Saudi Aramco
Main Category: Oil / Gas ProducerFirst Address : PO Box 5000
City : Dhahran
Country : Saudi Arabia
Phone: 966 3 8720115
Fax: 966 3 8738190
Email: webmaster@aramco.com
Website: www.saudiaramco.com
ALL STORIES LIST
Sunday, 30 November 2008
$1bn project to restart production at company's oldest site shelved due to costs.
read more »Wednesday, 26 November 2008
Figure a maximum output not a production target, says chief executive.
read more »Sunday, 23 November 2008
Islamist fighters threaten to attack pirates holding Saudi tanker as ransom clock ticks.
read more »Thursday, 20 November 2008
UPDATE 1: Somali hijackers also set 10-day deadline for cash for oil vessel.
read more »Wednesday, 19 November 2008
UPDATE 3: 'Mother ship' sunk but more hijackings reported off Somali coast.
read more »Tuesday, 18 November 2008
UPDATE 1: Hijacked Sirius Star held 2mn barrels, quarter of total Saudi output.
read more »Tuesday, 18 November 2008
Saudi Aramco says operations are as normal despite hijacking of tanker by pirates.
read more »Sunday, 9 November 2008
UPDATE 1: Oil giant's new CEO says company will be able to boost capacity to 12mn bpd by mid-2009.
read more »Saturday, 8 November 2008
CEO of Saudi oil giant says fall in prices could hurt large investments required in industry.
read more »Wednesday, 5 November 2008
State oil giant aims for better deal on equipment for new export refineries.
read more »Sunday, 2 November 2008
New head of state-owned oil giant is 30-year company veteran, will take up appointment on Jan. 1.
read more »Wednesday, 29 October 2008
Saudi firm expects global economic crisis to impact on financing of mega projects.
read more »Thursday, 23 October 2008
12 million barrels per day production by year-end 2009 says CEO.
read more »Tuesday, 21 October 2008
IT solutions firm Precise Trace is making a further play for the large end-user accounts in Saudi Arabia.
read more »Monday, 6 October 2008
Gasoline-producing unit shut down at kingdom's largest oil refinery forcing cut in output.
read more »Sunday, 21 September 2008
Sheer size of Ras Tanura petrochemical project complicating design, industry sources say.
read more »Wednesday, 17 September 2008
Headquartered in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, the scope of Saudi Aramco’s operations is vast, comprising almost the entire oil output of Saudi Arabia.
read more »Wednesday, 17 September 2008
GE Oil and Gas has a long history in Saudi Arabia, supplying the country, and in particular the major national company Saudi Aramco, with its latest products and services.
read more »Tuesday, 9 September 2008
With oil industry officials claiming national reserves may be treble the previous estimates, it should be all hands to the pump in the coming years for the world's top oil exporter.
read more »Sunday, 7 September 2008
Spiralling construction costs are casting doubt on the remote refinery's viability.
read more »Wednesday, 3 September 2008
New site is largest single addition to global oil production for several years.
read more »Tuesday, 26 August 2008
Empty Quarter exploration's 4th well failure contradicts earlier press reports.
read more »Monday, 28 July 2008
Contax project manager, Kathleen Bury, provides an insight into the project status of the Jubail Grassroot Export Refinery project.
read more »Sunday, 27 July 2008
The first installation of a floating production system (FPS) occurred over thirty years ago.
read more »Wednesday, 16 July 2008
Unit part of $10bn joint venture between Saudi Aramco and Sumitomo Chemical.
read more »Monday, 14 July 2008
Reports suggest world's biggest oil exporter is close to upper limit for production.
read more »Tuesday, 8 July 2008
Chinese and Saudi firms sign MOU for future developments.
read more »Monday, 16 June 2008
Saudi shipbuilder to supply 10 tug and safety vessels to Industrial Services Organisation.
read more »Wednesday, 4 June 2008
Saudi oil giant says new units to triple capacity at Fujian refinery will start up later this year.
read more »Friday, 30 May 2008
As Aramco celebrates its 75th anniversary, the state oil company is under pressure to boost production.
read more »Wednesday, 28 May 2008
Saudi Aramco will partner ConocoPhillips and Total to build two new refineries.
read more »Tuesday, 27 May 2008
New plant to be built by Dow Chemicals to start in 2012 at earliest due to soaring costs, senior exec says.
read more »Monday, 26 May 2008
Saudi oil major looking to boost crude, gas, refining and chemicals capacity - official.
