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Saudi in talks to sell 1% stake in Aramco to global energy firm

Bloomberg Saudi Arabia is in talks to sell a 1% stake in state oil giant Saudi Aramco to a “leading global energy company” as he forecast an economic rebound after the coronavirus pandemic. The kingdom is looking at the potential sale — which could be worth about $19 billion, based on the company’s market value — as a way to ...

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JMMC: Opec, non-Opec’s conformity to output adjustments hit 115% in March

VIENNA / WAM The 16th Opec and non-Opec ministerial meeting of the declaration of cooperation (DoC) announced that the overall conformity to the production adjustments was 115 percent in March 2021, reinforcing the trend of high conformity by the participating countries. The meeting reviewed the monthly report prepared by the Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC), including the crude oil production ...

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Bank loans create 700 times more emissions than offices

Bloomberg It’s through their loan books and investment portfolios that banks and asset managers make their biggest contribution to climate change. The greenhouse gas emissions associated with financial institutions’ investing, lending and underwriting activities are more than 700 times higher, on average, than their direct emissions, according to a report published on Wednesday by climate nonprofit CDP. While banks generate ...

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