integrated, global petroleum enterprise and a world leader in exploration and producing, refining, distribution, shipping and marketing. The company manages the largest proven reserves of conventional crude oil, 259.9 billion barrels, and manages the fourth-largest gas reserves in the world, 263 trillion cubic feet. In addition to its headquarters in Dhahran, Saudi Aramco, through its affiliates, has equity ventures and subsidiary offices in China, Japan, the Netherlands, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the United States. Saudi Aramco also refines and distributes oil products throughout the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to meet domestic daily energy demands, according to a report carried by Saudi Aramco's web-site.