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  • Saudi Aramco Opens its Books, Officially the World’s Most Profitable Company
     

    State-owned Saudi Aramco is the world’s most profitable firm, eclipsing global heavyweights like Apple and Samsung, according to new data revealed ahead of a major bond issuance. Saudi Aramco’s earnings last year before interests, taxes, and depreciation stands at $224 billion, almost three times as much as Apple. Net income last year was $111.1 billion. The revelation of […]

     
  • Saudi Aramco Agrees to Buy 70% Stake in SABIC from Kingdom’s Public Investment Fund
     

    Saudi Arabia’s national oil company Saudi Aramco has agreed to buy a 70% stake in Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC), the kingdom’s leading petrochemical firm, for $69.1 billion in a private transaction, SABIC said in a press release. The move continues Saudi Aramco’s plans to diversify away from oil to “generating more of its profits […]

     
  • Large Quantities of Natural Gas Discovered in Red Sea, Al-Falih Says
     

    Large quantities of gas have been discovered in the Red Sea, the official Saudi Press Agency said, citing comments made by Minister of Energy Khalid Al-Falih. Al-Falih said that Saudi Aramco will intensify exploration work over the next two years after completion of a feasibility study. Falih also said Saudi Aramco was studying possible Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) project […]

     
  • Al-Falih: ‘Going forward the world is going to be Saudi Aramco’s playground’
     

    In a new interview with the Financial Times, Saudi Arabia’s powerful minister of energy, industry, and mineral resources Khalid Al-Falih indicated that Saudi Aramco would take on an active position as investor in resource opportunities outside the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia’s state-owned energy company, Saudi Aramco, will seek to develop an international energy […]

     
  • Saudi Arabia Explores Interconnected Gas Grid for Region
     

    Saudi Arabia may pursue an interconnected natural gas grid in the region that would link together the Kingdom with Oman, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates, according to reports. “I am talking to my colleagues in Oman, Kuwait, UAE, about extending a gas grid in the region and we hope to exchange gas and we also have […]

     
  • Saudi Arabia Eyes Major Domestic Energy Conservation by 2030, Al Falih Says
     

    Saudi Arabia expects to throttle back domestic energy consumption by 2030 by up to the equivalent of 2m barrels of oil per day, in line with the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 economic and social reform initiative, according to comments made by Khalid Al-Falih published by Reuters. Saudi Arabia has long used easily extracted oil reserves for […]

     
  • Saudi Oil Reserves Are Even Bigger than Previously Estimated
     

    An independent audit of Saudi Arabia’s oil reserves found that the Kingdom has more oil than previously estimated, according to reports and an official statement from the government of Saudi Arabia. The audit, conducted by Houston-based petroleum consultants DeGolyer & MacNaughton, had concluded that Saudi Arabia’s oil reserves total 268.5 billion barrels – over 2.2 […]

     
  • Reports: Potential Deal for New Saudi Investment in U.S. Energy Sector
     

    Saudi Arabia is reportedly eyeing an investment in U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) in what would mark a “sea change in the energy flows between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia,” the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday citing unnamed sources. The WSJ reports the “landmark decision” would mark a shift for Saudi Arabia, which in the past has been an energy […]

     
  • King Salman Announces ‘Sweeping’ Cabinet Reshuffle Affecting Top Domestic, Foreign Policy Posts
     

    King Salman announced on live TV on Thursday a major and sweeping reshuffling of top cabinet positions in Saudi Arabia, the first such change in leadership since June. The royal decree replaces Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir with former finance minister Ibrahim Al-Assaf. Al-Assaf was detained, then released within weeks of his detention at Riyadh’s Ritz-Carlton […]

     
  • In Dhahran, Energy Secretary Perry, Al-Falih Discuss Oil Markets, Nuclear Possibilities
     

    U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry held a round of talks with Saudi Minister of Energy Khalid Al-Falih and Aramco CEO Amin Nasser as well other energy industry figures in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, according to reports. The top energy officials from the U.S. and Saudi Arabia discussed oil markets and nuclear power possibilities. Saudi Arabia’s energy minister Khalid al-Falih […]

     

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  • Aramco awards $3.3bn gas facility contracts to Sinopec and Tecnicas Reunidas

    Aramco has awarded contracts worth more than $3.3 billion to Chinese company Sinopec and Spain’s Tecnicas Reunidas to build a gas facility in Saudi Arabia. According to a disclosure on the Spanish Stock Exchange, Sinopec will own 65 percent of the project and Tecnicas Reunidas will have a 35 percent share. The contract includes the development of a new facility in Saudi Arabia called Riyas natural gas liquids at the Jafurah unconventional gas production project.

