Who is behind Aramco?
Shows documented founders, leaders, board members, funders and owners.
Not who made decisions, or why.
A connection is not evidence of wrongdoing.
On the record
Sourced links that no one presents as their own account, as recorded so far. Others may exist.
Owners
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Chevron
owns a stake in
30%
Primary record
1
Listed as Socal, Standard Oil Company of California, in the State Department’s glossary to its volume on the energy crisis, 1969–1974.
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ExxonMobil
owns a stake in
30%
Primary record
1
Listed as Esso, Exxon’s name in the State Department’s glossary to its volume on the energy crisis, 1969–1974.
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Mobil
owns a stake in
10%
Primary record
1
As listed in the State Department’s glossary to its volume on the energy crisis, 1969–1974.
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Texaco
owns a stake in
30%
Primary record
1
As listed in the State Department’s glossary to its volume on the energy crisis, 1969–1974.
Proof 1 source
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Abbreviations and Terms (FRUS 1969–1976, vol. XXXVI, Energy Crisis, 1969–1974), U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian.
Primary record
ARAMCO, Arabian-American Oil Company, a subsidiary of Socal (30 percent), Texaco (30 percent), Esso (30 percent), and Mobil (10 percent)
How this answer is built
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