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Zawya
a day ago
- Business
- Zawya
NMDC Energy commences fabrication at Ras Al-Khair yard, supporting industrial growth in Saudi Arabia
Dammam, Saudi Arabia: NMDC Energy, a leading provider of engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) services for offshore and onshore energy clients, has started fabrication at its advanced yard in Ras Al-Khair, Saudi Arabia. The first steel cut marks the start of operations and positions the facility as a supporter of the Kingdom's industrial growth and energy ambitions. Strategically located within the Ras Al-Khair Special Economic Zone, the 400,000 square meter fabrication yard is designed to serve both offshore and onshore projects, with an annual production capacity of 40,000 tonnes. Equipped with advanced automation and digital systems, the facility delivers full-spectrum fabrication, rigging, maintenance, and modularization services for complex energy infrastructure. NMDC Energy has invested AED 200 million to create productive and safe facilities at the Ras Al-Khair yard, with the aim of reducing emissions. By embedding advanced technologies, NMDC Energy is delivering advanced solutions that align with the energy sector's needs while helping to support Aramco. Mr. Mohamed Hamad Almehairi, Chairman of NMDC Energy, said: 'The launch of fabrication activities in Ras Al-Khair represents a major step forward in our regional expansion strategy. With over 51 years of experience, NMDC Energy is proud to bring its legacy of excellence to the Kingdom, creating new opportunities for prosperity across Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and the wider region. 'This yard is more than an operational asset – it is a long-term investment in Saudi Arabia's industrial infrastructure and a key pillar of our vision to support economic diversification, local capability, and regional energy transformation. It reflects our group-wide commitment to unlocking value in priority markets and delivering scale through partnerships.' The yard is already operational – with nine offshore jackets currently in production for long-standing client Aramco – as NMDC Energy continues to deliver complex fabrication in the Kingdom, in line with national industrial and localization goals. The milestone broadens NMDC's client base across the Kingdom and supports Saudi Vision 2030 by adding strategic industrial capacity. To enable seamless execution across projects, more than 1,800 experienced employees will be mobilized from Abu Dhabi to Saudi Arabia, ensuring rigorous quality control and the smooth delivery of advanced infrastructure projects. The Ras Al-Khair yard is central to NMDC Energy's Saudi strategy and localization roadmap. Over the past five years, the company has reinvested billions of riyals into the Saudi economy and is on track to increase its In-Kingdom Total Value Add (iktva) score to 39% by 2025 and 51% by 2028. Eng. Ahmed Al Dhaheri, CEO of NMDC Energy, commented: 'The Ras Al-Khair fabrication yard reflects our long-term commitment to Saudi Arabia's localization goals and our capacity to deliver complex projects at scale. With over five decades of experience, NMDC Energy is well-positioned to support the Kingdom's industrial ambitions and deliver world-class infrastructure to clients like Aramco. This step reinforces our role in supporting the Gulf's future as a global energy and manufacturing hub.' As an anchor tenant in the Ras Al-Khair Special Economic Zone, NMDC Energy supports further trade, investment, and employment growth in Saudi Arabia. The start of fabrication marks a new phase in NMDC Energy's growth, as it expands its regional footprint and supports strategic industries across the Gulf through the delivery of advanced infrastructure. NMDC Energy plans to leverage the full capabilities of the Ras Al-Khair yard to enable joint innovations and shared prosperity across the energy and manufacturing sectors.
The Standard
23-07-2025
- Business
- The Standard
Taiwan plans AI projects to boost economy by $510 billion
A general view of the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) fabrication plant in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, June 7, 2025. REUTERS/Ann Wang/File Photo
BreakingNews.ie
10-07-2025
- Entertainment
- BreakingNews.ie
The Salt Path author ‘heartbroken' as she defends accuracy of book
The author of The Salt Path has described enduring some of the 'hardest days' of her life as she defended her memoir against claims that parts of it were fabricated. Raynor Winn's story, now a film starring Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs, tells how she and her husband, Moth, walked the South West Coast Path after losing their home. Advertisement The memoir also recounts how Moth was diagnosed with a neurological condition. But The Observer newspaper, which said the couple's legal names are Sally and Timothy Walker, reported that Winn may have misrepresented the events that led to the couple losing their home and that experts had doubts over Moth having corticobasal degeneration (CBD). On Wednesday, Winn posted clinic letters on Instagram addressed to Timothy Walker, which she said showed that 'he is treated for CBD/S and has been for many years'. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Raynor Winn (@ She wrote: 'The last few days have been some of the hardest of my life. Heart breaking accusations that Moth has made up his illness have been made, leaving us devastated.' Advertisement In a statement on her website, she said that the article was 'grotesquely unfair, highly misleading and seeks to systematically pick apart my life'. She added: 'The Salt Path is about what happened to Moth and me, after we lost our home and found ourselves homeless on the headlands of the south west. 'It's not about every event or moment in our lives, but rather about a capsule of time when our lives moved from a place of complete despair to a place of hope. 'The journey held within those pages is one of salt and weather, of pain and possibility. And I can't allow any more doubt to be cast on the validity of those memories, or the joy they have given so many.' Advertisement In The Salt Path, the couple lose their house due to a bad business investment. But The Observer reported that the couple, lost their home after an accusation that Winn had stolen thousands of pounds from her employer. It also said that it had spoken to medical experts who were sceptical about Moth having CBD, given his lack of acute symptoms and his apparent ability to reverse them. Publishing house Penguin said it 'undertook all the necessary pre-publication due diligence', including a contract with an author warranty about factual accuracy, and a legal read. Advertisement It added: 'Prior to the Observer enquiry, we had not received any concerns about the book's content.'
CTV News
10-07-2025
- Business
- CTV News
Anxiously watching U.S. trade developments
Windsor Watch A Windsor metal fabricator says he's anxiously watching trade developments that could hit his bottom line. Travis Fortnum reports.
RNZ News
10-07-2025
- Entertainment
- RNZ News
When non-fiction becomes fiction
media author interview 37 minutes ago When does creative nonfiction cross the line into fabrication, and does it matter? That's the question being asked by many after serious concerns were raised about the bestselling memoir The Salt Path. The 2018 book, which has sold nearly two million copies worldwide and been adapted into a feature film, tells the story of a couple, Raynor Winn and her husband Moth, who walked Britain's 1,000km South West Coast Path after their home was repossessed. But an investigation by the Observer newspaper has cast doubt over key parts of the memoir, including how the couple lost their home, the fact that they owned land in France and questions around Moth's terminal diagnosis of a rare disease. So, what should we expect from a memoir? Should we take everything written as the truth and nothing but the truth? Or is there room for creative embellishment? To explore the issue, Emile speaks to writer, editor and lecturer at the University of Melbourne, Nicola Redhouse.
