DUBAI- Kuwait Oil Tanker Company said on Thursday it had signed a 140 million dinar ($467 million) financing deal with three local banks for eight oil tankers, state news agency KUNA reported.

The 10-year financing was obtained from Warba, Ahli United and Kuwait International banks, KUNA said.

($1 = 0.2997 Kuwaiti dinars)

(Reporting by Ali Abdelati, writing by Katie Paul; editing by Jason Neely) ((Katie.Paul@thomsonreuters.com; +971527468356))