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As crude rallies, Husky Energy may emerge as top oil-sands stock pick

Bloomberg Husky Energy Inc., the best oil-sands stock last year, may emerge as a top pick for investors who are looking to capitalize on surging crude prices and already have shares of the largest Canadian producers. The company controlled by Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-Shing is the cheapest stock among six producers in North America that also own refineries, trading ...

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Shell bolsters renewables bet with stake in US solar firm

Bloomberg Royal Dutch Shell Plc is investing in a US solar energy developer, continuing its recent expansion into the electricity business. The Anglo-Dutch oil and gas producer will acquire a 44 percent stake in Nashville’s Silicon Ranch Corp., which owns and operates about 100 solar facilities across the US. The investment could be as high as $217 million in cash, ...

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Reliance declares 30% rise in export plant capacity

Reuters India’s Reliance Industries has declared a 30 percent increase in the installed capacity of its export-focussed oil refinery, a government report showed, increasing the size of the world’s largest refinery complex. India’s Petroleum Planning & Analysis Cell (PPAC) in its October report showed 35.2 million tonnes a year as the installed capacity of Reliance’s refinery in the special economic ...

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EU toughens demands on UK for Brexit transition in draft

Bloomberg The European Union has stepped up the demands for concessions that the UK must make during the transition period that follows Brexit, pushing back the cut-off date for the acquisition of rights for EU citizens, according to revised draft negotiating directives obtained by Bloomberg. The UK won’t be able to apply new immigration rules to EU citizens arriving during ...

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US regulators to seek more input for autonomous rules

Bloomberg US transportation regulators plan to take another step towards rewriting federal rules hampering the development and adoption of autonomous technologies— from cars and trucks to buses and trains. Department agencies will issue additional requests for comment to gather input from companies and the public on what rules affecting transport should change or be eliminated, Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao said. ...

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BMW sees 5 Series, new X2 fuelling sales increase

Bloomberg BMW AG is betting an overhauled 5Series sedan and new X2 crossover will boost sales this year as the world’s second-biggest luxury carmaker works on its pledge to retake the global lead from Mercedes-Benz. Those models, plus an updated X3 utility vehicle, should carry BMW to gains in all markets, including the US and China, Chief Financial Officer Nicolas ...

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Carillion’s demise shines a light on UK pensions shortfall

Bloomberg The collapse of Carillion Plc with more than half a billion pounds of unfunded pension commitments may increase pressure on some of the nation’s biggest companies to plug their own funding gaps. The construction and services giant employs almost 20,000 people in Britain and has a pensions shortfall of 587 million pounds ($811 million). The government-backed Pension Protection Fund ...

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ENOC holds talks with banks for retail unit IPO

Bloomberg Emirates National Oil Co, the state-owned oil refiner in Dubai, has held discussions with banking advisers for a potential initial public offering of its fuel-retailing unit, on the heels of a similar move in Abu Dhabi, according to people familiar with the matter. The retail arm of ENOC, as the company is known, could be valued at more than ...

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FAB issues $610mn Formosa bond

Abu Dhabi / Reuters First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), the largest bank in the United Arab Emirates, has issued a $610 million Formosa bond, it said on Monday, confirming an earlier Reuters report. Formosa bonds are sold in Taiwan by foreign borrowers and are denominated in currencies other than the Taiwanese dollar. First Abu Dhabi Bank priced the deal last ...

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UAE is following in the footsteps of the founding father: Mohamed

Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, honoured the nine winners of the Zayed Future Energy Prize 2018, during an award ceremony held on Monday in Abu Dhabi, as part of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week. The tenth edition of this key ...

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