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The Arabs I Know
Wake up America! -- Special interest groups, news media, and money-hungry politicians are duping you into profiling all Arabs as bad Arabs. Often, the news media tell us the polls show Americans support Israelis over Palestinians. Based on what?
From Palm to Pipeline: How Saudi Arabia's Date Industry Waste is Boosting Our Drilling Operations
For thousands of years, people in the Middle East have made a living from date palms, harvesting the fruit, and turning the leaves into baskets and mats. But, what connects Saudi Arabia’s ancient date plantations to Aramco’s oil and gas operations, which are less than 100 years old?
Serving Global Maritime Traffic: King Salman International Complex for Maritime Industries and Services
The Arabian Gulf is an integral part of the region’s heritage. Ancient metropolises and cities have arisen on its shores, built on fishing, pearls, and other industries, and for over 90 years, oil installations have operated close to, or in, Gulf waters; offshore drilling platforms and supertankers like floating cities.
Ithra Features Full Founding Day Schedule of Activities
This Founding Day (Thursday, Feb. 22), celebrate the founding of the First Saudi State by Imam Muhammad bin Saud through a captivating event that showcases Saudi heritage, culture, and innovation.
2024 Aramco Hafla Reunion Texas
On behalf of this year’s Hafla Organizing Committee, we welcome all Aramcons (Annuitants, Retirees, Brats, and friends) to the 2024 Aramco Annuitants Reunion at the Omni Las Colinas Hotel in Irving, Texas.
Celebrating Saudi Roots
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?
Hawiyah and Haradh: A Cornerstone of the Kingdom’s Gas Program
For the past 20 years, the Hawiyah and Haradh fields have been cornerstones of the Kingdom’s gas program, with the aim of supporting Saudi Arabia’s domestic electricity generation needs and providing valuable inputs to feedstocks that power the growth of the domestic petrochemical industry.
Up To Speed: Drama in Las Vegas Leads Up To Yet Another Max Verstappen Victory
Formula 1 achieved something incredible just by making its new Las Vegas Grand Prix — a Saturday night street race on a super-fast circuit encompassing the city's famous Strip — happen. And the epic race that ensued more than lived up to the expectation created by a week of glitzy build-up.
Up To Speed: Verstappen Caps Stellar Season with One Last Win
An entertaining Abu Dhabi Grand Prix ensured a 2023 Formula 1 season that's long been settled as a competitive spectacle on a high, even if this year's dominant driver-team combination came out on top one last time.
"Dear Folks": Chapter 10
"There is a rumor of a big stir-up out here!" Another job change and more responsibility for Ken Webster, the family’s first local leave, the opening of the Trans-Arabian Pipeline, the continued expansion of Aramco in all parts of the Kingdom, and worldwide headlines for a former company secretary who swims the English Channel.
"Dear Folks": Chapter 9
As Acting Manager of Aramco’s Transportation Department, Ken Webster embarks on many travels throughout Saudi Arabia in 1950 and describes them in detail to the folks back home in the States. From observations on the new Dammam deepwater port (a project to which his brother, Allyn, an assistant engineer, is assigned) to interesting descriptions of visits with Aramco exploration teams in the Empty Quarter, to tours of the King’s farms, to “lessons” in Muslim law and religious ceremonies, his fascination with and respect for the Arabs and Aramco shine through in every word.
"Dear Folks": Chapter 12
"The chief topic of conversation out here now is that the government has decreed NO MORE LIQUOR – ain't that something?" Crown Prince Saud pays a visit and Ken Webster and his daughters have an audience with him; Ken goes to Harvard Business School; Judy Webster graduates at top of her class from Dhahran Senior Staff School and goes to American Community School in Beirut.
The King’s Man: Like Father, Like Son? - Part IV
From the moment he met Ibn Saud, Harry St. John Bridger Philby was mesmerised by the charisma of the King and made no secret of his dedication to the Saudi cause and the unification of the Arabian Peninsula.
Linda’s Story: Life During Expatriate Arabia in the 80s and the Gulf War
Stories often have the power of bringing dormant feelings and faded memories back to life. The words ricochet off of some figment of our experience and take us back to a very special place, where nostalgia wakes up and finds itself in a portable home.
Tales of the Bedouin – Part XXIX: Tracing the Path to Shaybah–Before the Mega-Project
In this piece, Aramco’s legendary desert expert, Quriyan Al Hajri, describes the early stages of the Shaybah project and his experiences exploring deep into the Rub Al Khali to determine the best access route for what would become the Shaybah Mega-Project.
Tales of the Bedouin – Part XXXII: Aramco Helicopter Ride 1979, Tom Swords, Part 2
Part 1 of this story describes the helicopter ride with Aramco employee Tom Swords and concludes with a shout out to Tom, his whereabouts and fate unknown. Shortly after the publication of Part 1 in the Aramco Expats Highlights, Kelly Swords, Tom’s daughter, saw the article and wrote to Tom and her mother, Jo, in their family’s group text.
John Ames
On May 1st 1939 King Abdul Aziz Ibn Saud inaugurated the first tanker load of Saudi oil at Ras Tanura, two months later the well being drilled at Dammam #12 exploded into a blazing inferno killing five Americans and Saudis. Burning eight thousand barrels of oil a day, the well was lost but if the blowout continued the whole field was threatened because it might lose reservoir pressure so that the oil would have to be pumped out at great expense.
Hooky
For some unknown reason, throughout my life, various circumstances have led me into unusual situations. Perhaps the drummer I was marching to played Stockhausen on the snares, but it began early in life. I was born in Dhahran in 1947 where I lived at 1134 Hamilton House...
Aramcons Challenge the Euphrates, Part IV: Into the Kemer Khan
When last we heard from Vicci Turner two installments ago regarding her memories of descending the Upper Euphrates with 10 fellow Aramcons in 1979, they were two days into their adventure and had just entered the stretch of river...
2019 KSA Expat Reunion Annuitants Get an Up Close Look at Kingdom’s Transformation
“A priceless gift to us and we cannot say enough great things about this trip!” Karen Gadai Johnson wrote at the conclusion of the 2019 KSA Expat Reunion. She brought her children with her from the U.S. to share with them where their grandparents had worked and where she was raised — the first time she had returned to Kingdom in more than 30 years.