerplant

• GEships1000thF-technologyturbinetoSaudi

• GEwinsMarafiqSustainabilityAwardforMarafiqIWPP

• GEfacilitatesEx-ImloantoSaudiElectricityCompanyfor23GEgasturbinesforPP10

• GEestablishesFuelResearchCenterinKFUPM,expandingpresencetosixfacilitiesincludingtheWater & Process Technology Center, GE & Al Tamimi Heat Exchangers Manufacturing Facility, Saudi ArabianSensingSolutionsCo.(SASSCO),State-of-the-ArtNon-DestructiveTestingFacility,aJVwithAbdulla Fouad Holding Company and the Petroleum Center in Dhahran.

• FirstbatchofGE-TVTC(TechnologyVocationalTrainingCenter)studentsgraduates

GE introduces Frame 5 turbines to Saudi Arabia

— John Krenicki ViceChairman,GeneralElectric President & CEO, GE Energy

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JobCreationExponentially increasing engineering jobs

* Saudization refers to the national policy in Saudi Arabia to encourage employment of Saudi nationals in the private sector.

Average length of employee service in GE Saudi: 11 years.

19%

2006

Saudization* RateTotal Employees

120

34%

2009

260

41%

2010

365

50%

2011

505

65%

2015

1000

Investing in people

Today, Saudi Arabia is experiencing a period of unprecedented growth. To sustain this growth, the Kingdom is expanding its energy infrastructure by building a skilled Saudi workforce.

GE is supporting Saudi Arabia in fulfilling its economic ambitions: in addition to delivering advanced energy technology solutions to meet the Kingdom’s toughest challenges, GE has taken an early lead in training and developing Saudi nationals for the energy industry. Understanding the role that advanced skills and knowledge play in sustaining economic development, GE has leveraged its 130-year history in developing human capital to steadily expand its knowledge sharing and training initiatives in the Kingdom. One example is the highly successful cooperative program with leading Saudi institutions such as King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals. Other programs in the pipeline include an internship program with Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University.

The GE Energy Manufacturing Technology Center is GE’s largest commitment in the Kingdom to date. The center furthers GE’s localization efforts through expanding job creation and training programs. By 2015, it is planned that more than 60 percent of the center’s employees will be Saudi. The center also provides expanded on-the-job training; the advanced training center hosted within will also offer the latest energy technology and managerial training. All this will empower the next generation of Saudis to meet the Kingdom’s increasing power and water needs and support its expanding energy infrastructure.

I joined the GE Saudi family 14 years ago, and GE has helped me develop my career. GE believes and invests in the Saudi nationals who join the GE family. Today, as GE Energy’s country executive for Saudi Arabia, I am pleased to welcome even more Saudis on board GE Energy.

— Hisham Bahkali Country Executive, Saudi Arabia, GE Energy

Investing in people


Talent DevelopmentPartnerships and Joint Programs with Technical Colleges and Universities

Technical and Vocational Training Corporation (TVTC)Building on existing partnerships to establish a GE TrainingCenterinconjunctionwithTVTCtonurture the next generation of Saudi talent.

Technical CollegesJointTechnicalProgramcoveringcoursecurriculum, internships, and co-ops**

• DammamCollegeofTechnology

• Al-HasaCollegeofTechnology

• Al-AhsaCollegeofTechnology

• Firstclassofover30studentsgraduatefromthefirst GEJointTechnicalProgramwithTVTCinMay2011

Expanding our commitment to local training and knowledge sharing initiatives, GE Energy forms partnerships and joint programs with leading educational institutions everywhere in the world. These partnerships and joint programs serve a dual purpose: they provide further educational opportunities for young people in the communities where GE operates while also enhancing employment prospects throughout the region. GE Energy is collaborating with several leading Saudi academic institutions to develop academic programs that feature targeted curriculums, internships and cooperative learning experiences.

Training

Development of Training ProgramsGE is known for our culture of learning, innovation, and teamwork. We invest about $1 billion annually in training and leadership development programs worldwide.

