Ajmi told contractors gathered in al-Khobar recently at a productivity conference. He oversees all of Saudi Aramco's major construction projects. All the project contracts - covering about 70,000 construction jobs - require increasing levels of Saudization. "This did not happen on its own," Al-Ajmi said. "Saudization is something we're very proud of at Hawiyah," said Mohammed A. Hammad, project manager for Hawiyah NGL. "Saudi Aramco has mandated these Saudization requirements, and we have been very successful in meeting them with the support and commitment of our contractors. We are very proud to see young Saudis taking charge - both in Saudi Aramco and among our contractors." The veteran of several Saudi Aramco mega-projects notes a big change. --MORE
