Sinopec expects over 50 mln T Saudi crude supply in 2010

BEIJING, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Top Asian refiner Sinopec Corp (0386.HK) expects to buy more than 50 million tonnes of crude from Saudi Aramco next year, Sinopec's president Wang Tianpu said on Tuesday.

Wang told reporters that Saudi Basic Industries Corp 2010.SE will supply 10 million tonnes crude to Sinopec's Tianjin refinery now being expanded.

He did not give details as to when and over which period the supplies will come through. (Reporting by Jim Bai and Chen Aizhu; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)