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More than 110 Digital Experts to ‘Confront the Digital Paradox’ at Ithra’s Sync Digital Wellbeing Summit
The King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (Ithra) will bring together over 110 international digital experts from more than 20 countries including tech entrepreneurs, CEOs, and academics for two days on May 22 and 23 under the theme of “Confronting the Digital Paradox.”
New Arab Order Should Make Meritocracy its Priority
The Arab world is passing through its darkest phase in history. Even the most diehard optimist would find little to cheer about. Arab political pundits and newly self-appointed social media analysts have come up with many theories, mostly bizarre, for the predicament we are in.
Grace Mantel Smith
Grace Mantel Smith was born in the then American colony of The Phillipines in Baguio in 1920, while her father, Louis William Mantel, a Spanish American War and World War 1 hero, was constructing the road to Baguio among the rice terraces, an engineering marvel.
Robert Paul Santimo
If ever there was an adventurer who traveled the world, hiked mountains, explored caves, danced in the moonlight by an open campfire under the stars while camping deep in the desert, did heavy mountain biking, made friends with Bedouins, and loved to explore the heavens with his large telescope, it was Robert (Bob) Paul Santimo.
Aramco Rises Rapidly on Forbes List of Best Employers
From 150,000 people surveyed across 57 countries, this year the World’s Best Employers survey conducted by Forbes, the renowned business and wealth publication, showed Aramco had climbed 173 positions in one year to secure the 46th place among the 800 companies who made the list.
Aramco Announces Launch of Aramco Trading Americas
Aramco today (Jan. 18, 2023) announces the 100% acquisition of Motiva Trading by the Aramco Trading Company (ATC), one of the world’s leading commodity trading companies, and the launch of Aramco Trading Americas LLC (ATA), a wholly-owned subsidiary of ATC based in Houston, Texas.
Aramco Hosts Jubail Orphans Society Students with Educational, Fun Visit to Ithra
Every child deserves the opportunity to explore and learn. In accordance with the company value of citizenship, Ras Tanura Area Producing recently sponsored an educational program for Jubail Orphans Society students to King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (Ithra) in Dhahran.
Mary Ellen Motichek
On January 7, 2024, Mary Ellen Motichek left this world at the age of 68. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend. Ellen was born to the late Lawrence and Bertha (Meaux) Andrus on July 19, 1955, in Marrero, Louisiana.
Kirk Arthur Krempel
We bid farewell to Kirk Arthur Krempel, who departed from this world on July 5, 2024, at the age of 73. Born in Watertown, WI, Kirk was the beloved only child of Lorraine and Orval Krempel, and his early years were filled with the love and guidance of his devoted parents.
The Dhow Jones Report: The History of Diving in Saudi Arabia
Jennifer Simpson is set to present The Dhow Jones Report: The History of Diving in Saudi Arabia at this year's Aramco Hafla Reunion in Texas. Jennifer worked in Dhahran for Office Services from 1978-86. In her off hours, she ultimately became the first female PADI scuba instructor in the 22-country Arab world.
Recognizing Innovation, Efficiency and Sustainability
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 Nomads: Arabia’s Time Travelers
In our modern high tech lives, with instant access to global news, email, and Google Maps, how often do we think about the nomads in our world who live as they did in earlier times, without any of these modern conveniences? Who are they? Where do they live?
Bristol in September: Come Visit a World’s 10 Best
If you’re an inveterate world traveler (and what Aramcon worth their salt isn’t?) that’s never visited the United Kingdom city of Bristol, this article may interest you. If you’re also (or instead) one of the growing number of people keeping a bucket list for such things...
Frederick Leopold Haack
Frederick Leopold Haack died quietly at home in New Orleans on August 25, 2018 at age 98. A true representative of the Greatest Generation, he was born in New York City on July 25, 1920 and, prior to America's entry into World War II, attended the University of Wyoming.
Richard Thorne Scully
Richard Thorne Scully, a longtime resident of Garrison, passed away on October 25, 2022, aged 98. Born on 15 April 1924, in New York City, Richard was a man of the world, with intellect and wit. He was a lover of classical music, animals and nature, and was singularly unimpressed with pretension or the trappings of success.
Aramco and TotalEnergies to Build Petrochemical Complex in Saudi Arabia
Aramco and TotalEnergies have taken the final investment decision for the construction of a world scale petrochemical facility in Saudi Arabia. The “Amiral” complex will be owned, operated, and integrated with the existing SATORP refinery located in Jubail on Saudi Arabia’s eastern coast. The investment decision is subject to customary closing conditions and approvals.
Aramco Earns 11 Green World Awards
Aramco recently received 11 prizes at the Green World Awards 2023. The ceremony, which was held recently in Miami, was organized by The Green Organization, an independent, international, nonprofit, nonpolitical environment group. Since 1994, the event — which is open to anyone in commerce, industry, local, regional, or national government; ministries, environment departments, and government agencies...
Aramco at the FII Summit: Seeking a Fair Global Energy Transition
As millions of people globally do not have access to conventional energy, the world cannot simply ask emerging economies “to switch to whatever advanced economies are doing,” Aramco’s chairman said at the Future Investment Initiative (FII) Priority summit in Hong Kong.
Arvid, Jakki, Mike and Sue Picking Grapes in Portugal
Were you to throw a dart at a map of the world hung on a wall from ten paces away and hit a continent and not an ocean, chances are you’d find an ex-Aramcon or two living somewhere close by wherever your dart landed. The geographic spread of our readership suggests that...
Adventure Beyond Our Front Door - Whistler, B.C.
Here in the Pacific Northwest, it’s ski season and with so many mountains to choose from it is truly a skier’s paradise. In just over an hour from our front door, we can be at Mt. Baker, a mountain that has had record annual snowfall and hosts the largest snowboard race in the world.