November 2009

EXPEC ARC Hosts Technology Quest Symposium
24th November 2009 - Leading technologists from around the world gathered here Nov. 2-4 for a unique opportunity to meet with representatives from Saudi Aramco’s EXPEC Advanced Research Center (EXPEC ARC).
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Radical Relocation
24th November 2009 - In the first operation of its kind in Saudi Arabia, the Environmental Protection Department (EPD) and the Offshore Projects Division of the Northern Area Projects Department (OPD/NAPD) sponsored a coral relocation project in Safaniya.
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Al-Falih Addresses Tsinghua University
22nd November 2009 - Khalid A. Al-Falih, president and CEO of Saudi Aramco, in a recent trip to China addressed faculty, staff and students of Beijing’s 98-year-old Tsinghua University, known as the “MIT of China.”
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JVs Join Meeting with Inspection Agencies
18th November 2009 - Top management representatives from Europe and Asia Pacific inspection agencies met Oct. 27 with Aramco Overseas Co. (AOC), Saudi Aramco, Aramco Services Co. and joint-venture representatives during AOC’s annual Quality Forum at AOC’s new headquarters in The Hague.
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A Banner Week in China
18th November 2009 - The inauguration of joint-venture refining and petrochemical facilities and the award of an honorary doctorate to Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Ali I. Al-Naimi were among the highlights of a milestone week for Saudi Aramco in China.
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Vela Vessels Honored for Safety Record
18th November 2009 - Vela Marine International Ltd. announced that 22 of its vessels received the Environmental Achievement Award and 19 of its vessels garnered the Jones F. Devlin Safety Award from the Chamber of Shipping of America.
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Yanbu' Refinery Employees Preserve Mangroves
18th November 2009 - Employees of Yanbu‘ Refinery are demonstrating their commitment to the environment as evidenced by the lush mangrove vegetation flourishing around the plant.
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Energizing Power Conservation
18th November 2009 - With a dramatic increase in industrial activity in the Kingdom and growing domestic consumer demand in the spotlight, Saudi Aramco hosted the 2009 Energy Efficiency Forum from Oct. 27-28 at an al-Khobar hotel.
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Industry Leaders Discuss Managing Resources
11th November 2009 - The last oil-price spike in 2008, which followed several sleepy years, revealed an unnerving fact: Many had lost interest in the oil and gas business.
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Geophysics Student Stands Out at Leeds
11th November 2009 - With a couple of patents and books under review, numerous awards and involvement in professional societies, Exploration and Producing College Degree Program for Non-Employees (CDPNE) student Badr Al-Rumaih strives to represent Saudi Aramco and Saudi Arabia in an international setting Al-Rumaih studies geophysics at the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom.
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Preparing New 'Ambassadors' to U.K.
11th November 2009 - The countdown is over. More than 120 undergraduates in the College Degree Program for Non-Employees (CDPNE) have just begun university in the United Kingdom. To help them get started in this decisive chapter in their lives, they attended an Orientation Day in Leeds hosted by the U.K. Career Development Department.
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Far East Journey Helps Build Relationships
04th November 2009 - East Asia is playing an increasingly important part in Saudi Aramco’s operations, not just in its core hydrocarbon businesses but also in human-resource development, cultural outreach and corporate social responsibility.
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Petro Rabigh Complex Inaugurated RABIGH
04th November 2009 - Executives from joint-venture partners Saudi Aramco and Sumitomo Chemical joined the Kingdom’s Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources on Nov. 8 to inaugurate Phase One of the Petro Rabigh petrochemical complex in this Red Sea port city.
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