Abu Dhabi / WAM Masdar, Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company, and Indonesian power company PT Pembangkitan Jawa-Bali, PT PJB, a subsidiary of the state electricity company Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN), signed on Tuesday a project development agreement for the world’s largest floating solar photovoltaic (PV), power plant. With a capacity of 200 megawatt, the plant will cover an area of ...
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UAE celebrates 46 years of great achievements
Abu Dhabi / WAM The United Arab Emirates commemorates its 46th National Day on December 2, a day that embodies the very Spirit of the Union and inspires the nation to celebrate 46 years of great achievements since the federation of the seven emirates was established in 1971. The pattern of celebrating the country’s National Day was initiated by the ...
Read More »ADSB receives two excellence awards
Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB), received two highly prestigious awards reflecting the high quality of its business operations and commitment to corporate social responsibility (CSR). At the 14th edition of the Seatrade Maritime Awards covering the Middle East, Indian Subcontinent and Africa, ADSB won the Enterprise Award for its contributions to the region’s ship repair industry. ...
Read More »Al Hilal Bank makes senior appointments
Abu Dhabi / WAM Al Hilal Bank has announced two new appointments of Sebastian Frederiks as the New Head of Global Markets and Financial Institutions and Wael Alashqar as the New Head of Financial Institutions MENA. Sebastian Frederiks will be responsible for growing the bank’s relationship with regional and international Financial Institutions and Non-Bank Financial Institutions, bringing 15 years of ...
Read More »DLD organises roadshows in Moscow, London
Dubai / WAM With a mandate to promote Dubai around the world as a preferred real-estate investment destination, the Dubai Land Department (DLD), organised two roadshows and a number of workshops in Moscow, Russia on November 24-25, in addition to two scheduled launches in London, the UK on December 3-4. The initiative aims to familiarise residents of Russia and the ...
Read More »OPEC backs nine-month extension of output cuts
Bloomberg All OPEC members support extending their oil production cuts until the end of 2018, although Russia hasn’t yet committed to the proposal bef- ore Thursday’s meeting in Vienna, said people familiar with the matter. While Russia and the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries have crafted the outline of a deal to continue their curbs for nine months beyond the ...
Read More »Shell restores full cash dividend as it emerges from crude slump
Bloomberg Royal Dutch Shell Plc will pay its entire dividend in cash for the first time in more than two years as Europe’s biggest oil company seeks to demonstrate it has left the worst of the crude slump behind. From this quarter, Shell will no longer offer shareholders the option to take the payout in stock, it said. The company ...
Read More »Oil extends declines towards $63
Bloomberg Brent crude slipped towards $63 a barrel before OPEC and its allies meet this week to discuss prolonging their output cuts beyond March. Futures dropped as much as 1.2 percent in London, extending Monday’s decline. Uncertainty over the outcome of Thursday’s meeting is creating the risk of a slide in prices, which have gained on assumptions that the curbs ...
Read More »Drivers, not refiners, may bear brunt of US biofuel quotas
Bloomberg Senator Ted Cruz may want to spotlight a new victim in the King Corn versus Big Oil tussle: US motorists. The Texas Republican took up arms for fuel makers after President Donald Trump upheld the Renewable Fuel Standard, the 12-year-old rule that forces refiners to either mix biofuels in with their gasoline and diesel or buy credits. Despite the ...
Read More »SoftBank to seek Uber Tech stock at $48 billion valuation
Bloomberg SoftBank Group Corp. and a group of investors are trying to buy a stake in Uber Technologies Inc. at a sizable discount to the company’s $69 billion valuation, seeking to clinch what would be one of the largest purchases of stock in a private company. SoftBank and partners including investment firms Dragoneer Investment Group and General Atlantic are offering ...
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