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Saudi Arabia Orders Aramco Not to Raise Oil Production Capacity Further - Bloomberg
2024-01-30 in BloombergSaudi Aramco abandoned a plan to boost its oil output capacity, a huge reversal that will raise questions about the kingdom’s view on future demand.
Tagged under: Saudi Arabia | Aramco
Weather tracker: Saudi Arabia hit by floods as temperature records broken in Canada
2024-01-01 in The GuardianHeavy rain and hailstorms affect large parts of Gulf state while temperatures in some parts of Canada could be 20C above normal
Tagged under: Saudi Arabia
Why the U.S. Is Pumping More Oil Than Any Other Country in History
2023-12-20 by in The AtlanticThe politics of solving climate change may, paradoxically, require producing more fossil fuels for a while.
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels | Joe Biden | US Politics | Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is trying to block a global deal to end fossil fuels, negotiators say - Carbon Brief
2023-12-11 (or before) in Carbon BriefNegotiators and other officials have warned that Saudi Arabia has become “the biggest obstacle to an agreement” at COP28.
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels | Saudi Arabia
Revealed: Saudi Arabia’s grand plan to ‘hook’ poor countries on oil
2023-11-27 in The GuardianClimate scientists say fossil fuel use needs to fall rapidly – but oil-rich kingdom is working to drive up demand
Tagged under: COP28 | Fossil Fuels | Middle East | Saudi Arabia | Africa
‘Insanity’: petrostates planning huge expansion of fossil fuels, says UN report
2023-11-08 in The GuardianPlans by nations including Saudi Arabia, the US and UAE would blow climate targets and ‘throw humanity’s future into question’
Tagged under: COP28 | Fossil Fuels | Russia | Saudi Arabia
Saudi nukes: A desire for energy, weapons, or just leverage?
2023-10-04 (or before) in The CradleRiyadh's pursuit of civilian nuclear energy is fast becoming regarded as a geopolitical strategy to influence the US, exert leverage over Iran and Israel, and explore potential partnerships with Russia and China.
Tagged under: Nuclear Power | Russia | Israel | Iran | Saudi Arabia
Saudi's New Investment Strategy in Media & Entertainment
2023-10-03 (or before) in The Media C-Suite -Saudi Arabia's investment activities point to a determined strategy to make use of the Media & Entertainment industry's massive soft power.
Tagged under: Saudi Arabia
Saudi Aramco Targeted in UN Human Rights Probe Tied to Climate Change - Bloomberg
2023-08-26 (or before) in BloombergSaudi Aramco is being investigated by the United Nations for possible human rights violations tied to fossil-fuel induced climate change.
Tagged under: Climate Change | Saudi Arabia | Aramco
UN takes action against Saudi oil firm and its banks over climate and human rights | ClientEarth
2023-08-26 (or before) in Client EarthTagged under: Saudi Arabia
Extreme weather brings winds, fierce rains to Saudi Arabia’s Mecca
2023-08-23 in Al JazeeraPilgrims doing the tawaf on Tuesday were caught in storms as lightning hit an iconic tower in Mecca.
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Saudi Arabia
Oil prices rise as Saudi Arabia pledges output cuts - BBC News
2023-06-05 (or before) in The BBCOther oil-producing countries also agreed to continued cuts in production to try to shore up prices.
Tagged under: Saudi Arabia
How much do fossil fuel companies owe in climate reparations?
2023-05-25 (or before) in Quartz | Make business betterSaudi Aramco, ExxonMobil, Shell, BP and Chevron are the companies that owe the most for damages to the climate
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Climate Change | Chevron | Shell | Economics | Exxon | BP | Saudi Arabia | Aramco
Aramco: Saudi state-owned oil giant sees record profit of $161bn - BBC News
2023-03-12 (or before) in The BBCAfter a year when petrol prices soared, the Saudi firm announces a best-ever set of figures.
Tagged under: Middle East | Saudi Arabia | Aramco
COP28 Chief’s Global Tour Begins With a Defense of Fossil Fuels
2023-02-09 (or before) in BloombergOil and gas will have a key role to play even as the world shifts to cleaner energy and climate talks should reflect the challenges of energy poverty, according to the president of this year’s COP summit.
