Quick Facts About Saudi Aramco 

• Type of company: fully integrated global petroleum enterprise.
• Missions: exploration & producing, refining, petrochemicals, distribution, shipping, marketing.
• No. 1 in the world in the following:
• Crude oil reserves: 259.9 billion barrels as of year-end 2008.
• Crude oil production: 3.26 billion barrels in 2008.
• Crude oil exports: 2.5 billion barrels in 2008.
• Natural gas liquids (NGL) exports: 283.9 million barrels in 2008.
• Discoverer and producer of world's largest oil field: Ghawar Field, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia.
• Discoverer and producer of world's largest offshore oil field: Safaniya Field, Arabian Gulf.
• No. 4 in world gas reserves: 263 trillion cubic feet as of year-end 2008.
• No. 10 in worldwide refining capacity according to Oil & Gas Journal: 3.64 million bpd in 2008
• 1.49 million bpd at domestic refineries (including 50 percent share of SAMREF and SASREF and 37.5 percent of Petro Rabigh)
• 2.15 million bpd at international equity and joint venture refineries
• Owns and operates one of the world's largest tanker fleets.
• Number of employees: about 54,441 (47,502 Saudi and 6,639 Expatriate).
• Headquarters: Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
• Ownership: 100% owned by Saudi Arabian Government.
• Affiliates, joint ventures and subsidiary offices in China, Egypt, Japan, Malaysia, Netherlands, Republic of Korea, Singapore, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and United States.
• No. 1 oil company in the world for the 20th straight year, according to Petroleum Intelligence Weekly.