Tagged With Saudi Aramco
16 January 2023
A flurry of petchems co-investments reflects Aramco’s drive to preserve long-term market share in both crude and its products
5 January 2023
International commitments to its expanding petchems and LNG industries are a huge boon
8 December 2022
A trio of major project announcements signal the Saudi heavyweight’s renewed focus on maximising petchems yield
10 November 2022
Refining, petchems and distribution businesses are feeling the investment impact of sustained oil market strength
16 August 2022
Record profits allow for investment drive not just in the upstream but also the downstream and in lower-carbon
1 August 2022
MbS almost certainly did not mean what oil bulls have convinced themselves he did
19 July 2022
Aramco and Adnoc are channelling windfall oil revenues into furthering their government owners’ domestic economic development drives
17 May 2022
The Saudi oil behemoth is funnelling record earnings into domestic upstream
25 March 2022
Soaring annual profits to be channelled into unapologetic expansion of output capacity
2 March 2022
The Saudi titan’s renewed plans to lock in demand through downstream developments coincide with consumers seeking to guarantee supply
14 January 2022
The Polish refiner strikes deals to meet conditions of its Grupa Lotos takeover, including with a non-regional player
10 January 2022
Soaring revenues have enabled awards on two flagship upstream projects as efforts to recycle the windfall in-Kingdom intensify
7 December 2021
Self-sufficiency targets and opportunities to shift to renewables are driving big upsurge in gas production
3 December 2021
The Saudi heavyweight’s international downstream expansion strategy will need another reboot
2 December 2021
The firm still faces challenges balancing economics with politics
24 September 2020
Auctioning minority stakes in NOCs’ assets may fill short-term budget holes, but they are no guarantee of long-term change
1 September 2020
An income squeeze is forcing upstream delays and a reappraisal of the company’s downstream portfolio
5 August 2020
The cash-strapped Saudi NOC is looking to replicate the recent divestment success of its Emirati counterpart Adnoc
23 July 2020
The NOC heavyweight wants to the biggest of beasts in the petrochemicals world too
21 July 2020
The current oil market slump validates the increasing focus of the Gulf’s main upstream producers on petrochemicals
24 April 2020
The kingdom may consider it has prevailed over Russia and US shale producers in the short-term, but its longer-term prospects are clouded in uncertainty
9 March 2020
Riyadh’s plan to boost market share by unleashing a tidal wave of crude onto the Asian market would be a boon for local refiners as the region recovers from Covid-19
9 March 2020
Wide differences in strategy, breakeven prices and national finances all contributed to failure to agree production cuts in face of US shale competition and sagging demand
9 March 2020
Brent price falls from $45/bl to $25/bl in early trade, before partial recovery to $36/bl at 10am, as production surge threatened amid weak demand
6 March 2020
State-controlled Mid-East Gulf oil and gas firms are evolving in a changing world
14 January 2020
The successful initial domestic listing of Saudi Aramco cannot disguise potential challenges—not least security and geopolitical threats—facing the IPO further down the line
10 January 2020
The kingdom is strengthening its ties with Russia as it nervously watches US political developments
1 December 2019
Vision 2030 spearhead PIF damaged by high profile investment setbacks at key MbS ally Softbank
22 November 2019
Riyadh's stuttering attempt to attract international investors to state oil firm Saudi Aramco's chimeric initial public offering (IPO) is forcing a re-evaluation of downstream projects
15 November 2019
The Saudi state-owned producer is aiming for a formidable network of midstream and downstream assets
6 November 2019
The state energy giant’s decision to proceed with a share sale is no surprise, but the lack of an international listing is a crucial point
24 October 2019
Gulf producers learn that regional instability no longer guarantees high oil prices
21 October 2019
The deals thus far are mostly modest, but the Russian president’s Gulf visit laid the ground for wider cooperation
27 September 2019
Saudi Arabia faces a variety of challenges emanating from the attacks on its oil installations
23 September 2019
The oil facility attacks highlight potentially fatal vulnerabilities in Saudi Arabia’s critical infrastructure
20 September 2019
Portfolio players and vertically integrated firms are transforming the way the industry operates
16 September 2019
The devastating attacks on Saudi Arabia's oil sector have left the kingdom and its allies dazed
9 September 2019
A new ministerial appointment may indicate growing Saudi impatience with its Opec+ allies
5 September 2019
Saudi oil giant's chairman exits as preparations for a partial sell-off limber up
30 August 2019
Sub-$60/bl Brent, a rising budget deficit, soft foreign direct investment and subdued growth in the non-oil sector all drag on Vision 2030
13 August 2019
The company boosts key investor metrics, suggesting it has renewed its appetite for an IPO
27 June 2019
Saudi Aramco’s mammoth $12bn global bond offering allowed a glimpse into its treasure chest for the first time
20 June 2019
Riyadh’s production cuts to support the oil price have caused domestic stocks to plummet
20 June 2019
The company's mammoth $12bn global bond offering allowed a glimpse into its treasure chest for the first time
11 June 2019
New entrants to Aramco’s upstream arm are trained to be multi-skilled
10 June 2019
Global media attention on Saudi Aramco's bond sale and acquisition of Sabic obscures progress on routine ventures
16 May 2019
The firm’s industrial slate will be broadened and its global reach extended when the Sabic deal is complete
5 March 2019
As margins are squeezed, traders need to look at expanding their skillsets and geographical horizons
18 December 2018
Saudis want the world in 2019 to refocus on economic investment, after unwelcome and distracting publicity
17 December 2018
Refining expansions were focused East of Suez, as the likes of China and India ramped up processing capacity and rubber-stamped new projects
