Middle East / Africa
Country profile: Saudi Arabia
| Location: | Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea, north of Yemen |
| Climate: | harsh, dry desert with great temperature extremes |
| Terrain: | mostly uninhabited, sandy desert |
| Size: | 2149690 sq. km total (Land area: 2149690 sq. km Water area: sq.km) |
| Population: | 28,146,656 |
| Languages: | Arabic |
| Government: | monarchy |
| Capital city: | Riyadh |
| Legal system: | Arabic |
| Currency: | Saudi riyal (SAR) |
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Energy production and consumption
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| Production: | 11 million | NaN |
| Consumption: | NaN | NaN |
| Exports: | NaN | NaN |
| Imports: | NaN | NaN |
| Reserves: | NaN | NaN |
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Saudi Arabia - recent news
| 23 Apr 24 |
Saudi Arabia: Baker Hughes awarded significant gas technology scope for Phase 3 of Saudi Arabia’s Master Gas System Baker Hughes has received an order by Worley, for and on behalf of Aramco, to supply gas technology equipment for the third phase of Saudi Arabia’s Master Gas System project. Baker Hughes will supply 17 pipeline centrifugal compressors driven by state-of-the-art aeroderivative gas turbines for Aramco’s project. |
| 05 Apr 24 |
Borr Drilling announces contracting update Borr Drilling has received a notice of temporary suspension of operations for its rig 'Arabia I', operating in Saudi Arabia. The temporary suspension will be for a period of up to 12 months, and is expected to commence in the second quarter. The Company intends to seek alternative engagement for the rig while on suspension. |
| 02 Apr 24 |
Saudi Arabia: Aramco awards $7.7 billion contracts to add 1.5 bscfd of raw gas to Fadhili Gas Plant Aramco, one of the world’s leading integrated energy and chemicals companies, has awarded engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts worth $7.7 billion for a major expansion of its Fadhili Gas Plant in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. The project is expected to increase the plant’s processing capacity from 2.5 to up to 4 billion standard cubic feet per day (bscfd). |
| 11 Mar 24 |
Saudi Arabia: Aramco announces full-year 2023 results The Saudi Arabian Oil Company ('Aramco') has announced its full-year 2023 financial results, reporting a net income of $121.3 billion, its second-highest ever net income. |
| 06 Mar 24 |
Saudi Arabia: Inmarsat Maritime partners with Aramco to trial world-first over water 5G mesh network Inmarsat Maritime, a Viasat company, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Aramco, a global integrated energy and chemicals company, to undertake a 5G 'mesh' network trial that aims to provide high-bandwidth connectivity for Aramco’s offshore work in the Arabian Gulf. |
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