Departments Awarded for their Environmental Excellence
Five departments across Saudi Aramco received the 2014 President’s Award for Environmental Excellence.
Fuel Research Paves The Way For New Thought About Engines
This year’s Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) World Congress & Exhibition conversation included Saudi Aramco’s global fuels research program and the opportunities it gives engineers to think outside the box in engine design.
Southern Area Oil Operations at the Cutting Edge of Innovation
Saudi Aramco and its Southern Area Oil Operations (SAOO) continues to lead the way in innovation in the oil and gas industry and is an example of operational excellence, the 2015 SAOO Innovation Campaign and Exhibition was recently told by senior management.
We Have Liftoff
As a world energy leader, Aramco is committed to promoting industry excellence. The company took a unique approach to exemplify this commitment by hosting a forum that brought together technology leaders from multiple industries.
Driving Toward Operation at Sadara
Executives of Saudi Aramco and Dow Chemical toured the nearly completed Sadara complex in Jubail on April 30 to inaugurate the first six plants and control rooms, using the opportunity to be updated by major contracting partners on the work that remains to be completed.
Global Methane Initiative for Oil and Gas: Finding a Sustainable Path for the Future
International experts gathered in al-Khobar to discuss the challenges of balancing the ever-growing worldwide need for energy with the responsibility of doing so in an environmentally sustainable manner.
Saudi Aramco Firefighter Scales New Heights For Charity
A young Saudi Aramco firefighter has helped raise in excess of $2 million for a leukemia charity by stair climbing 69 stories of a U.S. high-rise building while carrying a full kit of life-saving equipment.
Beijing Research Center: Driving Innovation with China
The company has taken another stride toward becoming a global leader in technology, and research and development with the opening of the Beijing Research Center (BRC) in Beijing, China last week.
Amin H. Nasser Acting President and CEO of Saudi Aramco
Nasser joined the company after graduating with a bachelor's degree in petroleum engineering from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals in Dhahran in 1982.
H.E. Khalid Al-Falih appointed Chairman of the Board
Saudi Aramco has announced that His Excellency Mr. Khalid A. Al-Falih has been appointed Chairman of the Board of the Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco).
CERAWeek: Innovation at Heart of Meeting Energy Challenges
Global energy leaders gathered for the 34th IHS Energy CERAWeek to discuss innovation and unconventional gas against a down cycle backdrop that the conference characterized as the “new normal.”
Khalid A. Al-Falih
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman ibn ‘Abd al-‘Aziz Al Sa‘ud has appointed Mr. Khalid A. Al Falih as Minister of Health.
Board Endorses Company’s Path; 9 Appointees Announced
Saudi Aramco’s Board of Directors held its annual spring meeting in Seoul, Korea last week.
Heritage Gallery Puts Focus on Manifa
DHAHRAN — Have you ever wondered what the term “wildcatting” means in the process of drilling an oil field or about the role of Saudi Aramco’s Environmental Protection Department?
Aramco World - March/April 2015
Saudi Aramco publishes Aramco World six times a year to increase cross-cultural understanding.
Stakeholders Work Toward a National Power Association
Key high-level representatives from Saudi Aramco, the Technical and Vocational Training Corporation (TVTC)/Colleges of Excellence (CoE) and King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) recently attended the first implementation workshop in al-Khobar establishing the National Power Academy (NPA).
YASREF Loads First Automated Petcoke Cargo
After recently exporting its first high-quality diesel fuel, YASREF reached another milestone last week by loading 49,000 tons of petcoke.
Scientific Breakthrough Will Help Preserve Kingdom’s Groundwater
A breakthrough study by some Saudi Aramco scientists, engineers and environmentalists, supported by the company’s Environmental Protection Department (EPD) regulations, has identified an alternative source of injection water that will help to conserve the Kingdom’s scarce groundwater reserves.
King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture: Taking the Long View
The King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture is an extension of Saudi Aramco’s corporate vision and a continuation of its work to create a knowledge based society. Its opening is just a year away.
Top Innovations Notch Company’s Honors
Ten best innovations selected for recognition from among 148 contributions, ranging from aerial detection of oil spills to amendments to radios, desktops, security gates, and drilling rigs.