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Saudis now fully own America’s biggest oil refinery
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Saudi Aramco has become a 100-percent owner of Port Arthur, an oil refinery in Texas. Port Arthur has a capacity of 600,000 barrels per day, making it the biggest in North America.
The kingdom’s national oil company previously owned 50 percent in the refinery before acquiring the full stake from Royal Dutch Shell on Monday. Complicated relations between the companies forced them to separate their assets. On Monday, Shell announced the divorce was complete.
Saudis also acquired 24 distribution terminals, Aramco said in a statement. The Saudi firm also got the exclusive right to sell Shell-branded gasoline and diesel in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Washington DC, the eastern half of Texas, and the majority of Florida.
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The Gulf Coast refinery agreement was signed less than two months after US President Donald Trump met with Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House.
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“This meeting is considered a historical turning point in relations between both countries and which had passed through a period of divergence of views on many issues,” a senior adviser to Prince Mohammed said in a statement in March.
In November 2016, then-President-elect Donald Trump warned he could halt imports from Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries if they do not send ground troops to fight Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL).
In April, several members of Congress wrote a letter to US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, expressing concern that Russia’s largest oil company, Rosneft, could take control of Texas-based oil company Citgo.
The takeover “could pose a grave threat to American energy security, impact the flow and price of gasoline for American consumers, and expose critical US infrastructure to national security threats,” they wrote.
Nearly 50 percent of the Houston-based corporation’s shares, which belong to Venezuela, were offered last year as collateral when Venezuela’s state-run oil company PDVSA obtained a $1.5 billion loan from Russia’s Rosneft.
Drama in the Saudi Kingdom: King appoints son as heir to the throne
Saudi King Salman has ousted the heir to his throne, Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, and appointed his son Muhammad bin Salman as crown prince in his stead. The appointment was approved by the allegiance council with a majority of 31 votes out of 34.
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Saudi king ousts heir to the thrown Photo Credit: Reuters/ Channel 2 News
Saudi Arabia's King Salman, 81, has named his son, Prince Mohammed bin Salman, first in line to the throne. The appointment was approved by Saudi Arabia's allegiance council with a majority of 31 votes out of 34 members just after midnight on Wednesday.
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will be replacing Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, the king's nephew, who was in place to inherit the thrown and who has now been stripped of his influential position as interior minister.
Crown Prince bin Salman meets with US President Trump Photo Credit: Reuters/ Channel 2 News
Bin Salman will serve as deputy prime minister while continuing to function as defense minister and head of the economic council. The Saudi allegiance council will officially appoint the prince as heir to the throne in a ceremony this evening (Wednesday) in Mecca.
The surprising announcement came after two and a half years of significant changes in the kingdom that began with the war launched by Saudi Arabia in Yemen, the cut in oil subsidies and the privatization of the national oil company Aramco. Primarily due to his father's efforts to bolster his political authority, 31-year-old bin Salman was central to the country's recent developments: He was responsible for managing the war in Yemen, he spearheaded the privatization of Aramco and initiated new energy policies for the kingdom.
Slowly but surely, under his father's regime bin Salman has become the most powerful figure in the kingdom. Though sources in the kingdom have long estimated that bin Salman would rise in power, the sudden upheaval came as a surprise to many in the Saudi establishment.
Analysis: Who is Mohammad bin Salman and why is his appointment so significant?
Becca Noy explains why King Salman’s decision to name his 31-year-old son his heir is making so much noise throughout the world. Among other things, she states that Mohammad bin Salman is considerably younger than any other heir in history and thus has the potential to rule and shape the Kingdom for decades.
Jun 21, 2017, 3:00PM Becca Noy
Mohammad bin Salman Photo Credit: EPA
Breaking news came out of Saudi Arabia this morning, making headlines in all news outlets around the world. In an unprecedented, but somewhat expected by experts, move, King Salman ousted Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, stripping him of his influential position as interior minister. In his place, the frail king named his son, Mohammad bin Salman.
This development is seen as groundbreaking in the Saudi ruling family dynamic for several reasons. But, first, who is Mohammad bin Salman?
Prior to his father’s ascent to the throne, Mohammad bin Salman was not well known in Saudi Arabia and abroad. He received his bachelor’s degree in law from King Saud University. Eventually, he became a personal aide to his father and began working within the Saudi family business of leading the country.
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Since 2015, he has been Saudi Arabia’s defense minister, a position he will keep even after being named crown prince and deputy prime minister. He is the youngest defense minister in the world, an appointment that took many by surprise. In this position, he has made international headlines for several reasons such as the decision to launch Operation Decisive Storm, Saudi Arabia’s intervention in the bloody crisis in Yemen, which has been the center of international criticism since its beginning.
In addition, he is the architect and voice behind the country’s Vision 2030 plan, which includes social and economic reforms that aim to reshape the Kingdom's economy and become less dependent on oil revenue. His plan is to drastically diversify the economy by such initiatives as increasing tourism (including non-Muslim tourism) and establishing a major Saudi Arabian arms industry. In light of his rapid rise in power since his father’s ascension to the throne, foreign diplomats have nicknamed him “Mr. Everything.”
When King Salman dies, his son will take the throne
Founder of modern-day Saudi Arabia King Abdul Aziz Al Saud, commonly known as Ibn Saud, ruled the Kingdom from 1932 until his death in 1953. He proclaimed that his successor, and the successors after him, would be his sons. Therefore, the rule of power has gone from brother to brother since 1964, when King Saud, Ibn Saud’s eldest son, was deposed by his half-brother.
