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Saudi Aramco

Saudi Aramco
Company nameSaudi Arabian Oil Company
Company typeGovernment-owned corporation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
IndustryCrude oil exploration, production, manufacture, marketing, shipping, and petrochemicals
Founded1933
HeadquartersDhahran, Saudi Arabia
Key peopleKhalid A. Al-Falih
President & CEO
Ali I. Al-Naimi
Minister of Petroleum
and Mineral Resources
ProductsPetroleum product
Revenue(+) US$ 403 Billion (2010)
Employees54,798 (As of Dec 31, 2010)

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Saudi Aramco (Arabic: ارامكو السعودية ), officially the Saudi Arabian Oil Company, is the state-owned national oil company of Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Aramco is likely the world's most valuable privately-held company, with estimates of its value in 2010 ranging from 2.2 trillion USD to 7 trillion USD.

Saudi Aramco has both the largest proven crude oil reserves, at more than 260 Goilbbl, and largest daily oil production. Headquartered in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, Saudi Aramco operates the world's largest single hydrocarbon network, the Master Gas System. Its yearly production is 7.9 Goilbbl, and it managed over 100 oil and gas fields in Saudi Arabia, including 279 trillion scf of natural gas reserves.

Saudi Aramco owns the Ghawar Field, the world's largest oil field, and the Shaybah Field, one of the world's largest of its kind.

