Frank Jungers, former President, Chairman and CEO of the petroleum giant Aramco, tells the inside story of his three decades in Saudi Arabia (1947-1978) with the world’s largest oil producing company.
A North Dakota farm boy Jungers rose to the top of one of the most important hydrocarbon enterprises ever, a company that eventually found itself responsible for nearly one-quarter of the world’s oil resources. He writes of his face-to-face encounters with King Faisal and other Saudi leaders, and his role in steering the company through major international crises that included the 1973 Arab-Israeli war, the dramatic oil price increases of the 1970s, the Arab oil embargo and the OPEC hostage incident of 1975.
About the Author
A key figure in Aramco’s history, Frank Jungers witnessed and eventually oversaw momentous growth during his three decades with the company. Born in North Dakota, he earned a mechanical engineering degree at the University of Washington and joined Aramco in 1947. Jungers became President of Aramco in 1971 and was Chairman of the Board and CEO from 1973 to 1978. He initiated the construction of the Saudi Master Gas System, the consolidation of eastern Saudi Arabia’s electric power grid and the Saudization of the company workforce while at all times representing the best interest of his American shareholders. He worked closely with King Faisal during the Arab oil embargo and the oil price hikes of the 1970s. Since retirement in Oregon Jungers has been active with companies in the areas of hydrocarbons and energy, traveled to 200 countries with his wife Julie, an accomplished photographer; and revisited virtually all Arab Middle East countries, especially Saudi Arabia which he considers his second home. Jungers is active in philanthropy particularly with higher education, medical research and The Nature Conservancy. A former trustee of the American University of Cairo for 20 years, Jungers is especially involved with Oregon Health Sciences University, University of Washington, Central Oregon Community College and Bethlehem University in Palestine.
About the Publisher
Medina Publishing Ltd is a young independent publishing company with a broad range of titles for children and adults. Our mission is to educate and entertain, to foster cultural understanding (particularly between the West and the Islamic world) and to encourage respect for our planet and all its inhabitants.
Specialising in high quality books on Arab and Islamic affairs and culture for adults and children, as well as equestrian titles, our list has recently branched out to include memoirs, travelogue, fiction, conservation, cli-fi, and animal and human welfare. Under our imprint, Barzipan, we release romance and humour. We have recently acquired the prestigious publishing house, Arabian Publishing, whose titles include memoirs, politics and history from around the Arabian Gulf.
