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Aramco to invest in LNG
The deal will be Aramco's first international investment in LNG.
- Aramco is likely to acquire a minority stake worth $500 million in MidOcean Energy, which is managed by the US investment firm EIG.
- Aramco wants to become "a leading global LNG player", the firm's upstream president Nasir K. al-Naimi said.
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Binance selling Russia business
Binance is likely to sell its Russian assets to CommEX.
- The move comes months after reports suggested US authorities were investigating possible sanctions violations.
- The firm said the process would take a year to complete and would involve selling its assets to CommEX, a company that only launched on Tuesday.
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Aramco likely to acquire equity in China’s Shenghong Petrochemical
Dahran, Saudi Arabia -- Aramco and Jiangsu Eastern Shenghong Company (Eastern Shenghong) Wednesday signed a cooperation framework agreement to facilitate...
- Aramco and Eastern Shenghong signed agreement to facilitate talks on the possible acquisition by Aramco of a 10 percent strategic equity interest in Shenghong Petrochemical.
- Shenghong Petrochemical, a wholly owned subsidiary of Eastern Shenghong, owns and operates a 320 MBD integrated refinery and petrochemicals complex.
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Saudi EXIM Bank, Trafigura sign pact
The bank will extend three-year credit facility of $500 million.
- The agreement is aimed at facilitating the purchase of domestically produced commodities from Saudi Arabia
- It will also enable Trafigura to connect Saudi producers to more than 156 markets worldwide, the bank said.
EDGE, Brazil Marine Corps sign pact
A technical cooperation agreement will follow the signing.
- EDGE recently announced a strategic partnership with the Brazilian Navy to co-develop a long-range anti-ship missile.
- The signing ceremony took place in the city of Rio de Janeiro as part of an ongoing EDGE leadership visit to key local government offices.
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AMEA reaches financial closure on PV plant
The $86m project will be AMEA's first operational asset in Tunisia.
- The solar plant is being implemented by Kairouan Solar Plant, a project company registered in Tunisia and wholly owned by AMEA Power.
- The project is being financed by IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and the African Development Bank (AfDB).
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Alibaba plans to list subsidiary in IPO
It did not give a timetable for the move or how much it hoped to raise.
- Alibaba announced in March it was dividing itself into six entities, with the goal of listing them separately, along with the replacement of CEO Daniel Zhang.
- Zhang, who was initially supposed to take charge of the firm's new cloud computing branch in September after stepping down, left just as he was supposed to take up his new post.
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QatarEnergy inks pact with Marubeni
QatarEnergy will supply naphtha to Marubeni for 10 years.
- This pact builds on the five-year Naphtha sales agreement signed in 2018 between QatarEnergy and Marubeni Corporation.
- Japan-based Marubeni Corporation is the largest petrochemical feedstock trading entity and aggregator in Asia.
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Masdar, PLN NP sign expansion pact
They will develop Phase II of Indonesia's Cirata project by up to 500MW
- The initial 145MW phase of the innovative floating PV project, located in the picturesque Cirata reservoir in West Java, Indonesia, is expected to come online later this year.
- Masdar opened an office in Jakarta, Indonesia, in 2021, to further strengthen links with key players within the region.
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NEOM inks deal with Marriott International
Under the deal, two luxury hotels will be built in Trojena.
- The agreement includes Saudi Arabia’s first W Hotel, and a JW Marriott chain-branded hotel, NEOM said in a statement.
- Trojena, a flagship development within NEOM, is being crafted and positioned as a year-round adventure sports haven.
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Microsoft lays off 1,900 staff
The move comes after Activision Blizzard gaming buyout.
- Alongside the layoffs, Blizzard president Mike Ybarra said he was leaving the company.
- Microsoft launched its blockbuster takeover in January 2022, an acquisition that made it the world's third-largest gaming company by revenue.
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EDGE bags another big order
The group will supply 200 unmanned helicopters to UAE defense ministry.
- The unmanned VTOL systems will be manufactured by Switzerland-based EDGE entity, ANAVIA.
- In November 2023, EDGE acquired a 52 percent majority shareholding in ANAVIA, which manufactures unmanned helicopters.
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Jabal Omar secures $509m Murabaha
The financing agreement was signed with Al Rajhi Bank.
- The term of the facility is two years, Jabal Omar said in a statement to Tadawul, according to Argaam. Â
- The facility will be used to accelerate the completion of project phases under construction and pay financial obligations.Â