The national oil and gas company is said to be in negotiations with global and local banks for the credit, to replace an undrawn $4-billion loan.
Saudi Aramco has been expanding into refining and petrochemicals as it strives to increase ties with Asia, having acquired a $2-billion share in South Korean oil refiner S-Oil Corp in 2014. The company is also in talks to raise $8 billion to fund the expansion of Rabigh Refining & Petrochemicals, its joint venture with Japan’s Sumitomo Chemical.
Consolidations and acquisitions are expected to increase further in the global energy industry, after jumping by 68 percent to $35 billion in 2014, with the plunge in oil prices pushing down companies’ profits and leading to cuts in exploration spending.
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