UOP Dhahran Technical Center
Regional Training, Technical Support
and Collaboration
In 2009, UOP opened the Dhahran Technical Center to significantly
enhance the way that we serve our customers in the Saudi Arabian
refining and petrochemical industries. The new office offers regional
technical support, training services and research and development
collaboration with universities and customers in the region.
UOP Dhahran Technical Center
Technical Service & Collaborative R&D
The new Dhahran Technical Center will
offer valuable services to meet the specific
needs of our customers while building
new business relationships and capabilities
through collaborative research and
development with local companies and
academic institutions.
Training Services
Training has been an integral part of UOP’s
By locating our regional services managers
technology delivery process for decades.
and technical services support specialists
Our goal is to help your organization
close to key customers, we ensure attentive
attain its business goals by providing the
and timely delivery of UOP technology.
resources and tools that will maximize
The new center will serve to complete the
the potential of your workforce.
technical service delivery and the technology
transfer loop focusing closely on delivering
UOP experts from around the world
products and services that are of the
train more than 2,000 process industry
highest value to our customers in this region.
employees each year using a balanced
theoretical and practical approach. Major
We strive to establish this new office as a
players in the refining petrochemical
center for innovation that will strengthen
and gas processing industries as well
the drive towards a knowledge-based
independent and national oil companies
economy in the Eastern Province. UOP
find that our courses drive a highly
will utilize the Dhahran Technical Center to
effective, safe, and efficient workforce.
promote new business opportunities for
established and start-up companies and
The new training center located at the
provide attractive technical job opportunities.
King Fahd University of Petroleum and
Minerals in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia will
offer a broad array of technical and
business training courses in an
instructor-led, classroom format.
The 2010 Dhahran Technical Center
The UOP Dhahran office is fully-equipped
curriculum will feature UOP’s highly
to run any of the courses in UOP’s
For further information on our
regarded engineering and process
expansive training portfolio for groups
Dhahran training classes, course
technology courses that combine
of up to 20 students. For larger groups,
registration or global course
classroom training with web-based,
UOP has access to university auditoriums.
schedules please visit us online
interactive training tools and business-
Single-company courses can also be
at www.uop.com/training.
based courses designed to improve
delivered at the customer’s site or any
understanding of broad refinery operations.
preferred location.
• Fixed-Bed Reforming Process
• Fired Heaters
• UOP UnicrackingTM Process
• UOP MeroxTM Process
• UOP CCR PlatformingTM Process
• Introduction to Refinery Processes
• Refinery Business Economics
• Process Engineering
And this is only the start. We will continue
to evaluate the needs of our customers
in this region and expand our programs
as needed.
Integrated Support and Partnership
The new Dhahran Technical Center is
part of a broader Honeywell initiative to
enhance support and improve partnerships
throughout Saudi Arabia. Honeywell is
currently building an integrated facility at
the university’s Dhahran Techno Valley
Business Cluster that will include UOP,
Honeywell Process Solutions and
Honeywell Business Solutions. This new
facility is expected to open in 2011.
Find out more
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Offices (Main office - Des Plaines,Illinois,
northwest of Chicago)
If you could like to learn more about
our training programs or other services
available through the Dhahran Technical
Center, please contact us at
DTVtraining@uop.com.
Engineering Design Centers
UOP LLC
25 East Algonquin Road
Des Plaines, IL 60017-5017, U.S.A.
Tel: +1-847-391-2000
Fax: +1-847-391-2253
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