Topic - Saudi Aramco

Saudi Aramco (Arabic: ارامكو السعودية ) is the state-owned national oil company of Saudi Arabia. It is the world's most valuable company, estimated at 781 billion US$ in2006, while more recent estimates of 2010 put its value in the range 2.2 trillion USD to 7 trillion USD.It is also the oil corporation with the largest proven crude oil reserves and production. Headquartered in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, Saudi Aramco also operates the world's largest single hydrocarbon network, the Master Gas System. It was known as just Aramco between the years of 1933-1988, an acronym for Arabian American Oil Company. - Source: Wikipedia

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