Saudi oil giant Aramco, the world’s top crude oil exporter, hiked on Friday the prices of most of its crude grades for May, as Middle Eastern benchmarks are strengthening in a market that looks increasingly tight. For a second consecutive month, Saudi Arabia raised the price of Arab Light, its …
Read More »Saudi Arabia’s non-Oil Revenue Hits 50% of GDP
For decades, Saudi Arabia has been regarded as the de facto leader of OPEC and a swing-producer critical to curtailing large price overshoots in either direction. Over the past few years, the Arab nation has borne the lion’s share of OPEC+ production cuts after recently agreeing to cut 1 million …
Read More »Aramco Sees China Demand Growing, Eyes more Investments
Saudi Aramco 2223.SE Chief Executive Amin Nasser said on Sunday the oil giant was looking at further opportunities to invest in China, where he said oil demand was robust and growing. State-owned Aramco has been ramping up its China presence in a string of deals in refining and petrochemicals, some …
Read More »Saudi Arabia Raises Oil Prices for Asia
Saudi Arabia raised the official selling prices of its crude for Asian buyers following the extension of the OPEC+ production cut agreement until the end of the first half of the year. The price for the country’s flagship Arab Light grade was raised by $0.20 per barrel over the Oman/Dubai …
Read More »Saudi Arabia Likely to Keep Oil Prices to Asia Unchanged
Saudi Arabia is expected to announce in a few days little changes to the price of its crude going to Asia in April, amid a rise in Middle Eastern oil benchmarks, a Reuters survey of refiners showed on Friday. Saudi Aramco, the world’s top crude oil exporter, is set to …
Read More »Saudi Arabia Confirms Additional Gas Reserves at Aramco’s Jafurah Field
The Saudi Ministry of Energy has announced a substantial increase in gas reserves at the Jafurah field, operated by state-owned Aramco, marking a significant boost for the country’s energy sector. As per the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), the additional reserves comprise 15 trillion standard cubic feet of gas and two …
Read More »At Saudi Aramco’s Jafurah Field, another 15 Trillion Standard Cubic Feet of Gas Reserves Proven
An additional 15 trillion standard cubic feet of gas have been proven at Saudi state oil company Aramco’s Jafurah field, Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said on Sunday. Reserves at Jafurah have reached 229 trillion cubic feet of gas and 75 billion barrels of condensates, Prince Abdulaziz said in …
Read More »Saudi Oil Giant Aramco could Issue Long-Term Bond this Year
Saudi state oil giant Aramco may issue a new bond this year to optimize its capital structure, according to its chief financial officer Ziad Al-Murshed. In the bond issue, Saudi Aramco would be looking at longer bond terms of up to 50 years, the executive said at the Saudi Capital …
Read More »Saudi Arabia Signals a Shift in Oil Strategy
In 1943 President Franklin Roosevelt declared that “the defense of Saudi Arabia is vital to the defense of the United States.” The reason: Ten years earlier the desert kingdom had granted a concession to Standard Oil of California to explore for oil. It turned out there was some, in fact, …
Read More »Siemens, Samsung, Acwa in Race for 7.2GW Saudi Projects
Saudi Power Procurement Company (SPPC) has announced that a total of 21 top global utility project developers including Siemens, Samsung, GE, EDF, Korea’s Kepco and Marubeni as well as regional heavyweights Acwa Power and Taqa have been prequalified for development of four power plants across the kingdom with a total …
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