Vice industry minister discusses energy security cooperation with Aramco exec

SEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's industry ministry said Friday that it has discussed energy security cooperation with Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia's national oil company.

During a meeting with Mohammed Y. Al Qahtani, downstream president for Saudi Aramco, in Seoul earlier in the day, Vice Industry Minister Moon Shin-hak stressed the importance of a stable crude oil and naphtha supply.

Moon stressed that the two countries should cooperate in plant construction, as well as strategic oil storage and crude oil-storing infrastructure.

This undated file photo, provided by the Korea National Oil Corp., shows the company's strategic oil reserve complex in Seosan, some 120 kilometers southwest of Seoul. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)