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
| 26 Sep 24 |
Saudi Arabia: Aramco and China National Building Material Group announce strategic collaboration Aramco has signed a five-year Cooperation Framework Agreement with the China National Building Material Group, one of the largest producers of comprehensive building materials in the world, to explore new opportunities in advanced materials and industrial development. |
| 19 Sep 24 |
Saudi Arabia: Saipem awarded a new offshore contract in Saudi Arabia worth approx. 2 billion USD Saipem has been awarded a new offshore contract, under the existing Long-Term Agreement (LTA) with Saudi Aramco, for the development of the Marjan field in Saudi Arabia. The value of the contract is approx. 2 billion USD. |
| 05 Sep 24 |
Saudi Arabia: Scana company secures sizable contract for battery energy storage in Saudi Arabia Scana-owned PSW Power & Automation have secured a contract for delivery of a 5MW/5.6MWh Battery Energy Storage Solution (BESS) project in Saudi Arabia. |
| 04 Sep 24 |
Saudi Arabia: Saipem awarded two offshore contracts in Saudi Arabia worth approx. 1 billion USD Saipem has been awarded two offshore contracts in Saudi Arabia under its existing Long-Term Agreement with Saudi Aramco. The overall value of the two contracts, involving the Marjan oil and gas field and the the Zuluf and Safaniyah oil fields, is approx. 1 billion USD. |
| 08 Aug 24 |
Saudi Arabia: Aramco to become majority shareholder in Petro Rabigh, an integrated refining and petrochemical complex in Saudi Arabia Aramco, one of the world’s leading integrated energy and chemicals companies, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire an additional stake of approximately 22.5% in Rabigh Refining and Petrochemical Co. ('Petro Rabigh'), the refining and petrochemical complex located on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s west coast, from Sumitomo Chemical for $702 million. |
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