Russian sovereign wealth fund RDIF said on Wednesday it was poised to significantly increase its number of investment deals with Saudi Arabia.
Kirill Dmitriev, the head of the fund, met Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih and other Saudi officials in Riyadh to discuss projects in oil refining, petrochemicals, gas chemicals and oilfield services, among other fields, RDIF said in a statement.
The fund said last month it was considering investing in Novatek’s (NVTK.MM) Arctic LNG project with Saudi Aramco IPO-ARMO.SE.
Falih said on Wednesday Saudi Aramco was serious about buying a stake in the project but that they had not yet agreed to a price and terms.
Source: Reuters.com