• SupervisorandLeadEngineertrainingatGErepairandR&D facilities around the globe

• GEexpertsonshort-termassignmentsofferon-the-jobtraining at the engineer and technician levels

• ContinuousLeanSixSigmaactionworkoutsforeachcomponent repair cell, Quality and Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) Training

• Allprocessesandequipment to be qualified by GE experts prior to production start

• Globalskillregistration and certification

• OngoingCenter of Excellence for audit and training

UniversitiesKing Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals• >30Graduatesinthecurrentorganization

• EightgraduatesintheOperationsManagement Leadership Program (OMLP)

— On assignment in ME, Europe, Asia, and Americas

• Ongoingstudentco-opprogramwithinSaudiArabia

• 11StudentsonassignmentattheGEServiceCenter

Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University• Internshipprogramforstudents

Human Resources Development Fund (HRDF)Contract in place to support new graduates for up to three years.

“ [These partnerships have] an obvious consequence of expanding the practical knowledge of the future task force, which enables greater prosperity of the Kingdom.”

— Saudi ARAMCO

Saudi Repair Development CenterLeading edge technology delivering quality to the customer.

Regional repair development• PartInspectionandRepairProcesses

• OutageOptimizationandFieldRepair

Special process expertise• Coatingandstripping

• Superalloyrepairknowledge

• Materialsandprocessengineering

Qualification and quality support• Equipmentandrepairrollout

• Repairstandardizationtomaximizequality

• Continuousimprovement

Integrated with global GE team• Designengineering

• Materialsandprocessengineering

• Manufacturing

• GEGlobalResearchcenters

**Co-op program is a 26-week internship program for university seniors.

Investing in peopleInvesting in people

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GE service and repair technologyCleaner, smarter, more efficient energy solutions

The GE Energy Manufacturing Technology Center will bring to the region the first F-technology turbine service and repair as well as the first Balance of Plant test and inspection. At the GE Energy Manufacturing Technology Center in Dammam, you also get genuine original equipment manufacturer-designed and manufactured parts that preserve the integrity of your asset. But that’s just the beginning. With GE you can:

• Respondtomarketchangesthroughleadingedgetechnologyinnovationandupgrades

• Stayfocusedonyourbusinessobjectivesbyworkingwithdedicatedcustomerservice professionals who are attentive to your needs

• Gofarbeyondjustparts,repairs,andoutagesupport.Ourspectrumofservicesandsolutionshasexpanded to include controls, diagnostic and analytical tools, performance optimization, training and education to Smart Grid integration

• Helpmaintainreliabilitybyleveragingoveronehundredyearsoftechnicalexpertiseandfleetoperability knowledge

In total, you get more than a new part. You experience a true collaboration that helps improve your plant’s performance, reliability, safety, and emissions. Furthermore, you can better control operating and maintenance costs as your asset ages. And you preserve your ability to incorporate technology improvements down the road.

The whole is greater than the sum of its parts

Combustion

Combustion system repairs cover transition pieces (TPs), liners, cap plates and seals.

Repairs include heat treatment, brazing and welding of worn parts, and thermal barrier stripping and recoating on B-, E- and F-class system components.

RenewAlloy* technology braze repairs enable turbine components to approach new part performance levels.

The Dry Low NOx (DLN) Extendor System has improved standard E-class Extendor interface connections, making repair upgrades easier, boosting performance and lengthen-ing repair cycles.

E-class TPs at 12,000 fired hours can be upgraded to 24,000 fired hours for longer parts life and maintenance intervals.

Benefits• Toprovideemissioncontrolandreducenitrogen

dioxide (NOx)

• Extendedlifeandreducedrepaircycleofturbine components (liners and TPs)

• Heat-affectedzonecrackingeliminated

• Noneedforreplacementoflargelinersectionsorcracked combustion cap effusion plates

• DLNsystemavailableinnewandmodified upgraded units

Fuel Nozzles

Because endcover and fuel nozzle assemblies in B-, E- and F-class heavy-duty gas turbines are particularly critical to engine performance, they receive sophisticated, precision repairs and refurbishments. A calibrated sonic flow bench accurately tests liquid and gas flow requirements and meets our standardized inspections.

