沙特阿美正洽谈购买沙比克战略股权

中国石化新闻网讯 据路透社迪拜7月19日消息，沙特阿拉伯国家石油公司（沙特阿美）表示，公司正寻求收购沙特石化公司沙特基础工业公司（沙比克）的战略股权，此举可能会在计划中的首次公开发行（IPO）之前，提振这家国有石油巨头的市场估值。

沙特阿美公司在一份声明中称，公司正在与沙特公共投资基金（PIF）进行“非常早期的讨论”，通过私人交易获得沙比克的股份。沙特阿美表示，公司不打算收购任何公开持有的股票。

沙特阿拉伯最大的主权财富基金PIF持有全球第四大石化公司沙比克的70%股份。它的市值为3852亿沙特里亚尔（1030亿美元）。

路透社周三引用两名知情人士的话报道称，沙特阿美已邀请各银行在可能收购沙比克的战略股权时，向其提供咨询服务。

庞晓华摘译自 路透社

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Saudi Aramco in talks to buy stake in world's no. 4 chemical firm

Saudi Aramco said It is looking to buy a strategic stake in Saudi petrochemical maker SABIC, a move that could boost the state oil giant's market valuation ahead of a planned initial public offering.

Aramco said in a statement that it was in "very early-stage discussions" with the kingdom's Public Investment Fund (PIF) to acquire the stake in SABIC via a private transaction. It has no plans to acquire any publicly held shares, it said.

Riyadh-listed SABIC, the world's fourth-biggest petrochemicals company, is 70 percent owned by the PIF, Saudi Arabia's top sovereign wealth fund. It has a market capitalization of 385.2 billion Saudi riyals ($103 billion).

Reuters reported on Wednesday that Saudi Aramco had invited banks to pitch for an advisory role on the potential acquisition of a strategic stake in Saudi Basic Industries Corp (SABIC), citing two sources with direct knowledge of the matter.