UK-based Sparrows Group, a global specialist equipment and integrated engineering services company, has been granted commercial registration to operate in Saudi Arabia.
The commercial registration allows Sparrows Saudi Arabia LLC, a newly established entity in Dammam, to deliver services related to the extraction of oil and natural gas and associated support activities.
Sparrows re-entered the Saudi marketplace in 2015 and has been working towards achieving the official commercial registration. During this process, its Houston-based manufacturing facility became an approved supplier for offshore pedestal cranes for the countrys national oil company, Saudi Aramco.
Chief executive officer of Sparrows, Stewart Mitchell, said: Saudi Arabia has one of the worlds largest petroleum resources with more than 100 different producing fields, eight of which are responsible for most of the countrys oil production.
This high level of activity means there is demand for all our services. In particular, our modular rental cranes, specialist inspection such as non-destructive testing (NDT), Dropped Objects Prevention Scheme (DROPS) and lifting equipment examinations, and our accredited crane, lifting and fluid power training courses and competence expertise.
We look forward to growing our footprint in Saudi Arabia and working closely with the local market to deliver the highest quality of safety and integrity, ensuring compliance for every project.