Components are carefully disassembled, cleaned and inspected with precision equipment. Inspections typically occur during combustion service intervals, after which special repairs indicated by the inspection are performed.

Next, the components are reassembled, a flow test is performed, and the fuel nozzle and cover assembly is returned to the customer.

Benefits• Enhanceperformancereliability

• Correctreassemblyandflowassured,including precision fuel nozzle tuning to fit and match around the entire unit

• OEMspecificationsregainedforflowandpressureoffuel

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Identify needs for new products and services

Develop leading edge technologies, services, and repairs

Deliver: On-time delivery of parts and services anywhere, anytime


Generators

Partial or full rewinds, TIL modifications, and machining, grinding, and balancing repairs for generator fields.

Generator rotor repairs include complete rewinding with new or existing copper, and/or basic overhaul cleaning of the generator rotor coils and body. Rewinding involves replacing all old, dated insulation with new, technology-enhanced insulation. Retaining ring replacement with new alloy materials is an option, as is high-speed balancing of the generator rotor to operating specifications.

All generator stator rewinds are done with new copper bars and technology-enhanced insulation.

Non-destructive inspections of the rotor forging can be performed utilizing magnetic particle testing (MPI), ultrasonic testing (UT) and eddy current testing, where applicable.

Benefits

• Reduceforcedoutages

• Renewedlifecycleoperations

• Newretainingringmaterialforlesscracking

• Technology-enhancedinsulationforimproved turn–turn protection

Rotors

Since they operate at high speeds, compressor and turbine rotors require complex inspection work to prevent major faults that could render the power plant inoperable. Careful inspection and evaluation ensure that parts are in good condition and within precise tolerances. This covers visual, airfoil condition and borescope inspections; critical parts measurement; balance, rotor bow and run out checks; and a non-destructive test (NDT).

Repairs can involve un-stacking and re-stacking of the compressor or turbine rotor, blade or buckets installation, NDT, drop and run out checks, machining, tip grinding, modification, burnishing, and balancing.

Benefits• CapitalizeonLES(LifeExtensionServices)to

improve reliability

• Extendedcomponentlife

• Reducedmaintenancecost

• Minimizedrotorimbalance

• Abilitytomakedesignmodificationsand/or TIL upgrades

Buckets

Stage 1 buckets in E-class turbines can experience typical wear and tear. Other potential problems are rupture, creep deflection, corrosion and foreign object damage.

Typical repair services for these problems include inspection, evaluation, weld repairs and re-machining, machining to incorporate design modifications, reinspection, strip coatings and recoating, heat treatments, and dovetail shot peening.

Tip repairs made with adaptive laser welding and other welding processes deposit alloys designed to improve oxidation resistance.

Benefits• Abilitytomakedesignmodificationsand/orupgrades

to support performance output

• Adaptivelaserandotherweldingprocessrepairstoimprove oxidation resistance and bucket performance

• Reducedplatformcreep

• Custom-designedbucketcoatings

• Bucketlifeextendedupto96,000hours

• Abilitytomakeanydesignmodificationsand/orupgrades

Power Nozzles

Careful power nozzle repair is critical to turbine performance and can significantly impact outage intervals. Power nozzle repairs include these steps:

• Eachnozzlesegmentiscarefullytunedtoregainnewpart tolerances for gas flow area and harmonics using GE proprietary measurement system and balancing methods

• Clothsealbreachinspection,sealreplacement and upgrading

• Radialandhorizontaldiaphragmsealteethremovedand replaced

• Castirondiaphragmwelding

• Advancedcoatingremovalofagedcoatingsprior to component repair, plus application of new coatings to OEM specifications

Benefits• Efficiency-boostingupgradesavailableforE-classnon-

pressurized airboxes to drive performance improvement

• Balancedgasflowandharmonicshelpavoidharmfulrotor vibration

• Trailingedgesrestoredtocorrectdimensions

• Advancedheattreatmentsrejuvenatebasematerial

• Efficiency-boostingupgradesavailableforE-class non-pressurized airboxes

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GE Energy Manufacturing Technology CenterDesigned to enable Saudi Arabia achieve its energy future