read more »Thursday, 22 May 2008
Oil giant Aramco begins year-long round of events to mark anniversary of oil exploration.
read more »Thursday, 15 May 2008
State oil giant and French company agree on plans to construct development.
read more »Monday, 12 May 2008
The first Saudi Cranes Conference ended with Khalid Al Salih, executive vice president, Saudi Aramco, thanking the delegates for two days filled with lively and stimulating debate.
read more »Thursday, 8 May 2008
The features in this month's Logistics Middle East seem to offer conflicting news for the logistics and supply chain industry.
read more »Monday, 28 April 2008
Lack of openness about revenues leaving door open to corruption and poverty, study finds.
read more »Monday, 21 April 2008
A critical report published in Saudi Arabia has said that almost half of all construction firms operating in the country failed to provide adequate training and health and safety standards to staff.
read more »Saturday, 19 April 2008
Hosam Hasham, heavy lift engineer, Saudi Aramco, discusses the policies he would like to see implemented to sustain Saudi Arabia's construction boom.
read more »Thursday, 28 February 2008
World's largest energy company CEO calls for clarity in energy vision.
read more »Monday, 18 February 2008
State oil company says US's Conocophilips and France's Total progressing well'.
read more »Saturday, 9 February 2008
French firm transfers 40% stake to project partners Royal Dutch Shell and Saudi Aramco.
read more »Tuesday, 29 January 2008
With crude oil export figures up, it's easy to see why the energy tanker business is a good one to be in right now.
read more »Saturday, 26 January 2008
Two months on from SAP AG's buy-back of SAP Arabia's exclusive regional licence, the company's EMEA president of customer solutions operations, Ernie Gunst, and its MENA MD Sergio Maccotta talk to Matt Wade about their recent regional successes and future growth plans.
read more »Monday, 21 January 2008
Saudi-Japanese joint venture will trade on kingdom's bourse on January 27, market regulator says.
read more »Saturday, 12 January 2008
An American association has teamed up with two Saudi Arabian companies in an effort to raise the standard of training offered to operators of cranes and heavy equipment in the Kingdom.
read more »Sunday, 6 January 2008
State oil giant on track to meet 12mn bpd despite Khursaniyah oilfield delay.
read more »Tuesday, 1 January 2008
Fire is one of the biggest risks in the oil industry and the need for safe practices is increasingly coming into focus.
read more »Tuesday, 25 December 2007
Saudi-Japanese petrochemical venture to sell 25% stake in initial public offering next month.
read more »Tuesday, 11 December 2007
Automobile industry executives report huge rise in number of women buying cars despite ban.
read more »Monday, 3 December 2007
Aramco says supplies to customers remain unaffected by weekend fire at Saudi lubricant plant.
read more »Monday, 3 December 2007
Samsung Engineering to build diesel hydrotreater to make more eco-friendly fuel.
read more »Sunday, 25 November 2007
Oil giant signs contracts with local transportation firms to enhance KSA distribution network.
read more »Tuesday, 20 November 2007
State oil company confirms five employees among dead, with remainder from contracting firm.
read more »Sunday, 18 November 2007
Ten people killed after fire broke out in a gas pipeline in Saudi Arabia overnight.
read more »Sunday, 18 November 2007
A fire at a Saudi Aramco pipeline maintenance site causes death and injury.
read more »Friday, 16 November 2007
A 35,000-strong rapid reaction force is being developed in the oil-rich Kingdom.
read more »Thursday, 15 November 2007
Saudi Aramco's panoramic screen for oil market is longer than an Olympic swimming pool.
read more »Tuesday, 13 November 2007
Hinduja company acquires Saudi oil giant Petromin with Dabbagh Group, says CEO
read more »Tuesday, 13 November 2007
Saudi Aramco and Japan's Sumitomo Chemicals in talks
read more »Monday, 12 November 2007
Aramco, Sumitomo in 'serious discussions' to expand $10bn Saudi complex, adding new products lines.
read more »Monday, 12 November 2007
US oil giant sells stake in Saudi lubricant firm to local consortium in deal expected to be worth $133mn.
read more »Wednesday, 7 November 2007
US oil giant sells 30% stake in oil lubricants company to Riyadh-based Jadwa Investment.
read more »Wednesday, 7 November 2007
Saudi oil giant hires HSBC to advise on initial public offering of $10bn joint venture with Japan's Sumitomo.
