Global oil demand is expected to rise by between 1.6 million and 2 million barrels per day (bpd) in the second half of the year, Saudi Aramco’s chief executive Amin Nasser said on Tuesday, noting that the past week’s selloff in oil doesn’t reflect fundamentals. Aramco sees total global oil …
Read More »Saudi Aramco Hikes Oil Prices for First Time in Months
Saudi Aramco raised the official selling prices of its light crude for Asian clients for the first time in three months, with the September price for flagship Arab Light up by $0.20 per barrel for September delivery. Aramco kept Arab Medium and Arab Heavy crude prices unchanged for Asian buyers. …
Read More »Aramco to Buy Stake in Air Products Qudra’s Blue Hydrogen Business
Aramco has signed definitive agreements to acquire an equity interest in the Jubail-based Blue Hydrogen Industrial Gases Co. (BHIG), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Air Products Qudra (APQ). The transaction, which is subject to standard closing conditions, will also include options for Aramco to offtake hydrogen and nitrogen. Building on its …
Read More »Aramco to Acquire 50% Stake in Air Products Qudra’s Blue Hydrogen Gases
Saudi Aramco signed definitive agreements to acquire an equity interest in the Jubail-based Blue Hydrogen Industrial Gases Co. (BHIG), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Air Products Qudra (APQ). The transaction, which is subject to standard closing conditions, will also include options for Aramco to offtake hydrogen and nitrogen, the oil giant …
Read More »Kpler Data: Saudi Arabia’s Oil Exports Fall to Lowest in Decade
Recent data from Kpler reveals a significant decline in crude oil exports from major OPEC+ producers in June, driven largely by weak demand in Asian markets and increased domestic consumption in the Middle East. This has resulted in Saudi Arabia’s exports plummeting to their lowest level in over a decade. …
Read More »Saudi Aramco Looks to Raise at Least $3 Billion from New Bond Sale
Saudi state oil giant Aramco plans to raise at least $3 billion from a new bond issue that would be its first in three years, sources with knowledge of the matter told Bloomberg on Tuesday. Saudi Aramco plans to offer bonds with 10, 30, and 40 years of maturity and …
Read More »Saudi Aramco Bids for Australian Energy Major
Saudi Aramco is considering a takeover bid for Australian energy major Santos, Bloomberg has reported, citing unnamed sources, who also said the UAE’s Adnoc was also studying an offer for the company. The bids were a demonstration of Middle Eastern energy companies’ interest in expanding their natural gas business internationally, …
Read More »Saudi Aramco Grants $25 Billion Contracts: Focus on Increasing Production and Reducing Emissions
Saudi Aramco, the largest energy company in the world, granted contracts worth $25 billion for the development of its Jafurah gas project to boost production capability and reduce global warming emissions, reported Bloomberg. The contracts that were awarded include $12.4 billion for the increase in production at the Jafurah gas …
Read More »Saudi Aramco Acquires 10% Stake in Horse Powertrain
Saudi Aramco, through a wholly owned subsidiary, signed definitive agreements to acquire a 10% equity interest in HORSE Powertrain Ltd, the new global powertrain solutions company, alongside Renault Group, Zhejiang Geely Holding Group and Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd. In a statement, the oil giant said it will buy a 10% …
Read More »Saudi Aramco Needs to Balance Investor Needs against Oil Prices
Saudi Arabia’s oil giant Aramco looks caught between a rock and a hard place. It seeks to win over new investors, especially foreign ones, while at the same time – as the world’s top crude oil exporter and the biggest OPEC producer – not allowing oil prices to crash. Aramco …
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