Saudi Aramco raised its multi-billion dollar investment in China by finalizing and upgrading a planned joint venture in northeast China and acquiring an expanded stake in a privately controlled petrochemical group.
The deal includes the supply of 480,000 bpd of crude oil to Rongsheng-controlled Zhejiang Petrochemical Corp for 20 years, Aramco added. The Rongsheng deal comes on the heels of Aramco’s agreement with Chinese partners on Sunday for an oil refinery and petrochemical project in the northeast Chinese province of Liaoning that is expected to start in 2026 to meet the country’s growing demand for fuel and chemicals.
The Liaoning province project is expected to cost 83.7 billion yuan , partner Panjin Xicheng Industrial Group said in a statement on Sunday. Separately, Aramco on Sunday signed a memorandum of understanding with the southern Chinese province of Guangdong to explore co-operation in sectors including energy, finance, research and innovations, according to a post on the provincial government’s website.
So we need to go broke for the sake of climate change but China gets a pass?