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  • Saudi Aramco maintains $31 billion dividend despite lower Q1 net income

    Saudi Arabia's state oil giant Aramco (2222.SE), opens new tab expects to pay $31 billion in dividends to the Saudi government and its shareholders despite reporting lower earnings for the first quarter on Tuesday, hit by lower oil prices and volumes sold. The Saudi government, which directly holds about 82.2% of Aramco, relies heavily on the company's payouts, which also include royalties and taxes. The kingdom, the world's biggest oil exporter, is spending billions of dollars to diversify its economy away from crude.

  • Exclusive: Shell in talks to sell Malaysia fuel stations to Saudi Aramco, sources say

    Energy giant Shell is in talks with Saudi Arabia's state-owned Saudi Aramco to sell its gas station business in Malaysia, the second-largest such network in the country, four industry sources aware of the discussions said, and a deal could be worth up to $1 billion. Shell said Malaysia is important to the company. "We remain committed to the mobility business in the country," it said in an updated statement on Tuesday, without elaborating.

  • Saudi Aramco maintains $31 bln dividend despite lower Q1 net income

    Saudi Arabian state-owned oil giant Aramco (2222.SE), opens new tab expects to pay $31 billion in dividends to the Saudi government and its shareholders despite reporting lower earnings for the first quarter on Tuesday, hit by lower oil prices and volumes sold.
    The Saudi government, which directly holds about 82.2% of Aramco, relies heavily on the company's payouts, which also include royalties and taxes.
    The kingdom, the world's biggest oil exporter, is spending billions of dollars to diversify its economy away from crude.

  • Saudi Aramco in Talks to Buy Shell Gas Stations in Malaysia

    Four unnamed sources have told Reuters that Saudi state-run oil giant Aramco is in talks to potentially acquire Shell’s billion-dollar gas station business in Malaysia, where the Dutch supergiant owns a network of nearly 1,000 fuel stations. Neither Shell nor Aramco would comment on the rumor of the talks for Reuters; however, one source told the news agency that talks began late last year and could be finalized in a matter of months.

  • Saudi Aramco CEO says 80% of oil demand to come from Global South by 2050

    "They [Global North] are putting a lot of funds to create the transition," Nasser said in a special meeting of the World Economic Forum in the Saudi capital Riyadh. "It doesn't work where the demand is today. Fifty to 60% of the demand is in the Global South. By 2050, 80% of the hydrocarbon demand is going to be in the Global South. So, we need to take that into consideration if we are worried about emissions. We need to focus on a mission rather than picking winners or losers."

  • How AI is reshaping Saudi Aramco’s oil exploration and underwater operations strategy

    Saudi Aramco is spearheading the innovations by embracing cutting-edge technologies like artificial intelligence, both within its core operations and beyond, which places the company ahead of the curve. The Saudi state-owned oil company has significantly invested in research and development compared to its industry peers, allocating approximately 3.5 USD billion in 2023, representing a 15% annual increase despite global challenges. This investment is reflected in its innovative efforts, which extend beyond its primary operations.

  • Saudi Aramco is looking at investment in new energies outside of the kingdom, CEO says

    Saudi Arabia's state-oil giant Aramco (2223.SE), opens new tab is looking at investments right now in new energies outside of the kingdom, CEO Amin Nasser said on Monday at the sidelines of a World Economic Forum special meeting held in Riyadh.

  • FIFA seals closer ties to Saudi Arabia with World Cup sponsor deal for oil firm Aramco

    FIFA deepened its ties to Saudi Arabia by confirming a sponsorship on Thursday with the kingdom’s state oil firm Aramco which made a profit of $121 billion last year. The deal was expected and became inevitable once Saudi Arabia was all but sealed last October as the 2034 host of the men’s World Cup. The deal through 2027 includes the men’s World Cup in 2026 co-hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico and the 2027 Women’s World Cup. Hosts of that tournament will be decided next month in a three-candidate vote.

  • Saudi Aramco in talks to buy 10% of China’s Hengli Petrochemical

    Saudi oil giant Aramco said on Monday it is in talks to acquire a 10% stake in China's Hengli Petrochemical (600346.SS), opens new tab, a deal which would further bolster Aramco's growing downstream presence in China.
    Aramco (2222.SE), opens new tab is in talks with parent Hengli Group Co and signed a memorandum of understanding over the proposed transaction, which is subject to due diligence and regulatory approvals, Aramco said in a statement.

  • Aramco inks MoU with GCT for 5G across Saudi Arabia

    Aramco signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with chip company GCT Semiconductor to help create a 4G and 5G ecosystem across Saudi Arabia to provision mission-critical and public safety networks. State-owned Aramco and GCT Semiconductor explained they plan “to design and co-develop chipsets and modules tailored for LTE, 5G and the NTN spectrum in order to support the localisation of wireless end-user devices and IoT manufacturing”.