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POWERING THE PLANET, EMPOWERING LIVES ...IN SAUDI ARABIAWe have been meeting theenergy needs of the world fornearly three-quarters of a century,but perhaps more importantly,we have been fueling thedevelopment of the Kingdom ofSaudi Arabia for just as long.In our early years, we madesignificant contributions to thehealth and welfare of the Saudipeople by building schools,hospitals and roads. We led theway in eradicating malaria in theEastern Province and assisted inthe growth of grass-roots serviceand manufacturing industries.In recent decades, as both thecompany and the country havebecome more global in outlookand reach, our strategy todevelop the domestic economyhas evolved.Today, our role at home isto leverage the Kingdom’shydrocarbon reserves to benefitits people and expand theeconomy.We have been working toenhance the domestic private28 SAUDI ARAMCO