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title: "Aramco hires solutions by stc for a $372.5m upstream supercomputer"
url: "https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/aramco-solutions-by-stc-supercomputer-2026"
language: "en"
event_date: "2026-05-06"
published: "2026-10-03"
last_verified: "2026-10-03"
category: "Data Centers"
publisher: "Cicada (cicadaconsultancy.online)"
license: "CC BY 4.0"
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# Aramco hires solutions by stc for a $372.5m upstream supercomputer

- Event date: 6 May 2026 (2026-05-06)
- Topic: Data Centers
- In this story: Aramco, stc, solutions by stc
- URL: https://cicadaconsultancy.online/en/news/aramco-solutions-by-stc-supercomputer-2026

Aramco and solutions by stc agreed to deploy a next-generation high-performance supercomputer for Aramco's upstream operations, in a contract worth $372.5 million (SAR 1.4 billion). Aramco says the system will deliver seven times the compute capacity of its current upstream computing infrastructure and is planned for delivery in early 2027. It will be used for seismic data processing and reservoir modeling, to improve exploration efficiency and recovery rates from existing Saudi fields. Abdul Hameed Al-Dughaither, Aramco's executive vice president of EXPEC and drilling, said the project is aimed at unlocking new reserves and optimizing recovery.

## Key figures

- contract value: $372.5 m
- compute vs current upstream systems (times): 7

## Sources

1. [Aramco and solutions by stc collaborate to deploy next-generation supercomputer, powering Upstream digital excellence](https://www.aramco.com/en/news-media/news/2026/aramco-and-solutions-by-stc-collaborate-to-deploy-next-generation-supercomputer) — Aramco, 2026-05-06

Archive report. Written in 2026 from contemporary sources and dated to the day the event happened.

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