Members of media chat earlier than the beginning of a press convention by Aramco on the Plaza Convention Heart in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia November 3, 2019.
Hamad I Mohammed | Reuters
Saudi state oil producer Aramco reported on Tuesday a decline in web revenue to $106.2 billion in 2024, down from $121.3 billion in 2023.
The corporate mentioned it expects complete dividends for 2025 of $85.4 billion — a big fall from 2024’s complete of $124.2 billion.
This comes because it minimize its complete payout for the fourth quarter. The oil big mentioned its base dividend for the ultimate three months of the yr can be elevated to $21.1 billion, however its performance-linked payout can be simply $200 million. This compares to a third-quarter base dividend of $20.3 billion and a performance-linked dividend of $10.8 billion.
Decrease oil costs hit the corporate’s web revenue final yr as crude manufacturing all over the world elevated and demand slowed. The worth of world benchmark Brent crude futures averaged $80 per barrel in 2024, $2 lower than the 2023 common, in keeping with the U.S. Power Info Administration.
Aramco’s income fell to $436.6 billion in 2024, in comparison with $440.8 billion the yr earlier than.
Full-year complete borrowings on the firm had been up, rising to $319.3 billion in 2024 from $290.14 billion through the earlier yr. The corporate’s web debt, nevertheless, decreased from $102.7 billion in 2023 to $78 billion in 2024.
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