AramcoWorld Reading Selections -  August 2, 2023

AramcoWorld Reading Selections - August 2, 2023

BY AramcoWorld / /

Avoiding main roads due to threats to his life, in 622 CE the Prophet Muhammad and his followers escaped north from Makkah to Madinah by riding through the rugged western Arabian Peninsula along a path whose precise contours have been traced only recently.

The Art (and Science) of Drilling: Journey Through a Many-layered Past

The Art (and Science) of Drilling: Journey Through a Many-layered Past

BY The Arabian Sun / /

What if you could visit the past to plan your future? That is exactly what an intrepid team of engineers from Aramco’s Petroleum Engineering and Development (PE&D) organization is doing — by employing recent measurement advances to drill new oil wells through layered rock known to geologists as “clastics.”

Fueling the Future: Supporting the Global Transition

Fueling the Future: Supporting the Global Transition

BY The Arabian Sun / /

Lower-carbon fuels and more efficient internal combustion engines are a priority for Aramco in contributing to the global transition to a lower-carbon future. Transportation is, of course, at the heart of this, and Aramco is exploring the development of lower carbon synthetic fuels, as an alternative to conventional fuels.

Twenty-nine Aramcadets Graduate, Ceremonies Held - 1952

Twenty-nine Aramcadets Graduate, Ceremonies Held - 1952

BY The Arabian Sun / /

From the July 30, 1952 edition of The Sun and Flare. Twenty-nine teenagers, sons and daughters of Aramco families in the field, passed on of the first milestones of their lives when they were graduated from the Senior Staff Schools in three districts.

Aramco Completes $3.4 Billion Purchase of Rongsheng Petrochemical Stake

Aramco Completes $3.4 Billion Purchase of Rongsheng Petrochemical Stake

BY The Arabian Sun / /

Aramco, one of the world’s leading integrated energy and chemicals companies, has successfully closed a landmark transaction to acquire a 10% interest in Rongsheng Petrochemical Co. Ltd. (“Rongsheng”) for RMB 24.6 billion ($3.4 billion), through its subsidiary Aramco Overseas Company BV, based in the Netherlands.

Rolling Hills Golfers Beat Charlie Johnson - 1968

Rolling Hills Golfers Beat Charlie Johnson - 1968

BY The Arabian Sun / /

From the July 31, 1968 edition of the Sun and Flare. It was a sad event last Friday morning on the Rolling Hills Country Club links as Charles A. Johnson, past club president, trudged the final nine holes of his desert golf career in an effort to defeat some 55 fellow golfers and friends.

Ithra Celebrates Five Years of Cultural Impact

Ithra Celebrates Five Years of Cultural Impact

BY The Arabian Sun / /

The King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (Ithra) is celebrating five years of continuous success this year. Ithra is not only the Kingdom’s gateway and connections to the world, but also the heart of the creative economy and an indispensable player in enriching local talent through original content development.

AramcoWorld Reading Selections -  July 25, 2023

AramcoWorld Reading Selections - July 25, 2023

BY AramcoWorld / /

During the hot summer months, ice-cream shops, called shir yakh feroshees, would sell an assortment of ice creams and other cold desserts. My sister Fatema remembers going into beautiful little shops after school to buy shir yakh.

The Undying Pulse of Abqaiq Field

The Undying Pulse of Abqaiq Field

BY The Arabian Sun / /

Perched for 62 years above baked sands on Saudi Arabia’s eastern desert horizon are two production warriors. At Abqaiq wells ABQQ-84 and ABQQ-75, located within the 50 kilometer-long Abqaiq oil field, we aim to maintain their record as the highest cumulative oil producers in Aramco.

Aramcon Travel: Nepal — A Trek That Has It All

Aramcon Travel: Nepal — A Trek That Has It All

BY The Arabian Sun / /

“Are … we … there … yet ...?” No, that wasn’t my 12-year old whining from behind me. That was the sound my middle-aged knees made with each step as we ascended to the Annapurna Base Camp (ABC), and subsequently descended, during a 10-day trekking adventure into the outer edge of Nepal’s Himalaya mountain range.

HE Aali M. Al Zahrani Wraps Up Over 30 Years at Aramco

HE Aali M. Al Zahrani Wraps Up Over 30 Years at Aramco

BY The Arabian Sun / /

H.E. Aali M. Al Zahrani has bid a fond farewell to an Aramco career that spanned over three decades to take up the newly created government position of First Governor of the Kingdom’s High Commission for Safety and Industrial Security.

Father of Modern HR Inspires Aramco’s Future Leaders

Father of Modern HR Inspires Aramco’s Future Leaders

BY The Arabian Sun / /

Aramco’s Management and Professional Development Department’s (M&PDD) Executive Speaker Series recently hosted management guru professor David Ulrich at Ithra. Described as the “father of modern HR” and “HR thought leader of the decade,” Ulrich presented to a total of more than 850 employees over three separate sessions.

‘We Know the Magnitude of Our Work’: A Day-in-the-life of an OSPAS Engineer

‘We Know the Magnitude of Our Work’: A Day-in-the-life of an OSPAS Engineer

BY The Arabian Sun / /

The Arabian Sun spent the day with Mohammed S. Alduhaimi, an engineer in the Oil Supply Planning and Scheduling’s (OSPAS) Refined Products Division (RPD), to understand more about their mission to deliver energy optimally and reliably. Every morning before starting work at 6:30 a.m., Mohammed S. Alduhaimi goes to the gym.

Aramco Technician Gets Top Honor - 2006

Aramco Technician Gets Top Honor - 2006

BY The Arabian Sun / /

From the July 12, 2006 edition of The Arabian Sun. The gap between oil demand and supply is so tight that a disruption in supply could send global economies reeling. Under these circumstances, it is critical that industry piping, plants, and refineries stay in top operating condition.

1,000th Baby Born in Dhahran Health Center South - 1956

1,000th Baby Born in Dhahran Health Center South - 1956

BY The Arabian Sun / /

From the July 11, 1956 edition of the Sun and Flare. Thomas Joseph Druge arrived July 7 at the Dhahran Health Center South weighing 5 pounds, 11 ounces. He is the one-thousandth baby born to Senior Staff families in the Field since 1940.

Lecturer, Writer Speaks in Dhahran - 1966

Lecturer, Writer Speaks in Dhahran - 1966

BY The Arabian Sun / /

From the July 13, 1966 edition of the Sun and Flare. Mrs. Ruth Sheldon Knowles, author, lecturer, petroleum specialist, and war correspondent, arrived in Dhahran for a four-day stop-over on a round-the-world trip. She is on an assignment for the "Reader's Digest" making a study of the world hunger problem.

Asia and the Energy Future

Asia and the Energy Future

BY The Arabian Sun / /

Aramco president and CEO Amin Nasser delivered a powerful keynote speech about Asia’s Energy Future at a major three-day Energy Asia Conference held recently in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur.

AramcoWorld - July 2023

AramcoWorld - July 2023

BY AramcoWorld / /

AramcoWorld, 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.