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Saudi Arabian Oil Co (Saudi Aramco)
M&A
Keppel Infrastructure Trust to invest US$250 mil alongside investors in Aramco Gas Pipelines Company
The acquisition is expected to provide long term, predictable cash flows to the trust, says the company.
February 08, 2022
IPO
Saudi Aramco raises IPO to record US$29.4 billion by over-allotment of shares
In its December IPO round, Saudi Aramco had already raised a record US$25.6 billion, indicating that it could sell additional shares through over-allotment.
January 13, 2020
IPO
Saudi consumer boom is hidden jewel in Aramco IPO
“The Stone Age did not end for lack of stone. The Oil Age will end long before the world runs out of oil.” — Ahmed Zaki Yamani, former Saudi oil minister
November 29, 2019
Malaysia
All eyes on the 'Aramco effect', post IPO
(Dec 2): You have heard it. Oil giant Saudi Aramco has begun the book-building exercise for possibly the largest IPO ever, given its plans to raise up to US$25.6 billion ($34.9 billion) from investors looking to participate in the most profitable company
November 29, 2019
Startups, Entrepreneurs, Digital economy
Dear Alibaba, thank you for the US$10 tril gift
(Dec 2): Has the golden age of asset management finally arrived in Asia? For years, Asia’s hottest unicorns left their homelands to list in New York for one simple reason: a deep pool of US money. And they have been rewarded. From Alibaba Group Holding
November 29, 2019
IPO
SGX CEO vague on potential Aramco listing, but says Singapore is 'well-positioned'
SINGAPORE (Oct 9): Loh Boon Chye, CEO of Singapore Exchange, gave a vague response as to whether the listing of Saudi Aramco – touted as potentially the world’s largest IPO ever – could take place here.
October 09, 2019
IPO
Saudi Aramco approaches Asian state oil producers on IPO
(Oct 1): Saudi Aramco has approached Asian state oil producers including Malaysia’s Petroliam Nasional and China’s Sinopec Group about potential cornerstone investments in its initial public offering, people with knowledge of the matter said.
October 01, 2019
Disruption and Digitalisation
Data is the new black gold
SINGAPORE (Sept 23): In a few fiery moments, the drone strikes on Saudi Aramco’s main facility at Abqaiq cut 5% off the global oil supply. Oil prices surged as much as 20% when the markets reopened as analysts scrambled to make sense of the impact. The
September 20, 2019
Sustainability
Oil jitters
There has been limited market reaction to the drone attacks on Saudi energy assets as investors focus on interest rates and weak growth. But the unprecedented scale of the strikes, and the threat of more, underline the risky ‘new normal’ for the globa
September 20, 2019
M&A
Aramco focusing on Sabic acquisition; putting IPO on hold
SINGAPORE (Aug 23): Saudi Arabian Oil Co is focusing on buying a strategic stake in chemical giant Saudi Basic Industries Corp, putting work on its potential initial public offering on hold, according to people familiar with the matter.
August 23, 2018