Saudi Aramco Showcases its e-Marketplace Program

Saudi Aramco Showcases its e-Marketplace Program

BY Saudi Aramco News / /

Saudi Aramco hosted on March 1 and 2 a meeting of GCC oil and gas executives and experts in supply chain management to discuss and share experiences in the quickly evolving supply chain sector in the Gulf countries.

A Princely Performance of “The King and I"

A Princely Performance of “The King and I"

BY Aramco ExPats / /

We all have favorite memories we like to revisit in our minds from time to time, bringing back to life special moments we never want to forget. One of mine centers on an evening in Houston in 1983 when I went to see Yul Brynner reprise his iconic Broadway and movie role as King of Siam...

Sixty-Six Years Ago…

Sixty-Six Years Ago…

BY Aramco Expats / /

Harry Truman was U.S. president and Dwight Eisenhower a retired Army general when Vernon Cornell joined Saudi Aramco in 1951. Vernon was about to complete his master's degree in chemistry from the University of Southern California when a recruiting team convinced him to take on the challenge of moving half way around the world to live and work in Saudi Arabia.

Changing the Way We Drill

Changing the Way We Drill

BY Saudi Aramco News / /

Saudi Aramco’s Drilling and Workover (D&WO) marked a major turning point in late 2016 with the signing of two new drilling joint ventures (JVs) with Nabors and Rowan.

Saudi Aramco, PETRONAS Sign SPA for Equity Participation

Saudi Aramco, PETRONAS Sign SPA for Equity Participation

BY Saudi Aramco News / /

The Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco) and Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS) today signed a Share Purchase Agreement (SPA), allowing Saudi Aramco’s equity participation in PETRONAS’ Refinery & Petrochemical Integrated Development (RAPID) project in the southern Malaysian state of Johor.

UAVs Take Flight for Exploration

UAVs Take Flight for Exploration

BY Saudi Aramco News / /

The search for oil and gas requires geologists and explorationists to conduct studies on outcrops of rock layers that hold hydrocarbon. Understanding the characteristics of such layers is essential in assessing their potential to hold and produce oil and gas.

Arabian Return Chapter III: Death of King Faisal

Arabian Return Chapter III: Death of King Faisal

BY Colleen Wilson / /

Oran flew back to Udhailiyah again the next day, Tuesday, March 25, 1975, with the intention of spending the night there for the first time. I made some business calls in connection with bringing Vicky and Keith over for the summer, wrote some letters, then went to visit Jeanine awhile.

Punish Those Who Falsely Accuse Others

Punish Those Who Falsely Accuse Others

BY Khaled Almaeena / /

A report in a local paper focused on the damages inflicted on people by false accusations made to the National Anti-Corruption Commission (Nazaha). Nazaha Chairman Khalid Al-Muhaisen highlighted some of the points and said that care will be taken to protect those against whom allegations have been made.

Adventure Beyond Our Front Door - Whistler, B.C.

Adventure Beyond Our Front Door - Whistler, B.C.

BY Aramco ExPats / /

Here in the Pacific Northwest, it’s ski season and with so many mountains to choose from it is truly a skier’s paradise. In just over an hour from our front door, we can be at Mt. Baker, a mountain that has had record annual snowfall and hosts the largest snowboard race in the world.

Boarding in France, Why Not?

Boarding in France, Why Not?

BY Aramco ExPats / /

France is not very well known for its boarding schools. Most French boarding schools are 5-day boarding secondary schools under Catholic management. They are private but supported by the French state.

Saudi Aramco Honors High Performing Employees

Saudi Aramco Honors High Performing Employees

BY Saudi Aramco News / /

Saudi Aramco recognized the achievements of its employees today at the company’s 2017 Excellence Awards Ceremony where the company’s President and Chief Executive Officer Amin H. Nasser presented awards to 41 of its most determined, driven and innovative employees.

’Ain Dar Rig Sets a New Course

’Ain Dar Rig Sets a New Course

BY Saudi Aramco News / /

Rising 162 feet above the rolling dunes outside of ‘Ain Dar is the latest addition to Saudi Aramco’s drilling rig fleet. It is the first rig to be designed by Saudi Aramco engineers and built according to the company’s specifications, and it will be a key component as the company moves toward greater localization of drilling services through our two new joint ventures (JVs) with Nabors Industries Ltd. and Rowan Companies Plc.

AramcoWorld Reading Selections - February 22, 2017

AramcoWorld Reading Selections - February 22, 2017

BY AramcoWorld / /

For thousands of years, the coconut palm has entwined itself in history, from tropical coasts to typical shelves in global groceries. Called the “tree of life” by the many cultures that have depended upon it through time, it provides sustenance, succor and shelter.

Arabian Return Chapter II Cont. : Abqaiq Camp

Arabian Return Chapter II Cont. : Abqaiq Camp

BY Colleen Wilson / /

Daylight brought its own reward - the first real look at the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia again and our camp. It dawned bright, sunny and cloudless, as it usually did, with a perfect temperature in the low 80's for now.

Saudi Aramco Team Shares Robotics Knowledge

Saudi Aramco Team Shares Robotics Knowledge

BY Saudi Aramco News / /

Engineers from Saudi Aramco’s Research and Development Center (R&DC) recently conducted a five-day workshop at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Thuwal to teach the university students the basics of robotic system design, development, and programming.

Abqaiq: A Look Back - The Mystery of the Bedouins of Fazran

Abqaiq: A Look Back - The Mystery of the Bedouins of Fazran

BY AramcoExPats.com / /

In this personal look back, Abqaiq resident Mark Lowey reminisces about the lasting impressions of his desert encounters over 35 years ago at a remote GOSP site, the Bedouin family who had befriended him and his first taste of authentic Saudi hospitality.

Change or Be Changed

Change or Be Changed

BY Khaled Almaeena / /

Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum is one of the few Arab leaders who calls a spade a spade. He puts forward ideas that are relevant, not only to the present but to the future.

Saudi Aramco Launches Base Oils Business

Saudi Aramco Launches Base Oils Business

BY Saudi Aramco News / /

Saudi Aramco has been in the base oils business for many years through its JVs which produce and market base oils independently. Said Al-Hadrami: Our base oils brands launch will capitalize on our renowned reputation of high quality products and our prominent position in meeting customers’ needs.

Raising a Family in Arabia

Raising a Family in Arabia

BY Aramco ExPats / /

It was a simple plan. Gather up the kids and live abroad for a few years. Maybe do some traveling. Have an adventure. But somewhere along the way, after experiencing some of the best years of our lives with Saudi Aramco, we found we didn't want to leave.