Recognizing Innovation, Efficiency and Sustainability

Recognizing Innovation, Efficiency and Sustainability

BY Saudi Aramco News / /

Saudi Aramco has announced the results of the company’s celebrated annual Excellence Awards for 2015. The awards recognize outstanding individual and team achievements and significant contributions to helping Saudi Aramco deliver its objective of becoming the world’s leading integrated energy company.

The Never-Ending Arab Spring

The Never-Ending Arab Spring

BY Abdulateef Al-Mulhim / /

The term “spring” is used to describe a popular uprising against a political system. 

An Evening with Engr. Mohammad Irshad

An Evening with Engr. Mohammad Irshad

BY Engr. Iqbal Ahmed Khan / /

A dinner party was arranged to greet Engr. Mohammad Irshad-NED69ers-Mechanical who came to Karachi from Jubail Saudi Arabia after getting retirement from Bechtel Saudi Arabia.

Diversifying Sources of Income

Diversifying Sources of Income

BY Abdulateef Al-Mulhim / /

Last Wednesday, I attended a program (debate and an interview) on the falling oil prices aired by one of the world’s leading television networks from their studio in Washington.

Taking Saudi-China Ties to a New Level

Taking Saudi-China Ties to a New Level

BY Abdulateef Al-Mulhim / /

China is the world’s most populous country with a population of about 1.4 billion. It is the second largest country covering an area of about 10 million square kilometers.

Saudi Aramco Journal of Technology - Winter 2015

BY Saudi Aramco News / /

In this edition, read about Saudi Arabia’s emerging unconventional carbonate shale resources, the first worldwide deployment of a pulsed neutron tool with coiled tubing fiber optic real-time telemetry, and other interesting topics. 

STEMania Looks to Inspire Future Leaders

STEMania Looks to Inspire Future Leaders

BY Saudi Aramco News / /

What happens when you give 300 middle school girls programming boards, robotics kits, a chemistry set and the belief that they can?

Wa’ed Funding Agreements Signed

BY Saudi Aramco News / /

HRH Prince Faisal Bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Governor of Medina and Chairman of the Waqf Al Munawara Board of Trustees, commended Saudi Aramco’s efforts in embracing innovative ideas and its role in the community service system as a pioneering company at the local level through the Saudi Aramco Entrepreneurship Center, or Wa’ed.

Boston Research Center: Advancing Research for Energy Applications

BY Saudi Aramco News / /

Taking traditional chemistry to a whole new level, the Advanced Materials Team from the Aramco Research Center-Boston recently participated in the world’s foremost Materials Research Society (MRS) Fall Meeting and Exhibition, showing how the company thinks about new ways to realize the full potential of its hydrocarbons. 

Stop Insulting Expat Workers!

Stop Insulting Expat Workers!

BY Khaled Almaeena / /

An article in a local Arabic daily focused on the increasing control which expatriate workers have over the Saudi retail sector.

Women Proving Their Mettle

Women Proving Their Mettle

BY Abdulateef Al-Mulhim / /

In the last municipal election held in the Kingdom, it was speculated that women were not likely to win any seat across the country. Those skeptics had reasons to believe that.

Norway’s Unusual Gesture

Norway’s Unusual Gesture

BY Abdulateef Al-Mulhim / /

Selecting a birthday present for someone very close to you sometimes appears to be an uphill task. 

U.S. Voting Overseas - Are You Ready?

BY Jerry Hurych / /

Overseas citizen voters face a specific set of challenges while voting absentee. You can find information and contacts you need to successfully cast an absentee ballot at www.fvap.gov. 

Strategy Key for Sustainable Energy

BY Saudi Aramco News / /

The importance of utilizing energy efficiently in today’s world was the focus of the 2nd Energy Management Conference & Exhibition held recently in Bahrain. 

Saudi Aramco’s Innovation Shines at COP 21

BY Saudi Aramco News / /

Saudi Aramco demonstrated its ongoing commitment to the Kingdom’s drive to address climate challenges through maintaining a strong presence at the recent United Nation’s Climate Change Conference, known as COP 21. 

Sleigh Bells Ring in 1952

BY Tim Barger / /

It was the winter of 1952. Aramco had just produced its 300 millionth barrel of oil. The Administration building was so new that the parking lot is still unpaved. 

Saudi Women Have Spoken!

Saudi Women Have Spoken!

BY Khaled Almaeena / /

The municipal elections that resulted in 21 Saudi women winning municipal council seats may seem trivial to some abroad, but it has a historic significance for the future of this country.

Joining Hands to Fight Terror

Joining Hands to Fight Terror

BY Abdulateef Al-Mulhim / /

Panic gripped Los Angeles Unified School District last week after a security threat that resulted in the evacuation of more than 700,000 students from 1,000 schools.