Saudi Aramco Signs 16 Contracts to Operate and Maintain Its Community Over the Next 10 Years

Saudi Aramco Signs 16 Contracts to Operate and Maintain Its Community Over the Next 10 Years

BY Saudi Aramco News / /

Saudi Aramco signed 16 contracts with seven companies to operate and maintain facilities in its community over the next 10 years. The contracts signing took place during a ceremony in Dhahran where Saudi Aramco signed the contracts with Al-Yamama Company for Trading and Contracting; Arabian Fal Holding Company; Abdulwahab Mansour Al-Moallam Sons Company; Rezayat Company Ltd; Al-Tamimi Global Company for Services and Maintenance; SRACO Company; and Nesma and Partners Contracting Company Ltd.

Enhancing Sustainability Through Collaboration

Enhancing Sustainability Through Collaboration

BY Saudi Aramco News / /

Scientists from Saudi Aramco’s Research and Development Center (R&DC) recently organized the eighth annual meeting of the Saudi Arabian Section of the Combustion Institute.

What in the World Is a Shawarma?

What in the World Is a Shawarma?

BY Aramco ExPats / /

Back in April 2011, stuck in a monumental traffic jam on Interstate 5 just north of Seattle, I switched on the radio and hit the Seek button, hoping to find a station with an up-to-date traffic report. “Maybe they’ll recommend a way around this mess,”

On Top of the World

On Top of the World

BY The Arabian Sun / /

Muscat, Oman — Jabel Shams, in the heart of the northeastern region of Oman, is the highest point in the Arabian Gulf, reaching 3,009 meters above sea level. Last month, a group of more than 25 Aramcons arrived in Muscat to participate in a 10-kilometer challenge to hike up the striking Jabel Shams mountain peak, and back.

Mariam A. Rehman Attains 1st Position in Pakistan Science Contest

Mariam A. Rehman Attains 1st Position in Pakistan Science Contest

BY Engr. Iqbal Ahmed Khan / /

Mariam A. Rehman, granddaughter of SAEEA Pakistan member and Aramco annuitant Engr. Iqbal Ahmed Khan participated in the Pakistan Science Contest CEATS (Center for Educational Assessments and Testing Services) which took place on 9 February 2018 in “Generation’s School” South Campus.

AramcoWorld Reading Selections - May 30, 2018

AramcoWorld Reading Selections - May 30, 2018

BY Saudi Aramco News / /

Have you ever been so steamed that you came unglued in a public place? That happened to me once, more than a thousand years ago. I blame my misfortune on your relentless obsession with hot baths, especially the Turkish kind passed on to the Ottomans by the Romans I knew so well. You hygienic humans love to relax in them, but for me, all that steam was a hiss of death. Long ago it loosed my grip and sent me into a downward spiral that ended in the darkest of places. I am better now, and it helps to talk about it—so here goes.

Driver, Take Me to Half Moon Bay!

Driver, Take Me to Half Moon Bay!

BY Aramco ExPats / /

According to the 21 May 1958 issue of the Arabian Sun and Flare—published exactly 60 years ago this week!—if you were living in Dhahran at the time and wanted to visit Half Moon Bay 14 or so miles (23 kilometers) to the south by taxi, a one-way ride there would have cost you 12 SAR ...

Another Chapter in Board of Directors History

Another Chapter in Board of Directors History

BY The Arabian Sun / /

Dhahran — Last week, HE Khalid A. Al Falih, Chairman of the Saudi Aramco Board of Directors, announced the appointment of five new members to the Board. The new directors are HE Mohammed A. Al-Jadaan, HE Mohammed M. Al-Tuwaijri, Peter L. Cella, Lynn Laverty Elsenhans, and Andrew N. Liveris (the appointment of Liveris is effective July 1, 2018.)

2018 Razorfish Swim Meet a Success

2018 Razorfish Swim Meet a Success

BY Dr. Mohammed Ifteqaruddin / /

The Razorfish Swim University, founded by  Zubair Mohammed Iftekhar, successfully concluded the year 2018 with the Razorfish Swim Meet at Sujatha Public School, Hyderabad. Zubair is the son of Aramco annuitant Dr. Mohammed Ifteqaruddin.

Al-Ayyam Al-Jamilah – Spring 2018

Al-Ayyam Al-Jamilah – Spring 2018

BY Saudi Aramco News / /

Al-Ayyam Al-Jamilah is a twice-yearly magazine distributed to retired employees and adult children of the Saudi Aramco Enterprise.

Saudi Aramco Awards Contract of Haradh Increment Program

Saudi Aramco Awards Contract of Haradh Increment Program

BY Saudi Aramco News / /

Saudi Aramco today awarded a contract for a permanent communications system serving its Haradh Increment to Networks & System Integration S.A. Co. Ltd. (NESIC Saudi Arabia) as part of Aramco’s Gas Compression Program in Haradh and Hawiyah.

Saudi Aramco steps up to Deliver Landmark Global Fire Operations Conference

Saudi Aramco steps up to Deliver Landmark Global Fire Operations Conference

BY Saudi Aramco News / /

The Saudi Aramco Fire Protection Department (FrPD) recently collaborated with the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) to deliver the First International Fire Operations Conference. Held at a Manama-area hotel under the patronage of Lt. General Sheikh Rashed Bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, Minister of Interior for the Kingdom of Bahrain, the historic forum created a platform for fire operations education on a global platform.

Arabian Return Chapter XLV: Fi Amanellah

Arabian Return Chapter XLV: Fi Amanellah

BY Colleen Wilson / /

The next morning, Wednesday, July 26th, 1978, my 50th birthday, Keith Kaul drove me to the Dhahran Airport on the new divided highway that had just opened recently. The sand dunes along the way all looked so undisturbed and pretty. I tried to relish as much of the old, familiar desert look of Arabia as I could as we drove along, with my eyes and my camera.

A Street Called Straight

A Street Called Straight

BY Aramco ExPats / /

How often have you heard someone say, “A picture is worth a thousand words?” If that’s true—and we here at AXP believe it so—then the stories told by Aramco annuitant Bert Seal, Badge Number 17347, with his camera while serving as a photographer with the Public Relations Department...

Austin Hafla 2018 - Four Month Countdown

Austin Hafla 2018 - Four Month Countdown

BY Aramco ExPats / /

Come join us at the Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort to celebrate our friendships--those from our Aramco days and the new ones we will make in September. Tell your friends to book their rooms at the Hyatt ASAP and complete their Hafla Registration Forms ASAP as well.

Jeffrey of Arabia Turns 50

Jeffrey of Arabia Turns 50

BY Aramco ExPats / /

Many of you may recognize this photo of Jeffrey of Arabia. Jeffrey Jaszczak was just 11 years old when the photo was taken. He lived in Dhahran behind the snack bar and then on Hufuf in Dhahran Hills when the photo was selected for a promotional ad for Aramco in the 80's.

PETRONAS, Saudi Aramco Launch Corporate Identity of Their Refinery and Petrochemical Joint Ventures in Pengerang, Malaysia

PETRONAS, Saudi Aramco Launch Corporate Identity of Their Refinery and Petrochemical Joint Ventures in Pengerang, Malaysia

BY Saudi Aramco News / /

Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS), the national oil company of Malaysia and Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco); today launched the corporate identity for their joint ventures in the Pengerang Integrated Complex (PIC) located in Pengerang, Johor, Malaysia, namely Pengerang Refining Company Sdn Bhd (PRefChem Refining) *1 and Pengerang Petrochemical Company Sdn Bhd (PRefChem Petrochemical)*2, collectively known as “PRefChem”.