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EghtesadOnline: Saudi Arabian Oil Co. is poised to choose an adviser from a list of boutiques for what could be the biggest initial public offering ever, a major coup for one of the smaller banks in an otherwise sluggish year for listings.

EghtesadOnline: Saudi Aramco and its U.S. refining joint-venture Motiva Enterprises lead the race to buy LyondellBasell Industries Houston refinery, according to three sources familiar with the matter.

EghtesadOnline: Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. is seeking to work with Saudi Arabian Oil Co. on its initial public offering, Chairman Masayuki Oku said as his bank signed a business agreement with the world’s biggest crude producer.

EghtesadOnline: The initial public offering of Saudi Arabian Oil Co. remains on track while the government considers how to meet all its objectives from the sale of a stake in the world’s biggest oil company, the kingdom’s Energy Minister said.