Leading Indian engineering and construction conglomerate Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has inaugurated a new advanced heavy wall pressure vessel facility in Saudi Arabia as a part of the IKTVA initiative of Saudi oil giant Aramco and Saudi Vision 2030, to enhance local content.

 

Spanning over 120,000 sq m at Saudi Arabia’s strategically located Royal Commission Jubail Industrial Area-1 with proximity to the seaport, this L&T facility will focus on manufacturing of static equipment of a variety of complex metallurgy and heavy wall thicknesses using advanced modern machinery, process automation, and robotics, said L&T in its statement.

 

The facility will generate local employment and replace imports by catering to critical equipment requirements in the oil & gas, power, and other process industries. 

 

The facility will catapult the manufacturing capability of the region, providing a unique opportunity for the people of Saudi Arabia to gain enormously in capability and knowledge building to scale to international manufacturing standards, it added.

 

Speaking on the occasion, Subramanian Sarma, Whole-Time Director & Sr. Executive Vice President (Energy) said: "We believe this is another significant milestone for L&T in the kingdom and a strong testimony to our commitment to the development of the region. We wish to express our gratitude to Aramco for their guidance and support in the Kingdom, and special thanks to Royal Commission Jubail for partnering with us in this journey."

 

The new state-of-the-art Heavy Wall Pressure Vessel facility mimics L&T’s bespoke capabilities in India, he stated. 

 

Abdulkarim A. Al-Ghamdi, Senior Vice President, Project Management, Aramco said the L&T Heavy Wall Pressure Vessel facility will play a crucial role in helping us meet the global energy sector demand while providing the necessary In Kingdom capabilities to deliver our projects & improve the schedule for the upcoming high workload."

 

L&T is a $23 billion Indian multinational engaged in EPC projects, hi-tech manufacturing and services that operates in over 50 countries worldwide.-TradeArabia News Service