A prominent forum host within europes nonmetallics sector, plastipolis provided a key bridge between saudi aramco and potential investors. Supertankers load crude oil at ras tanura sea island terminal in 2003. In 1952, aramco s headquarters moved from new york to dhahran, saudi arabia, where the government began a gradual buyout of aramco s assets. Kilograms of carbon dioxide co2 equivalent per barrel of oil equivalent during 2018 5. The saudi aramco handbook everything you need to know about. Saudi arabia pumped more than 12 million barrels of oil on wednesday for the first time in its history. Saudi aramco today hosted the opening ceremony of the international petroleum technology conference iptc, the leading international oil and gas conference taking place from january 15 in dhahran, saudi arabia. Saudi aramco has a strong focus on flaring reduction, which remained at less than 1% of its total raw gas production in the first half of 2019. Headquartered in the city of dhahran, the company operates in eight locations within the kingdom and 20 locations overseas, and employs around 76,000 people.
A history of the most profitable company in the world, saudi aramco, and the story behind the family that ruthlessly maneuvered to control this multitrillion dollar enterprise. Saudi aramco is the worlds largest oil producer, supplying more than 10 percent of global oil demand, and it manages 98 percent of the kingdoms oil reserves, which comprise 25 percent of the worlds total oil reserves. Reliable and safe operations at the heart of saudi aramco 1. History of the worlds biggest public company after. Industry oil and gas headquarters dhahran, saudi arabia history operations energy strategies global marketing challenges cultural factors and barriers summary lessons for ugandas nascent industry.
Mar 07, 20 saudi aramco board director andrew gould. June 26, 2019 the arabian sun the arabian sun is saudi aramcos weekly internal publication that provides news and feature stories covering company events, news, and appointments in addition to employee and community activities. Saudi aramco abgekurzt aramco, arabisch, aramco as sa. Saudi aramco is the national oil company noc that is fullyowned by the government of saudi arabia and is the largest oil producer and holder of oil reserves in the world. Saudi aramco looks to attract partners in key european cluster on second international nonmetallics. A world leader in integrated energy and chemicals aramco. Saudi aramco announced today that it is joining the world bank initiative. The companys net refining capacity as of 31 december. Mar 18, 20 saudi aramco from its origins in the 1930s to 2012. Saudi aramco from its origins in the 1930s to 2012. Aug 10, 2018 saudi aramco is 85 years old this year. Standard oil geologists arrive in saudi arabia on september 23, 1933, a party of american geologists lands at the persian gulf port of jubail in saudi arabia and begins its journey into the desert. Petromin taking over saudi aramcos assets the government went for consensual, staged nationalization of saudi aramco. This information is intended to familiarize military per sonnel with local customs and area knowledge to assist them during their as.
Reliability measures the ability to deliver crude, gas and oil products not later than 24 hours of scheduled time 3. In 1950 aramco opened a pipeline from saudi arabia to the mediterranean sea. A world leader in integrated energy and chemicals aramco europe. Before the 1930s ended, saudi arabia was producing 500,000 barrels of oil a year. It is one of the largest companies in the world by revenue, and according to. The fates of saudi aramco and petromin took a different course when the government started buying stakes in saudi aramco from its u. Aramco is a world leader in integrated energy and chemicals. Saudi aramco retains the right to exclude any shareholder proposal or agenda item that saudi aramco deems related to any one or more of the following. Our offices in europe support a wide range of activities from facilitating the safe and reliable delivery of energy to customers around the globe, to pushing for breakthroughs in research and innovation. Saudi aramco traces its beginnings to 1933 when a concession agreement was signed between saudi arabia and the standard oil company of california socal.
A photo history of the people of saudi aramco the energy industry has shaped modern day saudi arabia. A history of saudi arabia accordingto this narrative, the sa c udi ruler agreed to support the reformersdemandfor jihad,awaragainstnonmuslimsandthosemus. Elections and political parties are forbidden, so saudi politics revolve mainly around different factions within the large saudi royal family. We produce aramcoworld to increase crosscultural understanding by broadening knowledge of the histories, cultures and geography of the arab and muslim worlds and their global interconnections, past and present. The saudi aramco journal of technology is published quarterly to provide the companys scientific and engineering communities with a forum for the exchange of ideas. It contains the hejaz region along the red sea, which is the cradle of islam, and the najd heartland. A subsidiary company, the california arabian standard oil. Apr 18, 2020 saudi arabia, arid, sparsely populated kingdom of the middle east, and a young country heir to a rich history. The saudi aramco handbook everything you need to know. But the huge ipo is only a small part of a larger plan that the deputy crown prince has put in.
