Saudi Arabia

Citing robust demand and fading pandemic worries, an alliance of major oil producing countries agreed on Wednesday to extend production increases into March. Policymakers from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), headed by Saudi Arabia, and a Russia-led group of allies known as OPEC-plus, said they aim to boost output by 400,000 b/d…

Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest oil producer, has ramped up development at the natural gas-rich Jafurah field in the Eastern Province, considered the largest unconventional field of its kind in the Kingdom. State-owned Saudi Arabian Oil Co., aka Aramco, secured regulatory approval in early 2020 to develop the mega field, which holds an estimated 200…

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allied group of leading oil producers headed by Russia, aka OPEC-plus, on Sunday reached a deal to further boost production through the end of the year and into 2022. The member countries, led by Saudi Arabia, committed to bringing back all the crude supply they had…

Saudi Arabia Oil Co., better known as Aramco, has struck a $12.4 billion transaction to sell a minority stake in its oil pipeline operations to a consortium led by U.S.-based EIG Global Energy Partners.  The global investment group agreed to take 49% equity interest in newly created Aramco Oil Pipelines Co. Aramco today operates more…

Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil company is looking to expand its natural gas business by skipping over the traditional export route and going for a growing market in blue hydrogen, executives said Monday. Saudi Arabia Oil Co., better known as Aramco, is the largest oil exporter in the world. It also has a plethora of natural…

Saudi Arabia, which leads the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), may quickly ramp up production this spring, following the recent momentum in oil prices and its own expectations for increased demand in the second half of 2021. It would mark a stark shift from its current stance. OPEC and its allies, aka OPEC-plus,…

The recent attack on key oil infrastructure in Saudi Arabia demonstrated the muscle of North American oil and natural gas production, but it again tested the notion of energy independence and enduring exposure to global energy markets.

How attacks on key oil facilities over the weekend in Saudia Arabia impact the U.S. energy sector will be proven in the coming weeks and depend heavily on how long the supply outage lasts, experts said on Monday.

Saudi Arabia, which is taking stakes in several Lower 48 export projets, is said to be eyeing plans to become a major player in Russia’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) sector.