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Saudi Aramco has signed an agreement with Sinopec and Yasref for petrochemical expansion

Aramco and Sinopec move ahead with petrochemical expansion

Saudi Aramco says it has signed an agreement to move forward with expanding a petrochemical complex on the west coast of Saudi Arabia. The oil major, which trades on the Saudi stock exchange, has signed a venture framework agreement with China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) and Yanbu Aramco Sinopec Refining Company (Yasref) to carry out engineering […]

Saudi Aramco will purchase 1.2 mtpa of LNG  from NextDecade's Rio Grande facility in Texas

Aramco finalises 20-year LNG supply from the US  

Saudi Aramco has signed a 20-year liquefied natural gas (LNG) purchase agreement with Houston-headquartered producer NextDecade. The Saudi energy major will purchase 1.2 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) of LNG on a free-on-board basis from NextDecade’s Rio Grande facility at the Port of Brownsville, Texas, the US company said in a statement. The Rio Grande facility […]

Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Friday. Markets around the world have been rocked by Trump's tariffs

Aramco losses mirror wider Saudi stock plunge

The Saudi stock market opened at more than 2 percent lower on Monday to a 17-month low, following its biggest single one-day drop since the 2008 financial crisis. The Tadawul All Share Index (Tasi) tumbled by about 1,025 points or 8.6 percent following US President Donald Trump’s announcement last week of a minimum 10 percent […]

The oil-price drop marks the biggest decline in more than two years and is the second consecutive month Aramco has lowered its prices

Aramco cuts Asia oil prices to four-month low

Saudi Arabia, the world’s top oil exporter, has slashed crude oil prices for Asian buyers in May to their lowest in four months. This follows a recent shock decision by the Opec+ oil group to speed up oil output hikes. State oil company Saudi Aramco cut the May official selling price (OSP) for flagship Arab […]

China announced that it would impose a 34% tariff on US imports from April 10

Oil prices plummet as trade war raises fears of recession

Oil prices continued to drop on Monday as fears of a global trade war intensified and major producers issued bearish signals. Saudi Arabia cut its crude prices to Asia and Opec+ advanced plans to increase output. Brent crude futures fell $2.28, or 3.5 percent, to $63.30 a barrel on Monday. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) […]

Terra Drone established a subsidiary in Saudi Arabia in 2023 after raising $14 million from Wa'ed Ventures, the venture capital arm of Aramco

Aramco to use Japanese drone startup to inspect facilities

Saudi Aramco has entered into an agreement with Japanese startup Terra Drone to inspect its oil and gas facilities using drones, robotics and artificial intelligence (AI). The memorandum of understanding will advance drone technologies to enhance safety and operational efficiency in the energy sector, Terra Drone said in a statement. In 2023, Terra Drone received […]

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Aramco holds LPG prices steady for April

Oil producer Saudi Aramco kept April official selling prices (OSPs) for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) unchanged from March, while Algeria’s Sonatrach cut its OSPs by 2-7 percent due to weaker demand in the Mediterranean, traders said on Monday. Aramco’s April OSP for propane was stable at $615 per metric tonne, while butane was $605 per tonne, […]

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Saudi Arabia may cut May oil prices for Asia to three-month low

Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia may lower its crude prices for Asian buyers in May to a three-month low, tracking the steep declines in benchmark prices this month, traders said. The May official selling price (OSP) for flagship Arab Light crude may decline by $1.80 to $2 a barrel from April, four Asian refining sources […]