Regulators approve disputed $6.2B takeover of Minnesota Power by investment group

Regulators approve disputed $6.2B takeover of Minnesota Power by investment group

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota regulators voted unanimously Friday to approve an investment group’s takeover of a power company over the objections of the state attorney general, big industrial electricity buyers and consumer advocates. In voting for the takeover of Duluth-based Minnesota, the five members of the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission said they believe the conditions…

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Exclusive-China’s banks lend to Saudi gas project while its funds sit out of BlackRock-led deal, sources say

Exclusive-China’s banks lend to Saudi gas project while its funds sit out of BlackRock-led deal, sources say

By Hadeel Al Sayegh DUBAI (Reuters) -China’s biggest state banks are lending billions to Aramco’s Jafurah gas project, though its funds have passed on the opportunity to invest in the venture, three people familiar with the matter said. Chinese banks provided more than a third of the financing for what will potentially be the biggest…

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