1. SDRC will become one of six Schlumberger research facilities worldwide and the first of its kind in the Middle East and Africa region.

2. The new center, to be known as the Schlumberger Dhahran Research Center (SDRC), will house state–of–the–art facilities as well as a team of scientists from all over the world to work on oil and gas industry research projects and collaborate with other research institutes in the GCC region.

3. The center will be the first building in the King Abdullah Science Park at the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM). SDRC aims to promote future technology development through closer interaction between research scientists from Schlumberger and experts from KFUPM, Saudi Aramco and King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology, as well as from a number of regional oil companies. «Industry goals of identifying and evaluating oil and gas reservoirs, recovering oil and gas safely, efficiently, cost–effectively and without harming the environment can only be advanced by ongoing research into all aspects of exploration, drilling, completion and production processes,» Nouh explained.