In 1935, when Saudi Arabia was searching for oil, it had no money to spend so they let American oil companies do the drilling, exploration and selling, while paying Saudi government just nominal royalties, but the operation continued smoothly. By 1973, King Faisal made plans and started nationalizing Saudi Aramco by buying/acquiring Aramco shares from the American partners, using the money earned from oil exports. By 1980, Saudi Aramco or rather Saudi oil industry was completely nationalized. The beauty of this story is; ever since Saudi government bought Aramco from the American partners, it has grown into world’s largest, most valuable and profitable oil company, proving that Saudis are no less capable than the West in creating, running and managing global giants.
Quality Manager - Saudi Arabia and Bahrain at WorleyParsons
4moGood to see this big achievement. Congratulations.