Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) is set to divest a 20 per cent stake in its oil-to-chemicals business to Saudi Aramco, enabling the Indian conglomerate to shed debt, while giving Aramco improved access to a fast growing market.
Saudi Aramco is offering Reliance $15 billion for the stake — one of the largest foreign direct investments into India. RIL will get another $1 billion, or Rs 7,000 crore, from a joint venture with BP that will retail auto fuels and ATF in the country.