VOL. XXXIX

No. 45

5-August-1996

SAUDI ARABIA

Saudi Aramco And Petrogal Sign MOU To Assess Possible Partnership

Saudi Aramco signed on 28 July a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding with the Portuguese oil company Petroleos de Portugal (Petrogal) and its shareholders "in order to assess the potential for a strategic alliance involving the acquisition by Saudi Aramco of a major shareholding interest in Petrogal and a long-term commitment by Saudi Aramco to supply Arabian crude oil to...