Combustion

Power Nozzles


• 10,000m2 Facility• LocatedinDammam,SaudiArabia• $100Millioninvestment• 1,000Employeesby2015• Expandedserviceofferings• Advancedtechnologyequipment• F-technologygasturbinecomponentrepair• Generatorrepair/rewind• Increasedlocalengineeringcapability• FirstBalanceofPlant(BOP)testandinspection• DevelopedinassociationwithAliA.TamimiCompany

Generators

Buckets

Rotors

Fuel Nozzles

Designed to enable Saudi Arabia achieve its energy future

Dammam• GE Office• Middle East Engineering Ltd, Saudi Arabia (MEELSA)• Middle East Power Company (MEPCO)• GE Saudi Water and Process Technology Center• GE Energy Manufacturing Technology and Training Center• GE & Ali A. Tamimi Co. joint venture, SASSCO, service center• GE and Abdulla Fouad Holding Company state-of-the-art testing facility• GE & Al Tamimi Heat Exchanger Manufacturing Facility (joint venture)

Khobar• GE’s steam turbines supports the conversion of Qurayyah Power Plant into combined cycle operation (Qurayyah is in Eastern Province)

Shaybah• GE supports energy production in Shaybah fields

Jeddah• GE Office• GE water reuse solutions supporting International Medical Center

Al-Ahssa• GE supports oil production in Ghawar oil field, the largest oil field in the world

Riyadh• GE Office• GE technology supports SEC’s first power plant in Riyadh, the Riyadh PP1• GE gas turbines supports all SEC power plants in Riyadh, including PP5, PP7, PP8, PP9 , PP10, Qassim and Tabouk• Delivering advanced power generation technology to Riyadh PP9, Saudi’s first non-coastal combined cycle power plant (generating 35% of the Central Region’s power; largest combined cycle power plant in the region)• PP8 is home to GE’s 1,000th F-technology turbine• PP9 is Saudi’s first non-coastal combined cycle power plant (generating 35% of the Central Region's power; largest combined cycle power plant in the region)• PP10 increases the power capacity in the Central Region by 20%• GE’s advanced power generation technology supports Riyadh PP11, SEC’s first IPP (independent power plant)

Dhahran• GE Fuel Research Center in King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals

Jubail Industrial City• Marafiq IWPP, the world’s largest integrated water and power project

Ras Tanura• GE supports Saudi Arabia with its first oil expedition (Ras Tanura refinery)

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GE and Saudi ArabiaEnergy technology partners

• SupportingSaudiArabia’sdevelopment for 80 years

• >800 GE employees in Saudi Arabia (largestworkforceintheMiddleEast)

• Three offices, seven energy facilities

• >500 GE turbines installed around Saudi Arabia, generating nearly half of the Kingdom’selectricity;ofthe>500GEturbines,>110 GE turbines together with 100 GE centrifugal compressors support Saudi’s oil and gas industry

• Delivers180 million liters of clean water daily, even to the remotest corners of Saudi Arabia


GE and Saudi Arabia: energy technology partners


Global technology…local solutionsGE’s growing energy presence in Saudi Arabia

SEC Riyadh PP9SEC’s Riyadh PP9 is Saudi’s first non-coastal combined cycle power plant. It is also the region’s largest combined cycle power plant. Generating 4,000 megawatts, Riyadh PP9 supplies 35 percent of SEC’s power generation capacity in the Central region. With a total of 60 GE turbines, Riyadh PP9 is also the world’s largest power plant.

SEC Riyadh PP8In addition to generating electricity for Saudi Arabia’s Central region, SEC’s Riyadh PP8 is also home to GE’s 1,000th F-technology turbine.

