Saudi Aramco buys stake in Hyundai Oilbank for $1.2bn
Hyundai Heavy says it plans to ‘reconsider’ listing its refinery arm after completing the stake sale
Seoul — The biggest shareholder in South Korean oil refiner Hyundai Oilbank said on Monday that state-owned Saudi Aramco had agreed to buy a 17% stake in its oil processing operations for 1.4-trillion won ($1.24bn). Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings said in a regulatory filing that it had signed a sales agreement with Saudi Aramco that included an option for Aramco to buy an additional 2.9% stake in Hyundai Oilbank. The agreement, reached with an Aramco subsidiary, Aramco Overseas, will support the mother company's crude oil placement strategy by providing a dedicated outlet for Arabian crude oil to South Korea, Aramco said.
In late January, Hyundai Heavy said Aramco planned to invest up to $1.6bn for as much as 19.9% of the South Korean refiner to expand its foothold in the country. Aramco bought the stake in the unlisted refiner for 33,000 won per share, which is slightly lower than its initially planned price, reflecting market conditions, said an official at Hyundai Heavy...
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