SEOUL, April 15 () - State-owned Saudi Aramco has agreed to buy a 1.4 trillion won ($1.24 billion) stake in South Korean oil refiner Hyundai Oilbank, the refiner's top shareholder said on Monday.
Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings said in a regulatory filing that it had signed a stake purchase deal with Saudi Aramco for some of its shares in Hyundai Oilbank.
Hyundai said in late January that Aramco planned to invest up to $1.6 billion in Hyundai Oilbank, to expand its foothold in South Korea.
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