2009: A New Era for Rawabi Holding

Rawabi Subsidiaries &Partners News14 th Annual Charity RunSh. AlTurki holding a starting gun at the beginning of the raceThe “14 th Annual Charity Run” was held onMarch 19 th , 2009 under the patronage ofHRH Prince MohammedBin Fahad Bin AbdulazizAl-Saud. Once again,Rawabi Holding Companywas one of the mainsponsors of the event.This year, more than10,000 runners fromdifferent age groupsincluding students, employeesof governmentand private institutions and many businessmenand VIPS participated in the run. Thisyear’s proceeds were contributed to fundingDomestic Violence Awareness.Several Rawabi employees participatedin the race including: Som Bahadur B.K.Ladies Open DayBeach TripMarch 5, 2009Contributed by Hedaya AlSoqair (HR Dept. RHC)On Thursday, the 5 th of March 2009, Rawabi femaleemployees were invited to an Open Day atAlTurki Chalet in Sunset Beach.The ladies enjoyed a relaxed and casual day(RHC), Dal Bahadur Nausari of RTF, JeromeCacho (RHC), Teknath Dhungana (RTC),Ganesh Kattel (RTC), GhanashaymPokharel (RHC),Rolando Samson Jr. (RHC),Prakash Shakya (RTF), KholMan Shrestha (RHC), andKhagendra Sodari (RHC).Dal Bahadur Nausari of RTFwon a Hyundai car duringthe raffles draw! We wouldlike to congratulate him forwinning the new car!The Charity Run was honored by the presenceof Mr. Suliman Al Thunayan, Mayor ofAlKhobar, who was there on behalf of theGovernor of the EasternProvince. Mr. AlThunayanstated that: “theAnnual Charity Runhas become the sportand charity front of theEastern Province of SaudiArabia. Residents ofthe Eastern Province arevery proud of the runespecially that it is the leading marathoncountry-wise.” He further stated that the:“support and active participation that thecharity run has received contributed to itsgreat success during the past 14 years.”Saudi Aramco President, Khaled Al Faleh,Mr. Khalid Al Falehwho participated in the race and the awardingceremony said: “the support this eventhas been receiving duringthe past 14 years reflectsthe active and importantrole of the Private Sector insocial responsibility. SaudiAramco is also aware of theimportance of its continuousand strong support tothe charity run.”Sh. Abdulaziz AlTurki, RawabiGroup Chairman, andthe Head of the Organizing Committee ofthe Annual Charity Run, considered thisyear’s race the most successful ever as thenumber of runners exceeded former years.“We thank all sponsors and supporters formaking this event happen and we thankAl-Khobar’s Mayor for his encouraging remarks,”AlTurki stated.where they got to know each other more andshare some laughs. A delicious BBQ lunch wasprepared followed by desserts and tea. As wonderfulas the whole day was, it was topped withthe ladies jokes and chatters which bridged gapsbetween all of them while they enjoyed gamesand music too.“My favorite part was the networking and gettingto meet people I work with but never see”commented Mariam AlShafei from ABACORP.“It was a nice idea to have an Open day for Rawabifemales. It was a good chance to get all thegirls together to enjoy some activities in the sun.It’ll be nice to have an Open Day more often,”said Ghada Hirzalla from RTC.“Thank you very much to Rawabi Holding andeveryone that chipped in and lent a hand in theOpen Day to make it as successful as it was” saidKifah Al-Abbas from RHC’s HR Department.We thank Rawabi for giving us the opportunity toenjoy this day and we look forward to planningmore Open Days in the near future!Rawabi Trading &Contracting (RTC),a fully owned subsidiaryof Rawabi HoldingCompany, recentlysigned a “5-year termCommitted Purchase Agreement” withSaudi Aramco Drilling and Chemicals PurchasingUnit for the supply of three typesof chemicals. The order includes the supplyof Potassium Formate solution in LiquidForm, Potassium Formate in free flowingsolid crystals form and Sodium Formate infree flowing granules form. These DrillingAdmixtures are manufactured and suppliedby RTC’s exclusive partners Perstorp SpecialtyChemicals AB, Sweden and NorbarMinerals, Norway. Rawabi EMEC, a jointventure company between Rawabi HoldingCompany and EMEC (Egyptian Mud-EngineeringCo) will handle all the logisticalsupport required to supply these chemicals.Rawabi Trading & Contracting recentlysigned a “5-year term CommittedPurchase Agreement” with Saudi AramcoDrilling and Chemicals Purchasing Unit forthe supply of Sunsweep Super Fiber, whichis used as a drilling hole cleaning agent. TheUS based FORTA Corporation, RTC’s exclusivepartner for Super Fibers, will manufactureand supply to Aramco these productson RTC’s behalf.Rawabi Trading and Contractingrecently signed a “5-year term CommittedPurchase Agreement” with Saudi AramcoDrilling and Chemicals Purchasing Unit forthe supply of Potato Starch, used as a DrillingMud Admixture, in free flowing coarsegranulated powder form. RTC’s exclusivepartners HAYTAK FZE, UAE, will supply theproduct on RTC’s behalf.American oil field services providerCUDD Pressure Control (CUDD),through its exclusive partner RTC, is movingahead strongly with Saudi Aramco’s threeyear Snubbing Services contract. CUDDwith RTC has recentlymanagedto assist SaudiAramco in restoringseveral criticalemergency shutdownson an Aramco contracted offshorejack-up rig. This high quality response hasincreased the confidence of Saudi Aramcooffshore drilling department in RTC and itshigh quality international partners.Rawabi Swiber,a 50-50 owned jointventure betweenRawabi Holding andSwiber Limited ofSingapore, has beenregistered in bothSaudi Aramco andKJO Contracting Departments as an approvedOffshore Engineering, Procurement,Construction, Installation and CommissioningContractor (EPCIC). We would like tocongratulate Rawabi Swiber on this importantmilestone.New Rawabi-Swiber, ENPPIConsortiumRawabi Swiber and Engineering for thePetroleum and Process Industries of Egypt(Enppi) along with Rawabi Trading andContracting are in the final stages of establishinga new consortium agreement thatwill create a major EPCIC Contractor capableof handling jobs valued at overUS $ 1 Billion. Mr. Ron Schakosky, GeneralManager of Rawabi Swiber and Eng. MohamedBabiker, RTC Projects Manager visitedENPPI in Cairo to finalize this importantagreement.The relationship between Rawabi and ENPPIis not a new one. A few years ago, Rawabiand ENPPI teamed up to successfully winKJO’s $ 80 Million Hout Crude Project on anEPC basis. Later, the two including Egypt’sPetrojet, teamed up again to successfullywin the $ 900 Million EPCIC FDP1 project.Rawabi Geoservices,a joint venturecompany owned byRawabi Holding Companyand France’s Geoservices,is pleasedto announce that Mr.Amayrt Crombez hasbeen appointed as its General Manager.Mr. Crombez, who holds a Master’s Degreein Mechanical Engineering, has substantialinternationaloperationalexperiencewhere he wasinvolved in themanagement ofseveral internationalGeoservices’operationsin countriesincluding:Côte d’Ivoire,Ghana, Tanzania,Congo, andCameroon.Amayrt CrombezWe take this opportunity to welcome Mr.Crombez to Rawabi Holding Group of Companiesand to wish him all the best with hisfuture challenges.6 Rawabi News | Jan-Mar 2009, Issue 18Rawabi News | Jan-Mar 2009, Issue 18 7