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Saudi Aramco (Arabic: ارامكو السعودية ), officially the Saudi Arabian Oil Company, is the state-owned national oil company of Saudi Arabia. Saudi Aramco is likely the worlds most valuable privately-held company, with estimates of its value in 2010 ranging from 2.2 trillion USD[2] to 7 trillion USD.[3][4] Saudi Aramco has both the largest proven crude oil reserves, at more than 260 billion 10 3 [5] barrels (4.1×10 m ), and largest daily oil production. Headquartered in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia,[6] Saudi Aramco operates the worlds largest single hydrocarbon network, 9 3 [1] the Master Gas System. Its yearly production is 7.9 billion barrels (1.26×10 m ), and it managed over 100 oil and gas fields in Saudi Arabia, including 279 trillionscf of natural [1] gas reserves. Saudi Aramco owns the Ghawar Field, the worlds largest oil field, and the Shaybah Field, one of the worlds largest of its kind. Contents  1 History o 1.1 Timeline  2 Operation o 2.1 Exploration o 2.2 Drilling o 2.3 Refining and Chemicals  2.3.1 List of refineries o 2.4 Shipping o 2.5 Research and development  2.5.1 Saudi Aramco patents o 2.6 Other services o 2.7 Associated companies/subsidiaries  3 Environmental record  4 Financial data  5 See also  6 References  7 Bibliography  8 External links [edit] History The origins of Saudi Aramco can be traced back to May 29, 1933, when the Saudi government granted a concession to Standard Oil of California (Socal) which allowed the company to explore for oil in Saudi Arabia. Socal assigned this concession to a wholly owned subsidiary called California-Arabian Standard Oil Co. (Casoc). In 1936, with the company having no success at locating oil, the Texas