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Ensign Energy goes hostile in $358mn Trinidad drilling bid

Bloomberg Ensign Energy Services Inc. went hostile with a roughly C$470 million ($358 million) cash bid for Trinidad Drilling Ltd. after objecting to the terms of a confidentiality agreement the rival oilfield-service company wanted it to sign to engage in negotiations. Trinidad’s demand for “a lengthy standstill provision” wasn’t in the best interest of shareholders, Calgary-based Ensign said. Standstill agreements ...

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Saudi Aramco, Air Products team up on gasification project

Bloomberg Saudi Aramco, Air Products and ACWA Power said that they had signed a deal to form an $8 billion gasification and power joint venture in Saudi Arabia. The new entity, which will be located in the kingdom’s Jazan Economic City, will purchase gasification assets, power block and associated utilities from state-owned Aramco for about $8 billion, the companies said ...

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Middle East’s Careem to test bus service in Egypt

Bloomberg Careem Networks FZ, the Middle Eastern ride-hailing provider, is testing a bus-booking service ahead of a possible roll-out out across all 14 countries it operates in. Careem Bus — a division aimed at attracting low-income earners — will initially go live in at least four Egyptian cities, and is expected to be rolled out in September, according to people ...

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