MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 18th October, 2019) Saudi oil giant Aramco has delayed its initial public offering after work at two of its major facilities was disrupted by September attacks, media reported Thursday.
The long-awaited launched has been pushed back by possibly a few weeks but not canceled, the Financial Times cited three people familiar with the matter as saying.
A source told the daily that the company wanted to make it clear to investors how last month's attacks on an oil field and a processing plant had affected its quarterly revenue.
The Wall Street Journal reported, citing its sources, that the launch of the share sale might be delayed until December of January.
Aramco was expected to announce the initial public offering later in October. It was reportedly considering a listing of a 5 percent stake, which would have raised a record $100 billion.
The oil facilities belonging to Saudi Aramco were attacked in mid-September which resulted in a temporary sharp decrease in the kingdom's oil output. The Yemeni rebel Houthi movement claimed the responsibility for the attack. Riyadh blamed the incident on Iran, which on its part denied allegations.
