Saudi Arabia

Understanding the present can be as daunting as imagining the future. For all intents and purposes, the two have merged.

Saudi Aramco has teamed up with vehicle manufacturers and research scientists around the world to develop game-changing technologies for the next generation of the internal combustion engine.

As the world’s largest producer of oil, Saudi Aramco has a unique responsibility to provide global markets with a reliable and secure supply of crude. Aramco scientists are developing advanced non-metallic materials for applications in the oil sector and beyond.

If the clothes a nation wears are the most visible expression of its culture and values, then even a casual visitor to Saudi Arabia will see that this is a society in the throes of a far-reaching transformation.

Although electric vehicles are beginning to make inroads into the passenger car market in developed markets, for the foreseeable future the Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) will continue to dominate road transport in developing countries and in the global truck sector.

The women of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will have a major part to play in delivering the country's economic and social transformation. Already, young Saudi women dominate technology courses at universities and are entering the workplace in ever greater numbers.

In a world dominated by mass tourism, cheap flights and millennials with bucket lists, the thrills of adventure and exploration can be hard to come by for even the most sophisticated travelers.

Around the world, oil majors are increasingly exploring the potential to create new business by breaking down hydrocarbons into their constituent parts of hydrogen and carbon and developing new uses for them. Aramco is emerging as a pioneer in the development of technologies for the production and distribution of hydrogen.

As the gateway to Mecca, every year the city of Jeddah on the Red Sea coast receives millions of Muslims undertaking the hajj and umrah pilgrimages. To cope with rising numbers of pilgrims and international tourists as well, last year Jeddah completed the first phase of one of the most ambitious airport expansions anywhere in the world.

On the sparkling shores of the Red Sea, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has begun developing a luxury resort that will provide local and international visitors with a new level of refinement and comfort.