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Aramco in advanced talks to buy stock worth $25 bn in Reliance: Report

Reliance could reach an agreement with energy firm as soon as the coming weeks.

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Reliance could reach an agreement with Aramco as soon as the coming weeks.

P R Sanjai, Baiju Kalesh and Dinesh Nair | Bloomberg
Saudi Aramco is in advanced talks for an all-stock deal to acquire a stake in Reliance Industries’ (RIL’s) oil refining and chemicals business, people with knowledge of the matter said.
 
The Saudi Arabian firm is discussing the purchase of a roughly 20 per cent stake in the Reliance unit for about $20 billion to $25 billion-worth of Aramco shares, the people said, asking not to be identified because the information is private. Reliance, which is backed by  Mukesh Ambani, could reach an agreement with Aramco as soon as the coming weeks, the people said.
 
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