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Work to Begin on 400-megawatt Dumat Al Jandal Wind Power Facility in Saudi Arabia
- July 22,2019
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia will begin producing wind energy at the Dumat Al Jandal site within three years to offset domestic oil consumption and diversify its energy supply, according to reports. Work will begin soon on Dumat Al Jandal, the Kingdom’s first major wind power facility, located in the Al-Jouf province in the north of Saudi Arabia, near the […]
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PIF Acquires Stake in Jasara Program Management Co., Agrees to $10b Loan Terms
- July 16,2019
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) has acquired a 40% stake in Jasara Program Management Co., a joint venture between Saudi Aramco and Jacobs Engineering Group, three people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg. The PIF acquired 30% of Jasara Program Management Co. from Saudi Aramco and 10% of the joint venture from Jacobs, one of the people told Bloomberg, […]
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‘Expanded Reach’ for SIDF to Mining, Logistics and Energy Projects – Report
- July 10,2019
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia is reportedly expanding the reach of its $28b Saudi Industrial Development Fund (SIDF) to allow the financing of energy, logistics and mining projects as part of broader efforts to develop the kingdom’s industries. The changes greatly extend the purview of the Saudi Industrial Development Fund, which previously only provided financing to local manufacturing […]
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Princess Reema bint Bandar al-Saud Presents Credentials to President Trump at White House
- July 9,2019
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Ambassador to the United States Princess Reema bint Bandar Al-Saud presented her credentials to President Trump at the White House on Monday, officially beginning her tenure as the Kingdom’s new top diplomat in Washington. “Presented credentials today at the White House. Conveyed the well wishes of Kingdom’s Leadership. Looking forward to working on strengthening and […]
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Saudi Desalination Plant Struck by Missile from Yemen, U.S. Drone Shot Down – Reports
- June 20,2019
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- SUSTG Team
A Saudi desalination plant was struck by a missile that appeared to come from within Yemen, according to reports. Hours after the statements from U.S. officials, Saudi Arabia confirmed the missile strike, saying it caused no damage or casualties, the Wall Street Journal reports. Shortly after the strike was made apparent, senior U.S. officials met at […]
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Aramco Expats’ The Seven Wonders of Arabia, a Tribute to the Kingdom’s Remarkable Heritage Sites – Part 1: Madain Salih
- June 14,2019
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- SUSTG Team
Aramco Expats, an online blog that is a resource for current and former Saudi Aramco expatriates and their families, recently published a series of excellent blog posts on the seven wonders of the Arabia – the best heritage sites and historical places in the Kingdom. The blog noted that this list was, in fact, the seven runners up to […]
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UK Petrochemical Company INEOS will Invest $2bn to Build Three Plants in Saudi Arabia
- June 3,2019
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- SUSTG Team
INEOS, one of the world’s largest chemical producers and oil and gas companies, is a privately owned company based in London. “On top of a combined $4bn investment recently announced in the UK and Europe, this is part of a wider Group strategy of globalisation that will stimulate growth and jobs worldwide,” the company said on Twitter. […]
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Vision 2030 economic reforms ‘have started to yield positive results’ in Saudi Arabia, IMF says
- May 16,2019
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- SUSTG Team
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said that Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 economic and social reform plan was starting to pay off for the Kingdom, according to a report issued by the fund after a mission visit. “Economic reforms have started to yield positive results. Non-oil growth has picked-up, female labor force participation and employment have […]
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Bloomberg Economics: Rising Private Sector Spending, Fiscal Stimulus Boost Non-Oil Economy
- May 10,2019
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- SUSTG Team
Rising private sector consumption and government fiscal stimulus measures are expected to give a boost to the non-oil Saudi economy, Bloomberg Economics reports. “BE expects non-oil growth to average 2.6% this year, up from 2.1% in 2018, helped by fiscal stimulus, a lower drag from monetary policy and improved private consumption,” the outlet revealed in […]
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Saudi Arabia Replaces Head of Civil Aviation by Royal Decree Amid Airport Delays
- May 8,2019
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia replaced the head of its civil aviation authority on Wednesday, Reuters reports, appointing Abdelhadi Al-Mansouri president of the General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA). Al-Mansouri’s appointment fills a position that has been vacant officially since January, when his predecessor, Abdelhadi Al-Mansouri, was dismissed. He was appointed in June 2017. No details were given on the […]
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Syria’s Assad says he wants to expand Russian investments to help offset U.S. sanctions
Assad, who gave the comments during a meeting in Damascus with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, said he wanted to see Russian investments in key areas of the economy that had been agreed in the past succeed.
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Netanyahu Privately Condoned U.S. Plan to Sell Arms to U.A.E., Officials Say
But after news of the arms sale became public late last month, the Israeli prime minister repeatedly denied that he had given assurances to the Trump administration that Israel would not oppose the Emirati arms deal. The officials said Mr. Netanyahu’s public statements were false. He then stopped publicly complaining about the proposed arms sale after a meeting with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Jerusalem last week that brought the Israeli prime minister back in line, the officials said.
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Analysis: Saudi Arabia Very Serious About Eliminating The Storage Build In The U.S.
Just as US oil production has fallen by a stunning ~2.2 mb/d (our estimate) over the last five months, lower Saudi exports to the US will have a larger impact on US crude storage versus 2019. We also estimate that with US oil production set to decline into year-end, and this tailwind of lower production combined with lower imports will help eliminate the excess crude inventory.
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Saudi crown prince meets with U.S. presidential advisor Kushner: state news agency
The two parties discussed prospects of peace in the region and the importance of resuming negotiations between both the Palestinian and Israeli sides, SPA added.
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Israeli, U.S. officials land in UAE, Kushner urges Palestinians to negotiate
Senior U.S. and Israeli officials landed in the United Arab Emirates on Monday on a historic trip to finalize a pact marking open relations between Israel and the Gulf state, and they told Palestinians it was now time for them to negotiate peace.
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Oil edges lower as U.S. producers, refiners avoid worst of storm
“With the U.S. Gulf hurricanes out of the way and preliminary assessment showing no damage to the upstream or downstream facilities, crude has surrendered most of the storm premium and could enter a holding pattern again,” said Vandana Hari, oil market analyst at Vanda Insights.
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Sovereign wealth funds stampede into stocks outside the U.S.
Sovereign wealth funds poured a net $7.1 billion into stocks during the second quarter, the most in several years, with the bulk outside the United States, data showed on Thursday. The funds also pulled a net $5.2 billion out of fixed income during that period, the most since the first quarter of 2019, according to the eVestment data on strategies managed by third-party fund managers.
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Saudi Billionaire Alwaleed’s Firm Sees U.S. Tech as Overvalued
“The markets are really exuberant in the United States versus Europe,” Kingdom Holding Chief Executive Officer Talal Al Maiman said in an interview with Bloomberg TV on Wednesday. “Europe is actually a much better place to invest in at this time.”
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Twin U.S. Gulf Coast storms stir deep production cuts by energy giants
During 2017’s Hurricane Harvey, which occurred three years ago this week, five feet (1.52 meters) of rain fell on east Texas, forcing Motiva to halt operations for nearly two weeks and others to take shorter shut-downs. That storm led Motiva, which is owned by the world’s top oil producer Saudi Aramco, to cancel plans to expand the refinery
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U.S.-led troops withdraw from Iraq’s Taji base
United States-led international coalition troops withdrew from Iraq’s Taji military base on Sunday and handed it over to Iraqi security forces, Reuters witnesses and the coalition said. The base, 20 km (12 miles) north of Baghdad, had been the site of frequent rocket attacks by Iran-backed militias targeting U.S.-led troops in recent months.
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