DUBAI, May 17 (Reuters) - Saudi Aramco signed

three memorandums of understanding (MOU) with U.S. companies

Aeroseal, Spiritus and Rondo, the state-owned oil giant said on

Friday.

Under the MOU the companies will develop potential

lower-carbon energy solutions, Aramco's statement said.

Aramco and Aeroseal agreed to deploy Aeroseal's technology

to expand its fleet and commercialise the technology in novel

applications such as gas pipelines, the statement said.

With Spiritus, Aramco has agreed to explore opportunities in

direct air capture to reduce energy needs.

The statement added that Aramco and Rondo agreed to explore

deployment of heat batteries in Aramco's global facilities to

reduce operating costs and cut emissions.

The MOUs were signed during the visit of U.S. Secretary of

Energy Jennifer Granholm to Saudi Arabia.