  • Saudi news: Aramco’s new VC money, a new Saudi doc on Netflix, Nadal + Saudi tennis, and more

    6 top storylines on Saudi Arabia: •The 54th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) is taking place in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, from January 15–19. •Aramco, one of the world’s leading integrated energy and chemicals companies, has allocated an additional $4 billion to its global venture capital arm, Aramco Ventures. •Analysts at real estate firm Savills KSA told Arabian Business that apartment rents in Riyadh surged by as much as 23 percent in northern neighborhoods last year. •Aramco Digital and Intel plans to establish Saudi Arabia’s first Open RAN (radio access network) development center •Konoz, an initiative of the Saudi Ministry of Media’s Center for Government Communication, launched "Horizon", a new documentary documenting the Kingdom’s rich biodiversity and natural resources. •Rafael Nadal's role in helping to grow tennis in the Gulf is set to increase significantly after the Spanish great was appointed ambassador of the Saudi Tennis Federation (STF).

  • Aramco Digital and Intel to create Saudi Arabia’s first Open RAN development centre

    Once built, the facility is expected to drive innovation, foster technological advancements and contribute to the digital transformation landscape in the country. Specifically, the partnership aims to accelerate the development and deployment of Open RAN technologies, helping to enable Saudi Arabia to build reliable and agile telecoms infrastructure that will accelerate digitisation across various industries.

  • Saudi Chemicals Giant Sabic Hires Aramco IPO Banker Mirza

    Sabic hired Sulaiman Mirza as a senior adviser, according to his LinkedIn profile, an indication the Saudi chemicals producer may be eyeing more deals.

    Saudi Basic Industries Corp., as the company is formally known, is a key part of the country’s strategy to funnel more oil into chemicals as it prepares for a future beyond crude sales. Sabic took part in one of the Middle East’s largest deals last year, divesting its Hadeed metals unit to focus on its core business.

  • Saudi Arabia’s Aramco Allocates $4 Billion More to Venture Capital Unit

    Saudi Aramco will allocate an additional $4 billion to its venture capital unit as the kingdom expands its global ambitions in an effort to diversify its oil-dependent economy. The extra funds will be injected over four years and will more than double Aramco Ventures’s capital from $3 billion to $7 billion, according to a statement. The bigger size will help with investments in new energies, chemicals and energy transition materials, and digital technologies, it said.

  • Saudi Arabian companies warn Aramco fuel price hike may curb earnings

    Scores of Saudi Arabian companies said their earnings could be dampened this year as production costs will increase after state energy group Saudi Aramco (2222.SE) notified them it would sharply raise feedstock and fuel prices.

    Companies including Nama Chemicals (2210.SE) and Saudi Ceramic (2040.SE) said in regulatory filings that they were notified by Saudi Aramco on Wednesday that, effective from Jan. 1, the energy giant would increase retail diesel prices for 2024 by 53% to 1.15 riyals ($0.3067) per litre, its third increase since 2016.

  • Saudi Aramco raises diesel prices for local consumers by 53 percent

    The global oil producer has raised prices for local consumers three times since 2016. However, the recent jump of 53 percent is unprecedented. According to EFG Hermes Research, diesel prices have been reset at the end of each year since 2021. However, they witnessed increases in the last two years of SAR 0.11-0.12 per liter.

  • Saudi Aramco to Finalize Multibillion-Dollar Contracts for Largest Offshore Oilfield

    At the heart of this expansion initiative is the Safaniyah oilfield, recognized as the world's largest offshore oilfield. With multiple tenders both offshore and onshore currently in the bidding stage, Aramco is poised to conclude the awards within the coming weeks for two onshore EPC packages. These packages are estimated to collectively range between $4 billion and $5 billion, as revealed by sources with direct insights into the matter.

  • Norway’s KLP divests from Saudi Aramco, 11 other Middle East companies

    Kommunal Landspensjonskasse, Oslo, divested from 11 firms in the Middle East due to human rights concerns, and from Saudi Aramco for energy transition worries and the firm's "close ties to a dominant state owner." KLP's divestments equated to about 250 million Norwegian kronor ($23 million) if the pension fund's index strategies were to track the MSCI Emerging Markets Index precisely, a spokesperson said.

  • Saudi Aramco Enters Pakistan in Downstream Expansion Drive

    Saudi Aramco is entering Pakistan’s downstream market by acquiring a 40% stake in Gas & Oil Pakistan Ltd, one of the country’s largest retail and storage companies, as the oil giant seeks international downstream expansion and Saudi Arabia looks to invest more in its ally Pakistan. Saudi Aramco said on Tuesday it had signed definitive agreements to acquire a 40% equity stake in Gas & Oil Pakistan Ltd (GO), a diversified downstream fuels, lubricants, and convenience stores operator. The transaction is subject to certain customary conditions, including regulatory approvals, the Saudi oil giant said.