ARO Drilling, a joint venture between Aramco and Valaris, and International Maritime Industries (IMI) have signed an agreement to build a new jack-up drilling rig, Kingdom 3, which will be the first to be constructed in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.IMI and ARO Drilling celebrated the start of construction for Kingdom 3 with a signing ceremony at the iktva Forum & Exhibition held from in January 2025 at the Dhahran Expo…
Saudi oil giant Aramco, a longtime cash cow for the kingdom, reported a 4.6% drop in first-quarter profit on Sunday due to lower sales and higher operating costs as economic uncertainty hit crude markets.The world's top oil exporter reported net profit of 97…
Saipem has signed a renewal for its framework agreement with Saudi Aramco. The Long-Term Agreement (LTA) now extends until the end of 2027.With the renewal of the LTA, Saipem is reconfirmed in the exclusive list of contractors selected by Saudi Aramco who are eligible to bid for work orders…
Offshore construction firm Lamprell has secured an extension of its longstanding offshore long-term agreement with Aramco, strengthening strategic collaboration ongoing since 2018.The renewal reaffirms Lamprell’s technical and operational expertise…
Offshore drilling contractor Shelf Drilling has secured work for its Main Pass IV jack-up rig offshore Nigeria.The firm term of the contract is approximately two years, and is scheduled to begin in December 2024, according to Shelf Drilling…
Offshore drilling contractor Shelf Drilling has received a notice of suspension for its High Island II jack-up rig from Saudi Aramco, following the similar notice it received from the same operator for High Island IV in the last month.The start…
Offshore drilling contractor Shelf Drilling has received a notice of suspension for its High Island IV jack-up rig from Saudi Aramco.The suspension is for up to one year, according to Shelf Drilling, which added it has the right to market the rig during the suspension…
Offshore drilling contractor Borr Drilling has received a notice of temporary suspension for its jack-up rig Arabia II, currently under contract with Saudi Aramco.The temporary suspension will be for a period of up to 12 months, Borr Drilling said…
Saudi oil giant Aramco on Tuesday reported a 15.4% drop in third-quarter profit due to lower crude prices and weaker refining margins, but maintained its generous dividend at $31.1 billion for the quarter.Aramco posted net income of $27.6 billion in the three months to Sept…
Italian offshore energy services firm Saipem has secured a new offshore contract, under the existing Long-Term Agreement (LTA) with Saudi Aramco, for the development of the Marjan field in Saudi Arabia.Saipem’s scope of work involves the engineering…
Oil giant Saudi Aramco on Tuesday reported a 3.4% fall in second-quarter profit on lower crude volumes and softer refining margins.Aramco posted second-quarter net income of 109.01 billion riyals ($29.03 billion) in the three months to June 30…
Saudi Aramco said in an emailed statement on Thursday that media reports saying it was considering an offer for Santos are inaccurate.Bloomberg News on Wednesday reported that Saudi Aramco and Abu Dhabi National Oil Company have been separately considering bids for Australian gas producer Santos…
Saudi Arabian state-owned oil giant Aramco expects to pay $31 billion in dividends to the Saudi government and its shareholders despite reporting lower earnings for the first quarter on Tuesday, hit by lower oil prices and volumes sold.The Saudi government…
Saudi oil giant Aramco has signed 40 corporate procurement agreements worth $6 billion with suppliers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.The agreements aim to advance localization program, strengthen domestic supply chain, and contribute to the…
Saudi Aramco on Tuesday said it was asked to cut its planned maximum sustainable oil production capacity to 12 million barrels a day (bpd), having raised it to 13 million bpd almost four years ago.The move in no way reflects a change of view…