沙特阿美下游业务总裁穆罕默德·卡塔尼：沙特阿美将与山东省共同保持强劲发展势头，憧憬光明未来

尊敬的郝明金副委员长、尊敬的林武书记，诸位阁下，各位来宾、女士们、先生们，早上好，

在此，我谨对商务部和山东省政府表示衷心的感谢，感谢你们盛情邀请我参加这一盛事。

很高兴再次来到山东，这里不仅是中国未来的能源发展重镇，也是沙特阿美的重要市场。

我们坚信，双方互相尊重，谱写了友好交往与互利合作的新篇章。

沙特阿美今年与中国合作伙伴签署了价值高达80亿美元的合约、扎根中国多个省份不断发展壮大、中国企业相继赴沙投资——这些都是中沙长期合作机制发展历程中的重要里程碑。

女士们，先生们，我相信我们的合作才刚刚起步。

因为当前合作充满希望，前景十分光明，尤其是在山东。

作为中国最大的炼油和化工中心之一，沙特阿美不仅仅看重当下，更着眼于山东美好的未来。

双方都制定了雄心勃勃、深思熟虑的战略发展规划。

这些规划既要满足当前的能源需求，又要引领全球能源转型，重点关注能源的可负担性、可靠性以及清洁性。

虽然短期投资和波动性仍然是当今能源世界的显著特征，但我们仍然专注于大胆而理性的长期能源战略与投资。

我们认识到必须采取多速度、多来源和多维度方法的投资——不仅是能源和流动性转型，还有材料转型。

这就是为什么我们继续提供驱动世界发展所需能源的原因，并生产构筑未来的原材料。

因为我们看到，石化产品在转型和未来成功中发挥着至关重要的作用，不仅对沙特阿美如此，对山东这样的重要战略合作伙伴也是如此。

就在上个月，沙特阿美重组了下游职能，将重点放在石油化工业务上，巩固了SABIC作为公司化工业务引擎的地位。

与沙特阿美一样，SABIC团队也看到了亚洲令人难以置信的增长潜力，尤其是在中国和山东。

简而言之，中国是沙特阿美在下游业务和石油化工领域取得长期成功的基石。

我们继续扩大在中国的业务，在全国各地设立了五个办公地点，沙特人和中国人在岗位上并肩工作，相互学习、分享知识、增进联系。

2021年底，沙特阿美在山东设立了第一个办事处。我们与合作伙伴一起，进行海上采油平台结构的设计、采购和制造。

我们还对省内包括裕龙项目在内的大型炼油化工一体化项目兴趣浓厚。

根据沙特2030年愿景和中国的“一带一路”倡议，在物流、采购、供应链和其他形式的投资方面进一步合作的机会是无限的。

女士们、先生们，我有信心双方将继续保持长期合作共赢，谱写合作发展新篇章。

在这一新篇章中，我们携手共建互信互利、全面合作的伙伴关系。

凭借沙特阿美在能源行业多年积累的成功经验，以及山东省的智慧、专长和资源，我们将共同保持强劲发展势头，憧憬光明未来。

谢谢。

Vice Chairman HAO, Party Secretary LIN, Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, zao shang hao and good morning.

I would like to express my gratitude to the Ministry of Commerce and the Shandong Provincial Government for their warmth and hospitality.

It is a pleasure to be here in Shandong Province, which is not only a key focal point of China’s energy future, but Aramco’s as well.

We believe the mutual respect, partnership and collaboration between our two nations have never been stronger.

From over 8 billion dollars of cooperation agreements inked this year, to Aramco’s growing presence taking root across multiple provinces in China, to Chinese partners investing in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – these are truly landmark moments in a long and successful story of Chinese and Saudi Arabian cooperation.

But ladies and gentlemen, I believe we are only in the early chapters of a much bigger story.

Because while the present day is promising, the future is even brighter - especially here in Shandong.

As one of China’s largest refining and chemical centers, Aramco values Shandong not only for its strength today, but for the province’s promising outlook in the future as well.

Both of us have ambitious, thoughtful, and strategic growth plans.

Plans that meet today’s energy needs, while also navigating the global energy transition, with a focus on affordability, reliability, and access to lower carbon energy for all.

And while short-term investment and volatility remain prominent features of the energy world today, we at Aramco remain focused on bold, yet rational, long-term energy strategies and investments.

Investments that recognize the multi-speed, multi-source and multi-dimensional approach we must take – not only to the energy and mobility transitions, but to the materials transition as well.

That’s why we continue to provide the energy needed to move the world and to produce the materials that can build our future as well.

We see petrochemicals playing a vital role in all three transitions and the future success for Aramco, as well as key strategic partners like Shandong Province.

Just last month, Aramco restructured our Downstream organization to put a heightened focus on our liquids-to-chemicals business, consolidating SABIC’s role as the chemicals arm of our company.

Like Aramco as a whole, our SABIC team sees incredible growth potential in Asia, particularly here in China and Shandong.

Simply put, China is the bedrock of Aramco’s long-term downstream and liquids-to-chemicals success.

We continue to expand our presence in China with five offices throughout the country, and with Saudis and Chinese nationals working side-by-side to learn from each other, share knowledge, and strengthen relationships.

In late 2021, we opened our first office in Shandong, which is working on the engineering, procurement and fabrication of key structures for our offshore fields with major partners.

We also have a keen interest in large-scale, integrated petrochemical projects here in the province, including the Yulong Project.

And in alignment with Saudi Vision 2030 and China’s Belt and Road Initiative, the opportunities for further partnerships in logistics, procurement, supply chain, and other forms of investment are endless.

Ladies and gentlemen, I have the utmost confidence that we will continue writing a much bigger and more successful story together.

One telling a tale of solid partnerships, collaboration, and trust.

With Aramco’s decades of success in the energy industry and Shandong Province’s wisdom, expertise, and resources, we envision a robust, strong, and prosperous future together.

Thank you all. Xie-xie.