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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has announced plans for Vision 2040

Saudi Arabia to begin preparing Vision 2040

Saudi Arabia is to begin working on the next phase of its economic diversification plan known as Vision 2030 and hopes to unveil its Vision 2040 as early as 2027, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said in an interview this week.  “Today we’re trying to close a few things, we’re aiming to close in the […]

Ades Holding is expected to raise about $1.22bn from selling more than 338.72 million existing and new shares

PIF-backed Ades Holding’s order book hits $76bn

Saudi oil and gas driller Ades Holding set the final price for its initial public offering (IPO) at the top-end at SAR 13.50, implying a valuation of SAR 15.242 billion ($4.06 billion). The institutional book-building process was 62.7 times oversubscribed, while the order book stood at SAR 286.853 billion ($76.49 billion). The Public Investment Fund-backed […]

Aramco buys Chile’s Esmak to expand global presence

Saudi Aramco has agreed to purchase a 100 percent equity stake in Chile’s Esmax Distribución SpA (Esmax) from Southern Cross Group, the Latin America-focused private equity company. The transaction is subject to certain customary conditions, including regulatory approvals, the Saudi-listed oil major said in a statement. Esmax, a diversified downstream fuels and lubricants retailer in […]

Headquartered in Khobar, Ades operates a fleet of offshore and onshore rigs across the Middle East, North Africa and India

Saudi driller Ades expects pricing IPO at top of range

Oil and gas driller Ades Holding is likely to price its initial public offering (IPO) at the top of the range, according to a media report. The company, backed by the Saudi sovereign Public Investment Fund, is expected to price its shares at SAR13.50 ($3.60), raising SAR4.57 billion ($1.22 billion), Reuters reported citing a bank’s […]

3D home construction company Mighty Buildings raised $52 million in funding, led by Wa’ed Ventures, the fund backed by oil major Saudi Aramco

US 3D home printer to set up factories in UAE and Saudi

The UAE and Saudi are set to have 3D-printed prefabricated homes in the coming years, after a US company announced plans to set up factories in the Gulf states. The move comes after Mighty Buildings, a California-headquartered 3D home construction company, raised $52 million in funding, led by Wa’ed Ventures, the $500 million venture capital […]

Saudi investment minister Khalid Al Falih and Indian commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal address the India Saudi Investment Forum in New Delhi

PIF to open Indian office as part of $100bn investment drive

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) is planning to set up an office in India’s Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (Gift City), as part of the kingdom’s plan to invest $100 billion in the world’s fifth largest economy. Gift City is a special economic zone located in Gandhinagar in the Indian state of Gujarat, offering various […]

Backed by PIF, Ades Holding operates a fleet of 85 rigs in seven countries

PIF-backed Ades Holding aims to raise $1.2bn from IPO

Oil and gas driller Ades Holding has set its share price range at between SAR 12.50 and SAR 13.50, seeking to raise as much as SAR 4.57 billion ($1.22 billion) from its initial public offering (IPO) on the Saudi stock exchange. The institutional book-building process started on September 10 and will close on September 14. […]

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Aramco and Dutch car maker make low-carbon fuel

Saudi oil major Aramco and Dutch car maker Stellantis have developed an e-fuel that will work without modifications in the engines of some 24 million vehicles already on European roads and using conventional petrol.  Recent tests showed the low-carbon fuel could reduce carbon dioxide emissions from existing internal combustion vehicles by at least 70 percent, […]

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UK company strikes Mideast deal for hydrogen generators

UK hydrogen fuel cell company AFC Energy has signed an agreement with a leading Saudi marketer to sell its hydrogen generators in the Middle East and Central Asia. The deal gives Saudi Arabia’s The Machinery Group (Tamgo) exclusive rights to market AFC Energy’s alternative to diesel-powered generators in 16 countries including Saudi Arabia, United Arab […]