Saudi Arabia will reduce the overall tax rate paid by Aramco to make its 2018 initial public offering more appealing to investors, as it is expected to conduct a public offer of its shares in 2018.
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman launched a number of giant oil projects, worth a total of about $42.64b, under Aramco’s Oil Supply Planning and Scheduling (OSPAS) Center at Dhahran.
The Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) will launch a new tender in December in order to cover the domestic demand for petroleum products and makeup for halted Saudi Aramco shipments.