Aramco has announced the full acquisition of Motiva Trading by the Aramco Trading Company (ATC), and the launch of Aramco Trading Americas LLC (ATA), a wholly-owned subsidiary of ATC based in Houston, Texas
ATA will be ATC's regional office. (Image source: Aramco)
ATA will be ATC’s regional office, expanding its trading business in North and South America to capture new opportunities and increase its existing customer base.
Under the purchase agreement, ATA will be the sole supplier and ‘offtaker' of Motiva Enterprises, which owns North America’s largest refinery with acrude refining capacity of 630,000 barrels a day,producing consumer and commercial grade fuels and base oils.
Mohammed K. Al-Mulhim, president and CEO of ATC, said, “The acquisition ofMotiva Tradingand the establishment ofAramco Trading Americasare a giant step towards executing our ambitious global growth strategy, which aims to expand our geographical reach and scale of operations, while further strengthening our product flexibility and optionality.”
With the launch of ATA, ATC brings its business closer to customers and provides them significant access to the world’s robusthydrocarbon system, which will significantly strengthen its value chain globally.
