The Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco) is the state-owned oil company of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It ranks first among oil companies worldwide in terms of crude oil production and exports and natural gas liquids (NGL) exports, and is among the leading producers of natural gas. Saudi Arabia is the holder of the world's largest oil reserves - one quarter of the global total - at more than 259.4 billion barrels. Saudi Aramco is a fully integrated oil company with operations in exploration, production, refining, marketing and international shipping.

Saudi Aramco employs more than 54,000 workers and is headquartered in Dhahran in the Eastern Province. Operations span the Kingdom, with production and product distribution facilities linking all market areas. Major export shipping terminals are located at ports on the Arabian Gulf and Red Sea, while domestic demand for automotive and aviation products are met through strategic refineries.

Internationally, Saudi Aramco holds substantial joint venture interest in refining and marketing activities in the United States, the Republic of Korea, the Philippines and Greece. Key market service support offices are located in major cities in North America, Europe and the Far East. Saudi Aramco also operates a sizeable fleet of supertankers for shipping crude oil and product vessels serving all customers bases. Expansion of the company's capability to discover, produce, process and transport natural gas is a major emphasis as Saudi Aramco moves into the 21st century. Increased efforts in exploration for non-associated gas reserves, along with extensive projects to handle increased gas production, are focused on supplying greater domestic demand for gas to fuel industries, provide chemical feedstock, and serve such essential infrastructure needs as power generation and water desalination.

The company's seven decades of operations have witnessed a steady yet dramatic rise in importance among world oil producers, and today Saudi Aramco is positioned to continue its prominence as a stable supplier of hydrocarbon resources well into the future.

http://www.saudiaramco.com

The Hyder Consulting Group was founded in 1857 and is a leading international engineering, planning, environmental and management consultancy operating through a strategic network of 45 offices across UK , Europe, Middle East , Australia and Asia Pacific employing just under 4000 people. 

Hyder Consulting Middle East Ltd was established in 1973, and is part of the Hyder Consulting Group.  Over 1,000 of Hyder Consulting’s global team are based across the Middle East in Doha , Dubai , Abu Dhabi , Bahrain , and Al Ain, making us one of the largest international multi-discipline consultancies in the region. 

The Environmental Division of Hyder Consulting Middle East Ltd is one of the leading advisors in their field, driving sustainability both externally as founding members of the Emirates Green Building Council, and internally through the enactment of environmental policy and management systems. 

In addition to a full range of environmental services, Hyder Consulting offers expertise throughout the Middle East region in Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing (MEP); Structural and Civil Engineering; Tall Buildings and High Rise; Geotechnical Engineering; Infrastructure; Transportation Planning Assessment & Design; Highways; Bridges; Clean Water & Waste Water Management; Solid Waste Management; Advisory Services; Business Sustainability; Health and Safety; Masterplanning; Urban Planning & Design; Landscape Architecture; Quantity Surveying; Heavy and Light Rail; Telecommunications and Information Technology; Security; Façades; Acoustics; Coastal and Marine and Project Management. For further information, please visit our website: http://www.hyderconsulting.com

Khalid Ali Alturki & Sons group of companies (Alturki Group) is a leading industrial conglomerate which has been operating in Saudi Arabia for over thirty years. The Group’s subsidiaries and joint venture companies provide specialized products and services for major industrial sectors such as construction, oil, gas, petrochemicals, utilities, power and telecommunications.

http://www.alturkigroup.com

BAPCO wholly owned by the Government of Bahrain, is engaged in the oil industry including exploration and prospecting for oil, drilling, production, refining, distribution of petroleum products and natural gas, sales and exports of crude oil and refined products.

The company owns a 250,000 barrel a day refinery, storage facilities for more than 14 million barrels, a marketing terminal and a marine terminal for its petroleum products. BAPCO’s prime customers for crude oil and refined products are based in the Middle East, India, Far East, South East Asia and Africa, and 95 percent of refined products are exported.

http://www.bapco.com.bh

Al Salam Bank Bahrain is a leading Islamic Bank with a unique solutions portfolio that reflects the innovation and passion of the management and shareholders.

Established in 2006 and located in Bahrain, Al Salam Bank operates under a full Islamic banking license issued by the Central Bank of Bahrain with a paid-up capital exceeding US$ 300 million (BD 120 million).

With a growing presence in the Middle East, North Africa and Asia regions, the bank has expanded into Algeria and Sudan with ongoing growth and expansion plans on the top agenda of the management.

The provision of innovative and highly differentiated Islamic products and services is a major element in the vision of ASBB to become a market-shaper and leading force in the global Islamic financial services industry. The Bank’s vision is to become a “leading force in the Islamic financial services industry” and the “Trusted Islamic Bank world wide”.

The Bank, currently listed on the Bahrain Stock Exchange, is committed to providing the best possible service to its shareholders, customers and staff. The Bank’s core business is managed by the Bank’s Investment Group, Banking Group, Treasury & Financial Markets and Trust Services.

ASBB is committed to adopting internationally recognized standards and best practices with the highest levels of integrity, transparency and trust. The Bank is committed to the social economic well being of the local communities in which it invests and operates.

Durrat Al Bahrain is jointly owned by the Kingdom of Bahrain's Government and Kuwait Finance House (Bahrain). It is named after the most perfect pearl and sets out to be a model city resort of life as it should be in the 21st century. The character and design of Durrat Al Bahrain will reflect the highest quality of design principles and will set a new standard for urban development in the Kingdom.

