Articles

Saudi Aramco Journal of Technology – Spring 2019

BY Saudi Aramco News / / 24 May 2019

Fatty acids and their derivatives have been used as emulsifiers, lubricants, etc., in drilling fluids. Waste vegetable oil is a good source of triglycerides. Fatty acids and the methyl ester of fatty acids can be isolated from triglycerides by a simple base hydrolysis. These in-house developed products show exceptional properties as primary emulsifiers for invert-emulsion oil-based mud (OBM), and as lubricants for water-based mud and base oil for OBM.

The Seven Wonders of Arabia, Part VII: Ar Rajajil—The Stonehenge of Saudi Arabia

BY Aramco ExPats / / 22 May 2019

Last year a series was introduced in these pages identifying what we termed “The Seven Wonders of Arabia.” The time has come to announce our choice for the seventh and final member...

Offering Up a Taste of Ramadan

BY The Arabian Sun / / 22 May 2019

We all know that Ramadan is about prayers, fasting, and family, but of course, food plays a central role in activities over the Holy Month. Here are some Ramadan recipes that are delicious and certainly worth trying.

International Day for Biodiversity

BY Saudi Aramco News / / 22 May 2019

Every year, May 22 is International Day for Biological Diversity, a United Nations (U.N.) sanctioned day to promote and observe biodiversity issues.

Sempra LNG and Aramco Services Company Sign Heads of Agreement for Port Arthur LNG

BY Saudi Aramco News / / 22 May 2019

Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) and Saudi Aramco today announced their respective subsidiaries, Sempra LNG and Aramco Services Company, have signed a heads of agreement (HOA).

Willard's World - 1

BY Tim Barger / / 21 May 2019

Willard Drumm was a senior Aramco executive through the 50s into the 60s. In his work he travelled to most of the company’s sites and installations in the kingdom, ranging from the Rub Al-Khali to the offshore field at Sufaniya.

AramcoWorld Reading Selections - May 15, 2019

BY Saudi Aramco News / / 17 May 2019

The crown canopy of a cedar of Lebanon, Cedrus libani, spreads outward in Karm Chbat Nature Reserve in northern Lebanon’s Akkar district.

Erik Hebert: The Fight Continues

BY Aramco ExPats / / 15 May 2019

Aramcons are known for their big hearts, as are Aramco brats like Erik Hebert. Born in the Kingdom in 1979, Erik was raised in Dhahran by his parents, prominent annuitants Cindy and Byron Hebert.

Celebrating 30 years of Dhahran Residency - Longtime Employees Share Memories, Advice

BY The Arabian Sun / / 15 May 2019

To mark more than 30 years of living in the Dhahran community, the Saudi Aramco’s Residential Services Division recently hosted 12 residents and their partners to a luncheon of memories and merriment at Ad Diwan Hall.

Wajid Zain

BY Tim Barger / / 15 May 2019

There was a housewife in Abqaiq in the beginning – 1950 or so. Her husband was one of the best, if not the best, driller that ever operated out of Abqaiq. He was in the desert making Aramco rich and she was in their house newly-built in a patch of desert scraped off flat with a bulldozer.

Sabotage Incident Targeted Saudi Aramco Facility

BY Saudi Aramco News / / 15 May 2019

Saudi Aramco responded to a fire at East West Pipeline Pump station 8 which was caused by a sabotage incident using armed drones which targeted pump stations 8 and 9.

Aramcons Challenge the Euphrates, Part V: The Serpent’s Mill

BY Aramco ExPats / / 8 May 2019

In the most recent installment of this series, a party of Aramcons was about to enter a stretch of the upper Euphrates River in eastern Turkey known as the Serpent’s Mill. We continue here with their story...

Prosperity Continues to Flow

BY The Arabian Sun / / 8 May 2019

Eighty years ago, on May 1, 1939, Saudi Arabia’s founder King ‘Abd al-’Aziz Al-Sa’ud personally turned the valve that allowed oil to flow into the tanker the D.G Scofield, anchored off Ras Tanura.

Unconventionals Turn to Solar Power for Remote Wells in Kingdom’s North

BY The Arabian Sun / / 8 May 2019

Five years ago, Saudi Aramco committed itself to supply the required fuel gas to the new Saudi Electricity Company power plant and to the Ma’aden Phosphate beneficiation plant at Wa’ad Al Shamal Industrial City in the northern region of Saudi Arabia.

Aramco World - May 2019

BY AramcoWorld / / 8 May 2019

Aramco World, Saudi Aramco's flagship publication, is widely recognized as a leading source of nonpolitical coverage of the history, geography, arts and cultures of Saudi Arabia, the Middle East and the wider Islamic world, with an emphasis on the interweavings of the plural cultures of East and West, past and present.

Abqaiq: The Friendly City Gazette - May 2019

BY Saudi Aramco News / / 8 May 2019

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.

Abqaiq: The Friendly City Gazette - April 2019

BY Saudi Aramco News / / 8 May 2019

Linda Johnson: Volunteering with a Purpose

BY Aramco ExPats / / 1 May 2019

The mere mention of the name Casablanca instantly conjures up images in the minds of movie buffs the world over of the 1942 Oscar-winning film set in the Moroccan city during World War II and starring Humphrey Bogart...

Ramadan and Healthy Living

BY The Arabian Sun / / 1 May 2019

Healthy living revolves around eating healthy, exercising, sleeping well, and avoiding stress and addictive harmful habits. The Holy Month of Ramadan is seen by many as the time to start on a road to a healthier and more spiritual way of living.

Aramco Students Volunteer in U.S. Communities

BY The Arabian Sun / / 1 May 2019

More than 100 students sponsored by Aramco have ventured outside the walls of classrooms this year to work in U.S. communities, volunteering at charities that work to alleviate hunger domestically and overseas by packing and delivering food for people who need it.

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