UAE’s ADNOC, Japan Bank for International Cooperation Sign $3 Billion Green Financing Agreement

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company signed a general agreement with the Japan Bank for International Cooperation for a $3 billion green financing facility. WAM
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company signed a general agreement with the Japan Bank for International Cooperation for a $3 billion green financing facility. WAM
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UAE’s ADNOC, Japan Bank for International Cooperation Sign $3 Billion Green Financing Agreement

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company signed a general agreement with the Japan Bank for International Cooperation for a $3 billion green financing facility. WAM
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company signed a general agreement with the Japan Bank for International Cooperation for a $3 billion green financing facility. WAM

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has signed a general agreement with the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) for a $3 billion (AED11 billion) green financing facility.

The move follows the signing of a Heads of Agreement (HOA) between ADNOC and JBIC in January this year and builds on their long-standing successful partnership.

Dr. Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and Managing Director and Group CEO of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC); Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of State for Foreign Trade, and Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan, Ken Saitō attended the event.

ADNOC Group Chief Financial Officer Khaled Al Zaabi and Deputy Governor of JBIC Kazuhiko Amakawa signed the agreement in Tokyo.

The credit facility is part of JBIC’s Global action for Reconciling Economic growth and Environmental preservation (GREEN) lending program and is partially supported by Japanese commercial banks.

“We are very pleased to once again partner with JBIC on ADNOC’s first green funding to accelerate our decarbonization and energy transition initiatives,” said Al Zaabi.

“Proceeds of this credit facility will enable ADNOC’s strategy to support a just, orderly and equitable global energy transition. The agreement also marks the next milestone in the long-standing strategic energy relationship between the UAE and Japan, and we look forward to further collaboration with JBIC as ADNOC delivers against its ambitious growth strategy.”



Aramco Chief Expects Additional Oil Demand of 1.3 Million bpd this Year

Saudi Aramco's Chief Executive Amin Nasser speaking in Davos 2025
Saudi Aramco's Chief Executive Amin Nasser speaking in Davos 2025
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Aramco Chief Expects Additional Oil Demand of 1.3 Million bpd this Year

Saudi Aramco's Chief Executive Amin Nasser speaking in Davos 2025
Saudi Aramco's Chief Executive Amin Nasser speaking in Davos 2025

Saudi oil giant Aramco's Chief Executive Amin Nasser said on Tuesday he sees the oil market as healthy and expects an additional 1.3 million barrels per day of demand this year.
Speaking to Reuters on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Nasser was responding to a question on the impact of US President Donald Trump's energy decisions, which could increase US hydrocarbon output.
Oil demand this year will approach 106 million barrels per day after averaging about 104.6 million barrels per day in 2024, he said.
“We still think the market is healthy ... last year we averaged around 104.6 million barrels (per day), this year, we're expecting an additional demand of about 1.3 million barrels ... so there is growth in the market,” he said.
Asked about US sanctions on Russian crude tankers, he said the situation was still at an early stage.
“If you look at the impacted barrels, you're talking about more than 2 million barrels,” he said. “We will wait and see how would that translate into tightness in the market, it is still in the early stage.”
Asked if China and India have sought additional oil volumes from Saudi Arabia on the back of the sanctions, Nasser said Aramco is bound by the levels the Kingdom's energy ministry allows it to pump.
“The Kingdom and the Ministry of Energy is always looking at balancing the market. They take that into account when they give us the target of how much we should put in the market,” he said.
In a Bloomberg television interview in Davos, Nasser said: “We still see good demand coming out of China.” The country, along with India, make up about 40% of the rise in global consumption and, “demand is increasing year on year.”
Nasser’s comments echo those he made back in October, saying he was bullish on China after a series of government stimulus measures aimed at reviving the economy.
Nasser also said that Aramco is working with MidOcean, an LNG firm in which it took a 51% stake, and “looking at expanding our position globally in LNG,” without giving details.