South Korea trumpets Hyundai E&C US$5 billion contract with Aramco

South Korea trumpets Hyundai E&C US$5 billion contract with Aramco
A Saudi Aramco sign is pictured at an oil facility in Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia, Oct 12, 2019. (Photo: Reuters/Maxim Shemetov)

SEOUL: South Korea’s government on Sunday (Jun 25) said Hyundai Engineering & Construction has signed a contract worth US$5 billion with Saudi Arabian state oil producer Aramco to build a petrochemicals complex in the Middle Eastern nation.

Land minister Won Hee-ryong, who attended a signing ceremony in Saudi Arabia, said the deal would expand energy cooperation between the two countries, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said in a statement.

Source: Reuters/zl