* SAUDI ARAMCO CEO DEFENDS SABIC DEAL - FT
* SAUDI ARAMCO CEO SAYS TALKS WITH SABIC WERE AT AN “EARLY STAGE”, BUT THAT DEAL WOULD HELP ACCELERATE ARAMCO’S PLANS TO DEVELOP CHEMICALS OPERATIONS- FT
* SAUDI ARAMCO CEO SAYS GOVERNMENT WAS STILL COMMITTED TO IPO FOR CO, BUT ANY IPO WOULD HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL AFTER ACQUISITION, INTEGRATION OF SABIC - FT
* SAUDI ARAMCO CEO, ON SABIC DEAL, SAYS NEGOTIATIONS OVER THE PRICE HAD NOT YET BEGUN - FT
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