Sweden cancelled a defence cooperation accord with Saudi Arabia last week over rights concerns.
Saudi oil adviser Ibrahim al-Muhanna said he was optimistic about crude oil demand growth, and expected future supply to be “healthy”.
The embassy had warned last week that Western oil workers in Saudi Arabia may be the target of militant attacks in the coming days.
In a bourse filing, the company said repairing the fault was expected to be completed within 10 days.
The message from the US did not identify the militants or the group they belong to.
The cash replaces an existing $4 billion five-year loan due to mature later this year which Aramco uses as a back-up facility.
The mysterious twitter user, who uses the handle @Mujtahidd, said he wants to expose corruption, injustice and hypocrisy.
Saudi Arabia said that the move was prompted by remarks by Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom about the Kingdom’s regard for human rights.
Shuwaish al-Duwaihi has been replaced by Essam bin Saeed as minister of state and member of the cabinet.
Takween in December agreed to buy the packaging unit of the region’s largest food firm Savola Group for SAR910 million.
The Riyadh-based firm currently manages about $8 billion in assets, largely in equities-related areas.
Saudi Arabia, the main regional rival of Shi’ite Iran, fears Tehran’s growing influence in Iraq, whose government is Shi’ite-led.
The decision came after Saudi Arabia blocked a speech by Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom at a meeting of the Arab League in Cairo.
In his first major public speech, the king vowed to create more private sector jobs and deal with all security challenges.
Analysts say the Swedish government’s change of tack in foreign policy could jeopardise billions of dollars in sales, particularly for defence-related companies
Average salaries in Saudi Arabia rose seven per cent to reach $12,978.3 per month in the Gulf Business 2015 Salary Survey.
Abanmai has previously served in several executive posts at SABIC and its affiliates, a bourse filing said.
Safco will raise its capital from SAR3.33 billion to SAR4.16 billion ($888 million-$1.11 billion), according to a filing on the bourse website.
Aramco executive said that the $1 trillion figure included projects that might merely be delayed, not just those that could be cancelled outright.
The move comes after Sweden’s foreign minister criticised Saudi Arabia’s decision to punish blogger Raif Badawi.
Aramco deployed 210 oil and gas rigs in 2014, an exceptionally busy year, company sources had said.
The builder announced it November it planned a SAR500 million rights issue to help expand its business.
Saudi contractor Mohammed Al Mojil Group has not traded on the Saudi bourse since July 2012.
Prince Alwaleed has previously made investments in technology brands including Twitter and Chinese e-commerce firm JD.com.
The Kingdom overtook India to become the world’s biggest weapons importer in 2014, research company IHS said.
A statement said the Kingdom’s constitution ensured the protection of human rights because it was based on Islamic Sharia law.
King Salman is trying to reinforce the need for unity in the Arab region and find a way to work around disagreements over the Muslim Brotherhood.
Saudi Arabia recently announced a new round of bonuses for government employees, a direction that experts believe is opposite to what it should be doing in this time of cheap oil.
King Salman is clearly laying the ground for a generational shift in how Riyadh develops its energy and economic strategies.
Wealthy individuals in the three GCC nations especially spend on imported luxury goods and premium travel, finds new report.