Saudi Aramco today announced the creation of the Saudi Aramco Retail Company (RetailCo), a wholly-owned subsidiary established to cater for fuel retailing, creating a sustainable and profitable business that integrates across the hydrocarbon value chain.
Edna Adan offers words of comfort to a young mother after treatment at the hospital named after her. Adan says the mother was fortunate. “When it takes them five days to get to a hospital, it’s too late,” she says. “Somaliland is bigger than 20 other countries in Africa. It’s a huge territory. Medical facilities are clustered around the main cities. What about the other areas? Women are having babies everywhere.”
Saudi Aramco's participation in the 33rd Janadriyah Festival showcased the company's significant contributions to Vision 2030, Saudi Arabia's economic transformation program, during the four-week national heritage event.
In what only can be described as Saudi Arabia’s hidden beauty, Shaybah has one of the most unique ecosystems in the world. That made it a perfect location to deploy our Innovation Ecosystem Society’s (IES) Seventh Thought Leaders Think Tank.
Saudi Aramco and the Saudi Information Technology Company signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the creation of an Information and Communication Technology Investment Company; a joint venture (JV) to invest in commercial enterprises in the information, communication and technology sector.
HRH Crown Prince Mohammed ibn Salman ibn ‘Abd Al-‘Aziz Al Sa’ud on Monday broke ground on the King Salman Energy Park (SPARK), located in the Kingdom’s Eastern Province. The groundbreaking was close to the Prosperity Well, which signaled the Kingdom’s transformation some 80-plus years ago.
Standing at a distance, intrigued guests stand mesmerized as they watch a team of Saudi Aramco firefighters advancing deliberately, methodically moving forward into a wall of dense smoke and roaring flames during a training exercise designed to challenge firefighters’ skills.
Saudi Aramco and Raytheon Company, through its subsidiary Raytheon Saudi Arabia, signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a joint venture company that will develop and provide best-in-class cybersecurity services in Saudi Arabia and the region.
Following their mounted leader, a herd of camels parade along the racecourse at the King Abdulaziz Camel Festival, which has drawn more than 300,000 spectators over 28 days.
Saudi Aramco was strategic sponsorship of the 8th Saudi Arabia Smart Grid Conference (SASG 2018) held December 11-13, 2018 in Jeddah under the theme “Smart Energy for Sustainable Development,” under the patronage of His Excellency Khalid A. Al-Falih, Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources.
Saudi Aramco was awarded the Hamdan Bin Mohammad Award for Innovative Project Management for the completion of Phase 1 of its Master Gas System (MGS) Expansion project. The project employed a wide range of efficiency practices to deliver phase 1 of the project before schedule and under budget.
HRH Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz today broke ground on the King Salman Energy Park (SPARK), located in the Kingdom’s Eastern Province. SPARK is a 50-square-kilometer energy city megaproject which will position Saudi Arabia as a global energy, industrial and technology hub. The first phase of the development will be completed by 2021.
The Galveston Bay Foundation recently honored the volunteer efforts of Aramco Services Company (ASC) with its “Guardian of the Bay” award. This award recognizes ASC’s “leadership, work, and commitment for the betterment of Galveston Bay.”
Daniel A. Mc Areavey of the Ras Tanura Shared Services Department has retired after 37 years of service with Saudi Aramco.
Mohammad Javed Sajid, a planning and programs analyst with the Hardh Gas Plant has retired after 37 years of service with Saudi Aramco.
As a business strategy, localization can be right on the money, delivering reliability plus cost and time efficiencies to the bottom line. But the real power of local content development lies in its ability to add value beyond corporate borders, with a competitive boost to local and regional economies. Spurring a ripple effect of job creation, workforce development, technology transfer and local manufacturing, it can even be transformative.
The sun has long been considered the engine of life — the element that nourishes and gives energy. Some studies even show that the weather has a significant effect on our mood, our outlook, and our degree of happiness or sadness.
Saudi Aramco’s top girls soccer team earned a hard-fought championship at the annual Eastern Province Women’s Soccer Invitational Nov. 9 and 10, paving the way for the next tournament in Europe.
Thousands of visitors recently flocked to the King’s Park area for the 2018 Festival of Colors, the Saudi Aramco Employees Association’s annual fall festival.
Abqaiq The Friendly City Gazette is a free monthly publication published by the Southern Area/Central Region Community Services Department for Saudi Aramco employees and dependents in Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia.