Russia and Saudi Arabia are at an important part of oil talks and recent flurry of phone calls between the leaders of the energy-rich countries are aiming at stabilizing the oil markets, the Kremlin said on Monday. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman held …
Read More »SABIC, Saudi Aramco to Expand Scope of Oil-to-Chemicals Project
Saudi Basic Industries Corp. plans to expand the scope of its Crude Oil to Chemicals project with Saudi Aramco to include existing development programs of advancing crude to chemicals technologies as well as through integrating existing facilities, the petrochemical firm said in a statement to Tadawul. The decision came after …
Read More »Russia and Saudi Arabia Step up Oil Diplomacy
Russia and Saudi Arabia held a second, and unusual, phone call this week to discuss the OPEC+ agreement after officials from the group warned on Friday of the potential for a weaker oil market in 2021. President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman spoke Saturday in …
Read More »Saudi Arabia Seeks Leadership in Finding Green Energy Solutions
Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Al Saud, stated that the Kingdom seeks to be a leader in finding solutions for the green energy future. “We will not be a part of the problem, nor will we accept to be just a part of the solution. Our …
Read More »Saudi Arabia may Halt Plans for OPEC to Boost Oil Output Early Next Year
Saudi Arabia is considering the cancellation of plans for the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries to raise oil production early next year, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday, citing comments from senior Saudi oil advisers. They cited the rise in COVID-19 cases in many parts of the world, as …
Read More »Saudi Arabia Raises Oil Prices to Asia in Sign of Strength
Saudi Arabia raised pricing slightly for its flagship crude oil shipped to Asia, the first sign of strength in the physical market after a month and a half of weakness and crashing refining margins. The increase in November pricing marks a change in course for the world’s biggest exporter after …
Read More »Goldman Sachs: Saudi Arabia’s Budget Based on $50 Oil
Saudi Arabia’s Finance Ministry sees oil prices at around $50 a barrel for the next three years, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s analysis of the kingdom’s pre-budget statement. “Using our own estimates for the breakdown of government revenues, we calculate that the numbers presented in the budget statement are …
Read More »Saudi Arabia Sends World-First Shipment of Blue Ammonia to Japan
Saudi Aramco, which made the announcement Sunday, produced the fuel, which it does by converting hydrocarbons into hydrogen and then ammonia, and capturing the carbon dioxide byproduct. Japan will receive 40 tons of blue ammonia in the first shipment, Aramco said. Ammonia can be burned in thermal power stations without …
Read More »Saudi Arabia to Host ‘Virtual’ G20 Meeting on Oil Markets
Energy ministers from the G20 countries under the presidency of Saudi Arabia will meet virtually on Sunday to discuss volatile oil markets and plans for a “green” recovery from the economic shock of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Kingdom is strongly backing a “circular carbon economy” strategy to remove harmful greenhouse …
Read More »Saudi Energy Minister Presses OPEC+ Members on Fulfilling Oil Cuts Pledge
Saudi energy minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman delivered yet another warning to OPEC+ compliance laggards, saying at a Sept. 17 monitoring committee meeting that failing to execute pledged production cuts was undermining the alliance’s efforts to rebalance the oil market. “Repeated promises that are not carried through in a timely …
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