Analysis

• ENERGY

  Saudi Aramco to invest in new energy ventures

  Lucien Zeigler  |  7. 9. 2012

  Saudi Aramco has launched an investment arm to buy into companies that have developed technologies of strategic importance to Saudi Arabia and speed their deployment in the kingdom, the state-run energy group said.

• KINGDOM

  Al Jubayl Saudi Arabia As Seen From Orbit at Night

  SUSTG Team  |  7. 9. 2012

  The city of Al Jubayl (or Jubail) is located on the coast of Saudi Arabia, along the Persian Gulf. The city has a history extending back more than 7,000 years, but since 1975 it has been associated with the petrochemical, fertilizer, and steel industries.

• OIL

  Study finds ’80 more years of Saudi oil at current production levels’

  Lucien Zeigler  |  7. 9. 2012

  Saudi Arabia, the biggest oil producer in the world with a proven reserve of 264 billion barrels, could continue oil supplies for the next 80 years at the current production levels, the Kuwait-based Diplomatic Center for Strategic Studies (DCSS) said in a study.

• TOURISM

  Why Saudi Arabia’s Travel and Tourism Sector Is Ripe for Growth

  Lucien Zeigler  |  7. 6. 2012

  Saudi Arabia’s travel and tourism sector is poised for rapid growth in the next decade and beyond, and both Saudi and international corporations are looking to cash in on the opportunities ahead.

• ENERGY

  Saudi, UAE, Qatar top Cleantech list

  Lucien Zeigler  |  7. 3. 2012

  Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar and Jordan are the most attractive markets for clean technologies, thanks to their government plans, budgets and long-term strategies, said a report by Ernst & Young.

• Mortgage Law

  

  Saudi Mortgage Law Approved – Jadwa Flash Note

  SUSTG Team  |  7. 3. 2012

  The new mortgage law "will help to tackle one of the most pressing social issues for many in the Kingdom and will generate significant benefits to the economy.

• TOURISM

  The Ritz-Carlton in Riyadh is Arguably the World’s Nicest Hotel

  Lucien Zeigler  |  7. 2. 2012

  If you look at pictures of the new Ritz Carlton, it might not look like it belongs in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia.

• SOCIETY

  Sulaiman Al-Rajhi’s life a rags to riches story

  Lucien Zeigler  |  6. 30. 2012

  In recognition of his outstanding work to serve Islam, including his role in establishing the world’s largest Islamic bank and his regular contribution toward humanitarian efforts to fight poverty, Al-Rajhi was chosen for this year’s prestigious King Faisal International Prize for Service to Islam.

• OIL

  How Oil Has Driven Global Conflict For The Past 100 Years

  SUSTG Team  |  6. 29. 2012

  Michael T. Klare recently gave a presentation titled “The Geopolitics of Oil: Old and New” at the Association for the Study of Peak Oil conference in Vienna, in which he speaks about how no other substance in the world is as closely aligned with geopolitics as oil is.