U.S.-Saudi Business Opportunities Forum
April 29, 2010 • Chicago, Illinois, USA
Peter OosterveerFluor Group PresidentEnergy & Chemicals
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A leading Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Maintenance firm 36,000 employees operating in 66 countries Revenues of $22 billion in 2009
Fluor’s Diversified Industries
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Fluor’s Energy & Chemicals GroupThree Business Lines
Oil & Gas Upstream, Downstream, and Chemicals Markets 2009 Revenues of $11.9 billion 11,500 Home Office employees in 25 offices
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Fluor Activities in the Middle EastDuring the Last 5 Years
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Fluor Arabia Overview and History
Fluor has worked in Saudi Arabia since 1947 and now operates as Fluor Arabia Limited, a 50/50 partnership between Fluor and E.A. Juffali & Brothers.
Fluor’s head office is our wholly-owned building in Al-Khobar built in 1978.
Fluor provides project/program management, front-end engineering and detailed engineering services.
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Opportunities
Massive capital spending will create demand for every type of goods and service
Saudi Aramco Capital Program over next 5 years: US$50 billion
Petrochemicals: SABIC alone will double current production to 100 million tpy by 2020. Additional growth by Tasnee and Sipchem.
Power: Additional 12,000MW through 2015
Many large infrastructure programs (new cities, universities, rail/road networks)
Mining/Aluminium: large investments by Maaden
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Why Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia is ranked 13th out of 181 for ease of doing business (IFC/World Bank)
Government Incentives for investment (PIF/ SIDF)
Large and growing domestic market
World-class infrastructure: Power, Highways, Ports, Airports, IT
Very low-cost energy and labor Strong banking sector Low corporate and no personal
taxes
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Business Environment
Private sector companies in Saudi Arabia (including government companies like Saudi Aramco) highly professional – similar to working with most US or European companies
Structure of Government entities, like anywhere, are more complicated 5 year business visa makes visiting Saudi Arabia easy and Saudi
clients can obtain a 5 year business visa to the United States Family friendly environment: US Embassy/companies again allowing
families; good schools available
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Recommendations for American Companies Entering the Saudi Market SAGIA offers a one stop-shop
for new entrants to the Saudi market
US Commercial Service at the Embassy
Although not required, a local partner can be helpful in understanding the market and culture
Increased need for hiring Saudis – training and understanding of local labor laws are key
Consider investing in industries that are part of the Clusters Program
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Conclusion
If you haven’t been to Saudi Arabia – GO! Saudi Arabia is a dynamic and growing country with unlimited
opportunities Don’t miss it