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Bahrain Supercharges Oil Wealth Fund Amid Economic Shake-Up

5th February, 2025

Bahrain is making a bold bet on its financial future, dramatically ramping up contributions from oil revenues to its sovereign wealth fund.

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Canadian Pension Funds Under Fire: Is "Greening" Gas a Real Solution?

16th January, 2025

Canadian pension funds are facing fierce criticism over their billion-dollar stakes in global gas infrastructure, with climate advocates like Shift: Action for Pension Wealth labeling these investments as high-risk and out of step with the accelerating energy transition.

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Another day, another multi-billion-dollar fund for Abu Dhabi: ADNOC’s XRG

27th November, 2024

On Wednesday, the Board of Directors of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) endorsed the decision of its CEO to launch a new subsidiary that will lead global investments in low-carbon energy solutions.

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Temasek Offloads US$3.6 bn LNG Subsidiary in Deal with Shell

20th June, 2024

Temasek has agreed to sell its LNG subsidiary Pavilion Energy to oil major Shell for an undisclosed figure, 11 years after it was launched by the Singaporean state-owned investor.

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Mubadala is Making "Game-Changing" Gas Discoveries in Indonesia

17th May, 2024

Mubadala Energy is set to change Indonesia’s energy profile radically with back-to-back gas discoveries in a highly prospective deepwater play.

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Mubadala Fuels Energy Revolution in Brazil with US$13.5bn Commitment

7th May, 2024

Mubadala is set to break records in Brazil with plans for a US$13.5 billion biofuels project on top of an array of recent commitments to the South American nation, which have surged since President Lula – a past critic of its ownership of the 330,000b/d refinery in Mataripe – took up office for a second time last year.

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GCC Surpluses Highly Dependent on Oil Prices – and Geopolitics

19th April, 2024

On Thursday this week, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) published its latest fiscal oil price breakeven in the statistical appendix of its Middle East overview. These are important figures, as they reflect the fiscal situation of the countries in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), when compared to current oil prices.

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Lunate Brings Oil Pipelines Back In-House, Slashing FDI in Midstream Infra

5th April, 2024

Lunate Capital, a multi-asset class investment manager backed by Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund ADQ and seeded with US$50 billion, has conducted its first major transaction, acquiring a 40% stake in Adnoc Oil Pipelines from BlackRock and KKR.

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Big Tickets: Sovereign Investors Cash in with Mega Divestments

20th March, 2024

Sovereign investors are looking to cash in assets, sensing markets are ripe for divestment. Singapore’s Temasek and GIC are the most active sovereign investors in big ticket sales, which are set to net them billions in returns that will be recycled into new strategies.

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Sarawak SWF Set to Secure Oil-Rich Malaysian State's Future

18th March, 2024

The eastern Malaysian state of Sarawak’s sovereign wealth fund has appointed its first CEO as it embarks on its mission to build long-term savings for the resource-rich state.

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PIF Uses Aramco Stake as Springboard to US$1trn AUM in 2025

8th March, 2024

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) is marching towards its end-2025 target of US$1 trillion with a further 8% stake in Aramco transferred to its portfolio by the government, in order to fund the Kingdom’s aggressive economic diversification program.

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Mubadala Set to Sell Brazilian Refinery and Eyes Biofuels Venture

15th February, 2024

Mubadala is set to sell its refinery in Mataripe, which represents 10% of Brazil’s total oil refining capacity, back to Petrobras by mid-year as part of a broader initiative that will see the Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund partner the national oil company on biofuel projects.

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