Aramco will offer less than 1% of shares to individuals

Saudi Aramco will sell up to 0.5% of its shares to individual investors in what could be the largest initial public offering in history, Kallanish Energy reports. The process begins Nov. 17, and closes on Dec. 4, the company said in its IPO prospectus, released last Saturday. The 658-page document comes almost four years after

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Aramco delays planned IPO until post-earnings update

Saudi Aramco has delayed the planned launch of its initial public offering in hopes pending third-quarter results will raise investor confidence in the world’s largest oil firm, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. Aramco had been expected to announce plans this week to float a 1% to 2% stake on the kingdom’s Tadawul

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Aramco breaks demand record, bond tops $100B

Orders for Saudi Aramco’s debut international bonds topped $100 billion, a strong vote of market confidence for the world’s largest oil company, Kallanish Energy reports. State-owned Aramco raised roughly $12 billion from the deal, which was to be priced late Tuesday and is seen as a gauge of potential investor interest in the Saudi company’s eventual initial

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