The sale includes the Sriracha oil refinery, select distribution terminals, and a network of Esso-branded retail fuel stations.

The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2023.

"ExxonMobil will continue to supply the Thailand market with branded finished lubricants and chemical products through a new company to be formed," the company said in a release.

(Reporting by Ashitha Shivaprasad in Bengaluru; Editing by Christian Schmollinger)