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The new saudi girl's Generation in Aramco
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Documentary film documents the home of the royal family of the Arabian peninsula Saudi Arabia, speaks about the beginning of exploration for oil in Saudi territory And the beginning of the signing of agreements with Britain, America, France, Egypt and Israel And create the largest oil fields in the city of Al-Ahsa near the beach Aqeer And began to work with Britain to create the largest oil refineries and create the largest petroleum company in the world Aramco
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Lesley Stahl takes an inside look into the world of Saudi Aramco, the world leader in crude oil production and the country's sole source of wealth and power.
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"HOME-The Aramco Brats' Story," a feature length documentary film exposing the real issues in Saudi Arabia first hand by Todd Albert Nims, Matthew Keuhn Miller and Zachery Lawrence Nims
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Saudi Aramco celebrates 75 Years of Excellence at the Grand Event Tuesday, May 21st. Saudi Arabia's beloved King Abdullah bin Abdu Saudi Aramco celebrates 75 Years of Excellence at the Grand Event Tuesday, May 21st. Saudi Arabia's beloved King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, the sixth king of Saudi Arabia, visited Dhahran to take part in Saudi Aramco's 75th anniversary celebrations.
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Dhahran, Saudi Arabia Real Arabia contest winner for Saudi Aramco World magazine. 75th Anniversary May 2008 This video was made by a 10 year old American boy living in Saudi Arabia.
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one of Saudi Aramco pilots joining aviation helicopter program at University of North Dakota flying helicopter
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Our planet is rich with incredible resources, and petroleum energy is among the most vital of all. It enables us to perform the ordinary, yet achieve the extraordinary. Its power is transformative, its place in our lives fundamental. To the guardians of this great gift comes a great responsibility; at Saudi Aramco it's this responsibility that defines who we are and the way we work. So just as we strive to produce, we endeavor to preserve, and in doing so provide stability to the rest of the world. We see it as our duty to be the most dependable supplier of energy on earth.
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Big Fish: In an exclusive interview to NDTV, Saudi Aramco CEO Khalid al-Falih said India is not only a growing market for oil and gas but also for manufacturing goods exported from Saudi Arabia. He also said India is increasingly becoming a source for technology.
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GULF PRODUCTS-Gasoline, naphtha buoyant; gas oil softer - Reuters Africa Tweet this news
Reuters Africa--Qatar's Tasweeq sold some gasoline cargoes while -Saudi Aramco- and Pakistan were buyers. Saudi state oil giant has been a regular buyer of gasoline over the past few weeks to make up for the refinery turnarounds. Pakistan bought 2100 - Date : Thu, 21 Apr 2011 11:02:12 GMT+00:00
Arab gas guzzling threatens global energy balance - Reuters Blogs (blog) Tweet this news
Reuters Blogs (blog)---Saudi Aramco-, the national oil group, reckons demand could reach 8.3 million bpd by 2030. Currently, after exports and domestic consumption, Saudi has spare capacity estimated at 2.8 million bpd � a crucial buffer amounting to abou - Date : Wed, 20 Apr 2011 15:22:08 GMT+00:00
Analytics helps oil companies improve production forecasts - Business Wire (press release) Tweet this news
Business Wire (press release)--Leaders from SAS and -Saudi Aramco- will discuss oilfield analytics during a technical paper presentation at the 2011 SPE Digital Energy Conference and Exhibition in The Woodlands, TX, on Tuesday, April 19. Husameddin Madani - Date : Tue, 19 Apr 2011 15:02:03 GMT+00:00
Europe Gasoline/Naphtha-Cracks improve on tight supply - Reuters Africa Tweet this news
Reuters Africa--In contrast, weaker prices in the Mediterranean shut off arbitrage opportunities to Saudi Arabia, and traders said a tender by -Saudi Aramco- was likely to have been awarded to an Indian supplier. The naphtha market was also supported by o - Date : Wed, 20 Apr 2011 17:38:47 GMT+00:00
Motiva reports unit shutdown at Norco, LA refinery - Reuters Tweet this news
Reuters--The filing said there was a release of sulfur dioxide from an incinerator stack due to this maintenance activity. Motiva is jointly owned by -Saudi Aramco's- subsidiary, Saudi Refining Inc, and Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L). (Reporting by Navee - Date : Mon, 18 Apr 2011 04:35:18 GMT+00:00
OMV to Adapt Burghausen Refinery to Process Non-Libyan Crude Oil - Bloomberg Tweet this news
Bloomberg--OMV has been buying crude from Saudi Arabia, Kazakhstan and the Black Sea region to compensate for Libyan oil, which last year made up 20 percent of crude processed. -Saudi Aramco-, the world's biggest oil company, sold cargoes of a new bl - Date : Mon, 18 Apr 2011 14:06:33 GMT+00:00
Saudi Aramco has awarded KBR - SteelGuru Tweet this news
SteelGuru---Saudi Aramco- has awarded KBR's newly established Middle East based Engineering Company an engineering and project management services contract under its General Engineering Services Plus initiative. Partners in the new engineering compan - Date : Sat, 16 Apr 2011 06:21:14 GMT+00:00
KBR Granted Saudi Aramco GES Plus Contract - U.S.-Saudi Arabian Business Council Tweet this news
U.S.-Saudi Arabian Business Council--April 14, 2011 - Kellogg, Brown, and Root, Inc. (KBR) has been awarded a five-year general engineering services plus (GES Plus) contract from -Saudi Aramco-. The GES Plus contract allows the company to implement materi - Date : Thu, 14 Apr 2011 18:46:13 GMT+00:00
KBR Awarded Engineerin​g and Project Management Services Contract by Saudi ... - Your Petrochemical News (press release) Tweet this news
Your Petrochemical News (press release)--KBR (NYSE: KBR) today announced that its newly-established Middle East-based Engineering Company has been awarded an engineering and project management services contract by the Saudi Arabian Oil Company (-Saudi Ara - Date : Thu, 14 Apr 2011 07:48:00 GMT+00:00
Aramco tenders for up to 35000T gasoline - Trade Arabia Tweet this news
Trade Arabia---Saudi Aramco- is seeking about 30000-35000 tonnes of gasoline in a tender for May delivery, traders said on Thursday. The state oil giant has been making regular purchases of the motor fuel from the spot market. Traders say Aramco is stocki - Date : Thu, 14 Apr 2011 12:04:06 GMT+00:00

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