Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said Thursday the kingdom will sell more shares of energy giant Aramco in the coming years, following the world’s biggest public listing in 2019. “There will be Aramco share offerings in the coming years, and this cash will be transferred to… the Public Investment …
Read More »Investors Eye Aramco Oil Pipeline Bids
Brookfield Asset Management Inc. and KKR & Co. are among top infrastructure investors weighing bids for a stake in Saudi Aramco’s oil pipelines, people familiar with the matter said. Apollo Global Management Inc. has also been studying whether to make an offer, the people said, asking not to be identified …
Read More »Aramco Looking to Expand Global Footprint in Chemicals
Aramco President and CEO Amin Nasser was recognised by his peers in the global chemical industry as he was presented The Chemists’ Club 2020 Kavaler Award, sponsored by ICIS. Speaking at the virtual event, Nasser commented on the challenges of 2020, his belief in a bright future for the chemical …
Read More »World Energy Supply must be Sustainable
Any successful vaccine for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) would rely on the global energy sector for its mass production, said Ahmad Al-Khowaiter, chief technology officer at Saudi Aramco, on Tuesday. “Fortunately, we have an energy system in place that can power the manufacture, transportation and storage of the billions of …
Read More »Saudi Aramco Kicks off Jumbo Bond Sale
Saudi Aramco kicked off a jumbo bond sale Tuesday to help fund a $75 billion dividend, returning to the debt markets for the first time since April of last year. The state energy firm is raising debt after slumping crude prices caused profit to fall by 45% in the third …
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 »Aramco: Global Oil Demand to Recover by 2022
‘The worst is definitely behind us’ in the oil market, says Saudi Aramco CEO Amin Nasser Advertisement Global demand for crude could recover to pre-coronavirus levels by 2022, Saudi Aramco said on Tuesday, October 13, as the International Energy Agency (IEA) projected it could take at least a year longer. …
Read More »Saudi Government Taps into Aramco for Cash, Forcing It to Stall Projects
The world’s biggest oil company is getting squeezed by its main shareholder, the Saudi Arabian government. Even with crude dropping to US$40 a barrel this week and its cash flow plunging, Saudi Aramco is trying to pay a US$75 billion dividend this year, almost all of it to the state. …
Read More »Aramco Discover Two New Oil, Gas Fields in Northern Saudi Arabia
State oil company Saudi Aramco has discovered two new oil and gas fields in the northern regions, the kingdom’s energy minister said Aug. 30, state news agency SPA reported. The energy minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Al-Saud said the new Abraq al-Toloul oil field, which lies to the south east …
Read More »Saudi Aramco Wants to be More Like Exxon and Shell
Saudi Arabia Oil Co.’s senior management reshuffle is more than just a game of high-level musical chairs at any old energy company. The oil giant faces an uphill battle to meet promises made before its record-setting initial public offering last year — and before the coronavirus pandemic hit — to …
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