Saudi Aramco’s new refinery deal to buy a 10% stake in private Chinese chemical group Rongsheng Petrochemical includes agreements on crude oil storage in eastern China and the supply of plastics and petrochemicals to the Middle East energy giant. Saudi Aramco said on Monday it would buy the stake in …
Read More »Aramco, Linde to Build Demo Petchem Plant in Germany
Aramco, one of the world’s leading integrated energy and chemicals companies, has joined forces with Linde Engineering, a global leader in the production and processing of gases, to develop a new ammonia cracking technology. The collaboration between the two companies will see Linde Engineering and Aramco’s experience and capabilities being …
Read More »Aramco Boosts Net Income to $161 Billion in 2022 Thanks to Strong Crude Oil Prices
Saudi Aramco announced its full-year 2022 financial results, reporting a record net income of $161.1 billion — its highest annual profits as a listed company. Aramco also declared a fourth quarter dividend of $19.5 billion, to be paid in the first quarter of 2023. The results were underpinned by stronger …
Read More »Aramco Posts Record Financials in 2022, Continues Energy Investments: Nasser
Saudi Arabian Oil Co. (Saudi Aramco) delivered record financial performance in 2022 as oil prices strengthened due to increased global demand, said President and CEO Amin Nasser. In a statement, Nasser said Aramco continues to focus on its long-term strategy, building both capacity and capability across the value chain with …
Read More »Saudi Aramco Hikes Oil Prices once again
Saudi Aramco raised the official selling price for the crude oil it exports to Asia and Europe for yet another month, with the flagship Arab Light to sell in April for $0.50 more than in March. The price hike for Arab Heavy was even more pronounced, at $2.50 per barrel, …
Read More »Saudi Aramco Inches Closer to Joining Renault-Geely Car Venture
Saudi Aramco signed a letter of intent to potentially acquire a minority stake in Renault SA and Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co.’s planned combustion-engine venture as the oil behemoth seeks to expand into transport technologies. French carmaker Renault and China-based Geely would retain equal equity stakes in the new project, …
Read More »Saudi Arabia may Lower Crude Prices to Asia for 4th Straight Month
Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest oil exporter, may trim prices for crude grades sold to Asia for a fourth straight month in March, amid low physical oil premiums, as oversupply worries linger despite expectations of demand recovery in China. State oil company Saudi Aramco may lower the official selling price …
Read More »Saudi Aramco Combines Trading Units before Potential Listing
Saudi Aramco has combined its main trading unit with that of US refiner Motiva Enterprises, as the oil giant consolidates its dealing operations before potentially listing them. Aramco has set up a new entity, Houston-based Aramco Trading Americas LLC, which will be the regional office for the Saudi company’s broader …
Read More »SABIC Signs MoU with Aramco, Sinopec to Develop Petchem Complex in Yanbu
Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (SABIC) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Saudi Arabian Oil Co. (Saudi Aramco) and China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) to assess the economic and technical feasibility of developing an integrated petrochemical complex with a local refinery in Yanbu Industrial City. The MoU is valid …
Read More »Saudi Aramco Seeks Investors for $110 Billion Unconventional Gas Project
Saudi Aramco is in early-stage talks with potential equity investors that would help fund a huge $110 billion unconventional gas field development in the Kingdom, sources with knowledge of the negotiations told Bloomberg on Monday. Aramco is seeking investors to back the field development of Jafurah, the largest non-associated gas …
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