Ezion Holdings chief executive Chew Thiam Keng has taken advantage of the slump in prices of oil and gas stocks to increase his stake in the company.

He has recently acquired 200,000 shares at an average price of SGD 0.515 (36.7 US cents) per share, regulatory filings show.

Chew’s latest acquisition marks his first on-market trades in the Singapore-listed offshore vessel operator since August 2015.

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