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On June 14, Aramco completed its acquisition of a majority stake in petrochemical giant Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) on the Saudi stock market for a total of $69.
1 billion, buying more than 2 billion shares of the company
.
Saudi Aramco signed an agreement in March 2019 to buy a 70 percent stake in SABIC from the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund at a price equivalent to $69.
1 billion in Saudi riyals at the time
.
The acquisition is part of Saudi Aramco's preparations to go public
.
Earlier, there were media reports that Saudi Aramco may delay the acquisition due to the slump in oil prices caused by the epidemic
.
SABIC is one of the world's top petrochemical companies
.
SABIC's revenue in 2019 was 139.
7 billion Saudi riyals (about 37.
2 billion US dollars), compared with 169.
1 billion Saudi riyals in 2018
.
Saudi Aramco is one of the world's largest producers of crude oil and condensate
.
Given the current market conditions and recent volatility in commodity prices, Saudi Aramco recently lowered its capital expenditures for 2020 and expects full-year capital expenditures to be between $25 billion and $30 billion
.