Tagged under: COP28 | Fossil Fuels | Saudi Arabia
Line in the Sand | Kate Wagner
2023-02-07 in The BafflerÑThe Journal That Blunts the Cutting EdgeSaudi Arabia is building a dystopian city of the future in the desert. A crop of prestigious architecture firms have signed up to help make it a reality.
Tagged under: Saudi Arabia
Opinion | Arizona Is in a Race to the Bottom of Its Water Wells, With Saudi Arabia’s Help
2022-12-26 in The New York TimesTagged under: Farming | Colorado River | Rivers | Saudi Arabia | Water Resources
‘False solutions’: scepticism over Saudi carbon capture plan
2022-11-19 in The GuardianKingdom’s Cop27 announcement of new storage hub part of pattern of delaying fossil fuel transition, experts say
Tagged under: COP27 | Africa | Fossil Fuels | Middle East | Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia’s EV Battery Bets Are a Warning
2022-08-24 (or before) in BloombergApart from China, no country has managed to achieve manufacturing scale. That may be about to change.
Tagged under: Batteries | China | Saudi Arabia
‘Apocalyptic skies’: the dust storms devastating Gulf states and Syria
2022-06-03 in The GuardianRising frequency of storms due to climate crisis is causing more loss of life and more destruction, say experts
Tagged under: Africa | Middle East | Saudi Arabia
Ukraine war: UK to discuss oil stability with Saudi Arabia - BBC News
2022-03-14 (or before) in The BBCUK petrol prices reach record highs, but there are objections to the move after 81 men were executed in Saudi Arabia.
Tagged under: Saudi Arabia
Neom: What's the green truth behind a planned eco-city in the Saudi desert? - BBC News
2022-02-22 (or before) in The BBCSaudi Arabia - one of the world's biggest oil producers - says it's pivoting to green energy. But will reality live up to the rhetoric?
Tagged under: Saudi Arabia
Newspapers Accepted Money to Publish Positive Environmental Stories About Saudi Arabia Around COP26 Climate Change Summit – Byline Times
2021-11-29 (or before) in Byline TimesTagged under: COP26 | Climate Change | Saudi Arabia
Will climate change stop Arabia from being Saudi?
2021-10-29 (or before) in openDemocracyThe power of the House of Saud is a direct product of the West’s obsession with oil – can it survive a global shift to green energy?
Tagged under: Climate Change | Africa | Saudi Arabia
The U.S. Shale Revolution Has Surrendered to Reality
2021-07-16 by in DeSmog“Drill, baby, drill is gone forever.” That was the recent assessment of Saudi Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman of the American oil industry’s future potential. As Saudi Arabia’s energy minister, Prince Abdulaziz is one of the most influential voices in the global oil markets. Fortune termed it a “bold taunt,” and a warning to U.S. frackers […]
Tagged under: Fracking | Saudi Arabia
Saudi Aramco flop is a moment of grim truth for OPEC oil regimes on borrowed time
2019-11-27 (or before) in The TelegraphWith the world turning their energy policies on its head these oil exporters are now on borrowed time
Tagged under: Saudi Arabia | Aramco
Banks warned over Saudi Aramco by environmental groups
2019-10-17 in The GuardianTen green groups send letter to express concern over planned market float
Tagged under: Africa | Middle East | Saudi Arabia | Aramco
Oil firms to pour extra 7m barrels per day into markets, data shows
2019-10-10 in The GuardianProjected production surge in next 12 years to be led by Shell despite climate crisis
Tagged under: BP | Shell | Chevron | Fracking | Fossil Fuels | Saudi Arabia | Aramco
Revealed: the 20 firms behind a third of all carbon emissions
2019-10-09 in The GuardianNew data shows how fossil fuel companies have driven climate crisis despite industry knowing dangers
Tagged under: BP | Shell | Exxon | Greenhouse Gases | Coal | Africa | Chevron | Fossil Fuels | Middle East | Saudi Arabia | Aramco
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