As Saudi Arabia’s deputy crown prince, Mohammad bin Salman Al Saud, pushes his nation’s Vision 2030 economic overhaul and crows of the $2 trillion Saudi Aramco valuation (ahead of its potential IPO), WSJ reports that officials at the state-owned oil company are applying internal value estimates of $1.3 to $1.5 trillion to the valuation, calling bin Salman’s estimate “unrealistic and mind blowing.” Since deputy crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, announced the stock-offering plan and his $2 trillion estimate early last year. Insiders and outsiders have questioned how he arrived at that number. A team of about two dozen employees have been working since last year to try and figure how to take Aramco public while working with Western consultants to explore ways to restructure Aramco in order to maximize its value, say people familiar with the process. The team has determined several variables – what some call “ levers […]