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Aramco acquires 40% stake in Gas & Oil Pakistan

03 Jun '24
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Aramco acquires 40% stake in Gas & Oil Pakistan
(Sitting L-R) Khalid Riaz & Nader Douhan. Standing (L-R) Bilal Ansari, Shahzad Mubeen, Yasser Mufti, Tariq Kirmani & Ziyad Juraifani. Pic: Aramco

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  • Aramco, one of the world's leading energy and chemicals company, has acquired a 40 per cent stake in Gas & Oil Pakistan Ltd. (GO), marking its first downstream retail investment in Pakistan.
  • GO operates over 1,200 retail fuel stations in Pakistan.
  • This acquisition, along with a previous one in Chile, signifies Aramco's growing global retail presence.

Aramco, one of the world’s leading integrated energy and chemicals companies, has made further progress in its global retail expansion by completing the acquisition of a 40% equity stake in Gas & Oil Pakistan Ltd. (“GO”).

GO is a diversified downstream fuels, lubricants and retail store operator in Pakistan with a network of more than 1,200 retail fuel stations. The acquisition, first announced in December 2023, represents Aramco’s first Downstream retail investment in Pakistan and signals the Company’s growing retail presence in high-value markets. In March, Aramco also acquired a 100% equity stake in Esmax Distribución SpA (“Esmax”), a leading diversified downstream fuels and lubricants retailer in Chile.

Yasser Mufti, Aramco executive vice president of Products & Customers, said: “Our global retail expansion is gaining pace and this acquisition is an important next step on our journey. Through our strategic partnership with GO, we look forward to supplying Aramco’s high-quality products and services to valued customers in Pakistan. We are also delighted to welcome another high-caliber addition to Aramco’s growing network of global partners, and look forward to combining our resources and expertise to unlock new opportunities and further grow the Aramco brand overseas.”

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ALCHEMPro News Desk (HU)

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