Highlights Saudi energy minister gives TV speech Aramco in middle of taking over SABIC Plans to export natural gas, petrochemicals Dubai — Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest crude exporter, plans to add gas and petrochemicals to its slate of exports and will soon make a major announcement on the topic, the country’s energy minister said on Sunday. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now “Soon you will hear about the ability of the kingdom to be a gas exporter and a petrochemical exporter,” Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said in a televised speech. He didn’t provide further details. Saudi Arabia has been ramping up exploration for gas to help feed an expanding industrial base and to replace crude with gas in power generation. The kingdom plans to produce 70% of its power from gas and 30% from renewable energy, the minister has previously stated. Currently […]