Saudi Aramco and NESR Announce Successful Implementation of Circular Water Technologies

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA / ACCESSWIRE / November 14, 2023 / National Energy Services Reunited Corp. (NESR) (NASDAQ:NESR)(NASDAQ:NESRW), an international provider of integrated energy services in the Middle East and North Africa, today recognized its successful, ongoing collaboration with Saudi Aramco in implementing a novel Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) technology for water management. This technology, invented and owned by Saudi Aramco, aims to enhance produced water treatment and establish circular water economies across the energy value chain.

Several years of research & development, technical diligence, pilot planning and field execution in Saudi Arabia recently culminated in the recognition of Saudi Aramco's ZLD technology at multiple international venues, receiving prestigious awards such as "Best Water Management Technology", "Engineering Innovation" and "Environmental Excellence" from notable entities like World Oil, Hart Energy and Global Energy Show. Encouraged by this success, NESR is exploring similar circular water concepts in the Kingdom and across the Middle East and North Africa regions. Currently, NESR and Saudi Aramco are collaboratively assessing another pilot project to gauge the large-scale ZLD deployment for complex water management scenarios. The anticipated commercial scale-up of ZLD technology is expected to involve multiple stakeholders from upstream operations, service & technology providers, to financial institutions, all backed by government and non-governmental advocacy bodies.

Waleed A. Al-Mulhim, Saudi Aramco's Petroleum Engineering & Development Senior Vice President commented, "Saudi Aramco is committed to the conservation of the Kingdom's groundwater resources. Given the overarching global focus on sustainability & ESG, the innovative technologies focusing on decarbonization, energy transition technologies, and water treatment are at the forefront of the current R&D landscape in the oil & gas industry. ZLD is one among many water treatment technologies invented by Aramco with an objective to promote produced water reuse and circular water economy. It is a great example of a technology that contributes to achieving a sustainable water management practice in our industry."