Argaam Weekend | From Barrel to Token: A Fifth Person at the Table

From Barrel to Token: A Fifth Person at the Table

30^thOctober 2026

● Every Megawatt-Hour of Saudi AI Has a Price in Oil
● Saudi Arabia’s Transport and Logistics Sector : An Analytical Review and Outlook

Topics of the Week

Every Megawatt-Hour of Saudi AI Has a Price in Oil

At today's oil prices, each megawatt-hour of electricity a Saudi AI data centre uses at the official cloud-computing rate earns less than half the value of the oil that could otherwise have been freed for export.

Saudi Arabia’s Transport and Logistics Sector : An Analytical Review and Outlook

How has the sector evolved? What is driving demand? And how could the market develop by 2030? Saudi Arabia’s transport and logistics sector is undergoing significant transformation, creating opportunities across infrastructure development, local manufacturing, logistics technology, and specialized services.

Two Fleets Competing for the Same Hours: the Economics of Carbon Capture in Saudi Arabia

85% Is the annual share the international financial models assume a gas plant runs so that the carbon capture equipment attached to it recovers its cost, at around $600 million per gigawatt.

The Road to 130 GW: Insights into Challenges in Saudi quest for Renewable Energy

As of July this year, Saudi Arabia has connected approximately 10.213 GW of renewable power sources to its grid, reflecting meaningful progress toward its ambitious Vision 2030 target to diversify the economy and increase the share of renewables in its energy mix.

Financialization of GPUs in Saudi Arabia: The Missing Market at the Heart of the AI Economy

Saudi Arabia could find itself in a rare position to create the financial infrastructure that transforms raw computing power into something markets can trade and investors can own.