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      <title>Saudi Aramco forecasts sharp decrease in dividends as 2024 earnings fall</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Saudi oil giant Aramco has announced that it expects to declare total dividends of $85.4 billion this year, representing a nearly 30% decrease from the $124.25 billion paid out in 2024. The decline in dividends is attributed to lower sales and increased costs.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In 2024, Aramco reported a net profit of $106.2 billion, down from $121.3 billion in 2023.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The company highlighted that the decrease was driven by reduced revenue and higher operating costs, despite some offset from lower income taxes.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Aramco experienced record profits in 2022 due to soaring energy prices following the invasion of Ukraine. However, profits fell by 25% in 2023.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;To support oil prices, Aramco cut production by 500,000 barrels per day in April 2023, followed by an additional cut of one million barrels per day in June 2023.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The company has also extended such production cuts in collaboration with other OPEC+ nations.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Read more&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="https://english.aaj.tv/news/30314644/saudi-aramco-reports-record-161b-profit-for-2022"&gt;Saudi Aramco reports ‘record’ $161b profit for 2022&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="https://english.aaj.tv/news/30320499/saudi-aramco-banks-319b-in-first-quarter-down-19"&gt;Saudi Aramco banks $31.9b in first quarter, down 19%&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;The dividends for 2024 included approximately $43.1 billion in performance-linked payments, a new mechanism introduced to incentivize performance.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The performance-linked dividends for the first quarter of 2025 are expected to drop significantly to $200 million, a stark contrast to the nearly $10.8 billion declared for each quarter in 2024.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <content:encoded xmlns="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p><strong>Saudi oil giant Aramco has announced that it expects to declare total dividends of $85.4 billion this year, representing a nearly 30% decrease from the $124.25 billion paid out in 2024. The decline in dividends is attributed to lower sales and increased costs.</strong></p>
<p>In 2024, Aramco reported a net profit of $106.2 billion, down from $121.3 billion in 2023.</p>
<p>The company highlighted that the decrease was driven by reduced revenue and higher operating costs, despite some offset from lower income taxes.</p>
<p>Aramco experienced record profits in 2022 due to soaring energy prices following the invasion of Ukraine. However, profits fell by 25% in 2023.</p>
<p>To support oil prices, Aramco cut production by 500,000 barrels per day in April 2023, followed by an additional cut of one million barrels per day in June 2023.</p>
<p>The company has also extended such production cuts in collaboration with other OPEC+ nations.</p>
<p><strong>Read more</strong></p>
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<p><em><a href="https://english.aaj.tv/news/30354295/aramco-hikes-dividend-30-to-98b-despite-drop-in-profit">Aramco hikes dividend 30% to $98b despite drop in profit</a></em></p>
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<p><em><a href="https://english.aaj.tv/news/30314644/saudi-aramco-reports-record-161b-profit-for-2022">Saudi Aramco reports ‘record’ $161b profit for 2022</a></em></p>
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<p><em><a href="https://english.aaj.tv/news/30320499/saudi-aramco-banks-319b-in-first-quarter-down-19">Saudi Aramco banks $31.9b in first quarter, down 19%</a></em></p>
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<p>The dividends for 2024 included approximately $43.1 billion in performance-linked payments, a new mechanism introduced to incentivize performance.</p>
<p>The performance-linked dividends for the first quarter of 2025 are expected to drop significantly to $200 million, a stark contrast to the nearly $10.8 billion declared for each quarter in 2024.</p>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:17:21 +0500</pubDate>
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