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AAS will allocate the remaining amount, representing 25% of the JV’s registered capital. (AFP)
  • Sinopec and its unit shall contribute $990 million and $1.98 billion in cash, respectively.
  • AAS will allocate the remaining amount, representing 25 percent of the JV’s registered capital.

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Aramco’s Singapore-based unit, Aramco Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. (AAS), has signed an agreement with China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (Sinopec) and its unit Fujian Petroleum Chemical Company Ltd. (FPCL) to establish a joint venture (JV) company with a registered capital of $3.95 billion, according to Argaam.

Quoting reports, Argaam said that Sinopec and its unit shall contribute $990 million and $1.98 billion in cash, respectively. AAS will allocate the remaining amount, representing 25 percent of the JV’s registered capital.

The JV, named Fujian Sinopec Aramco Refining & Petrochemical Co., will engage in port operation, crude oil transportation, and other activities at the refinery and petrochemical complex in Gulei Port Economic Development Zone, located in Fujian Province’s Zhangzhou, China.

According to Argaam, in November 2024, Saudi Aramco, Sinopec, and FPCL broke ground on a new integrated refining and petrochemical complex in Gulei, Fujian Province, China.