The initial public offering (IPO) of shares in Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco), which Saudi officials claim is worth $2 trillion, is now in the plans for 2018. Proceeds from the possible listing would go to diversify the Saudi economy away from oil. But as 2017 begins, with oil prices in the US$50s compared to $30s in January last year, Saudi officials may not see Aramco’s share sale as urgent as they did in early 2016 when they announced the plans for an IPO.