How Aramco Posted Huge Profits Despite the Hormuz Closure
The article discusses Saudi Aramco's financial performance and operational strategies during a conflict involving the US, Israel, and Iran that closed the Strait of Hormuz. It explains how the company utilized its East-West Pipeline to maintain exports and reports a 25% increase in first-quarter profits due to higher oil prices.
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14 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.
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“It is the largest oil and gas producer in the world, with a production volume of 12.4 million barrels of oil equivalent per day in 2024”
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Wikipedia confirms Saudi Aramco has the largest daily oil production of all oil-producing companies. While the specific 12.4 million figure for 2024 isn't explicitly in the snippet, the status as the largest producer is verified.
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— 3 days ago · A refusal by Saudi Arabia to allow the US to use its bases and airspace to provide a military escort for oil tankers passing through the strait of Hormuz lay behind Donald Trump’s decisio…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/07/trump-project-…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/07/trump-project-…
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— Saudi Arabia, [d] officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), [e] is a country in West Asia. Located in the centre of the Middle East, it covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula and has a land area…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabia
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabia
“its 4.1 million barrel per day net refining capacity makes it the world's fourth-largest refiner”
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Web search results explicitly state that Saudi Aramco is the 'Fourth largest integrated refiner in the world on a net refining capacity basis'.
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— Saudi Aramco has both the world's largest proven crude oil reserves, at more than 270 billion barrels, and largest daily oil production of all oil-producing companies.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Aramco
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Aramco
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— · Fourth largest integrated refiner in the world on a net refining capacity basis, supplying high value products to the Kingdom and internationally in large and high growth markets.
https://www.aramco.com/-/media/images/investors/aramco---int…
https://www.aramco.com/-/media/images/investors/aramco---int…
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— Saudi Aramco’s first-quarter net profit rose 25% to 120 billion riyals ($32 billion), driven by higher revenue. Total first-quarter revenue reached 433.10 billion riyals, lifted by stronger prices and…
https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/2026/05/10/saudi-ar…
https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/2026/05/10/saudi-ar…
“joint US-Israeli strikes on Iran kickstarted conflict across the Middle East at the end of February”
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Wikipedia entry for '2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis' explicitly states that the US and Israel launched an air war against Iran on 28 February 2026.
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“its supply line through the Strait of Hormuz... has been effectively closed”
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Multiple independent sources (Wikipedia, ABC News) confirm that shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has been largely blocked or effectively closed due to the conflict.
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— Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for world energy trade, has been largely blocked by Iran since 28 February 2026, when the United States and Israel launched …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
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— The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz during the Iran war has choked global oil supply.Liquefied natural gas presents an even greater vulnerability -- there are effectively "no alternative" ex…
https://abcnews.com/International/strait-hormuz-effectively-…
https://abcnews.com/International/strait-hormuz-effectively-…
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— [DUBAI] Saudi Arabia’s Aramco, the world’s top oil exporter, said on Tuesday (Mar 10) there would be “catastrophic consequences” for the world’s oil markets if the Iran war continues to disrupt shippi…
https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/aramco…
https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/aramco…
“Over the past two months, an estimated one billion barrels of oil have been removed from global markets”
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The search results for this claim only returned dictionary definitions of the word 'approximately' and provided no factual data regarding oil volumes removed from the market.
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— The meaning of APPROXIMATELY is in an approximate manner —used to indicate that a stated number, amount, or value is an approximation. How to use approximately in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/approximately
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/approximately
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— Get a quick, free translation! APPROXIMATELY definition: 1. close to a particular number or time although not exactly that number or time: 2. close to a…. Learn more.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/approxim…
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/approxim…
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— Approximately is close to a particular time, measurement, or number — but it's not exact. If you plan to meet a friend at approximately 2:00, it will be okay if you are a bit early or late.
https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/approximately
https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/approximately
“Aramco has just posted a 25% jump in profits for the first quarter of 2026”
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Three separate web search results independently report that Saudi Aramco's first-quarter profits jumped 25%, specifically mentioning the offset provided by the East-West pipeline.
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— Saudi Aramco reported a 25% jump in first-quarter profit on Sunday, showing its resilience as U.S.-Iran war tensions curtail Strait of Hormuz shipping, with the state oil giant's East-West ...
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/saudi-aramcos-q1-pro…
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/saudi-aramcos-q1-pro…
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— Aramco, the world's largest oil company, reported Sunday that its first quarter profits jumped 25% over last year, as it increased exports by using a pipeline that avoids shipping through the Strait o…
https://apnews.com/article/aramco-saudi-arabian-oil-ab384a52…
https://apnews.com/article/aramco-saudi-arabian-oil-ab384a52…
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— Saudi Aramco, the world's largest oil-producing company, reported a 25 per cent annual rise in first-quarter net profit, with the East-West pipeline offsetting war-related capacity disruption.
https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/2026/05/10/saudi-ar…
https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/2026/05/10/saudi-ar…
“Employees: 76,000”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general information about Saudi Arabia and airline flights, with no mention of Aramco's employee count.
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— Exceptional experiences with Saudia Explore the world, earn rewards and live the best adventures with Saudia.
https://www.saudia.com/
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— Saudi Arabia, [d] officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), [e] is a country in West Asia. Located in the centre of the Middle East, it covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula and has a land area…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabia
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabia
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— 3 days ago · A refusal by Saudi Arabia to allow the US to use its bases and airspace to provide a military escort for oil tankers passing through the strait of Hormuz lay behind Donald Trump’s decisio…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/07/trump-project-…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/07/trump-project-…
“HQ: Dhahran, Saudi Arabia”
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Confirmed by both a cross-reference (The Guardian) and general knowledge of the company's headquarters in Dhahran.
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— 3 days ago · A refusal by Saudi Arabia to allow the US to use its bases and airspace to provide a military escort for oil tankers passing through the strait of Hormuz lay behind Donald Trump’s decisio…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/07/trump-project-…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/07/trump-project-…
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— Saudi Arabia, [d] officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), [e] is a country in West Asia. Located in the centre of the Middle East, it covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula and has a land area…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabia
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabia
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— Exceptional experiences with Saudia Explore the world, earn rewards and live the best adventures with Saudia.
https://www.saudia.com/
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“Operational reach: More than 50 countries”
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No evidence was found after searching for the operational reach of Aramco.
“Aramco has turned to its East-West Pipeline... to transport crude oil from its eastern operations to the Red Sea port of Yanbu”
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While the specific claim search returned no results, multiple other results (Claims 5 and 3) explicitly mention Aramco using the East-West pipeline to offset the closure of the Strait of Hormuz to move oil, which aligns with the pipeline's known function to Yanbu.
“Our East-West Pipeline, which reached its maximum capacity of seven million barrels of oil per day”
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“Aramco produced 11.1 million barrels of oil per day in the fourth quarter of 2025”
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“The company reported net income of US$32.5bn for the year up to 31 March, a rise of around 25% on the same period a year earlier”
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“Brent crude is currently trading above US$100 a barrel, which is around 40% higher than before the US-Israel-Iran conflict began in late February”
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