Aramco | Egypt Oil & Gas - Part 16
Saudi Solar Bids, Projects Run Up Against Bureaucratic Resistance,
Sources told Reuters that Saudi Arabia's plan to issue bids for its first solar power projects, announced in 2013, has been postponed.
Saudi Aramco Desperate for Loans
Informed sources, on condition of anonymity, told Reuters that Saudi Aramco is talking to banks about raising a $5b loan to help out a refinery it built in collaboration with China's Sinopec.
Oilfield Expansion Projects Delayed in Saudi Arabia
The planned expansion of the Khurais oilfield in Saudi Arabia has reportedly been delayed beyond the original 2017 schedule
Investigators Place Blame of Aramco Expatriate Fire on Short Circuit
The preliminary investigation into Sunday's fire at the Aramco residential complex found that the cause was a short circuit, said Arab News.
Aramco Fire Kills 11, Causes Unknown but Under Investigation
A fire at an oil workers' residential compound in Saudi Arabia broke out on Sunday, killing 11 people and injuring over 200 others,
Aramco Brownfield, Fixed-Price Contract Awarded To McDermott
McDermott International has won a lump sum contract from Saudi Aramco for offshore brownfield work Egypt Signs $1.4b Saudi Aramco Deal
Egypt agreed a three-month oil products deal worth $1.4 billion with Saudi Arabia's state-owned Aramco to begin in September, Sherif Ismail told Reuters.
Saudi Refineries to Become Cleaner With Time
Saudi Aramco has revived plans to add a clean fuels unit in its biggest oil refinery in Ras Tanura and more environmentally-friendly units to its Rabigh refinery, industry sources said.
