Saudi Aramco & Total finalize contracts for Jubail Export Refinery
KHALID A. AL-FALIH, President & CEO Saudi Aramco
On May 6 and May 8, 2008, respectively,the Executive Committee of Total and the Board of Directors of Saudi Aramco decided to launch the project, and on June 22, 2008, a 'Shareholder Agreement' was signed in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, by Saudi Aramco and Total S.A.
Following the signing of the agreement, SATORP was formed during the third quarter of 2008, and the project remains on schedule. Saudi Aramco and Total will ultimately own 37.5 percent of the company each. Subject to required regulatory approvals, Saudi Aramco plans to offer 25 percent of the company to the Saudi public in an Initial Public Offer (IPO) during the last quarter of 2010.
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