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Aramco Awards Contracts Worth $10bn for Vast Jafurah Field Development, as Unconventional Resources Program Reaches Commercial Stage
The Saudi Arabian Oil Company (“Aramco” or “the Company”) today announced the start of development of the vast Jafurah unconventional gas field, the largest non-associated gas field in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Company has awarded subsurface and Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contracts worth $10 billion, with capital expenditure at Jafurah expected to reach $68 billion over the first 10 years of development.
Carina’s Story: Odyssey from Saudi Arabia to Paris in 1975 - Rescued by Twigs and Bedouins
A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to speak with Carina Rourke Burns, an American published author and expatriate who spent seven years of her life growing up in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, before relocating to Paris in 1975.
Ramadan, Islam’s Moveable Feast
The Holy month of Ramadan is the 9th month in the Hijri calendar. Since the Islamic year is 11 days shorter than the western Gregorian calendar, Ramadan moves ‘forward’ by that amount each year in comparison to our western months, making Ramadan, quite literally, a moveable feast!
Memory Lane: First Offshore Oil, A Million Emails, Promoting Diversity, and More
Here’s a brief look at some of the top headlines over the past 65 years. The first shipment of crude oil produced from the Safaniyah offshore field was loaded, Sunday, May 5, on the Japanese tanker M.S. Nissyo Maru during colorful ceremonies attended by Saudi dignitaries and company executives on the North Pier in Ras Tanura.
Heart And Soul – Vignettes from Ali Al-Baluchi’s Memoir: Part V – Community Services
By the late 1970s, Ali Al-Baluchi had risen through Aramco’s Community Services to become Manager of the Food Distribution Department, where he was proud to employ one of the company’s first Saudi female employees. The following extract from Heart and Soul details how this opened a door to further training in the United States.
Art of Arabia
For some years now, the contemporary arts scene in Saudi Arabia has been mushrooming. While Jeddah remains the Kingdom’s art capital, Al Ula has captured much of the spotlight following the recent Desert X installations by 15 Saudi and international artists. Al Ula is truly an amazing space for art, and the artists involved cannot help but take inspiration from the stark beauty of the surrounding plains and sandstone cliffs.
Gigantic Gas Stride for the Environment: NAGPD Eliminates Routine Flaring
In Saudi Arabia’s northern corner, Aramco has ended routine flaring for the mammoth 5.1 billion standard cubic feet (scf) of high-pressure natural gas produced each day from three of the company’s nonassociated gas reservoirs.
The Aramcons Are Coming
Something very special is happening in March 2023. From March 1 – 14 hundreds of retired Aramco expatriate employees, and adults whose childhoods were spent in Aramco communities, will be coming to the 2023 KSA Expat Reunion being held in Dhahran in their honor.
Arabian Salukis Looking for New Homes
Salukis in My Life is the title of a book written by Sir Terence Clark, who was the British ambassador in Iraq and Oman where he came to know and love salukis. Like him, I too have had salukis (four of them so far) and I could not imagine being without one of these elegant, aristocratic creatures in my life.
For the Birds: Helping Persevere Habitats in the Kingdom for Migrating Birds
Over the past couple of months, have you noticed there are greater numbers of birds around than usual? And not just numbers — an increased variety as well? This is due to the age-old phenomenon of migrating birds. Billions of birds migrate twice per year between their breeding and wintering grounds, creating one of the most astonishing spectacles in nature.
Classes, Castles, Camels, and Dhows
When I first went to live in Riyadh in 1989, I learned only a few basic Arabic words and phrases. But on returning to California in the early 2000’s, I immersed myself in a two-month intensive summer program learning Modern Standard Arabic, known as Al Fusha, at University of California Berkeley.
Why Space is Aramco's Next Frontier
The Fourth Industrial Revolution (IR4.0) is improving industrial processes by gathering reams of information from physical machinery and transmitting it across the internet. As processes connect via the Internet of Things (IoT), businesses can use the information to make smarter, faster decisions.
Visit to Myanmar and Shwedagon Pagoda
Myanmar, previously known as Burma, is a country located in Southeast Asia. It is a diverse nation with over 100 ethnic groups and shares borders with India, Bangladesh, China, Laos, and Thailand. The largest city in Myanmar is Yangon, formerly called Rangoon, which features vibrant markets, a variety of parks and lakes, and the magnificent Shwedagon Pagoda.
Kohl Containers – Unique Treasures of Arabia
You’ve seen the scene a dozen times in movies, from The Thief of Bagdad to Lawrence of Arabia. The camera zooms to the weathered face of the Arab hero and his fierce, penetrating eyes, which have been made even more mysterious by being heavily outlined with black kohl. You have to admit…
The Intricacies of Henna's History and Cultural Significance
Henna, scientifically known as Lawsonia interims, is a flowering plant native to regions spanning from North Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia. The leaves of the henna plant have been used for centuries to create a natural dye with various cultural, religious, and aesthetic applications.
Tales of the Bedouin – Part XXXIII: A Camel Saddle’s Journey
In this piece Mark Lowey recounts the unique journey of a traditional Bedouin camel saddle that found its way from the Saudi desert to Watsonville, California. During lunch hour on a warm winter day on January 13, 1979, I took a walk to look around an abandoned Bedouin encampment near my worksite at Fazran.
The Heart of Arabia Expedition, The Conclusion
The Royal Geographical Society was founded in 1830. Its home for over 100 years has been the prestigious Lowther Lodge, situated in Kensington not far from South Kensington Tube Station in London. From its inception, the society’s purpose has been the “advancement of geographical science”...
Good News From Lahore - Let's Be Happy
Ex-Aramco family friends connected in Lahore, Pakistan after a long time, and were met with the good news of the launching of “Aramco Retirees Association – Pakistan (ARAP)”, based in Lahore. Aramco and its retirees continue to connect thousands of people. About 70 Saudi Aramco Ex-Employees and their families from Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad, and the UK attended a grand dinner in Lahore on November 15, 2023.
Camping with Camels: My Introduction to the Kingdom - Part III
The desert floor stretched before us as we headed west. As the hours passed and the heat soared, the terrain became flat and expansive with mirages dancing on the horizon. It was evening once more as we approached Tayma...
Gahwa Renaissance
As Zayed al-Tamimi’s brass pestle hits the mortar, its rhythmic clink resounds with the crunch of coffee beans through the hall of the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre. On a display screen above him, closeups of his motions attract the eyes of coffee professionals and enthusiasts. Watching most closely is the panel of four judges.