Saudi Arabian Oil Co. is engages in the production, transportation, and sale of energy and chemicals. It also offers prospecting, exploring, drilling, extracting, processing, manufacturing, refining and marketing hydrocarbon substances. The company operates through the following segments: Upstream, Downstream, and Corporate. The Upstream segment consists of exploring for, developing and producing crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids exploration, field development and production. The Downstream segment includes refining and petrochemical manufacturing, supply and trading, distribution and power generation, logistics, and marketing of crude oil and related services to international and domestic customers. The Corporate segment refers supporting services including human resources, finance and IT not allocated to Upstream and Downstream. Saudi Arabian Oil was founded on May 29, 1933 and is headquartered in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.