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Thursday, August 21, 2025
TopicSaudi Aramco

Topic: Saudi Aramco

Apple overtakes Saudi Arabia’s Aramco to become world’s most valuable company

The dethroning of Saudi Arabia's national oil company comes after a tumultuous period for Aramco. Its initial public offering fell short of Crown Price Mohammed bin Salman’s expectations.

Reliance and Saudi Aramco accelerate their talks for sale of minority stake in RIL

Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance is keen to sign a binding agreement before RIL’s next AGM, which is due to take place before the end of September.

Saudi Arabia’s Mohammed bin Salman is the prince of mixed messages

In 2019, MBS gave free rein to both sides of his public persona, presiding over both reform and repression.

UN investigators unable to verify claims over Iran’s role in Saudi Aramco attack

The attack on Saudi Aramco facilities in September had raised questions about the Gulf nation's role as an anchor of stability in global energy markets.

Saudi Aramco ready with $35 bn for India’s refinery project, weeks after oilfield attacks

Saudi Aramco says the 14 September drone attacks on its facilities at Abqaiq and Khurais will not impact crude oil supply to international clients.

India yet to find land for $60-bn oil refinery to be built by Aramco, ADNOC: Saudi minister

Signed last year, Saudi-UAE joint project has been facing hurdles. Coastal refinery jointly owned by India's state-run oil firms likely to come up in Maharashtra.

Iran shows Trump that it’s too big to be crushed or marginalised

Iran is too big for the US to invade and sanctions aimed at causing a popular backlash against Tehran have yet to bear fruit.

Trump’s failure to follow through on bluster leaves him little room to corner Iran

President Donald Trump has boxed himself in with the Saudis and continues to blur the line between serving US national interest and his own self-interest.

Trump says US ‘locked & loaded’ after Saudi attack, raises bipartisan alarm

The prospect of a strike on Iran in retaliation for an attack that didn’t target Americans or even a country with which the US has a defense treaty is proving divisive in Washington.

Deal with Reliance allows Saudi Aramco to hold on to its grip over Indian oil market

Aramco’s plan to buy 20% of Reliance will allow Saudi Arabia to easily reclaim India’s top oil supplier spot from Iraq.

On Camera

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

First-of-its kind tri-services conference Ran Samvad to take place in Army War College next week

Billed as the military’s own version of Raisina Dialogue, the event will spotlight on tech-driven warfighting, lessons from Operation Sindoor and release of three new doctrines.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?