10 Apr 2025SPARK, Saudi Arabia – April 10, 2025 – King Salman Energy Park (SPARK), a leading energy industrial ecosystem strategically located at the heart of the global energy market, proudly announces the groundbreaking of National Energy Services Reunited Corp. (NESR)’s cutting-edge industrial facility at SPARK. This milestone event marks the start of construction on a 180,000 m² state-of-the-art facility set to transform the region’s oilfield services landscape.
The groundbreaking ceremony, held at SPARK, brought together prominent industry leaders, including Saudi Aramco Upstream President and SPARK Chairman Nasir K. Al-Naimi, SPARK President and CEO Mishal I. Al Zughaibi, and NESR Chairman and CEO Sherif Foda. Their participation underscored a united vision to accelerate innovation, localization, and sustainability in the Kingdom’s energy sector.
Mishal I. Al Zughaibi, added: The groundbreaking of NESR’s facility marks a significant milestone in SPARK’s journey to becoming a global hub for energy, industry, and technology. This investment highlights the growing trust in SPARK’s ecosystem and reinforces our role in enabling strategic partnerships that drive localization, innovation, and job creation—core pillars of Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030.”
Sherif Foda, remarked: “The facility will serve as a vital hub within NESR in the kingdom and the region, driving local talent development, creating job opportunities, focus on sustainability and embracing the latest LEED developed facility in the world under the Saudi Arabia’s ambitious plans for an energy-driven future.”
NESR’s new facility will be a key driver in Saudi Arabia’s energy sector, offering advanced oilfield services and creating jobs opportunities. Developed in four strategic phases, the NESR SPARK Facility will introduce cutting-edge technologies for drilling optimization, well intervention, production enhancement, and sustainable practices. In the first phase of development, NESR will transition its Hydraulic Fracturing operations to the new facility at SPARK, leveraging AI and Machine Learning to boost efficiency, enable predictive maintenance, and reduce non-productive time, positioning the facility as a pivotal hub for innovation in the regional oilfield services industry.
This investment aligns with Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 and SPARK’s mission, emphasizing localization, technological advancement, and the strengthening of domestic manufacturing and service capabilities within the energy sector. By establishing this advanced facility at SPARK, NESR reaffirms its commitment to enhancing regional energy.
solutions, driving innovation, and contributing to the Kingdom’s rapidly growing energy ecosystem—while supporting SPARK’s goal of becoming a globally recognized energy hub.
SPARK is a leading industrial ecosystem with sustainability at its core, connecting the world to opportunities in the Saudi energy sector and beyond. As a national megaproject proudly driving socio-economic impact locally and globally, SPARK is simultaneously catalyzing the Kingdom’s role in the global energy transition while offering a world-class ecosystem in the heart of the energy market for investors and tenants.
National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) is a leading energy services company focused on providing innovative and sustainable solutions for the energy sector. With a commitment to operational excellence, NESR delivers cutting-edge services to support the energy goals of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and global markets.
