Gallery

The work, in frames.

Stand-in imagery — the Ajyal fleet & operations shoot is commissioned. These frames show the calibre the site is built for.

01 — Fleet & Cranes

The iron that does the lifting.

FIG. 01–05

All-terrain mobile crane parked in a yard at golden hour — FIG. 01 — All-terrain mobile crane, boom stowed at golden hour

Ajyal's rough-terrain crane line with booms raised and crews beneath, Al Khobar yard — FIG. 02 — The Ajyal crane line, booms up — Al Khobar yard

Rig mast crown and lines seen from the pad — FIG. 03 — The crown and lines, from the pad

Drilling rig mast and works rising overhead — FIG. 04 — The mast works, up close

Doosan wheel loader working a golden sand stockpile — FIG. 05 — Doosan wheel loader working the sand

02 — Heavy Haulage

The loads that need convoys.

FIG. 06–10

Heavy-haul prime mover with OVERSIZE boards leading a convoy on a desert highway — FIG. 06 — Oversize on the move — the convoy under escort

Ajyal winch trucks lined up in the yard with their crews — FIG. 07 — The winch-truck line — prime movers of the fleet

Ajyal prime mover hauling a crane on a lowbed along a desert road — FIG. 08 — Crane riding the lowbed — an Ajyal desert move

Loaded flatbed truck travelling a desert highway in Saudi Arabia — FIG. 09 — Loaded flatbed on an Eastern Province highway

Ajyal prime mover with crew members standing before it — FIG. 10 — Prime mover and crew — ready to roll

03 — Rig Operations

Where the fleet earns its keep.

FIG. 11–14

Land drilling rig standing among barren desert rock formations — FIG. 11 — Land rig standing in desert canyon country

Mast and lifting works seen from below against the sky — FIG. 12 — Mast and lifting works, seen from the pad

Oil storage tanks in a desert landscape from the air — FIG. 13 — The tank farm from the air — plant-logistics territory

Stacked coated pipe sections with yellow end caps in hard light — FIG. 14 — Coated pipe sections stacked in the yard

04 — Crew & Sites

The people and the pads.

FIG. 15–18

Rig site at dusk with a wheel loader and crew members between lifts — FIG. 15 — Rig site at dusk — loader and crew between lifts

Engineer in a hard hat inspecting machinery in golden-hour light — FIG. 16 — The walk-round at golden hour

Crew member signalling thumbs-up at dusk on an industrial site — FIG. 17 — All-clear signalled at dusk

Ajyal truck moving a camp unit on a lowbed across the desert — FIG. 18 — Camp unit on the move — an Ajyal site relocation

The Real Thing

Your move could be the next plate.

When the commissioned shoot lands, these frames are replaced plate-for-plate with Ajyal’s own iron on Ajyal’s own pads. Until then — the desk is open.

Plan a move Licensed stand-in photography — Pexels & Unsplash