Nabors工业与沙特阿美签署合资协议

Nabors Industries has signed an operating agreement with Saudi Aramco in what the companies are calling an example of the Saudi government’s push for economic diversification. Nabors and Saudi Aramco will equally own, manage and operate onshore drilling rigs in Saudi Arabia. Operations are scheduled to begin in the second quarter of 2017.

Both companies will set up land rigs in the country and pledge money toward future rigs that will be manufactured in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Aramco wants to create local industrial hubs, creating skilled jobs in areas including rig and equipment manufacturing to help make Saudi Arabia’s energy sector more competitive, according to a company statement.