Saudi TAQA Completes Acquiring 100% of Mansoori Petroleum Services

TAQA intends to expand well services worldwide (Asharq Al-Awsat)
TAQA intends to expand well services worldwide (Asharq Al-Awsat)
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Saudi TAQA Completes Acquiring 100% of Mansoori Petroleum Services

TAQA intends to expand well services worldwide (Asharq Al-Awsat)
TAQA intends to expand well services worldwide (Asharq Al-Awsat)

The Industrialization and Energy Service Company (TAQA) announced the closure of its 100 percent acquisition of al-Mansoori Petroleum Services, expanding TAQA Well Solutions business internationally.

The acquisition is funded by a capital increase led by TAQA's existing significant shareholders.

The investment brings to TAQA a long-established, well-diversified MENA-based business with a track record of solid performance and longstanding relationships with large Oil & Gas companies in the region.

The combined businesses employ over 5,500 employees, serving a broad and diverse customer base across 20 countries, creating a regional and global integrated Well Solutions business headquartered in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

TAQA's Chairman of the Board, Ahmed al-Zahrani, thanked TAQA Shareholders for their trust in TAQA and their commitment to support TAQA's growth journey and progressive plans aligned with Vision 2030.

CEO of TAQA Khalid Nouh asserted that the company is better positioned to continue its journey into profitable growth through the unique opportunity to build upon its combined portfolio, strong business acumen, recognized brand, and quality products and services.

Nouh stated that the focus remains to provide exceptional products and services to the customers while creating the highest value for the shareholders and people.

Established in Saudi Arabia in 2003, TAQA is a Well Solutions company that provides products and services to the energy industry, enabling the performance of its customers.

According to information released, TAQA will continue developing new technologies and solutions that deliver returns and create value for our customers and people.

Last year, TAQA concluded a definitive agreement to acquire Mansoori fully, expanding its Well Services business from Saudi Arabia to the broader Middle East and North Africa region.

Mansoori added complementary products and services to TAQA's portfolio, including early production facilities, well testing, drill stem testing, slickline, marine stimulation vessels, multi-purpose service vessels, inspection services, hydrogen sulfide monitoring and logging, and perforation.



Putin Says Recession in Russia 'Must Not Be Allowed to Happen'

Putin wants officials to keep a 'close eye on all indicators of the health of our industries, companies and even individual enterprises'. Olga MALTSEVA / AFP
Putin wants officials to keep a 'close eye on all indicators of the health of our industries, companies and even individual enterprises'. Olga MALTSEVA / AFP
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Putin Says Recession in Russia 'Must Not Be Allowed to Happen'

Putin wants officials to keep a 'close eye on all indicators of the health of our industries, companies and even individual enterprises'. Olga MALTSEVA / AFP
Putin wants officials to keep a 'close eye on all indicators of the health of our industries, companies and even individual enterprises'. Olga MALTSEVA / AFP

President Vladimir Putin on Friday urged officials not to let Russia fall into recession "under any circumstances", as some in his own government warned of a hit to economic growth.

Economists have warned for months of a slowdown in the Russian economy, with the country posting its slowest quarterly expansion in two years for the first quarter of 2025, reported AFP.

The Kremlin has said this was to be expected after two years of rapid growth as it ramped up military expenditure to fund the Ukraine campaign, but officials including the country's economy minister have raised alarm about possible pain ahead.

"Some specialists and experts are pointing to the risks of stagnation and even a recession," Putin told attendees at Russia's flagship economic forum in Saint Petersburg.

"This must not be allowed to happen under any circumstances," he said.

"We need to pursue a competent, well-thought-out budgetary, tax and monetary policy," he added.

The Russian economy grew in 2023 and 2024 despite the West's sweeping sanctions, with massive state spending on the military powering a robust expansion.

But analysts have long warned that heavy public investment in the defense industry is no longer enough to keep Russia's economy growing and does not reflect a real increase in productivity.

At his address to the forum on Friday, Putin was upbeat about Russia's economic prospects and denied the economy was being driven solely by the defense and energy industries.

"Yes, of course, the defense industry played its part in this regard, but so did the financial and IT industries," he said.

He said the economy needed "balanced growth" and called on officials to keep a "close eye on all indicators of the health of our industries, companies and even individual enterprises."