Viking Completion Technology expands operations in Saudi Arabia

Dubai-based Viking Completion Technology is expanding its operations in Saudi Arabia following successful results from trial projects

The provider of well completion equipment and services deployed its well completion design, manufacturing, and service expertise for five projects across the Kingdom between September 2023 and November 2024. Three have now progressed to commercial deployment, while the remaining two 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, with further trials scheduled for its API 14A validated sub surface safety systems. These trials have enhanced the availability of the technology required to complete complex, high-value new and workover wells to support the region’s energy infrastructure.

Viking, which made the decision to establish a presence in Saudi Arabia in 2021, is now looking to expand its operations within the Kingdom, to include the formation of an in-country manufacturing facility where it is looking to manufacture its entire portfolio of completion equipment, for use in the Kingdom as well as for export to operators worldwide.

Willie Morrison, managing director at Viking, commented, “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. Throughout 2025 and beyond, we can point to the successful integration of our technology in these trials as we continue to grow and support Saudi Arabia’s exciting future."

Alongside its success in the Middle East, Viking has been involved in milestone projects in Europe, South America, and Africa. Formed in 1997 and based in the Jebel Ali Freezone, in Dubai, the company has delivered high specification completion equipment to customers in the UAE, GCC and around the world, for 25 years.