Oryx Energy Projects & Services of Qatar (Oryx) has announced the completion of an agreement with power and technology group ABB for the formation of a joint venture ABB Oryx Motors & Generators Service (ABB Oryx M&G), that will provide a wide range of electrical motor and generator services to customers with operations in the oil, gas, water and energy sectors in the region.
ABB and Oryx officials at the official launch of the new joint venture yesterday
The agreement was signed on July 7 by Abdulla Ahmed Mannai, chairman and managing director of Oryx, and Gus Abboud, region division manager, ABB Discrete Automation and Motion, Middle East and Africa. The new venture is expected to begin operations after Ramadan.
The new joint venture will be based at the recently opened Oryx Engineering Solutions Centre (OESC) within Ras Laffan Industrial City.
This new purpose built facility, which has a built-up area close to 10,500 sq m of workshops, offices and training facilities, is fully equipped with all the machinery needed to service a wide range of electrical motors and generators, including those manufactured and distributed by ABB.
Speaking at the ceremony, Mannai said: “This agreement strengthens our position in the market by adding to our capabilities. In working with ABB, our aim will be to provide our customers with electrical motor generators and motor repair and maintenance services that are second to none in the region.”
Gus Abboud, of ABB, said: “As a leader in power and automation technologies, our aim is to help our utility and industry customers improve their performance whilst reducing their impact on the
environment.”
