What is the total value and strategic purpose of Saudi Aramco's newly announced asset divestment plan?

The plan is valued at up to $35 billion and represents Aramco’s most ambitious privatization effort in its 93-year history, aimed at shoring up its balance sheet, maximizing liquidity amid regional conflict, and supporting Saudi Arabia’s economic transformation by attracting foreign investment—especially as energy exports face disruption from the Middle East war.

Which types of assets is Aramco planning to divest, and what level of control will it retain?

Aramco is divesting downstream and midstream assets—including natural gas facilities, oil export and storage terminals, real estate (potentially its Eastern Province headquarters campus), and gas-fired infrastructure—while retaining full control of its upstream assets and remaining open only to minority stake sales in non-upstream businesses.

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