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Saudi Aramco's 33% profit jump shows who wins a war in the Gulf

8/4/2026

Saudi Aramco posted a 33% rise in second-quarter profit, a result driven by the Iran war's squeeze on global oil supply rather than any operational shift at the company.

The conflict pushed fossil fuel prices higher and delivered blowout quarterly earnings to Aramco and the supermajors reporting alongside it.

Its dependence on a conflict the company did not start and cannot control is equally real. What the results reflect The 33% profit jump arrived alongside blowout results from oil supermajors broadly.

The mechanism across the sector was consistent: the Iran war reduced available oil supply, prices rose to reflect that constraint, and revenue followed.

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