Riyadh - Sharikat Mubasher: Viking Completion Technology, a global well completions and intervention tool design, manufacturing, and services company based in Dubai, plans to establish a new manufacturing facility and expand its operations within Saudi Arabia over the next two years.

These plans follow a series of high-profile successes in the Kingdom, completing five trial projects within 14 months, the company announced in a recent press release.

Once established with the required API and ISO certification and customer endorsements, the new facility will allow Viking to manufacture its entire portfolio of completion equipment, including Tubing Retrievable Safety Valves. In addition to manufacturing equipment for use in the Kingdom, this new base will export technology from the region to operators worldwide. 

Willie Morrison, Managing Director at Viking, commented: “Since 2021, we have committed to establishing a direct presence in Saudi Arabia, so it is fantastic for a wide range of our technology to have been implemented successfully and validate the Viking team’s efforts. The five trials completed over the 14-month period have been a massive step in the right direction for us and will be monumental in our long-term goals in the Kingdom.”

Viking utilized its expertise for projects across Saudi Arabia between September 2023 and November 2024. Of the five projects, three have concluded the trial test period and have progressed to commercial deployment, while the remaining two, installed in Q4 2024, are due to reach the end of the trial period in March of this year. 

For the trials, Viking supplied a variety of its API-certified technologies for high-pressure deep gas wells, including Production Packers, Completion Accessories, and a Long String Corrosion Remediation solution for cemented completions. Viking will continue the momentum with further trials in Q1 and Q3 2025, featuring its API 14A validated Sub Surface Safety Systems.