Saudi marine company SAIL plans to clean up thousands of barrels of oil spills

Saudi marine company SAIL plans to clean up thousands of barrels of oil spills

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt: A Saudi marine company says it has plans to clean up 530,000 barrels of oil spills and hazardous materials to help protect the Kingdom’s shorelines. SAIL was established by a royal decree as a subsidiary of the Saudi Investment Recycling Company, which is wholly owned by the Public Investment Fund, to provide marine operations for environmental services. Mohammed Al-Ashwan, project manager at SAIL, told Arab News: “The objectives and mandate of SAIL is to protect the Saudi Arabian shoreline, either on the Arabian Gulf side, or the Red Sea.” He added that the company is also attempting to protect the environment, infrastructure and projects such as NEOM, the Red Sea, and Amaala, among others. Al-Ashwan was speaking during the second Saudi Green Initiative Forum, on the sidelines of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) in the Egyptian Red Sea resort city of Sharm El-Sheikh. SAIL gave an interactive display at the event which simulated vessels leaking oil. The spills are recorded and captured by a satellite, and the image is then taken, processed, analyzed and sent to head office, as well as the nearest destination station. Al-Ashwan added: “The teams there will be sending drones or airplanes