The Saudi Geological Survey (SGS) explored aspects of partnership and cooperation with the Chinese Atomic Energy Authority (CAEA) in geosciences and renewable Geoenergy. This was during the meeting held at the headquarters of SGS in Jeddah that brought together Eng. Abdullah bin Mufter Al-Shamrani the CEO of the SGS with Mr. Liu Jing the Vice Chairman of the CAEA Board of Directors in the presence of the accompanying Chinese delegation.
The meeting reviewed a number of projects related to geological sciences and the National Geological Database (NGD), and the capabilities and experience of the two parties, which guarantees quality outputs of joint work.
Moreover, the Chinese delegation conducted a field visit to the drilling library to view the automation and digitisation of core drilling samples, as well as colored spectral images of mineral components, and the basic drilling database management system, which is aligned with NGD, as well as the technical procedures related to drilling samples.
It is noteworthy that the four-day visit comes as part of the cooperative meetings with officials of the Nuclear and Radiological Regulatory Commission and SGS to discuss ways to enhance cooperation in the peaceful use of atomic energy and nuclear technology. As part of SGS’s current initiatives and projects, it is working on the Exploration of Alternative and Renewable Geothermal Energy Initiative, one of the National Industrial Development and Logistics Programme (NIDLP) initiatives.
Publish Date: 08/May/2023
