沙特阿美，全世界最能赚钱的公司要上市了
<p><span word="Pop">Pop</span> <span word="quiz">quiz</span>: <span word="What">What</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="profitable">profitable</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>? <span word="Apple">Apple</span>? <span word="Google">Google</span>?</p><p>小测验：世界上最赚钱的公司是什么公司？是苹果？还是谷歌？</p><p><span word="Nope">Nope</span>. <span word="Those">Those</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="close">close</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Saudi">Saudi</span> <span word="Arabia">Arabia</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="company">company</span>, <span word="Aramco">Aramco</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 2018, <span word="Saudi">Saudi</span> <span word="Aramco">Aramco</span> <span word="made">made</span> $111 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="profit">profit</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="second">second</span>-<span word="most">most</span> <span word="profitable">profitable</span> <span word="company">company</span>, <span word="Apple">Apple</span>, <span word="made">made</span> $60 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p>都不是，这两家公司都差远了。最赚钱的公司是沙特阿拉伯的国家石油公司——沙特阿美石油公司。2018年沙特阿美纯利润为1110亿美元，同年第二大盈利公司苹果公司的利润为600亿美元。</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="November">November</span> 3, <span word="Aramco">Aramco</span> <span word="officially">officially</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span>’<span word="s">s</span> 86-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="history">history</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="November">November</span> 17, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="giant">giant</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="valued">valued</span> <span word="at">at</span> $1.7 <span word="trillion">trillion</span>. <span word="Energy">Energy</span> <span word="historian">historian</span> <span word="Ellen">Ellen</span> <span word="R">R</span>. <span word="Wald">Wald</span> <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="Today">Today</span>, <span word="Explained">Explained</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="Aramco">Aramco</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="initial">initial</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="offering">offering</span> (<span word="IPO">IPO</span>) <span word="is">is</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>.</p><p>11月3日，成立86年的阿美公司首次正式宣布上市计划。11月17日这家石油巨头公司宣布估值为1.7万亿美元。能源历史学家<span word="Ellen">Ellen</span> <span word="R">R</span>. <span word="Wald">Wald</span>作客播客《<span word="Today">Today</span>, <span word="Explained">Explained</span>》解释了为什么阿美公司上市如此重要。</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="profitable">profitable</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="says">says</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="IPO">IPO</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="records">records</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="everyday">everyday</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="use">use</span> — <span word="from">from</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="fueling">fueling</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> — <span word="touches">touches</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="company">company</span>.</p>
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