Real people, real stories

Mr. Cong Wang

• Joined Saudi Aramco in Dhahran in 2019 as a Petroleum Engineer within the Strategic Modeling Technology Department

• Originally from Mainland China

• Currently resides in Saudi Aramco's residential camp in Dhahran

Working at Saudi Aramco

What do you do as a Petroleum Engineer?
I am a member of the Research & Development (R&D) team that develops in-house smart reservoir management tools (i.e. a scientific computational modeling technology) for Aramco’s Upstream Petroleum Engineering & Development business. Our responsibility is to make the technology of the highest industry standard in terms of reliability, capability, speed, and robustness.

What is your team like?
I am working with great people – people who are reputed experts in our subdomain, who have vision, who are professional, and who get the job done. It is an international environment, and the diversity of cultures and backgrounds is remarkable.

What do you enjoy most about working in Aramco?
What I enjoy most are the challenging tasks and the associated achievements. We are working at the forefront of technology. We are looking for leapfrog innovations! This requires professional expertise, resilience, and hard work. Last year, we successfully saw our R&D innovations being applied, making relevant complicated analysis more reliable.

In 2016, our R&D team was involved in achieving a major breakthrough with the industry’s first trillion cell reservoir simulation run, TeraPOWERS technology. Last year, we successfully saw our R&D innovations being applied, making relevant complicated analysis more reliable. I am proud to be part of the ongoing development and advancements on this project.

What are your professional aspirations and how does working at Aramco help you achieve them?
My long-term career goal is to become a reputed technical expert in my subdomain. Working at Aramco enables my achievement of this goal. Aramco has clearly defined career paths for employees. The company highly values the use of the most advanced techniques and innovations, which provides strong motivation for a consistently high standard of delivery.

Why Saudi Aramco

Why did you join Aramco?
Aramco is the leading oil producer in the world. The company highly values technology and this commitment to leveraging the best-in-class technology puts my skillset to great use. Aramco provides a platform to scale up the value of my work to the world's largest oilfield assets. My work is impactful and it is immensely gratifying.

What thoughts and insights can you share with those keen to join Aramco?
Aramco enjoys a positive reputation around the world, and this is reflected in the employees’ sense of pride in their work. Aramco provides great career opportunities as well if you have the confidence to fulfill and enjoy challenging tasks.

Living in Saudi Arabia

Where are you and your family originally from? Where do you live in the Kingdom?
My wife and I are originally from China. We now live in Aramco's Dhahran Community.

How have you and your family settled in the Kingdom?
Our experience of relocating to the Kingdom was very positive. The company provided us with a lot of support throughout all logistical aspects of the move, and my family's needs were addressed promptly. As a result, we did not have any challenges settling in.

How is life in the community?
The residential camp is like a typical American small town; convenient access to recreation and fitness facilities are provided. My wife has even begun to learn Arabic through the community education program, which is both interesting and very rewarding for her!

What are the community activities and initiatives you've participated in?
We enjoy having a relaxing day at Aramco's Ras Tanura Community, which reminds us of a resort. Its clean white-sand beach is a good picnic place for our family. We also plan to travel more in the Kingdom to learn about Saudi heritage and Islamic culture.

What other thoughts and insights can you share with those considering relocation to Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia is currently undergoing rapid development to be a more thriving society under the Saudi Vision 2030. Public service sectors such as infrastructure, recreation, and tourism are advancing at an incredible speed. Families will find life enjoyable in such a vibrant society.

Overall, how do you and your family feel about life in Saudi Arabia?
We feel life in Saudi Arabia is safe and comfortable, even with the pandemic situation, and we believe it will be more exciting and memorable in the future.