Halliburton opens chemical plant in Saudi Arabia

RIYADH: Halliburton, the global oil company and Saudi Aramco’s partner, inaugurated its MultiChem facility in Jubail PlasChem Park on Tuesday. 
“The facility will equip the industry with the specialty chemicals and stimulation fluids needed to achieve production and reliability goals in applications from (the) reservoir to (the) refinery,” said Nasir K. Al-Naimi, senior vice president upstream at Saudi Aramco.
“This project captures the transformative dynamism of contemporary Saudi Arabia,” he added. 
“Pivoting our nation from (an) importer of specialty products to exporter. Catering not only to our own domestic needs but also to those of the broader region,” Al-Naimi said.