Luberef, a subsidiary of Saudi Aramco, reported a 3.9% higher profit for the second quarter of the year despite a sizeable decline in revenues. The company, which reported the figures in a statement for the Saudi stock exchange, attributed the increase in profit to tax adjustments that reduced its expenses …
Read More »Saudi Aramco Buys $3.4 Billion Stake in Chinese Petrochemical Firm
Saudi Aramco said on Friday it had completed the purchase of a 10% stake in a Chinese petrochemical firm for the equivalent of $3.4 billion as the Saudi oil giant continues to expand its downstream footprint in one of its key export markets. Aramco successfully closed the acquisition of a …
Read More »Aramco, TotalEnergies Sign $11 Billion Contract to Build Petrochemicals Complex in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Aramco) and TotalEnergies have signed an $11 billion contract to start building a new petrochemicals complex in Saudi Arabia, the two companies said in a joint statement on Saturday. “Aramco and TotalEnergies today awarded Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contracts for the $11 billion “Amiral” complex, …
Read More »Saudi Aramco to Supply Full Oil Volumes to some Asian Refiners in July
Saudi Aramco has told at least five customers in North Asia they will receive full nominated volumes of crude oil in July, several sources with knowledge of the matter said on Monday, after it pledged to cut production next month. Saudi Arabia, the world’s top oil exporter, vowed to reduce …
Read More »Aramco Eyes Major Opportunity in Iraq
Following the recent China-brokered resumption of relationship deal between historical enemies Saudi Arabia and Iran, a deal for the Kingdom to develop two key projects in Iran’s close ally Iraq is in the offing. The problem with this idea is that it is dependent on two highly unpredictable elements. The …
Read More »Saudi Aramco Considers another Stock Offering in Riyadh
Saudi oil giant Aramco is studying the feasibility of an additional stock offering in Riyadh, which could help the world’s biggest oil firm raise billions of U.S. dollars, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, citing sources familiar with the plans. Aramco, which is also the world’s number-two company by market capitalization – …
Read More »Saudi Aramco to Boost Dividend with Performance-Based Payout
Saudi Aramco said it will introduce performance-linked dividends that will be paid out in addition to its base dividend, which was $19.5 billion for the fourth quarter. The new payout will be “in the amount of 50%-70% of Saudi Aramco’s annual free cash flow, net of the base dividend and …
Read More »Aramco Base Oil Unit Luberef’s Profit Surges in First Quarter
Saudi Aramco Base Oil Company, known as Luberef, posted net income of 446 million riyals ($118.92 million) for the first quarter, up from 303 million riyals a year earlier, it said in a statement. The company, which listed 30% of its shares in an IPO in December, reported revenue of …
Read More »Aramco in Talks with Sinopec, Total on $10B Saudi Gas Deal
Sinopec and TotalEnergies SE are among companies holding talks to invest in the Jafurah development in Saudi Arabia, according to people familiar with the matter, as the kingdom seeks to exploit one of the world’s largest untapped gas fields. The Chinese and French energy giants are in separate discussions with …
Read More »Saudi Aramco is Now the Second Largest Company in the World
Saudi Arabian Oil Group, Saudi Aramco has emerged as the second largest company in the world after displacing Microsoft. After displacing Microsoft to become the second largest company in the world, it only has to displace Apple to become the largest company in the world. According to reports, Aramco’s current …
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