Oil and gas giant Saudi Aramco has created a $1.5 billion fund to invest in technology supporting a stable and inclusive energy transition. It was unveiled at the sixth edition of the Future Investment Initiative (FII) and is among the largest sustainability-focused venture capital funds globally. Managed by Aramco Ventures, …
Read More »Saudi Aramco Says Oil Market’s Changing as Sanctions Hit Russia
Saudi Aramco said the global oil market is already adjusting to sanctions on Russia, with Moscow redirecting crude flows to Asia from Europe and other producers making the opposite switch. “Realignment is happening,” Amin Nasser, chief executive officer of the world’s biggest oil company, said at the Future Investment Initiative …
Read More »Saudi Aramco to Push Ahead with IPO of Oil-Trading Unit
Saudi Aramco is pushing ahead with plans for an initial public offering of its energy-trading business and is targeting a listing in Riyadh for the end of the year or early 2023, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday. The world’s top oil producer is in the process of adding more banks …
Read More »Saudi Aramco to Maintain Full Oil Supplies to Asia in November despite OPEC+ Cuts
Saudi Aramco has told at least seven customers in Asia they will receive full contract volumes of crude oil in November ahead of the peak winter season, several sources with knowledge of the matter said on Monday (Oct 10). The producer is keeping supplies to Asia steady despite likely production …
Read More »Cyberattacks are a Major Risk for the World’s Largest Oil Company
Cyberattacks are among the greatest risks Saudi Aramco faces these days, Amin Nasser, president and chief executive officer at the world’s biggest oil firm, said on Tuesday. “Cyberattacks are one of the top risks we face at Aramco – on a par with natural disasters or physical attacks,” Nasser told …
Read More »Aramco Set to Take Stake in Renault’s Future Thermal Engine Business
Saudi Arabia’s oil and gas giant Saudi Aramco could take a stake in French automaker Renault’s future thermal engine business after it separates it from its electric vehicle division. According to a Reuters report on Tuesday, China’s Geely Automobile Holdings and an oil group are in talks over taking stakes …
Read More »Oil Prices Ease as Aramco Says Ready to Boost Crude Output
Oil prices dropped for a second session on Monday after the head of the world’s top exporter, Saudi Aramco, said it is ready to ramp up output while production at several offshore U.S. Gulf of Mexico platforms is resuming after a brief outage last week. Brent crude futures fell 27 …
Read More »Saudi Aramco Unveils Record $48.4b Profit in Q2
Oil giant Saudi Aramco on Sunday unveiled record profits of $48.4 billion in the second quarter of 2022, after Russia’s war in Ukraine and a post-pandemic surge in demand sent crude prices soaring. Net income leapt 90 percent year-on-year for the world’s biggest oil producer, which clocked its second straight …
Read More »Saudi Aramco Betting Big on Carbon Storage
Saudi Aramco plans to begin permanently storing carbon dioxide from 2026 in one of the largest facilities of its kind, as the state oil giant seeks to reach its goal of net-zero emissions by 2050. The company is looking to capture carbon dioxide emitted by processes that convert natural gas …
Read More »Aramco Plans 12GW Renewables Investment
Saudi Aramco’s plan to invest in 12,000MW of renewable energy by 2030 entails investing in the kingdom’s national renewable energy programme as well as through affiliate investments in renewables and purchase of renewable energy certificates. “Those will likely primarily come in the form of investments in Public Investment Fund’s (PIF’s) …
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