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Thank You from the 2018 Austin Hafla Co-hosts
As co-hosts of the 31st Saudi Aramco Annuitants’ Reunion held last month in Texas, we extend our thanks to the 412 members of our Aramco family who attended the reunion. In particular, we would like to thank the following people who, as members of the Hafla Committee, coordinated various reunion activities:
FRP Rebar: A Revolution in Concrete Construction
Fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) rebar has brought a concrete construction revolution that is in full alignment with Saudi Aramco efforts to promote nonmetallic solutions.
A Man of Many Names
Story-telling comes in many forms, written and oral, prose and poetry, fact and fiction. There are fables like “The Tortoise and the Hare” and folktales like “The Pied Piper.” There are ghost stories like “Ali the Cairene and the Haunted House in Baghdad” and fairy tales like “Cinderella.”
Saudi Aramco and SABIC Award Second Crude Oil-to-Chemicals (COTC) Project Management Contract to KBR
In a second significant step toward the implementation of Saudi Aramco and SABIC’s fully-integrated crude oil-to-chemicals (COTC) complex in Saudi Arabia, the two partners have awarded a contract to KBR, a leading global provider of project management, and professional & engineering services in the petrochemicals industry, for the COTC project management and front-end engineering and design (FEED).
Saudi Aramco Urges Industry Transformation at GEO 2018 Conference
Nearly 4,000 geoscientists and oil and gas professionals from around the globe converged this week at Bahrain’s International Exhibition & Convention Center for the 13th Middle East Geosciences Conference and Exhibition (GEO 2018), the region’s largest technical program of its kind, to explore technologies addressing industry challenges.
Two Agreements to Allocate Industrial Locations at Ras Al-Khair Industrial City
Following the signing ceremony, Mr. Fathi Al-Saleem stated: "These projects will support the growth and localization of the supply chain related to the energy sector and help enhance the speed of supply and reduce associated costs for Saudi Aramco.”
PIF Plans Cinema Venture with AMC Entertainment
Saudi Arabia’s main sovereign wealth fund said it planned to enter the cinema business with major US-based movie exhibition company AMC Entertainment Holdings, as the Kingdom lifts a 35-year-old ban on cinemas.
Saudi Aramco Sponsored and Participated in the 12th ASSE-MEC Professional Development Conference & Exhibition
Saudi Aramco participated as a strategic partner in the 12th Professional Development Conference & Exhibition, organized in coordination with the American Society of Safety Engineers – Middle East Chapter (ASSE - MEC) to discuss a number of subjects in safety, industrial security, and environmental protection from Nov. 19 - 23 under the patronage of HE Lt. Gen Sheikh Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, Bahrain Minister of Interior, at the Gulf Convention Center in Bahrain.
Saudi Aramco Participates as Knowledge Partner and Sponsor at ASIS Middle East 2017
Saudi Aramco participated as sponsor and “Knowledge Partner” in the ASIS Middle East 2017 event organized by the International Society for Industrial Security in the Middle East, at The Ritz Carlton Bahrain Hotel, from 5-7 November 2017.
Mumbai Memories of Arabia
The port city of Mumbai in India was originally cobbled together from seven separate islands over 1,000 years ago, forming a part of the Kingdom of Ashoka. For hundreds of years, it was known by the name given to it by Portuguese colonists in the 16th century, Bombay.
Saudi Aramco and Fellow OGCI Members Announce Investments in Promising Low-Emission Technologies
Saudi Aramco President and CEO, Amin H. Nasser, today joined fellow oil and gas CEOs and key energy and climate leaders for the third annual meeting of the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI), where they announced investments in promising low-emission technologies to be implemented by OGCI Climate Investments (OGCI CI), the investment arm of OGCI.
Saudi Aramco Participates in the Future Investment Initiative 2017
Saudi Aramco participated in Future Investment Initiative (FII) 2017, a major gathering of global business and policy influencers organized by the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) and held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, October 24–26, 2017.
Gas Turbine Facility Inaugurated Under Saudi Aramco-Mitsubishi Hitachi Strategic Partnership
“The inauguration of a maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) facility for gas and steam turbines and compressors represents a new milestone in the fruitful cooperation with Saudi Aramco's strategic partner, Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Ltd.,” said Mohammed Y. Al Qahtani, Saudi Aramco's senior vice president of Upstream.
Saudi Aramco Participates in the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques’ Historical Royal Visit to Russia
Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco) will participate in the historic Royal Visit to Russia by The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud from October 4 to 7, 2017.
College Preparatory Program Students Excel on International Advanced Placement Exams
Saudi Aramco’s College Preparatory Program (CPP) students, who sat for Advanced Placement (AP) International Exams during a two-week period earlier this year, not only achieved the highest AP exam grades of any previous class of CPP students but also surpassed global averages in all of the subjects tested.
Khogeer Elected as the First Arab Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Ahmed S. Khogeer, a senior project engineer with Saudi Aramco’s Special Kingdom Projects Department, was recently elected to the degree of fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) — the highest degree of membership an engineer can reach in the institute. He is the institute’s first fellow from the Arab region.
A Tree Stands in the Desert....
A Saudi desert expert recently told me about an unusual tree that grows near the old town of ‘Ain Dar, in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province. The tree is four or five meters tall, and local lore maintains that it has been around for hundreds of years. It is extremely rare; he only knows of one other tree like it, near the archaeological site of Thaj to the north.
Saudi Aramco has Crucial Role in Diversifying Kingdom’s Energy Mix
Speaking at a panel discussion during Saudi Arabia’s Renewable Energy Investment Forum 2017, Abdulaziz Al-Judaimi, Saudi Aramco’s Acting Senior Vice President - Downstream, highlighted the importance of the company’s role in diversifying the Kingdom’s energy sources.
Saudi Aramco CEO: “Strategic investments in oil and gas industry key...”
Saudi Aramco’s President and CEO, Amin Nasser, said the company’s long-term strategy of continued investment in core oil and gas projects, downstream and chemicals is necessary to help meet future energy demand and enable the successful transition of the global economy as the market rebalances itself.
Do We Want to be a Nation of Shopkeepers?
The French emperor Napoleon defeated at the battle of Waterloo is said to have described Britain as “a nation of shopkeepers.” His remarks were deemed offensive by the English who after his defeat by the Duke of Wellington replied that “the battle of Waterloo was won on the playing fields of Eton.”