Desert Venture

Desert Venture

BY Saudi Aramco / /

Enjoy this 1958 film produced by the Standard Oil Company of California, one of the founders of Aramco, which explains the discovery of oil in Saudi Arabia and its industrialization by early American oil men and their Saudi hosts under the leadership of King Abdulaziz al Saud.

Standard Oil Bulletin - September 1936

Standard Oil Bulletin - September 1936

BY Aramco ExPats / /

Several months ago a cable message flashed out of the Near East, sped halfway around the world to offices of Standard Oil Company of California, in San Francisco.

AramcoWorld - March 2024

AramcoWorld - March 2024

BY AramcoWorld / /

AramcoWorld, Saudi Aramco's flagship publication, is widely recognized as a leading source of nonpolitical coverage of the history, geography, arts and cultures of Saudi Arabia, the Middle East and the wider Islamic world, with an emphasis on the interweavings of the plural cultures of East and West, past and present.

Aramco Hosts 2024 Talent Acquisition Partners Forum

Aramco Hosts 2024 Talent Acquisition Partners Forum

BY The Arabian Sun / /

Aramco hosted the 2024 International Talent Acquisition Partners (TAP) Forum recently, marking the first time the event has been held in Saudi Arabia. Drawing on its success last year in London, this year’s edition brought together thought leaders from 22 Aramco partners from nine countries.

Aramco and the Direct Air Capture of CO2

Aramco and the Direct Air Capture of CO2

BY The Arabian Sun / /

Aramco is striving to develop technologies that aim to support a lower carbon emissions future through investing in research and technology to support growth and meet global energy demand, while seeking to reduce Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to net zero by 2050 from its wholly owned operated assets.

AramcoWorld Reading Selections - March 14, 2024

AramcoWorld Reading Selections - March 14, 2024

BY AramcoWorld / /

Zainab Bahrani of Columbia University photographs ancient statues and reliefs carved into the rocks of remote Iraq to create a database for conservators and scholars. The effort is “decentering Europe from histories of art and histories of archaeology.”

Celebrating Saudi Roots

Celebrating Saudi Roots

BY Leslie Craigmyle / /

On February 1, 2022, King Salman ibn AbdulAziz issued a decree that Founding Day will be celebrated every February 22, henceforth. We have been celebrating Saudi National Day since 2007, so what is the difference?

Former Aramco Editor Donates Artifacts that Include Notes and Records About Historic Employees

Former Aramco Editor Donates Artifacts that Include Notes and Records About Historic Employees

BY The Arabian Sun / /

Just as the company’s history continues to grow and change over the coming years, the Aramco Archive & Records Center will grow and change with it. In that sense, the current Memorabilia Campaign is just the beginning of a process of creating and capturing the living memory of what is certainly one of the most important companies of our times.

Human Capability Initiative: Building Capabilities in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Human Capability Initiative: Building Capabilities in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

BY The Arabian Sun / /

“Artificial intelligence is more likely to augment employees than to replace them,” Nabeel A. Al-Jama’, executive vice president of Human Resources & Corporate Services, told the Human Capability Initiative (HCI) in Riyadh recently. “Building new capabilities for our people is the top talent issue.”

Aramco Announces Full-year 2023 Results

Aramco Announces Full-year 2023 Results

BY The Arabian Sun / /

Aramco today announced its full-year 2023 financial results, reporting a net income of $121.3 billion, its second-highest ever net income. The results, underpinned by Aramco’s unique operational flexibility, reliability and low-cost production base, reflect the company’s ongoing commitment to creating value for its shareholders.

News from ARAP Lahore - March 9, 2024

News from ARAP Lahore - March 9, 2024

BY Muhammad Idrees / /

The Executive Committee of Aramco Retirees Association Pakistan (ARAP) would like to wish a very happy and safe Ramadan to all Muslims around the world. The Committee held its 2024 second Quarterly meeting at Malik Fazal Mehmood’s residence in OPF Society, Lahore...

AramcoWorld 75th Series - Reflections on Journeys

AramcoWorld 75th Series - Reflections on Journeys

BY The Arabian Sun / /

In the second of our series celebrating AramcoWorld’s 75th anniversary year, we highlight “visual vagabonding”— a focus on the photographers and their journeys creating vibrant images over the decades.

Remembering the Concorde SST Arrival at DHA, June of 1972

Remembering the Concorde SST Arrival at DHA, June of 1972

BY Fred Bobb / /

I remember well going down to the Dhahran International Airport (DHA) when the Concorde SST visited back in June of 1972. It was a sales call with Concorde and Rolls Royce executives hoping to sell a few planes to Saudi Arabian Airlines. In the end, Saudia declined to place any orders.

Public Affairs’ Phil J. Embleton Offers Up Historic Magazines, Books, and Even a Rubber Stamp

Public Affairs’ Phil J. Embleton Offers Up Historic Magazines, Books, and Even a Rubber Stamp

BY The Arabian Sun / /

Just as the company’s history continues to grow and change over the coming years, the Aramco Archive & Records Center will grow and change with it. In that sense, the current Memorabilia Campaign is just the beginning of a process of creating and capturing the living memory of what is certainly one of the most important companies of our times.

SPEECH: LEAP24 — Remarks by Amin Nasser, Aramco President and CEO

SPEECH: LEAP24 — Remarks by Amin Nasser, Aramco President and CEO

BY The Arabian Sun / /

Your Royal Highnesses, Excellencies, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, Let me begin by thanking His Excellency Abdullah Alswaha. Much credit goes to His Excellency, his team and all involved as LEAP has rapidly become one of the world’s leading tech conferences and exhibitions.

Aramco Completes Acquisition of Esmax

Aramco Completes Acquisition of Esmax

BY The Arabian Sun / /

Aramco has successfully completed the acquisition of a 100% equity stake in Esmax Distribución SpA (“Esmax”), a leading diversified downstream fuels and lubricants retailer in Chile.

Celebrating the Marriage of Maria and Neil Dewhurst

Celebrating the Marriage of Maria and Neil Dewhurst

BY Aramco ExPats / /

Peter Dewhurst spent 10 years in Dhahran working in Community Services as Financial Controller. The family spent many happy years travelling out to be with him during holidays. Margaret and Neil spent the last 3 years living in Dhahran.

East Coast Gateway to India - Visakhapatnam Port Authority Trade Meet

East Coast Gateway to India - Visakhapatnam Port Authority Trade Meet

BY Mohammed Ifteqaruddin / /

I, Mohammed Ifteqaruddin Badge #140948, Technical Advisor Mechanical Services, Ras Tanura Refinery Maintenance Department, based on the following invitation, attended the Visakhapatnam Port Authority (VPA) Trade Meet in Association with the Federation of Telangana Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FTCCI).