Minister of Energy and Minister of Trade, Industry, and Energy of South Korea Discuss Strengthening Energy Cooperation

.Minister of Energy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, held a virtual meeting with H.E. Lee Chang-yang, Minister of Trade, Industry, and Energy of South Korea

The two Ministers emphasized the importance of supporting the stability of global oil markets by encouraging dialogue and collaboration between producing and consuming countries, and highlighted the need to ensure secure supplies of all

energy sources in global markets, noting that the Kingdom continues to be South Korea’s top crude oil supplier and trusted partner

Both Ministers stressed the importance of ongoing cooperation between the two countries in the energy sectors, which include petrochemical projects and ensuring security of supply chains for energy , as well as exchanging experiences

Moreover, both Ministers agreed to increase cooperation in the field of large nuclear reactors and small modular reactos, in addition to renewable energy and clean hydrogen, electricity and power grid, and other areas of common interest, taking due regard to the Memorandum of Understanding for Hydrogen Economy between the Saudi and South-Korean governments