The appointment of Mohammad bin Salman as crown prince, just like the appointment of Muhammad bin Nayef Salman as crown prince, demonstrates the move to the third generation of Ibn Saud. However, the recent appointment could potentially signal a change in the succession dynamic within the House of Saud as the transfer of power will suddenly go from father to son for the first time since 1953.
Mohammad bin Salman is young
As opposed to 57-year-old Muhammad bin Nayef Salman, Mohammad bin Salman is only 31. When he is eventually crowned king, he will most likely rule the country for a considerable number of years. Previously, the longest ruling leader Saudi Arabia has known was King Fahd, who ruled for 23 years. However, King Fahd’s health deteriorated in 1995, less than a decade after he ascended the throne, when he suffered a serious stroke. Due to his poor health, Crown Prince Abdullah assumed many of the ruling responsibilities even prior to ascending the throne prior to 2005.
If he ends up ruling for several decades, Mohammad bin Salman will certainly significantly shape the face of the Kingdom. As defense minister and the brains behind the 2030 Vision initiative, he has already implemented unprecedented policies, made changes and proposed serious reforms.
King Salman and Mohammad bin Nayef Photo Credit: EPA
He’s popular with young Saudis but a controversial figure within the Saudi ruling family
Mohammad bin Salman is highly praised by young Saudis, who are used to elder rulers. The 31-year-old is seen as a new hope by the Saudi young people as many think that he can bring effective changes to Saudi society. Moreover, when Mohammad bin Salman takes the throne, his Vision 2030 plan, which is very popular among the young Saudis, will gain even more momentum.
However, his popularity within the Saudi ruling family is a different story. He has come under fire from other members of the family before due to his controversial reforms and military operations. In 2015, shortly after his father’s rise to leadership, a senior member of the family called for a coup in order to replace King Salman. This family member called for this action in two letters that he posted online. The letters were read by millions of people within the Kingdom.
Every family, especially if it is as large and complex as the Saudi royal family, has and is expected to have its share of problems. However, this was the first time that a Saudi royal family member ever decided to air the dirty laundry in public.
At the heart of his letters was the claim that King Salman is too weak to rule and the one who is really ruling the country is none other than Mohammad bin Salman. The senior family member said that his views are shared by other members of the royal family.
However, nothing publicly came of this scandal and today, Saudi state media is reporting unanimity within the ruling family in support of King Salman’s royal decree.
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Saudi-Arabiaan toimitettujen taisteluajoneuvojen käyttöä aiotaan selvittää Kanadan hallituksen toimesta, kertoo sanomalehti The Globe and Mail. Syynä ovat sosiaalisessa mediassa liikkuneet videot, joissa toimitettuja ajoneuvoja käytetään saudisiviilejä vastaan.
Kanada on toimittanut Saudi-Arabiaan taisteluajoneuvoja.
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Kanada teki vuonna 2014 yli kymmenen miljardin euron arvoisen asekaupan 900 taisteluajoneuvon toimittamiseksi Saudi-Arabian sisäistä turvallisuutta valvovalle kansalliskaartille, mikä on herättänyt paljon keskustelua aiemminkin.
Pääministeri Justin Trudeaun hallitus on kuitenkin antanut toimitusten jatkua kritiikistä huolimatta. Perusteena on ollut arvio, ettei ajoneuvoja käytettäisi siviilejä vaan terroristien muodostamaan uhkaa vastaan.
Videolla näkyvät ajoneuvot on tunnistettu usean asiantuntijan toimesta Kanadassa valmistettaviksi Terradyne Gurkha -partiointiajoneuvoiksi, eivätkä ne ole samoja, kuin General Dynamicsin valmistamat miljardisopimuksen taisteluajoneuvot. Kanadan ulkoministeri on kertonut olevansa hyvin huolissaan ja aloittavansa selvityksen asiasta.
"Jos selviää, että kanadalaisia vientituotteita on käytetty vakavissa ihmisoikeusrikkomuksissa, ministeri tulee toimimaan", kerrotaan maan ulkoministeriöstä.
Yhdysvallat aikoo tehdä 15 miljardin ohjuskaupat Saudi-Arabian kanssa
THAAD-ohjusjärjestelmän kauppa vaatii vielä kongressin hyväksynnän.
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Yhdysvallat aikoo myydä Saudi-Arabialle THAAD-ohjusjärjestelmän, jonka hinnan arvioidaan nousevan noin 15 miljardiin dollariin. Ulkoministeriön mukaan kauppa edistää Yhdysvaltojen ulkopoliittisia etuja. Kaupan uskotaan vahvistavan myös Saudi-Arabian ja Persianlahden alueen turvallisuutta Iranin kaltaisten uhkien varalta..
Kauppa edellyttää vielä kongressin hyväksyntää.
Saudi-Arabialla on kysyntää 44 THAAD-ohjusjärjestelmälle sekä palon valvonta-asemille ja tutkille.
Sama järjestelmä on myyty myös Qatarille ja Arabiemiraateille.
THAAD-ohjusjärjestelmää rakennetaan parhaillaan myös Etelä-Koreaan Kiinan kiivaista vastalauseista huolimatta. Järjestelmä on tarkoitettu puolustamaan Etelä-Koreaa Pohjois-Korean hyökkäyksiä vastaan. Sillä on mahdollista torjua ohjushyökkäyksiä joko ilmakehässä tai sen ulkopuolella.
Yhdysvallat testasi järjestelmää onnistuneesti heinäkuussa. Järjestelmän toimittavat Lockheed Martin ja Raytheon.
Lähteet: AFP, Reuters, STT
