State oil giant Saudi Aramco has raised $3 billion from two-part Islamic bonds, or sukuk, tapping the debt markets for the second time this year as it expects to pay huge dividends, mainly to the government.

Saudi Aramco raised $3 billion through its dollar Sukuk bond sale, its first such deal since a 2021 debut. The transaction is split between dollar-denominated benchmarks of five and 10-years that comply with Islamic rules,

State oil giant Saudi Aramco raised $3 billion from two-part Islamic bonds, or sukuk, tapping the debt markets for the second time this year as it expects to pay huge dividends, mainly to the government.

Saudi Aramco is planning to raise up to $3 billion in five and 10-year U.S. dollar-denominated sukuk, or Islamic bonds, according to two sources with direct knowledge of the matter and a term sheet reviewed by Reuters on Tuesday.

Saudi Arabia’s state-run oil behemoth started the sale of a second round of international bonds just two months after it raised $6 billion, the latest deal in the kingdom’s debt spree this year.