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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Mark Sweney

Saudi Aramco’s $161bn profit is largest recorded by an oil and gas firm

An Aramco oil facility in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, in 2021
An Aramco oil facility in Saudi Arabia. Photograph: Amr Nabil/AP

Saudi Aramco has reported a record $161bn (£134bn) profit for 2022, the largest annual profit ever recorded by an oil and gas company, fuelled by soaring energy prices and rising global demand.

The largely state-owned company’s profits rose by 46% year on year and it made more than the recent bumper results reported by Shell, BP, Exxon and Chevron combined.

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