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The Arab world

One language, twenty-two states and no agreement about what that means.

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Saudi Aramco

Abdul Aziz ibn Saud · 1988

Saudi Aramco is the majority state-owned national oil company of Saudi Arabia. It holds the world's largest proven crude oil reserves and largest daily oil production. It operates the world's largest single hydrocarbon network, the Master Gas System. Its shares began trading on the Saudi Exchange on 11 December 2019, reaching a market capitalisation of about US$1.88 trillion. Its origins lie in a 1933 concession granted by Ibn Saud and executed by Chevron Corporation.

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