AramcoWorld Reading Selections - October 31, 2018

AramcoWorld Reading Selections - October 31, 2018

BY Saudi Aramco News / /

This dish reflects the multicultural environment of my upbringing; it combines local ingredients and my Chinese heritage wok cooking. I learned most of my basic culinary skills in my mother’s kitchen. She taught me everything—from raising livestock and preparing animals for slaughter, through the chopping block and ending at the dinner table.

Saudi Aramco Reinforces its Backing for Women Empowerment at Leadership Excellence for Women Awards and Symposium

Saudi Aramco Reinforces its Backing for Women Empowerment at Leadership Excellence for Women Awards and Symposium

BY Saudi Aramco News / /

Saudi Aramco, chaired the “Leadership Excellence for Women Awards and Symposium” (LEWAS), a leading industry event held at the Bahrain International Convention & Exhibition Center from October 23-25, promoting efforts to increase professional opportunities for women engagement and leadership in the Downstream sector of the energy industry.

Al Subaie Retires Following Distinguished Career with Saudi Aramco

Al Subaie Retires Following Distinguished Career with Saudi Aramco

BY The Arabian Sun / /

Mohammed O. Al Subaie’s distinguished 25-year career with Saudi Aramco was celebrated earlier this month when executive senior management — past and present — as well as colleagues, friends, and family, gathered to recognize him for his contributions to the company and wish him well in his retirement.

Saudi Aramco SpiceRack Technology Wins at World Oil Awards

Saudi Aramco SpiceRack Technology Wins at World Oil Awards

BY Saudi Aramco News / /

Saudi Aramco won the Best Exploration Technology Award at the recently held 2018 World Oil Awards, honoring groundbreaking strides in the oil and gas industry. The technology is SpiceRack, an innovative robotized solution for seabed seismic acquisition.

Saudi Aramco Chairs Gulf Downstream Association Conference Promoting Strategic Investment, Innovation and Technology

Saudi Aramco Chairs Gulf Downstream Association Conference Promoting Strategic Investment, Innovation and Technology

BY Saudi Aramco News / /

Saudi Aramco, a founding member of the Gulf Downstream Association (GDA), is chairing the GDA 2018 International Downstream Conference & Exhibition held at the Bahrain International Convention & Exhibition Center from October 23-25 under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Prime Minister of Kingdom of Bahrain.

Annuitants Applauded for Service at ‘Heart-of-Texas’ Reunion

Annuitants Applauded for Service at ‘Heart-of-Texas’ Reunion

BY The Arabian Sun / /

Austin — A Saudi Aramco Annuitants Reunion with a “heart-of-Texas” flavor recently unrolled near Austin, Texas. The reunion featured unique activities such as trapshooting and longhorn steer riding, plus a trio of banquets — including a gala hosted by Aramco Services Company (ASC) as a “thank you” for the participants’ combined centuries of work at the enterprise — as well as another event dubbed the Chuck Wagon Buffet.

AramcoWorld Reading Selections - October 17, 2018

AramcoWorld Reading Selections - October 17, 2018

BY Saudi Aramco News / /

Weighing 3.6 metric tons and measuring nearly three meters from chest to crown, the 3,200-year-old red-granite bust of Pharaoh Ramses ii fairly lords over the British Museum’s Egyptian sculpture gallery. Napoleon’s troops had tried, yet failed to so much as to budge the toppled, fragmented figure from its sandy resting spot in the Ramesseum, the pharaoh’s vast mortuary temple in Thebes, on the west bank of the Nile near present-day Luxor.

Yanbu’ South Terminal Boosts Export Capacity

Yanbu’ South Terminal Boosts Export Capacity

BY Saudi Aramco News / /

The commissioning of Yanbu South Terminal (YST) marked the addition of 3 million barrels per day to the West Coast export capacity when the first VLCC was loaded on October 12, 2018. Yanbu South Terminal, which is located south of Yanbu City on the West Coast of Saudi Arabia, consists of a tank farm and offshore facilities to receive, store and load Arab Light (AL) and Arab Super Light (ASL) crude oil.

Saudi Aramco Journal of Technology – Fall 2018

Saudi Aramco Journal of Technology – Fall 2018

BY Saudi Aramco News / /

Sample used for fracture conductivity testing in the laboratory to measure the proppant conductivity. This experimental setup allows engineers to evaluate the crushing ofthe proppant material under downhole stress, temperature, and pressure conditions.

Saudi Aramco Participates in Annual India Energy Forum by CERAWeek

Saudi Aramco Participates in Annual India Energy Forum by CERAWeek

BY Saudi Aramco News / /

At the invitation of the Honorable Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and the Indian Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Saudi Aramco played a central role in the second India Energy Forum. Hosted by CERAWeek IHS Markit and held October 14-16, the annual event fosters national and international dialogue on opportunities, challenges and strategies to bring about a new energy future for India.

Saudi Aramco, BAPCO Meet Bahrain’s Growing Energy Demand

Saudi Aramco, BAPCO Meet Bahrain’s Growing Energy Demand

BY Saudi Aramco News / /

Saudi Aramco and the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) today announced the successful commissioning of AB-4 pipeline, a new phase of the strategic Saudi Aramco-Bahrain crude oil pipeline to meet the Kingdom of Bahrain’s growing energy demand.

Dimensions International Fall 2018

Dimensions International Fall 2018

BY Saudi Aramco News / /

Samples of date seeds in different stages, which have been used to produce ARC Plug as per EXPEC ARC's defined specifications, to be used as a loss circulation material.

Saudi Aramco and Total Launch Engineering Studies To Build Giant Petrochemical Complex

Saudi Aramco and Total Launch Engineering Studies To Build Giant Petrochemical Complex

BY Saudi Aramco News / /

Amin H. Nasser, President and Chief Executive Officer of Saudi Aramco and Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Total, signed today in Dhahran the joint development agreement for the front-end engineering and design (FEED) of a giant petrochemical complex in Jubail, on Saudi Arabia’s eastern coast.

Study Shows Record Low Carbon Intensity of Saudi Crude Oil

Study Shows Record Low Carbon Intensity of Saudi Crude Oil

BY Saudi Aramco News / /

In one of the most comprehensive oil field carbon intensity (CI) studies ever published, a global team led by Stanford University has calculated the CI of the world’s active oil fields — with significant results for Saudi Arabia. CI is a measure of the greenhouse gas emissions associated with producing crude oil, from the well to the refinery gate.

Aramco Asia-Japan, Miraikan Sign Agreement to Promote Science and Technology

Aramco Asia-Japan, Miraikan Sign Agreement to Promote Science and Technology

BY Saudi Aramco News / /

Aramco Asia-Japan (AAJ) recently signed an agreement with The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation to contribute to the efforts of disseminating knowledge while enhancing the public interest and understanding of science and technology among local residents.