Saudi Aramco is a vertically integrated petroleum company headquartered in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. Founded in 1988 (as restructured entity), it operates crude oil production, natural gas, refining, distribution, and chemicals via SABIC subsidiary.
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With 79,000 employees and $1.56 trillion SAR revenue (FY2025), it is the world's largest oil producer and most profitable energy company.
Founded 1988Head office Dhahran, Saudi ArabiaStaff ~79,000 (2019)Revenue ~$481BWebsite ↗
Saudi Aramco is the world's largest corporate emitter, refusing to disclose Scope 3 emissions (~1.6–1.84 Gt CO₂e annually, 4.4% of global emissions). Operational emissions are rising, targets are intensity-only while production expands, and the company actively lobbies against climate action. Scope 3 non-disclosure alone is disqualifying.
Saudi Aramco scores 12/100 (Critical concern) on SINK's independent climate assessment, scored from public data only. Scores are free. Companies can never pay for anything about their own score. Last verified May 2026.
That places Saudi Aramco joint 930th of 934 companies scored, and 18th of 18 in Oil & Gas.
What is Saudi Aramco doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Carbon Footprint: Operations and Water Impact (5/10, 4/10). Weakest on Carbon Footprint: Supply Chain and Emissions Trajectory (0/10, 0/10).
Where Saudi Aramco lost points
For each question that lost points, the evidence our public rubric looks for that we didn't find.
- Emissions from its own operations5/10No full Scope 1 and 2 figures worked out to the GHG Protocol.
- Emissions from its supply chain0/10No assessment of where its supply-chain emissions come from.
- Whether its emissions are falling0/10No evidence its emissions are falling, not even from energy bills or mileage.
- How clean its energy is1/10No renewable energy tariff or major efficiency investment shown.
- Its effect on nature2/10No assessment of its effect on nature, and no basic environmental policy.
- How it uses materials and handles waste3/10No active waste reduction, reuse or repair shown.
- Its effect on water4/10No measured water footprint with reduction targets.
- Its climate targets1/10No emissions reduction targets.
- How openly it reports4/10No dedicated sustainability role, board oversight or public report.
- Its record on controversies1/10Points deducted for controversies or its business model. The finding is under question 10.
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How is Saudi Aramco's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleWhat evidence is Saudi Aramco's score based on?
23 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
35% of them were published by Saudi Aramco itself; the rest come from independent sources.
Scored on 4 April 2026 under an earlier version of our method. We're re-checking it under the current method.
15 of 23 sources are independent of the company.
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How does Saudi Aramco compare with other oil & gas companies?
Saudi Aramco sits at the bottom of the oil & gas pack.
Among the 18 major oil & gas brands we've scored, Saudi Aramco sits 18th of 18.
Who scores higher in Oil & Gas?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Saudi Aramco.
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