Saudi Aramco to sell 49% stake in new oil pipelines subsidiary for $12.4bn to EIG-led consortium

Saudi Aramco to sell 49% stake in new oil pipelines subsidiary for $12.4bn to EIG-led consortium

Saudi Aramco has signed a deal worth around $12.4 billion with a consortium led by energy infrastructure investor EIG Global Energy Partners to sell a 49% stake in Aramco Oil Pipelines Company, which will hold its crude oil pipeline assets. The Saudi Arabian national oil company said that the deal further consolidates its balance sheet […]

Saudi Aramco, Baker Hughes launch non-metallics joint venture in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Aramco, Baker Hughes launch non-metallics joint venture in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Aramco and Baker Hughes have launched a 50:50 joint venture (JV) called Novel Non-Metallic Solutions Manufacturing (Novel) for developing and commercializing a variety of non-metallic products for multiple applications in the energy industry. The parties inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for creating the non-metallics JV in July 2019. Ahmad Al Sa’adi – Saudi […]

EC approves Saudi Aramco’s $69bn stake acquisition in SABIC

EC approves Saudi Aramco’s $69bn stake acquisition in SABIC

Saudi Aramco has obtained unconditional approval from the European Commission (EC) for its previously announced acquisition of a 70% stake in Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) from the Public Investment Fund (PIF) of Saudi Arabia for SAR 259.12 billion ($69 billion). The acquisition, which was announced a year ago, has all the unconditional approvals in […]

Italian contractor Saipem bags $500m worth offshore contracts

Italian contractor Saipem bags $500m worth offshore contracts

Italian oilfield services company Saipem said that it has bagged various engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (EPCI) contracts worth over $500 million in various parts of the world. The first of the EPCI contracts was given by Saudi Aramco in Saudi Arabia as part of the long-term agreement signed by the parties, which will be […]

ARO Drilling awards jack-up drilling rigs contract to IMI

ARO Drilling awards jack-up drilling rigs contract to IMI

ARO Drilling has awarded a couple of contracts to International Maritime Industries (IMI) for the construction of two LETOURNEAU Super 116E Class offshore jack-up drilling units. The offshore drilling contractor, which is a 50:50 joint venture between Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco) and Valaris, said that the delivery of the first rig is likely […]

Saudi Aramco to build $10bn petrochemical project in China

Saudi Aramco to build $10bn petrochemical project in China

Saudi Aramco, the Saudi Arabian national petroleum and natural gas company, will form a joint venture with Chinese entities NORINCO Group and Panjin Sincen, called Huajin Aramco Petrochemical, to build a $10 billion worth petrochemical project in China. Huajin Aramco Petrochemical will develop what will be a fully integrated refining and petrochemical complex in the […]