Technical & Industrial Translation for Oil, Gas & Manufacturing
The Eastern Province is the industrial heart of the Kingdom: oil and gas fields, petrochemical complexes in Jubail, the Ras Tanura refinery area, Dammam’s industrial cities, and thousands of contractors and equipment suppliers serving them. Here an operating manual is written in English, explained to a technician in Arabic, Urdu or Hindi, and reviewed in a safety report read by an engineer from a third country. At Almadani Translation’s Al Khobar branch we provide technical translation with a glossary for every project, second-translator review, and a stamp and signature whenever you need a certified translation.
Quote and timeline before we start
Sectors we serve in the Eastern Province
- Oil and gas: documents for contractors and service suppliers in fields and facilities
- Petrochemicals and manufacturing: plants in Jubail and the Dammam industrial cities
- Contracting and construction: residential, commercial and infrastructure projects in Dammam, Khobar and Dhahran
- Power and water: generation and desalination plants and networks
- Maintenance and operations: industrial maintenance and heavy equipment service companies
- Technical training: institutes and training centres preparing national talent
These sectors are listed for illustration only and do not imply a partnership with any particular organisation.
Technical documents we translate
| Category | Examples |
|---|---|
| Health, safety and environment (HSE) | Safety manuals, risk assessments, permits to work, incident reports, emergency plans |
| Material data | Safety data sheets (SDS/MSDS), hazardous material labels, storage cards |
| Operations and maintenance | O&M manuals, preventive maintenance schedules, equipment instructions |
| Engineering and quality | Technical specifications, equipment datasheets, inspection and test plans (ITP), method statements |
| Welding and inspection | Welding procedure specifications, welder qualification records, non-destructive testing reports |
| Drawings | Text, tables, notes and legends on engineering drawings |
| Training | Training materials, tests, induction handbooks, presentations |
| Conformity and import | Certificates of conformity, test reports, product catalogues |
Why technical translation is different
One term must stay one term
If “isolation” is translated one way on page one and another way on page ten, a technician may read two different procedures. So we build a glossary for each project, apply it across every document, and hand it over to you for future use.
Safety instructions allow no ambiguity
Warning, caution and danger statements have fixed forms. We translate them clearly and directly and keep the hazard level exactly as in the original.
Figures, units and symbols
Pressures, temperatures, torques and dimensions are carried over with their units, and part and tag numbers are never translated. The second translator checks these items specifically.
Workforce languages
Safety instructions work better when workers read them in their own language. We translate into Arabic and English, and into Urdu, Hindi, Bengali, Tagalog, Nepali and more, including African languages.
Drawings and large files
We translate the text on engineering drawings, including tables, notes and symbol legends, and agree the delivery format that suits your team. For manuals running to hundreds of pages, we split the work into batches and deliver urgent sections first, such as safety instructions before appendices.
Confidentiality
Specifications, proposals and drawings are intellectual property belonging to you and your client. Only the assigned team sees them, and we sign a non-disclosure agreement before receiving them if you ask.
Turnaround and cost
These depend on file size, level of specialisation and the languages required. Send the file or a sample and we will send a quote and delivery time. Short urgent documents can be delivered the same day or at the time confirmed with your quote, with an extra fee for urgent work.
How to order
- Send the files to WhatsApp +966 56 944 2222 or to info@almadanitranslation.co.
- Specify the target languages and attach any glossary or earlier translation you have.
- Approve the quote and delivery schedule.
- Receive the translation electronically, with stamped copies where needed, delivered or collected from the Al Khobar branch.
Our Al Khobar branch
Office 205, 2nd Floor, Bldg 4, SQ Towers, Cooperation Council Rd, Al Khuzama, Al Khobar. We serve Al Khobar, Dammam and Dhahran, and companies in Jubail, Ras Tanura and Abqaiq through WhatsApp and email. We do not have an office in Dammam.
Why Almadani Translation
- Since 1982, license No. 64, more than 20,000 clients
- A glossary for every project and second-translator review
- Stamped and signed translations when required
- Listed on the translator lists of the British Embassy and the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh (acceptance is decided by the receiving authority)
Technical translation FAQ
Do you translate safety data sheets into Arabic?
Yes, every section, keeping hazard and precautionary statements and pictograms as in the original.
We have a client-approved glossary. Will you follow it?
Yes. Send it with the file and we will apply it throughout.
Can you translate safety instructions into workers’ languages?
Yes, into Urdu, Hindi, Bengali, Tagalog, Nepali and others, including African languages.
Does a technical translation need a stamp?
Not always. Internal-use documents may not need one; if an authority or client requires a certified translation, we stamp and sign it.
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