read more »Wednesday, 17 October 2007
Saudi oil giant to close 400,000 bpd refinery for at least a month for routine maintenance, sources say.
read more »Monday, 1 October 2007
Three international engineering firms vie for contract to build Saudi oil firm's $8bn oil refinery in Ras Tanura.
read more »Wednesday, 19 September 2007
Saudi Aramco has signed a consortium to construct and install offshore facilities in Kingdom.
read more »Sunday, 16 September 2007
Saudi Aramco's $9.8bn petrochemical joint venture to sell shares this year, source says; may float 25% stake.
read more »Sunday, 16 September 2007
Package of projects for Saudi Oil Company to be built and installed by UAE-based outfit.
read more »Thursday, 6 September 2007
Funding makes Aramco-backed oil firm in China largest-ever project financing for joint venture in the country.
read more »Wednesday, 5 September 2007
The top oil exporter raises official selling prices to Asia and Europe, but mostly lowers prices to the US.
read more »Tuesday, 4 September 2007
Technological advances make their mark on the region's water treatment industry.
read more »Monday, 27 August 2007
Sinopec says plans with Aramco for refinery in east China are going ahead; talking of building oil reserves.
read more »Tuesday, 7 August 2007
Saudi Aramco hands J. Ray McDermott a seven-year engineering and construction deal for its LTA project.
read more »Thursday, 2 August 2007
Sinopec delay to $1.2bn China refinery adds uncertainties to oil supply deal with Saudi Arabia.
read more »Wednesday, 1 August 2007
The state oil firm has appointed a former Shell chairman and World Bank MD to its new board.
read more »Tuesday, 24 July 2007
Deals part of four agreements announced by the Italian engineering services group worth $510mn.
read more »Monday, 23 July 2007
The Saudi state oil company is resuming work from fire-damaged pier, two berths remain closed.
read more »Sunday, 22 July 2007
Saudi Aramco said four workers died and 12 were injured in Thursday's fire, crude and oil exports unaffected.
read more »Saturday, 21 July 2007
Saudi oil firm says there is no disruption to any of its operations after Ras Tanura berth closure.
read more »Saturday, 14 July 2007
Anil Bhoyrul looks at the 10 biggest names in the Kingdom when it comes to power, success and wealth.
read more »Saturday, 14 July 2007
If you take a quick look at the map of the Arabian Peninsula, Saudi Arabia appears to engulf the entire region.
read more »Thursday, 12 July 2007
The now-contained leak was part of underground pipeline that feeds crude to the Mideast's largest refinery.
read more »Thursday, 12 July 2007
KBR is set to build the kingdom's Ras Tanura petrochemical plant, a $20bn joint Aramco-Dow project.
read more »Monday, 9 July 2007
Saudi Arabia's national oil company and Dow Chemicals are set to award contracts for a joint $20bn plant.
read more »Monday, 2 July 2007
Interior Ministry says special units are being set up to protect against terrorist attacks.
read more »Friday, 22 June 2007
State-owned oil company, Saudi Aramco, is expected to build a new oil refinery at Ras Tanura, with a processing capacity of up to 400,000 barrels per day (bpd) of Arabian heavy crude.
read more »Sunday, 17 June 2007
Aramco's new 400,000 barrel per day refinery at Ras Tanura will supply the domestic fuel market, an spokesman has said.
read more »Wednesday, 6 June 2007
The oil production giant says its offshore work won't be affected by the cyclone.
read more »Tuesday, 5 June 2007
Oil and gas exports are disrupted, but storm weakens as Gonu heads north towards Iran.
read more »Wednesday, 30 May 2007
Utility says it is getting the support it needs to avoid summer power outages.
read more »Tuesday, 29 May 2007
Utility needs Aramco to invest in more gas exploration and fuel pipelines to avoid power cuts this summer.
read more »Tuesday, 22 May 2007
What a fortnight for Saudi Arabia's chemicals industry: $31.6 billion invested by SABIC and Aramco.
read more »Saturday, 12 May 2007
Saudi Aramco and Dow enter final negotiations for Ras Tanura plant.
read more »Wednesday, 9 May 2007
Industry sources say deal will be largest single foreign investment in Kingdom's energy sector.
read more »Tuesday, 1 May 2007
The top brass from BICSI landed in Dubai last month for the annual Middle East networking event. NME was there to observe and take part in the talk on all the market trends.
