Oct. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Rabigh Refining and Petrochemicals Co., a joint venture between state-owned Saudi Aramco and Sumitomo Chemical Co. of Japan, said its third-quarter loss widened.

The loss was 844.7 million riyals ($225 million) compared with 155.9 million riyals in the year-earlier period, according to a statement published on the Saudi bourse Web site today.

To contact the reporter on this story: Glen Carey in Dubai at gcarey8@bloomberg.net

Last Updated: October 20, 2009 10:14 EDT