Saudi Arabia is doing something that might seem confusing; it’s spending more, borrowing more, and pushing ahead with massive economic projects, even though oil prices are far too low to balance the budget. According to the new 2026 budget outline released on Tuesday, Riyadh plans to spend 1.3 trillion riyals …
Read More »Saudi Arabia Set to Slash Oil Prices to Asia for January
Saudi Arabia is expected to slash the prices for its crude bound for Asia in January to the lowest premium to benchmarks in five years, as the world’s largest crude exporter looks to preserve market share amid ample supply and falling spot Middle East benchmarks. Saudi oil giant Aramco will …
Read More »Saudi Crude Oil Exports Soar to Seven-Month High
Saudi Arabia’s crude oil exports hit a seven-month high in September as its production jumped to a 29-month high, the latest data by the Joint Organizations Data Initiative (JODI) showed on Wednesday. Even as Saudi refinery runs rose by 38,000 barrels per day (bpd) in September from August, crude oil …
Read More »Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 Has Sparked a Massive Renewable Energy Push
Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 national development strategy establishes the aim of economic diversification, as the government seeks to reduce its reliance on fossil fuel revenues by expanding other economic sectors. In addition to drawing revenue from growing industries, such as construction, ICT, and tourism, the government is encouraging greater energy …
Read More »Saudi Arabia Awards Five Renewables Projects Worth $2.4 Billion
Saudi Arabia has awarded one wind power and four solar power projects in the country worth a total estimated investment of $2.4 billion (9 billion Saudi riyals), the official Saudi Press Agency reports. Saudi Power Procurement Company, the principal buyer of the projects, awarded the five projects with a total …
Read More »Saudi Aramco can Sustain 12 Million Mpd Oil Output for a Year
Saudi Aramco can sustain its oil production at its maximum capacity of 12 million barrels per day (bpd) for a year without additional investments, Amin Nasser, the chief executive of the Saudi state oil giant said at the Energy Intelligence Forum in London on Monday. Concerns have emerged among analysts …
Read More »Middle East Oil Producers Follow Saudi Pricing Lead
Saudi Arabia left the official selling price of its crude oil selling in Asia in November unchanged from the October prices as OPEC+ continues to lift production amid a market concerned about an imminent oversupply. Saudi Aramco, the Kingdom’s oil giant and the world’s single largest crude exporter, set the …
Read More »Saudi Arabia to Raise its Crude Prices to Asia
Saudi Arabia is expected to raise slightly the price of its flagship crude grade loading for Asia in November, to reflect stronger Middle Eastern oil benchmarks, refining sources told Reuters in a survey released on Monday. The world’s top crude exporter will be tempted to increase its prices amid stronger …
Read More »Aramco Boosts Borrowing as Lower Oil Prices Hit Saudi Arabia
Saudi Aramco, the world’s biggest crude oil exporter and the Saudi state-owned oil giant, is back tapping the debt markets this year with an offering of dollar-denominated Islamic bonds, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday, citing a source with knowledge of the plans. Aramco is said to be offering Islamic bonds, the …
Read More »Saudi Arabia Cuts Asia Oil Prices
Saudi Arabia has once again reduced the price of crude oil it sells to Asia, with the premium for the flagship Arab Light at $2.20 a barrel over the Dubai/Oman benchmark for cargos to be delivered in October. The price cut amounts to $1 per barrel from September, which was …
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