Al-Falih: Fossil Fuels Key to Future
Al-Falih: Fossil Fuels Key to FutureThe need for energy — safe, abundant, affordable energy — will continue to grow at a significant rate as economic prosperity spreads and the world’s population adds two billion more people by 2050.
MONTREAL, 22-Apr-2011Experts Look at Gas Fracturing
Experts Look at Gas FracturingThe first-ever Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Advanced Technology Workshop to be held in the region brought together worldwide experts to look at current and evolving engineering and geosciences technologies in tight-gas fracturing.
MANAMA, Bahrain, 21-Apr-2011Vela Celebrates 25th Anniversary
Vela Celebrates 25th AnniversaryVela International Marine Ltd. recently celebrated 25 years of operation at a gala dinner in Dubai.
DUBAI, 25-Jan-2011Saudi Aramco and Siemens Saudi Arabia Launch "Discovery Box" Initiative
Saudi Aramco and Siemens Saudi Arabia Launch "Discovery Box" InitiativeSaudi Aramco and Siemens Saudi Arabia signed a memorandum of understanding on the “Discovery Box” program, a joint initiative to distribute science kits to Saudi school children — aged three to seven— to enhance their creative thinking, research and exploration skills.
Dhahran, 23-Jan-2011EXPEC ARC Gets Three New Patents
EXPEC ARC Gets Three New PatentsSaudi Aramco was notified of two new patents on Oct. 5 and a third on Dec. 14 from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The patents recognize high-impact, in-house inventions developed at EXPEC ARC.
DHAHRAN, 29-Dec-2010Engineers Graduate GE Oil & Gas U. Program
Engineers Graduate GE Oil & Gas U. ProgramTwenty-nine Saudi Aramco engineers graduated recently from the first Localized Training Program hosted by Riyadh Refinery and General Electric Oil and Gas University.
RAS TANURA, 29-Dec-2010Red Sea Refining Holds First Board Meeting
Red Sea Refining Holds First Board MeetingThe first board of management meeting for the Red Sea Refining Co. (RSRC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Saudi Aramco, was held Dec. 25 in Dhahran.
DHAHRAN, 27-Dec-2010Memorandum Signed with China's CNPC
Memorandum Signed with China's CNPCSaudi Aramco and China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), parent of PetroChina, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) during a four-day visit to Saudi Arabia by a CNPC delegation headed by CNPC's president Jiang Jiemin.
DHAHRAN, 24-Dec-2010AOC Celebrates Books with Children
AOC Celebrates Books with ChildrenThe Netherlands celebrated Kinderboekenweek (Children’s Book Week), a tradition dating back more than 50 years that encourages children to read and suggests books for them.
THE HAGUE, The Netherlands, 22-Dec-2010Aramcon Shares Tales of Yore
Aramcon Shares Tales of YoreReturning to the Kingdom for the first time in 50 years, 77-year-old, former Aramcon Barbara Namour recently took the time to share some of her memories and thoughts.
DHAHRAN, 22-Dec-2010