Aramco Eyes Bigger Market Share in Asia Ahead of Possible OPEC Cut: CEO

Aramco Eyes Bigger Market Share in Asia Ahead of Possible OPEC Cut: CEO
Saudi Aramco Chief Executive Amin Nasser speaks during the opening of Middle East Petrotech 2016, an exhibition and conference on refining and petrochemical industries, in Manama, Bahrain, on Sept. 26, 2016. Hamad I Mohammed/File Photo/Reuters
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DHAHRAN, Saudi Arabia—Saudi Aramco will expand its market share in Asia despite likely OPEC limits on output next year, and is eyeing deals in China and Africa as it aims to become a global leader in chemicals, the head of the world’s top oil producer said on Nov. 26.

Amin Nasser, chief executive of the state oil giant, told Reuters that his company would abide by any OPEC agreement to cut crude production in 2019, less than two weeks before the exporter group meets to decide output policy.