Saudi Aramco earnings surge on higher oil output and prices
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Saudi Aramco earnings surge on higher oil output and prices

Saudi Aramco earnings surge on higher oil output and prices

The world’s biggest crude producer’s third-quarter profit climbed to $30.4bn

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Saudi Aramco’s earnings soared as oil prices and production climbed, allowing the company to easily cover its quarterly dividend of $18.75bn with free cash flow.

The world’s biggest crude producer’s third-quarter profit climbed to SAR114.1bn ($30.4bn) from SAR44.2bn year ago. Free cash flow was $28.7bn.

Aramco and its Big Oil rivals have benefited from the global economic recovery, which has helped push up crude prices by about 65 per cent this year to more than $80 a barrel.

The state-controlled firm was also helped by higher output after Saudi Arabia ended unilateral supply cuts implemented as part of an OPEC+ deal earlier this year. The kingdom’s crude production averaged 9.6 million barrels a day between July and September, up from 8.5 million in the second quarter.

Aramco’s annual dividend of $75bn, the world’s largest, is a crucial source of funding for Saudi Arabia. The government, which owns 98 per cent of the stock, is trying to narrow a budget deficit that ballooned last year as energy prices tanked with the spread of the coronavirus.

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