沙特阿美欲以16亿美元收购现代炼油19.9%的股份

中国石化新闻网讯 据普氏能源资讯1月28日新加坡报道，沙特阿美公司计划以16亿美元的价格从其母公司现代重工控股有限公司手中收购现代炼油公司19.9％的股份，此举可能使中东主要原油生产商在亚洲主要石油消费国之一中占据强势地位。

现代重工表示，该公司目前正在与沙特阿美公司就出售其在现代炼油公司的股权进行谈判，该交易将在董事会批准后完成，董事会会议将于近期举行。

现代重工在周一的一份声明中表示，阿美公司计划以不超过1.8万亿韩元（16亿美元）的价格收购现代重工19.9％的炼油厂股份。

沙特阿美决定投资韩国一年前，该中东公司决定投资亚洲最大的两个炼油项目——马来西亚和印度——这是对亚洲的战略推动，这将确保中东生产商在未来几年内拥有巨大的原油出口，因为石油面临来自替代能源的日益激烈的竞争。

2018年，沙特阿拉伯是韩国最大的原油供应国，亚洲第四大石油消费国进口量为31317万桶。

“通过这笔交易，现代重工将加强与沙特阿美的合作，”一位公司官员说。

"沙特阿美收购现代炼油公司部分股份的计划，可以被视为沙特为确保其在韩国市场份额而采取的行动，韩国是亚洲主要需求中心之一，"一名驻首尔的高级炼油厂消息人士表示。

李方征 编译自 普氏能源资讯

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Saudi Aramco plans to buy up to 19.9% stake in Hyundai Oilbank for $1.6 bil

Saudi Aramco plans to buy up to 19.9% stake in Hyundai Oilbank from its parent company Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings Co. for $1.6 billion, a move that could give the major Middle Eastern crude producer a strong foothold in one of Asia's leading oil consumers.

Hyundai Heavy Industries said the company is currently in talks with Saudi Aramco over the sale of its stake in Hyundai Oilbank, and the deal will be finalized following the approval from its board of directors whose meeting will be held soon.

Aramco is planning to buy Hyundai Heavy's 19.9% stake in the refiner for no more than 1.8 trillion won ($1.6 billion), Hyundai Heavy Industries said in a statement Monday.

Saudi Aramco's move to invest in South Korea comes a year after the Middle Eastern firm decided to invest in two of Asia's biggest refining projects -- in Malaysia and in India -- a strategic push into Asia that will ensure the Middle East producer a huge outlet for its crude in coming years as oil faces increasing competition from alternative energy supplies.

In 2018, Saudi Arabia was the biggest crude supplier to South Korea, with Asia's fourth biggest oil consumer importing 313.17 million barrels.

"With the deal, Hyundai Heavy will boost its partnership with Aramco," a company official said.

"Aramco's plan to buy a stake in Hyundai Oilbank can be seen as Saudi Arabia's move to secure its market share in South Korea, one of the major demand centers in Asia," a senior refinery source based in Seoul said.