Wall Street Journal | Saudi Aramco, a Wellspring of Oil, Wants to Become a Fount of Ideas Wall Street Journal The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted Saudi Arabian Oil Co., better known as Aramco, 230 patents last year, four times as many as in 2013 when it racked up just 57. That placed Aramco third among oil-and-gas exploration and production companies ... Aramco has lost unlimited access to Saudi Arabia's oil reserves — and it hints that its record-breaking IPO is not ... Aramco To Lose 'Forever-Right' To Saudi Oil Resources Saudi Arabia Grants Aramco 40-Year Oil Concession |