FILE PHOTO: Logo of Saudi Aramco is seen at the 20th Middle East Oil & Gas Show and Conference (MOES 2017) in Manama, Bahrain, March 7, 2017. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed/File Photo

RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Aramco will sign eight deals with French companies worth $10 billion, the chief executive of the state-run oil giant told Saudi-run Al Arabiya TV on Monday during an official trip to Paris by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

The prince, who manages economic and energy policy for the world’s top oil exporter, is on a three-day trip to France.