Saudi Aramco's Q2 profit drops 22% on lower oil prices
RIYADH : Saudi Aramco's profit slid 22% in the second quarter to SAR85 billion (US$22.67 billion) as a slump in prices hit revenues, the oil giant said today.
Aramco, the world's biggest oil exporter and driver of the Saudi economy, has now seen profits decline for 10 straight quarters since record results in late 2022.
'The decrease in revenue was mainly due to lower crude oil prices and lower refined and chemical products prices,' Aramco said in its quarterly report.
The Gulf oil major was trading at SAR23.91 today, 12% below the SAR27.35 price of its secondary share offering last year.
Since a high point of nearly US$2.4 trillion in 2022, when oil prices soared following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Aramco has lost more than US$800 billion in market value.
Oil prices, currently around US$70 a barrel, have remained low despite tensions roiling the Middle East, including the short-lived Israel-Iran war in June.
'Market fundamentals remain strong and we anticipate oil demand in the second half of 2025 to be more than two million barrels per day higher than the first half,' said Aramco president and CEO Amin H Nasser.
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