Aramco to buy stake in JV Petro Rabigh from Sumitomo Chem

Aramco to buy stake in JV Petro Rabigh from Sumitomo Chem

FILE PHOTO: Saudi Aramco logo is pictured at the oil facility in Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia October 12, 2019. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo

Saudi Aramco will buy from Japan’s Sumitomo Chemical a 22.5% stake in their petrochemical joint venture Petro Rabigh for $702 million, the companies said on Wednesday, as part of a turnaround plan for the loss-making venture.