SEC Qurayyah power plant conversionGE will supply five steam turbines for a major expansion of the Qurayyah Open Cycle Power Plant in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province. The five steam turbines will join 15 GE F-technology gas turbines already operating at the site, converting the plant to a combined cycle operation that will help Saudi Arabia meet its goals for greater power generation capacity and efficiency. When the power plant conversion is completed, the site’s power output will increase from 1,907 to 3,148 megawatts—a boost of 1,241 megawatts, equivalent to 10% of the SEC installed capacity in the Eastern Province. This will help meet the growing industrial and residential power demand in the Kingdom’s Eastern and Central regions.

SEC Riyadh PP11GE has signed agreements worth approximately $700 million to supply power generation equipment and long-term services for a new gas-fired, independent power plant that will help Saudi Arabia meet a growing need for residential and industrial power. The new power plant, Riyadh PP11, will constitute 15 percent of the power generation capacity in Saudi Arabia’s Central region. Riyadh PP11 is located at Dhuruma, about 80 kilometers west of the Saudi capital city of Riyadh, and will add nearly 1,730 megawatts of power to SEC’s grid.

GE and Al Tamimi “GET Water” PartnershipGE has provided a fleet of mobile water treatment systems to Al Tamimi Group for the rapid deployment of onsite treatment systems for both seawater and brackish water treatment, water reuse, and water filtration with emergency response time of as little as 72 hours. More than 60 mobile units are currently in operation, with each unit capable of treating up to 1,500 cubic meters of water per day.

Water Reuse at International Medical Center in JeddahGE supplied the 300-bed facility with an advanced membrane bioreactor wastewater treatment system to treat and recycle 250 cubic meters/day of wastewater, reducing freshwater usage. The water exceeds cleanliness standards and is used for flush water in lavatory fixtures and for landscaping.

CPA with Saudi Aramco GE signed a Corporate Procurement Agreement (CPA) with Saudi Aramco, which established a long-term framework for the supply of GE turbomachinery equipment and services to support the efficient production of oil and gas in the Kingdom. The CPA includes a joint technology development program that builds on GE’s turbomachinery expertise and includes cooperation on initiatives focused MARAFIQIWPP,JubailIndustrialCity

on optimizing the performance of Saudi Aramco’s installed fleet, including over 60 gas turbines, 90 compressors and more than 100 pumps.

SEC Riyadh 10GE has signed a contract for nearly $1 billion to supply more than 30 Frame 7EA gas turbines for SEC’s Riyadh PP10. This project, when completed increases power capacity in the Central region by 20%.

Marafiq Integrated Water and Power ProjectGE led the winning consortium (consisting of GE, Hyundai Heavy Industries, and SIDEM) for Marafiq IWPP, the world’s largestindependentwaterandpowerplantinJubailIndus-trial City in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province. The Marafiq IWPP will provide 2,700 megawatts of power and 800,000 cubic meters of desalinated water daily for industrial and domes-tic use. Recognizing the key role GE Energy is playing in the development of this milestone project intended to contribute to the Saudi economy and social welfare—as well as the environment—GE received the Marafiq inaugural Award for Sustainability.

Saudi Aramco’s Shaybah fieldGE’s advanced power generation technology was selected for the expansion of Saudi Aramco’s Shaybah gas-oil processing facilities. Shaybah, which is Saudi Aramco’s most remote oil field, is located in the south-eastern section of the Kingdom. This project is expected to enable Saudi Aramco to enhance its oil recovery efforts and spur further economic growth in Saudi Arabia.

Supporting Saudi Aramco’s energy productionBuilding on a long-standing relationship between the two companies, Saudi Aramco selected GE technology for the Southern Area Seawater Capacity Expansion Project in Ghawar (the world’s largest oil field) and the Khurais oil field.

Supporting the petrochemical industryAs part of its commitment to the downstream segment, GE supplied three compression trains for a large-scale ethylenecrackerplantinAl-Jubail.TheSaudiChevron Phillips Co. plant will have an annual capacity of nearly 1.17 million tons when it enters commercial service in 2011.

SEC PP9 facility, Riyadh: the largest combined cycle facility in the Middle East

GE Energy delivers award-winning solutions tailored to the needs of Saudi Arabia, including its advanced gas turbine technology solutions for key customers.

