DUBAI- The United Arab Emirates' ADNOC has signed framework agreements with three South Korean energy companies to explore domestic and international growth opportunities, it said in a statement on Tuesday.

The agreements with Korea Gas Corporation, Korea National Oil Corporation and GS Energy cover upstream, downstream and bunkering opportunities for crude oil and liquefied natural gas.

(Reporting by Hadeel Al Sayegh, writing by Nafisa Eltahir; editing by Jason Neely) ((Nafisa.Eltahir@thomsonreuters.com;))