strategic shift

Aramco plans to store more oil abroad, reducing risk from attack

At FII Priority Europe summit in Rome, PIF Governor Yasir Al-Rumayyan says EU nations can attract Gulf investment by easing regulatory barriers

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Aramco Chairman Yasir Al-Rumayyan, who is also Governor of the Public Investment Fund and Chairman of Newcastle United football club, on the pitch at St James' Park in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, in May

Aramco is planning to expand its global oil stockpile network after the Iran war exposed the risks of moving crude and other fuels through the Strait of Hormuz.

“We are thinking seriously of having larger storage facilities all...