More than 2,000 young Saudis are filling a variety of construction positions, from engineers and safety officers to scaffolders, warehousemen and welders at the job sites of Saudi Aramco's Hawiyah Natural Gas Liquids Recovery project. The project recovers ethane and propane from sales gas to significantly increase the Kingdom's supply of high-value petrochemical feedstock, according to a latest report carried by Saudi Aramco's web-site. The project's multinational work force is expected to grow to a peak of 14,000 over the next few months. Saudi Aramco has had great success in Saudizing the company work force. Now it is partnering with its many contractors to achieve unparalleled levels of success in several company mega-projects designed to increase the Kingdom's energy stream - not only in cost savings and project schedules but in energizing a young generation to gather the skills needed to take part in the Kingdom's economic development efforts. --MORE
