Khobar, Saudi Arabia, January 30, SPA -- Khalid A. Al-Falih, in his first speech as President and CEO of Saudi Aramco, has affirmed that the work undertaken by members of the Saudi Arabian Section of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) is integral to the work of Saudi Aramco. Speaking at a dinner meeting celebrating the group's 50th anniversary, hosted recently in Al-Khobar, Al-Falih said “We have an opportunity to take our respective companies and institutions to new levels of excellence, to deliver even greater value to our nation and its people, and to record even more significant achievements as a petroleum powerhouse.” “I am confident in our collective ability to scale those heights and to write a stirring new chapter in the proud history of our industry and of our nation.” “This occasion is a chance to honor the vision and foresight of the founders of the Saudi Arabia Section of SPE and to thank the generations of men and women who helped to build the organization and who steered it through periods of momentous change in our nation, in our industry and in our companies.” --MORE
