I recently came across this photo in one of my albums and thought it might cause a few smiles and perhaps jog a few memories. We were certainly ahead of our time (about 47 years!), as a ladies' football team was something of an oddity in 1976. We were a diverse, multinational mix, with two Americans...
Aramco recognizes that meeting the world’s growing energy needs without compromising energy security, and reliability, is more essential today than ever before. Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), which is natural gas in liquid form, offers a lower-carbon emission energy source than coal and fuel oil...
Aramco and ENOWA, NEOM’s energy and water company, have signed a joint development agreement to construct and establish a first-of-its-kind synthetic electro fuel (e-fuel) demonstration plant. The plant, which will be located in ENOWA’s Hydrogen Innovation and Development Center (HIDC)...
Every year, we all become eager to celebrate our birthday. It is special as it comes only once every year and we get to celebrate it with great joy and happiness. Usually, a lot of wishes of people come true on this day and they enjoy the day with their loved ones.
The progress meeting of Saudi Aramco Ex-Employees Association (SAEEA) was held on October 21, 2023. This was a video conferencing meeting and the 6th meeting of the current year 2023. SAEEA 2nd newsletter was delayed because of technical difficulties. It will be released within a short period of time.
After 3 years, 60 Aramcons came together for the 7th Toronto Aramco Reunion on September 30, 2023 at Woodbine Beach Park, Toronto. The azure skies, the blue waters, the sandy beach, the trees showing traces of fall colors and the green grass by the shelter that was rented for the event made for a perfect day.
Many of you may be familiar with the Aramco Savings Plan, which is a key retirement benefit offered through Aramco. But did you know that the plan offers after-tax contributions? And did you know it’s possible to convert those after-tax contributions to Roth?
Two students in Aramco’s College Preparatory Program (CPP) have been recognized for achieving a perfect score on the Computer Science Advanced Placement (AP) exams this year. The students, Faisal Mufadhi and Anas Baroom, are now studying at King’s College London majoring, respectively, in Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science.
Aramcon families attended the wedding ceremony of Syed Yousaf Shah’s (Badge # 71533) grandson Wasiq Maqsood to Mahum Khan Sherwani in Lahore, Pakistan. Mr. Shah served in Aramco for more than two decades in the Department of Administration in Dhahran.
Aramco will continue its drive to provide a sustainable and reliable energy mix to the world, while investing heavily in new technologies and a range of initiatives and solutions to help meet climate challenges, a senior company executive has told the ADIPEC 2023 conference in Abu Dhabi.
The NED69ers Group graduated in 1969 from the NED Government Engineering College Karachi and is spread all over the globe. They are connected with each other through e-mails/WhatsApp and do meet occasionally in Karachi and around the world to refresh their sweet old memories of NED.
The Duet series focuses on double portraits, a tradition in West Africa. I try to create a duality, a resemblance between two people through gestures, clothing, poses, etc. This series includes portraits of relatives, friends and people united by other ties.
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.
Aramco Technical Services executive vice president Wail A. Al Jaafari presided over a signing ceremony of “General Licensing Agreements” with leading technology licensors, marking a milestone that will reshape the technology procurement landscape within the company.
Ithraeyat is back with its 21st edition themed “Spread” featuring various flavors of articles, conversations, and stories centered around the realm of food, along with its cultural, artistic, historical, and philosophical dimensions.
Two Aramco security chiefs have been promoted and recognized for their services to ASIS International, the security industry’s premier association, at the prestigious Global Security Exchange (GSX) Forum, held recently in Dallas, Texas.
Aramco is further advancing the development of emissions reduction solutions including lower-carbon hydrogen, Direct Air Capture (DAC) of carbon dioxide (CO2), a novel approach to CO2 storage that involves turning carbon dioxide into stone, and the harnessing of geothermal energy.
Ashraf Al-Ghazzawi, executive vice president of Strategy and Corporate Development at Aramco states, "In our view, the transition is anything but straightforward. First, you have to appreciate the scale and magnitude of the global energy system. This system energizes a $100 trillion global economy."
“Our ambition is no longer bound by the latest modern science in the pursuit of net zero as an ambition sought by the global industrial elites. Rather, the goal of competent Saudi minds is to take the initiative and compete in this field and contribute to making our planet a better place for human life and all beings.”
Empowering Aramco’s greatest asset, its people, sits at the heart of Aramco’s ongoing continuous improvement journey. An update related to the recently introduced changes in Aramco’s operating model was shared at two town hall meetings held by the Upstream and Downstream presidents for directors and above in their respective business lines.