Our company is filled with pioneers, leaders and creative thinkers. Because of them, we’re continually discovering new and better ways of supplying energy to the world. We innovate in every area of our business.

Leading through innovation

No matter how successful we may be, we never stop exploring how to improve our performance. We believe this keeps us one step ahead in the energy business and ensures a brighter future for our company and those who rely on our products.

More inventive than ever before

In 2011, a total of 159 patents had been granted to Saudi Aramco. With 208 patent applications filed and 31 patents granted in 2011, our corporate patent portfolio grew by 24 percent. And this trend is set to continue. Our two pioneering research centers, the Research and Development Center (R&DC), and the Exploration and Petroleum Engineering Center Advanced Research Center (EXPEC ARC), continue to push the boundaries of what we can achieve in energy research.

Venture Capital for Innovation

Established in 2012, Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures is our corporate venturing subsidiary. Its mission is to invest globally, in start-up and high-growth companies with technologies of strategic importance to Saudi Aramco and the Kingdom, and to accelerate the development and deployment of these technologies Kingdom-wide.

Innovation at Saudi Aramco

Over the years, we’ve evolved into a company that not only optimizes the very best established tools and processes but one that’s actively involved in developing new technologies.

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Centers of research

As the largest integrated petroleum company in the world, we face unique challenges that require innovative solutions, for ourselves and for our industry.

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Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures

To meet the energy challenges of the future, we are actively seeking to invest in start-up and high-growth companies — throughout the world — focused on technologies of strategic importance to Saudi Aramco and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

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