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Abu Dhabi firms are pursuing energy assets globally, with ADNOC’s investment arm XRG negotiating with PetroChina over a Shell-led LNG Canada project stake. Additionally, International Holding Company, chaired by Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed, leads a US government-backed consortium aiming to acquire Russian oil company Lukoil’s international assets. The war has expedited this international expansion strategy, enabling Gulf producers to secure external supplies and capitalize on higher prices amid disruptions in Hormuz traffic. XRG recently acquired stakes in Argentine gas blocks, Texas’ Rio Grande LNG project, and Mozambique’s Rovuma development.

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Abu Dhabi firms are expanding their energy assets beyond the Gulf region. XRG, an investment arm of ADNOC, recently acquired a 32% stake in Argentine gas blocks that supply the country's first liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal, as well as stakes in projects in Texas and Mozambique. Additionally, International Holding Company, chaired by Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed, an advisor to Abu Dhabi’s national security, is reportedly leading a US government-backed consortium for Russian oil company Lukoil's international assets, with Qatar's Al-Khayyat family holding a smaller stake. This expansion is partly driven by the need to secure external supplies due to disruptions in Hormuz traffic caused by the war.

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Abu Dhabi GPE · 2× XRG ORG · 2× ADNOC ORG · 1× Bloomberg ORG · 1× International Holding Company ORG · 1× LNG Canada ORG · 1× Lukoil ORG · 1× PetroChina ORG · 1× Shell ORG · 1× Tahnoon bin Zayed PERSON · 1×

XRG recently bought a 32% stake in Argentine gas blocks feeding the country’s first LNG export terminal, as well as stakes in Texas’ Rio Grande LNG and Mozambique’s Rovuma project.

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🔮 Separately, Abu Dhabi-listed International Holding Company, chaired by national security adviser Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed, is reportedly leading the US government-backed consortium for Lukoil’s international assets, and Qatar’s Al-Khayyat family will have a smaller stake, according to the Financial Times.

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Abu Dhabi firms are hunting energy assets beyond the Gulf · assertive framing

Abu Dhabi firms are hunting energy assets far beyond the Gulf. asserted

firms → hunt → Gulf

ADNOC’s investment arm XRG is in talks with PetroChina, which has been sounding out buyers for its 15% stake in a Shell-led LNG Canada export project, Bloomberg reported. asserted

Bloomberg → sound → project

Separately, Abu Dhabi-listed International Holding Company, chaired by national security adviser Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed, is reportedly leading the US government-backed consortium for Lukoil’s international assets, and Qatar’s Al-Khayyat family will have a smaller stake, according to the Financial Times. uncertain

family → list → Times

The war has strengthened the case for an international expansion that was years in the making. asserted

that → strengthen → making

With Hormuz traffic disrupted, external supplies help Gulf producers meet customer demand and benefit from higher prices. asserted

producers → disrupt → prices

XRG recently bought a 32% stake in Argentine gas blocks feeding the country’s first LNG export terminal, as well as stakes in Texas’ Rio Grande LNG and Mozambique’s Rovuma project. asserted

XRG → buy → LNG

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