(Investing)- Saudi Aramco CEO Amin Nasser stated Tuesday that global oil demand remains strong, even before the recent sanctions on Russian firms Rosneft and Lukoil. “Demand is strong even before these sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil,” Nasser said, adding that “China demand is still healthy.” The CEO projected oil demand growth for next year at 1.1-1.4 million barrels per day,
(Oil Price) – Saudi Aramco can sustain its oil production at its maximum capacity of 12 million barrels per day (bpd) for a year without additional investments, Amin Nasser, the chief executive of the Saudi state oil giant said at the Energy Intelligence Forum in London on Monday. Concerns have emerged among analysts in recent weeks that the reversal of the OPEC+ cuts
(World Oil)– MidOcean Energy, a liquefied natural gas company founded by private equity firm EIG and backed by Saudi Aramco, has emerged as the frontrunner to buy a minority stake in Petronas’ Canadian business, people familiar with the matter said. Petronas, as the Malaysian state energy firm is known, has picked MidOcean as the preferred bidder, according to sources. The
(BOE Report) – The importance of oil and gas can’t be underestimated at times when conflicts occur, something that was currently being seen, the head of Saudi oil giant Aramco told an energy conference on Monday. Aramco CEO Amin Nasser delivered his speech to the Energy Asia Conference in Kuala Lumpur by a video link. Oil prices jumped last week
(BOE Report) – Saudi oil giant Aramco is seeking investors in infrastructure, including pipelines, for its $100 billion Jafurah gas project, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters. The Jafurah project is key to Saudi Aramco’s ambitions to become a major global player in natural gas and to boost its gas production capacity by 60% by 2030 from 2021 levels.
(World Oil) – (Bloomberg) – Saudi Aramco’s venture arm has invested in an AI cloud startup backed by Spanish telecom giant Telefonica SA as it seeks to drive the kingdom’s push to become an artificial intelligence hub. The deal with UK-based Ori will see the company establish a regional subsidiary in Riyadh to develop talents and advance technologies in the local
(Investing) – DAVOS, Switzerland -Saudi oil giant Aramco (TADAWUL:2222)’s Chief Executive Amin Nasser said on Tuesday he sees the oil market as healthy and expects an additional 1.3 million barrels per day of demand this year. Speaking to Reuters on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Nasser was responding to a question on the impact of U.S. President
(World Oil) – Saudi Aramco is moving closer to building a giant carbon capture and storage project at its main refining and chemicals hub at Jubail, on the kingdom’s Gulf coast. The oil producer signed a shareholders’ agreement with partners Linde Plc and SLB to develop the facility, which aims to capture and store 9 million tons of carbon dioxide
(World Oil) – Saudi Aramco’s venture arm has earmarked $100 million to invest in artificial intelligence startups as it looks to accelerate Saudi Arabia’s push to become a more competitive force in global AI. Wa’ed Ventures has appointed an advisory board made up of former employees from companies including Meta Platforms Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. to explore early-stage investments in
Oil Price It is not certain that global oil demand is rising fast enough to allow the market to absorb the OPEC+ group’s planned increase in supply from October, analysts and industry sources have told Reuters. Concerns about an underwhelming demand in China amid sluggish economic growth below expectations and fears of a recession in the U.S. have weighed on the
Oil Price The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has downgraded its growth forecast for the Saudi economy due to ongoing oil production cuts by OPEC+. The IMF now sees 2024 growth clocking in at just 1.7%, nearly a percentage point lower than its earlier projection of 2.6%. The effects of the cuts are expected to spill over into the coming year,
Yahoo Finance (Bloomberg) — Saudi Arabia raised $1 billion more than previously expected from the sale of a stake in oil producer Aramco after a so-called stabilization period of the company’s shares ended. The government netted a total of $12.35 billion from the secondary offering, according to a statement. It sold a 0.64% stake in Aramco at 27.25 riyals a
