ASMO commences pipe transportation operations for AMTPJ, JESCO and Tenaris
New agreements establish AMTPJ, JESCO and Tenaris as ASMO’s first direct customers beyond anchor customer Aramco
Operations span six routes and approximately 100 daily trips for manufacturers accounting for nearly 78% of inbound OCTG pipe volume at the Central Pipe Yard (CPY)
ASMO, the joint venture between Aramco and DHL, has signed three new customer agreements with ArcelorMittal Tubular Products Al-Jubail (AMTPJ), Jubail Energy Services Company (JESCO), and Tenaris, and has commenced inbound pipe transportation and control tower operations for the three leading manufacturers of Oil Country Tubular Goods (OCTG).
The operations cover six routes connecting manufacturing and processing locations in Jubail and Dammam with the Aramco-owned and ASMO-managed Central Pipe Yard (CPY) near Abqaiq.
The agreements establish AMTPJ, JESCO and Tenaris as ASMO’s first direct customers beyond its anchor customer, Aramco. Together, the three manufacturers account for approximately 78% of CPY’s inbound OCTG pipe volume.
Nico Schuetz, Chief Executive Officer of ASMO, said: “ASMO was created to connect critical supply chain capabilities and deliver them at scale. With AMTPJ, JESCO and Tenaris joining our customer base, that vision is becoming a commercial reality. These agreements give us a foundation to serve a broader market, create more value across the network, and strengthen the long-term competitiveness of the Kingdom’s industrial and energy sectors.”
ASMO assumed management of CPY operations in late 2025. Covering more than five million square meters, the facility is one of the world’s largest logistics hubs for OCTG and line pipe materials, supporting Aramco’s drilling, production and capital project requirements.
The transportation network manages approximately 100 trips per day, supported by an average of 75 vehicles. ASMO coordinates a shared fleet across customers and locations, balancing transportation capacity with daily demand to maintain a consistent flow of materials into CPY.
Tarek Sadek, Chief Commercial Officer at AMTPJ, said: “As a leading OCTG supplier to Saudi Aramco and part of the region’s largest seamless pipe manufacturing platform, we see this collaboration with ASMO as an important step in further integrating the Kingdom’s OCTG supply chain. Having supported Aramco and ASMO from the early stages of this initiative, we are proud to contribute our scale, local manufacturing capabilities and deep operational experience to its development. Closer coordination between ASMO’s transportation and CPY teams gives us clearer visibility from dispatch through receipt at the yard, supporting more predictable planning, faster issue resolution and improved material availability. Ultimately, this is about strengthening security of supply and creating a more connected, responsive and resilient OCTG ecosystem for Saudi Aramco.”
Through its centralized control tower, ASMO plans vehicle requirements, assigns transportation capacity and tracks each journey from dispatch to delivery. Near-real-time visibility enables earlier responses to delays and supports more reliable transportation planning across the network.
ASMO also applies consistent OCTG-specific safety standards across carriers, vehicles, drivers and routes to protect product condition and support safe delivery.
Abdulaziz Alruwaily, General Manager at JESCO, said: “Delivering on this scale requires more than manufacturing capacity; it requires reliable execution across the entire supply chain. Safe and dependable transportation is essential to moving critical pipe materials into CPY, and this collaboration strengthens inbound planning and execution while maintaining the safety and service standards our operations require. By connecting our manufacturing capabilities more closely with ASMO’s logistics platform, we are strengthening the resilience and reliability of local supply and supporting Saudi Aramco with an increasingly integrated mill-to-yard value chain.”
ASMO’s role now extends from managing CPY operations to coordinating inbound transportation directly for the OCTG manufacturers supplying the yard.
Renwar Berzinji, President for Operations in Saudi Arabia at Tenaris, said: “We are pleased to see the commencement of operations with ASMO, marking another step in strengthening collaboration across the supply chain in Saudi Arabia. Building on Tenaris’s strong local capabilities and established presence in the Kingdom, this collaboration further enhances coordination while continuing to deliver value to our customers. We look forward to building on this collaboration and contributing to the Kingdom’s evolving energy and industrial ecosystem.”
These agreements mark an important step in ASMO’s growth, extending its role beyond transportation into a more integrated logistics offering for the Kingdom’s industrial and energy sectors. Looking ahead, ASMO aims to build on this foundation by expanding its scope across rig preparation and final delivery, creating a more connected end-to-end transport model.
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