Saudi Arabia, US sign landmark MoU in desalination research and technology – Saudi Arabia RIYADH: The Saudi Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture signed a deal on Monday to cooperate with the US Department of Energy in the field of desalination science and technology. The departments signed a Memorandum of Understanding for longterm cooperation in the development of desalination industry and the exchange of knowledge and expertise in the field. The five-year agreement was signed virtually by Abdullah Ibrahim Al-Abdulkareem, Governor of the Saline Water Conversion Corporation, and Daniel R. Simmons, Assistant Secretary of Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, US Department [âŠ] Saudi Arabia, US sign landmark MoU in desalination research and technology – Saudi ArabiaHIWI042020-10-19T23:19:26+02:00