Global technology…local solutions


Growing GE investment…in Saudi ArabiaGE’s expanding investments in the Kingdom

GE Energy Manufacturing Technology and Training Center, DammamGE Energy’s $100 million, 10,000 square-meter Manufac-turing Technology and Training Center is GE’s largest turbine service center worldwide. The center further strengthens GE’s local service and repair capabilities for customers in the Kingdom’s power, oil and gas, and water sectors. Located in Dammam, the center is expected to have over 1,000 employees, and over 60 percent of whom will be Saudi nationals by 2015. The training facility added onsite will offer the latest technology and managerial courses for talented young minds, so as to equip them to meet the Kingdom’s future energy demands.

GE Saudi Water & Process Technology Center, DammamBuilding on its growing commitment to provide critical water solutions to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the region, GE invested nearly US $10 million to establish the Water & Process Technology Center to provide water treatment solutions for industrial customers. A joint ven-ture with Al Tamimi Group, the center will incorporate a blending plant for water treatment chemicals and offers advanced water, water reuse, wastewater and process solutions to local and regional customers.

GE Fuel Research Center, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, DhahranThe GE Fuel Research Center located at King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals will work to coordi-nate a number of fuel related research and development programs. These include potentially expanding the use of alternative fuels to better utilize the country’s existing resources in addressing fuel issues, operating efficiency and emissions.

GE Granite supports Saudi Partners and CustomersWith over 40 people based in country, GE Granite, a subsidiary of GE, has supported the various infrastructure businesses in providing the right operational execution, from service managers to field engineers and technicians, especially in Marafiq and at the GE Energy Power & Technology Center.

Beyond supporting GE’s projects, GE Granite trains local employees to better understand GE technology.

GE and Miahona Sign MOU to Advance Water Reuse GE has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Miahona, a subsidiary of the Arabian Company for Water and Power Development Ltd. (ACWA Holding), to support the Kingdom’s goal for sustaining a reliable water supply and to meet wastewater management requirements. Combining GE’s global water technology experience and expertise with Miahona’s established local presence and knowledge of regional water needs, the MOU provides a framework for promoting the use of advanced membrane technology such as membrane bioreactors in water reuse and the pursuit of wastewater treatment, wastewater reuse, and zero liquid discharge projects in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

GE & Ali A. Tamimi Co. Joint Venture, SASSCO, Service Center in DammamGE and Al Tamimi Co. have made several joint ventures together to explore business development as well as employee development opportunities. Saudi Arabian Sensing Solutions Co. (SASSCO), a joint venture between GE and Al Tamimi Group, is a center where the companies can sell, service, and train in one place. The third of its kind in the world, this center specializes in the testing and calibration of sensing products.

GE and Abdulla Fouad Holding Company State-of-the-Art Testing Facility in DammamThe 460 square-meter Abdulla Fouad Application Center in Dammam is the only center of its kind in the region and is dedicated to non-destructive testing technology, which is applied throughout the region in the oil and gas, aerospace, and power generation sectors. The center is resourced with a wide portfolio of inspection solutions and will help increase customer satisfaction with its quick turnaround time for service related issues.

GE and Al Tamimi Heat Exchanger Manufacturing Facility Joint VentureGE and Ali Abdulla Al Tamimi Company (Al Tamimi) will manufacture air-cooled heat exchangers in Saudi Arabia for use in the Kingdom’s oil and gas industry. Combining Al Tamimi’s local engineering strength with GE’s global technologyleadership,theJVpartnership,basedin Dammam, will manufacture and test air-cooled heat exchangers commonly used in oil and gas applications whereareliablesourceofwaterisnotavailable.TheJV is dedicated to serving Saudi Arabian customers including Saudi Aramco, the Kingdom’s national oil company, with localized equipment manufacture and testing as well as rigorous supply chain logistics and transportation. In addition, the new partnership will also promote Saudi Arabia’s growth through technology transfer and the skills development of the local workforce.

Growing GE investment…in Saudi Arabia

Groundbreaking ceremony for GE Energy Manufacturing Technology Center

GE and Miahona Sign MOU to Advance Water Reuse

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