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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| Production: | 11 million | NaN |
| Consumption: | NaN | NaN |
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Saudi Arabia - recent news
| 11 Feb 26 |
Saudi Arabia: Soiltech awarded contract in Saudi Arabia Soiltech has been awarded a contract with Estedama Environmental Solutions Co to deliver fluid treatment services (STT®) in Saudi Arabia, utilizing Soiltech’s market-leading technologies for waste reduction, waste recovery and reuse. |
| 30 Dec 25 |
Saudi Arabia: Saipem awarded two offshore contracts in Saudi Arabia worth approx. 600 million USD Saipem has been awarded two offshore contracts in Saudi Arabia, known as Contract Release Purchase Orders (CRPO), under its existing Long-Term Agreement with Aramco. |
| 24 Nov 25 |
Saudi Arabia: Aramco and Pasqal make history with Saudi Arabia’s first quantum computer Aramco, one of the world’s leading integrated energy and chemicals companies, in partnership with Pasqal, a global leader in neutral-atom quantum computing, have achieved a major breakthrough for the Middle East’s technology landscape with the successful deployment of Saudi Arabia’s first quantum computer. |
| 22 Nov 25 |
Saudi Arabia: Aramco announces 17 MoUs and agreements with companies in US Aramco, one of the world’s leading integrated energy and chemicals companies, has announced 17 Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) and agreements with a potential total value of more than $30 billion with major companies in the US, through its Aramco Group Companies. |
| 19 Nov 25 |
Saudi Arabia: H&P announces reactivation of seven rigs in Saudi Arabia Helmerich & Payne has announced that notice has been received to recommence operations on seven land rigs in Saudi Arabia that are currently under suspension. The reactivations will occur in stages throughout the first half of calendar year 2026. |
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