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NESR, Aramco sign agreement to deliver Saudi Arabia’s first direct lithium extraction project

8th October 2026

By: Sabrina Jardim

Senior Online Writer

     

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Oilfield services provider National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) has announced that its business segment NESR Environmental and Decarbonisation Applications (NEDA), has entered into an agreement with Saudi Arabia's State oil company Aramco to execute a lithium demonstration project in Saudi Arabia.

This first-of-its-kind project aims to produce 2 000 t/y of battery-grade lithium carbonate, with commissioning and start of production planned for late 2027.

This agreement combines Aramco's deep subsurface expertise with NEDA's integrated pre-treatment, direct lithium extraction and carbonation technology portfolio, housed under NESR's LiThara platform, for Saudi Arabia's first lithium project, with up to a five-year contract value of about $200-million.

LiThara modular solutions are designed to condition brine feedstock and extract lithium in a single, integrated process, enabling rapid, scalable deployment.

This approach offers competitive operating costs and ensures that the production of battery-grade lithium carbonate meets the fast-growing demand of the global energy transition.

The project also builds on NESR's regional subsurface and field operations experience across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Edited by Chanel de Bruyn
Creamer Media Online Managing Editor

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