But our history reaches even farther back and includes some of the biggest names in oil. Please refer to the current fleet list to see each aircrafts individual age. Instead of aggressive nationalizationwhich would have likely led to petromin taking over saudi aramcos assets the government went for consensual, staged. Starting with just a small group of intrepid explorers, our history goes back more than 80 years to the sands of the saudi desert. Saudi arabia has no formal written constitution, although the king is bound by the koran and sharia law. In a strict sense, aramcos world is confined to the eastern part of the kingdom of saudi arabia, it is here, on a small section of the huge arabian peninsula, that aramcothe arabian american oil companyperforms the three functions for which it existsfinding petroleum, bringing it out of the ground and delivering. The saudi government bought a 25 per cent interest in saudi aramco in 1973, increasing to 60 per cent the following year, and then to 100 per cent in 1980 with retroactive financial effect to 1976. Saudi arabia pumps 12m barrels of oil for the first time. The stateowned oil company of saudi arabia is the biggest in the world, helping the kingdom become the biggest exporter of crude oil. June 26, 2019 the arabian sun the arabian sun is saudi aramco s weekly internal publication that provides news and feature stories covering company events, news, and appointments in addition to employee and community activities.
The aramco ipo marks a historic shift for the saudi economy and the global oil market writ large. Critical to any discussions regarding the history of saudi arabia oil industry is the relation of king ibn saud with the american government. The saudi aramco ipo is a gamechanger for the saudi economy. Jan 14, 2020 saudi arabia has no formal written constitution, although the king is bound by the koran and sharia law. Saudi aramco, oil company founded by the standard oil co. This could be the biggest wave of capital to hit at one time in history. Search more than 40,000 images in one of the worlds largest archives specializing in historic and current images of the middle east and the islamic world. The company has maintained the top position in the petroleum intelligence weekly s annual. Saudi aramco saudi arabian oil company aramco headquarters in dhahran, saudi arabia by buke ivan ipsk 2.
Earthshaking events like these are the reason why more millionaires and billionaires are created overnight in the energy markets than in any other sector. Khurais is the largest integrated oil project in company history. Founded in 1949, aramco world became saudi aramco world in 2000. The story starts with saudi arabias founder, abdul aziz, a refugee embarking on a daring gambit to reconquer his familys ancestral home, the mudwalled city of riyadh.
Almost as soon as exploration began, there were company photographers on the scene to document this momentous occasion in history. The worlds biggest oil company released a prospectus. We work with manufacturers in the americas to source highquality materials for saudi aramco. The american interest in saudi and persian gulf oil has remained strong ever since, brown writeshe even calls the gulf war of 1991 the aramco war although the company was nationalized in the mid1980s. Saudi aramco has the largest daily production of oil in the world which comes as no surprise considering they have the largest proven crude oil reserves on the planet. We develop strong, longterm partnerships that further the reach of our parent company as it continues to grow its global operations, business lines and projects. The saudi royal family and aramco leadership are, and almost always have been, motivated by ambitions of longterm strength and profit.
Saudi crown prince mohammed bin salman said the flotation of saudi aramco would proceed by 2021, bloomberg reported on friday. Jun 06, 2017 the aramco ipo marks a historic shift for the saudi economy and the global oil market writ large. Saudi arabia country handbook this handbook provides basic reference information on saudi arabia, includ ing its geography, history, government, military forces, and communications and transportation networks. Following up on an inaugural nonmetallics symposium in 2018 in tokyo, 2019 saw saudi aramco recently host a number of industry specialists, alongside plastipolis, in lyon, france. Thats also why i want to take a few minutes today to tell you everything you need to know about saudi aramco. Aramco americas has called houston home since in 1974. For faster navigation, this iframe is preloading the wikiwand page for saudi aramco. In particular, it reproduces successfully the jump in oil output of saudi aramco following the output collapse of iraq. The story of the evolution of saudi aramco and the unparalleled oil and. Only supported aircraft types that are active with this airline are included in the calculations. Everything you need to know about the saudi aramco ipo. Pdf we present a general equilibrium model of the global oil market, in which the oil price, oil production. Saudi aramco, whose rich history involves a journeymans labor as the implementer of. He made the disclosure in a wideranging interview with the.