The 1979 annual review of the Arabian American Oil Company (Aramco), published in English only. The report includes a signed introduction by Ahmed Zaki Yamani, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, linking Aramco's assets and workforce to Saudi Arabia's national economy and the Government's Second Five Year Plan. A distinctive feature of this edition is the inclusion of children's artwork: over 1,000 drawings submitted by Saudi boys and girls aged 5–14 from across the Kingdom in response to a nationwide art competition, depicting their impressions of the oil industry and traditional life. Key operational highlights include: record crude oil production averaging 9,251,079 barrels per day — the largest annual production in Company history — with total annual output of 3,376,643,747 barrels, representing approximately 19 percent of free world production; natural gas liquids (NGL) production reaching a new high of 110.7 million barrels, up 21.6 percent over 1978; discovery of five new oil fields (Dhib, Faridah, Hamur, Jawb, and Samin); proved oil reserves of 113.4 billion barrels and probable reserves of 177.9 billion barrels; proved gas reserves of 65,861 billion standard cubic feet; construction of gas processing facilities at Shedqum and Juʿaymah nearing completion; the Saudi Consolidated Electric Company (SCECO) in the Eastern Province increasing generation capacity by 37 percent to nearly 1,900 megawatts; and workforce growing 25 percent to over 38,000 from 45 countries, with Saudi Arabs holding 46 percent of supervisory positions.