Saudi Aramco has pulled out of a planned joint venture with Malaysia’s state-owned oil company Petronas, concerning the construction and operation of a major $27b refining and petrochemical project in southern Malaysia.
McDermott International has been awarded a substantial contract from Saudi Aramco for engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (EPCI) services in the Safaniya and Zuluf fields offshore Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia will reduce the overall tax rate paid by Aramco to make its 2018 initial public offering more appealing to investors, as it is expected to conduct a public offer of its shares in 2018.
Enel SpA is targeting renewables projects in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as oil-rich Gulf countries take advantage of the falling cost of solar power.
Saudi Arabia reduced oil production to less than 10mb/d, below its targeted level, and will consider renewing its pledge to cut crude output in six months.
UK's Wood Group has secured a five-year deal to continue providing engineering and project management services to Saudi Arabia's state-owned oil firm Saudi Aramco.
Saudi Arabia has cut its crude-oil production by at least 486,000b/d since October, bringing the world’s largest exporter of petroleum swiftly into line with OPEC’s deal to raise prices.