This 20sq.km. seaside city resort, located on the south coast of Bahrain, will include 13 different islands with over 2,000 villas, more than 3,000 apartments, luxury hotels, restaurants, promenades, shopping centres, spas, a planned marina, and a proposed golf course among its many sports facilities. Plans for ongoing development will evolve according to the city's needs and wants.

http://www.durratbahrain.com

Kuwait Finance House-Bahrain is a leading provider of Islamic commercial and investment banking services. Established in January 2002 as a wholly owned subsidiary of Kuwait Finance House-Kuwait, an industry leader for more than 25 years and with total assets of KD3.915BLN KFH-Bahrain, total assets BD291M, specialises in conceptualising the development and introduction of innovative, shari’a compliant banking and investment products, all of which are delivered by a staff of experienced and dedicated professionals that are empowered to think innovatively and act strategically.

KFH-Bahrain pioneers the introduction of compelling financial solutions in a fast-growing, high-demand Islamic banking industry.

http://www.kfh.bh

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Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C (Alba) became the largest modern aluminium smelter in the world when it commissioned its newest reduction line, Line 5, in May 2005.

Line 5,  which was built as part of a US1.7billion expansion project that includes the construction of a new power station, carbon, casthouse and other facilities, is the longest reduction line in the world and increases Alba's annual production capacity to more than 830,000 tonnes per annum (tpa).

http://www.aluminiumbahrain.com

The South Rub Al-Khali Company Limited (SRAK) is an incorporated Joint Venture formed on 17th December 2003 by Shell Saudi Ventures Limited (40% share), Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Saudi Aramco, (30% share) and Total Ventures Saudi Arabian (30% share) to explore for gas in between the shareholders and the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).

SRAK’s business objectives as approved by the Board in March 2004 are as follows:

SRAK’s Contract Areas cover 209,160 km2, located in the southern and eastern parts of the kingdom of Saudi Arabia and cover a large part of the South Rub Al Khali Basin.  The exploration area is split into two groups of blocks, Contract Area 1 (Blocks 82-85) that borders the UAE to the north and Oman to the east and Contract Area 2 (Blocks 5-9) that boarders Yamane to the south.

SRAK’s exploration commitments during the First Exploration Period of five years are the acquisition of 16,000 km of equivalent 2D seismic and drilling seven exploration wells. SRAK began exploring the Contract Areas in January 2004. The Company completed its seismic data commitment in July 2006 and plans to substantially exceed this. In addition the Company has deployed and tested a variety of new technologies that are designed to help it identify the most prospective areas in its huge exploration acreage, and has completed the largest high-resolution airborne gravity survey in the would.

The Company has spudded its first exploration well, Isharat-1, on the 9th of July 2006. The drilling of the first well came after comprehensive regional geological studies to understand the petroleum systems in this area and identify the most prospective areas to drill. The second Exploration well is anticipated to drilled at the end of the third quarter of 2007.

SRAK is staffed by a combination of technical and managerial staff seconded from the shareholder companies and full time employees. There is a strong emphasis on hiring and developing Saudi Arabian nationals. Staff numbers have grown to over 62 in 2006 of which nearly half are Saudi nationals.

SRAK is fully committed to executing all of its activities in line with its Statement of General Business Principles, its Health, Safety and Environmental Standards and Policies and its Security Guidelines and in conformance with requirements and standards of both its shareholders and the Saudi Arabian Government.

Schlumberger Limited operates as a global oilfield services company in two segments; Oilfield Services and WesternGeco. The Oilfield Services segment provides technology, project management, and information solutions to the petroleum industry. Its technologies primarily include open-hole and cased-hole services; drilling and measurements; well testing and well services; completion services, including intelligent well completions; production optimization services using electrical submersible pumps and other artificial lift mechanisms; data and consulting services; and consulting, software, information management, and IT infrastructure services that support oil and gas industry core operational processes. This segment offers exploration and production services required during the life of an oil and gas reservoir. The WesternGeco segment provides reservoir imaging, monitoring, and development services, as well as operates seismic crews and data processing centers and multi-client seismic library. WesternGeco services range from 3D and time-lapse (4D) seismic surveys to multi-component surveys for delineating prospects and reservoir management

http://www.slb.com

Royal Boskalis Westminster nv is an international group with a leading position in the world market for dredging services. Its core activities are the construction and maintenance of ports and waterways, land reclamation, coastal defense and riverbank protection. The company holds important home market positions in and outside Europe and targets all market segments in the dredging industry.

http://www.boskalis.com

Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company was established in December 1979 as a joint venture between GCC member states for the manufacture of fertilisers and petrochemicals. The joint venture is equally owned by the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain, Saudi Basic Industries Corporation, and Petrochemical Industries Company, Kuwait.

GPIC uses natural gas which is readily available in Bahrain as a feedstock for the production of 1,200 tonnes daily of Ammonia (400,000 tonnes per annum), 1,700 tonnes daily of Urea (600,000 tonnes per annum) and 1,200 tonnes of Methanol (400,000 tonnes per annum). In addition to the production plants the GPIC Complex, which was built in Sitra on a reclaimed area of 60 hectares, comprises utilities plants, maintenance workshops, offices, stores and laboratories. The company employs 550 people of whom 80% are Bahrainis.

http://www.gpic.com