Saudi Aramco signs 12 agreements with South Korean partners worth billions of dollars

Saudi Aramco signs 12 agreements with South Korean partners worth billions of dollars

Saudi Aramco and its affiliates

signed 12 agreements with major South Korean companies to reinforce relationships with South Korea, expand international operations,

and support the region’s energy security with the expansion of Arabian crude oil supply to Asian markets.

Commenting on the agreements,

Saudi Aramco President and CEO,

Amin H. Nasser, said:

Only a few decades ago, Korean companies played a vital role in Saudi Aramco’s upstream offshore growth development.

Since then, they have moved into other sectors matching Saudi Aramco’s diversification strategy.

Today’s agreements

mark a new era of cooperation with our Korean partners who will play an increasingly important role in our strategy to capitalize on new initiatives

The agreements are part of Saudi Aramco’s long-term downstream growth and diversification strategy, which were signed with the following South Korean companies:

Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI)

Hyundai Oilbank

The Hyundai Motor Group

Korea National Oil Corporation 

Hyosung

GS Holdings

Daelim Industrial

Saudi Aramco

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