The divestment to Sanabil Investments follows efforts to diversify the Kingdom's oil-reliant economy by refocusing government investment on private and other sectors, as laid out in Saudi Vision 2030.
Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf and Just Transition Secretary Mairi McAllan have visited Port of Aberdeen's $497.6 million South Harbor expansion.
Oil futures crashed in March 2020 on the heels of the initial spread of Covid-19 as Saudi Arabia flexed its oil producing muscles, amidst an output dispute with Russia, thereby flooding markets and cementing their role as de facto OPEC+ leader.