read more »Monday, 30 April 2007
Co-operation is the key to a safe and reliable energy supply, according to Ibrahim Mishari and Fereidun Fesharaki.
read more »Monday, 30 April 2007
What are the prospects for the world’s largest oil companies and will they continue to register soaring profits?
read more »Monday, 30 April 2007
A four-day technical training event in Dubai has drawn together some of the biggest players in the oil and gas sector.
read more »Wednesday, 25 April 2007
Saudi giant signs up to China's first integrated energy joint venture.
read more »Wednesday, 25 April 2007
Saudi Aramco representative says co-operation between all parties is the only way to secure long term energy stability.
read more »Wednesday, 11 April 2007
Saudi Basic Industries Corp. aims to develop chemical projects with state-owned Saudi Aramco.
read more »Tuesday, 3 April 2007
Singapore firm's deal to build its first ME offshore rig is worth $148m.
read more »Monday, 2 April 2007
The kingdom has signed joint venture deals with China to expand the Asian nation's energy needs.
read more »Monday, 2 April 2007
Joint ventures worth $5 billion signed by Aramco, ExxonMobil and Chinese state oil company Sinopec.
read more »Monday, 2 April 2007
Saudi Aramco's joint venture announcement proves the point about the growth of ties with China.
read more »Sunday, 1 April 2007
The Middle East is now world leader in the development and implementation of IT systems for use in the oil and gas sector. ACN looks at some of the most ambitious projects in the world built on and around innovative technology.
read more »Saturday, 31 March 2007
4D seismic technology can offer a clear view of reservoir contents, saving some of the time and money exploration absorbs and boosting recovery levels from existing sites
read more »Saturday, 31 March 2007
Middle East offers opportunity for pipe manufacturers, but they need to be market-specific to cash in.
read more »Saturday, 31 March 2007
Major investment programme aims to keep Saudi Arabia as the world’s leading petroleum producer.
read more »Saturday, 31 March 2007
Saudi Aramco has started work on its new gas-oil separation plant for the Shaybah field.
read more »Thursday, 29 March 2007
Data services company provides hands-on learning experience for oil majors.
read more »Monday, 26 March 2007
South Korea is seeking to secure stake in a $12bn Saudi Aramco refinery project.
read more »Wednesday, 28 February 2007
Saudi Aramco has announced a contract with Belgian dredging contractor Jan De Nul, to help develop the Manifa offshore oil field.
read more »Wednesday, 28 February 2007
Better drainage and more reservoir contact are benefits of new technology aimed at improving well performance.
read more »Wednesday, 28 February 2007
Increased domestic consumption, new gas-fired power generation and growth in the petrochemicals sector means demand for gas in the Middle East is expected to increase in the next two decades.
read more »Thursday, 8 February 2007
National oil companies, which manage around 80% of the world’s oil supplies, will meet in Dubai.
read more »Wednesday, 7 February 2007
Saudi Aramco has announced a contract with a Belgium contractor to help develop the offshore oil field.
read more »Thursday, 1 February 2007
Rising diesel and kerosene stockpiles have caused Saudi Aramco to cut the price of its light crude oil varieties for export to Asia in February.
read more »Monday, 29 January 2007
When the Kingdom’s Ministry of Labour unveiled new ‘Saudiisation’ legislation, some contractors pointed out the importance of immigrant labour in building Saudi’s numerous mega-projects.
read more »Monday, 1 January 2007
Saudi Aramco is continuing to spread its message about co-operation and energy security to client states in Asia.
read more »Thursday, 30 November 2006
In the second look at Aramco’s IT security systems, Diana Milne reports on the Saudi oil giant’s efforts to increase its network security.
read more »Saturday, 18 November 2006
Saudi Aramco is tightening up its security systems and rolling out Novell’s Sentinel security solution across more of its internal systems.
read more »Tuesday, 31 October 2006
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read more »Tuesday, 31 October 2006
Print typically accounts for around 3% of a company's annual revenues. So what? That has been the traditional CIO response to print overheads. Colin Edwards discovers that little is changing despite IT's bigger involvement in managing huge printer fleets.
read more »Sunday, 29 October 2006
National oil giant Saudi Aramco, which controls a quarter of the world’s oil reserves, has invested heavily in IT products and services to ensure that the oil keeps flowing.
read more »Sunday, 29 October 2006
The big players in the oil and gas sector are eager to invest in and utilise the latest developments in IT in order to maximise growth from an important, if volatile, industry.
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