Saudi Aramco, TOTAL and IFP Training have recently signed an agreement for the study and construction of an operational excellence center in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. The purpose of this center is to offer professionalization programs to young Saudi in the fields of operations and engineering in the oil and gas industry.

The training activities of this center will contribute to the "2030 vision for Saudi Arabia", a roadmap of the economic development policy implemented by the Kingdom in 2016, which aims to develop the local working market.