Aramco has signed a shareholders’ agreement with Linde and SLB, paving the way for development of a Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) hub that is expected to become one of the largest globally. Under the terms of the shareholders’ agreement Aramco will take a 60% equity interest in the CCS hub, with Linde and SLB each owning a 20% stake.
The Jubail CCS hub’s initial phase will see up to 9 million tonnes of CO2 captured and stored each year, with construction completed by the end of 2027. Additional phases are planned in order to further expand the hub’s capacity.
Saudi Arabian Oil Co. (Aramco) has signed a shareholder agreement with two companies to build a carbon capture and storage (CCS) hub in Saudi Arabia with an initial capacity of nine million metric tons per annum (MMtpa).
Saudi Arabian Oil Co. (Aramco) has completed the purchase of a 10 percent stake in Horse Powertrain, in an agreement announced June. Aramco said in a media release the transaction, completed through its unit Aramco Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd., is part of efforts to develop new mobility solutions with the potential to reduce transport emissions.
Saudi oil giant Aramco and Abu Dhabi’s ADNOC plan to expand their downstream businesses, especially in Asia, to lock in future demand for their crude in the petrochemicals sector.
The cost to use a drilling rig to explore for crude oil and natural gas in the Middle East may have bottomed out after dropping almost 20% since the end of 2023 after Saudi Aramco cancelled its long-planned crude output capacity expansion in late January.
Saudi Aramco’s net income for Q1 2024 fell due to lower crude sales.
The company maintained its $31.1 billion dividend payout despite the profit dip.
This prioritization of shareholder payouts over short-term profit raises questions about Aramco’s strategy.
It is not surprising that profits in 2023 at Saudi Arabia’s flagship company Saudi Aramco were lower than in 2022. After all, the average price per barrel of the Brent crude oil benchmark dropped just over 18% over the year – from US$100.93 to US$82.49.
Aramco discovers two significant natural gas fields in the Empty Quarter, yielding substantial reserves for Saudi Arabia’s energy security
Three numbers encapsulate the story of Saudi Aramco since its initial public offering (IPO) in December 2019. The first is that its net income for the second quarter (Q2) of this year was US$30.1 billion.