Company Insights Saudi Aramco Oil & Gas Saudi Aramco News Markets Appetite high for Aramco’s $10bn second listing Now is the right time for the Saudi state oil company Aramco to follow through on its much-anticipated second share listing, industry experts have said. Observers believe that growing international investor appetite for the region’s stock markets makes the timing attractive. However, geopolitical regional tensions, concerns about global oil demand, and high interest rates could […] February 5, 2024 Tech STC unit buys 40% stake in Devoteam Middle East Arabian Internet and Communications Services Company – known as Solutions and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Saudi Telecom Company – has acquired a 40 percent stake in regional IT consultancy company Devoteam Middle East for AED 726.3 million ($197.74 million). The stake buyout comes in line with Solutions’ strategy to expand into new business lines and markets to enable […] February 5, 2024 Oil & Gas SLB still confident in Middle East despite Aramco hit US oilfield services company SLB is expecting significant growth in the Middle East this year, despite its share price taking a hit following this week’s output announcement by Saudi Aramco. SLB shares fell by more than 6 percent after Aramco’s decision to ditch the plan to boost its oil output capacity. The company’s income is […] February 1, 2024 Oil & Gas Oil service company shares dive on Aramco decision Saudi Aramco’s decision to cancel plans to expand its oil output capacity has resulted in the share price of some top oilfield service companies taking a sharp dive. Shares in firms including SLB, Weatherford and Saipem tumbled by 10 to 15 percent on Tuesday before regaining some ground. State-run Aramco, the largest oil company in […] January 31, 2024 Economy IMF predicts 2025 rebound for Saudi GDP The International Monetary Fund this week lowered its 2024 forecast for GDP in Saudi Arabia to 2.7 percent, down from 4.0 percent forecast last October. The IMF cited the kingdom’s lower oil production, a day after state oil company Saudi Aramco surprised markets by scrapping plans to expand maximum output capacity to 13 million barrels […] January 31, 2024 Oil & Gas Business as usual at next Opec+ meeting say experts Opec+ is unlikely to make any drastic policy changes when it holds its ministerial panel on Thursday, according to industry experts. It is thought the organisation, which consists of the Saudi-led Opec bloc and the Russian-led non-Opec group with 10 participants, will probably focus on verifying members’ compliance with agreed output levels and their commitment […] January 30, 2024 Opinion Markets Jack be nimble, if you want to make money in the Tadawul Investors should increase their exposure to Saudi non-oil sectors such as retail and food January 30, 2024 Oil & Gas Aramco awards $3.3bn contract for new gas facilities Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest oil producer, has awarded a $3.3 billion contract to a joint venture between Spain’s Técnicas Reunidas and China’s Sinopec Engineering Group to develop new natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation facilities in Saudi Arabia. Two engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts were awarded for the Riyas NGL facilities at Jafurah gas […] January 23, 2024 Oil & Gas Saudi Aramco CEO expects oil markets to tighten Saudi Aramco expects tighter oil markets due to growing crude demand and shrinking stockpiles, its CEO Amin Nasser has said. Nasser believes that the disruptions in the Red Sea will not affect global markets in the short term. However, an extension of the crisis would result in a shortage of tankers due to longer travel […] January 18, 2024 Finance Saudi Aramco doubles funds for venture capital arm The Saudi oil giant Aramco said on Wednesday that it had more than doubled the capital allotted to its venture capital arms to $7.5 billion as part of its investment in new energy and digital technologies. The additional $4 billion will be given over the next four years to Aramco Ventures, where Aramco had already […] January 17, 2024 Posts navigation Previous 1 … 33 34 35 … 55 Next
Markets Appetite high for Aramco’s $10bn second listing Now is the right time for the Saudi state oil company Aramco to follow through on its much-anticipated second share listing, industry experts have said. Observers believe that growing international investor appetite for the region’s stock markets makes the timing attractive. However, geopolitical regional tensions, concerns about global oil demand, and high interest rates could […] February 5, 2024
Tech STC unit buys 40% stake in Devoteam Middle East Arabian Internet and Communications Services Company – known as Solutions and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Saudi Telecom Company – has acquired a 40 percent stake in regional IT consultancy company Devoteam Middle East for AED 726.3 million ($197.74 million). The stake buyout comes in line with Solutions’ strategy to expand into new business lines and markets to enable […] February 5, 2024
Oil & Gas SLB still confident in Middle East despite Aramco hit US oilfield services company SLB is expecting significant growth in the Middle East this year, despite its share price taking a hit following this week’s output announcement by Saudi Aramco. SLB shares fell by more than 6 percent after Aramco’s decision to ditch the plan to boost its oil output capacity. The company’s income is […] February 1, 2024
Oil & Gas Oil service company shares dive on Aramco decision Saudi Aramco’s decision to cancel plans to expand its oil output capacity has resulted in the share price of some top oilfield service companies taking a sharp dive. Shares in firms including SLB, Weatherford and Saipem tumbled by 10 to 15 percent on Tuesday before regaining some ground. State-run Aramco, the largest oil company in […] January 31, 2024
Economy IMF predicts 2025 rebound for Saudi GDP The International Monetary Fund this week lowered its 2024 forecast for GDP in Saudi Arabia to 2.7 percent, down from 4.0 percent forecast last October. The IMF cited the kingdom’s lower oil production, a day after state oil company Saudi Aramco surprised markets by scrapping plans to expand maximum output capacity to 13 million barrels […] January 31, 2024
Oil & Gas Business as usual at next Opec+ meeting say experts Opec+ is unlikely to make any drastic policy changes when it holds its ministerial panel on Thursday, according to industry experts. It is thought the organisation, which consists of the Saudi-led Opec bloc and the Russian-led non-Opec group with 10 participants, will probably focus on verifying members’ compliance with agreed output levels and their commitment […] January 30, 2024
Opinion Markets Jack be nimble, if you want to make money in the Tadawul Investors should increase their exposure to Saudi non-oil sectors such as retail and food January 30, 2024
Oil & Gas Aramco awards $3.3bn contract for new gas facilities Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest oil producer, has awarded a $3.3 billion contract to a joint venture between Spain’s Técnicas Reunidas and China’s Sinopec Engineering Group to develop new natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation facilities in Saudi Arabia. Two engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts were awarded for the Riyas NGL facilities at Jafurah gas […] January 23, 2024
Oil & Gas Saudi Aramco CEO expects oil markets to tighten Saudi Aramco expects tighter oil markets due to growing crude demand and shrinking stockpiles, its CEO Amin Nasser has said. Nasser believes that the disruptions in the Red Sea will not affect global markets in the short term. However, an extension of the crisis would result in a shortage of tankers due to longer travel […] January 18, 2024
Finance Saudi Aramco doubles funds for venture capital arm The Saudi oil giant Aramco said on Wednesday that it had more than doubled the capital allotted to its venture capital arms to $7.5 billion as part of its investment in new energy and digital technologies. The additional $4 billion will be given over the next four years to Aramco Ventures, where Aramco had already […] January 17, 2024
