Saudi Aramco: Difference between revisions

===Exploration===

A significant portion of the Saudi Aramco workforce consists of [[geophysicist]]s and [[geologist]]s. Saudi Aramco has been exploring for oil and gas reservoirs since 1982. Most of this process takes place at the Exploration and Petroleum Engineering Center (EXPEC). Originally, Saudi Aramco used [[Cray]] Supercomputers ([[CRAY-1M]]) in its EXPEC Computer Center (ECC)<ref>[http://www.spikynorman.dsl.pipex.com/CrayWWWStuff/Cfaqp3.html Cray FAQ Part 3: FAQ kind of items], spikynorman.dsl.pipex.com. Retrieved 11 November 2014.</ref> to assist in [[Data analysis|processing the colossal quantity of data]] obtained during exploration and in 2001, ECC decided to use [[Linux]] clusters as a replacement for the decommissioned Cray systems. ECC installed a new [[supercomputing]] system in late 2009 with a disk storage capacity of 1,050 [[terabyte]]s ([[I.e.#id est|i.e]], exceeding one [[petabyte]]), the largest storage installation in Saudi Aramco's history to support its exploration in the frontier areas and the Red Sea.<ref name="hpcwire">[http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2010-02-24/saudi_expec_computer_center_deploys_supercomputer.html "Saudi EXPEC Computer Center Deploys Supercomputer"], 24 February 2010. Retrieved 11 November 2014.</ref>

 

===Refining and chemicals===

 

List of international refining ventures:<ref name="facts2012">[http://www.saudiaramco.com/content/dam/Publications/Annual%20Review/AnnualReview2010/Annual%20Review_2010_modified_080611.pdf Saudi Aramco Annual Review 2010], saudiaramco.com. Retrieved 11 November 2014.</ref>

* Saudi Refining Inc., United States<ref>{{cite news|last1=Seba|first1=Erwin|title=Exclusive: After Motiva split, Saudi Aramco aims to buy more U.S. refineries - sources|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-saudi-aramco-exclusive-idUSKCN0WK2HX|accessdate=25 January 2016|agency=Reuters|date=18 March 2016}}</ref>