Saudi Aramco's Southern Area Oil Operations (SAOO) organization is one of the company's critical areas of operations. It contains some of the largest oil production and processing facilities in the world. SAOO has embarked some time ago on its journey of sustainability by setting an ambitious plan to reduce consumption of resources and minimize impact on the environment, all while sustaining capability and readiness to meet current and future demands. This paper sheds light on SAOO's continuing journey of sustainability and discusses implemented and planned activities that make sure the journey continues.

Keywords:
natural resource, Upstream Oil & Gas, compliance, Saudi Arabia government, wetland, southern area oil operation, saoo, society of petroleum engineers, procedure, environmental protection policy
Subjects:
Environment
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