Saudi Arabia will sign energy-sector agreements with the US worth $30 billion, the CEO of Saudi state oil giant Aramco, Amin Nasser, said on Wednesday, in comments carried by Saudi state TV.
His comments came during the US-Saudi investment forum, being held in Washington.
US Energy Secretary Chris Wright also commented on the recent deals between the United States and Saudi Arabia, explaining that uranium enrichment is not part of the civil nuclear energy deal reached with the Gulf nation.
"It is about civilian, civil use of nuclear power. It's not about enrichment. It's not about weapons. It's just about generating electricity, secure, reliable, affordable electricity," Wright said in an interview with Fox News.
The agreement is about the construction of a large nuclear power plant in Saudi Arabia, he said. It is one of several agreements announced during Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's (SBM) visit to Washington.
SBM meets US lawmakers on Capitol Hill
The second day of SBM's trip to Washington will include meetings with US lawmakers on Capitol Hill, aimed at touting stronger-than-ever economic and security ties with Washington while brushing off scrutiny over his human rights record.
President Donald Trump lavishly greeted bin Salman at the White House on Tuesday. He defended the crown prince over the 2018 killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi agents, which US intelligence agencies concluded he approved.