{"id":112424,"date":"2026-01-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2026\/01\/27\/this-morning-italian-president-lands-in-uae-today-xrg-raises-stake-in-rio-grande-lng-project\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T00:00:00","slug":"this-morning-italian-president-lands-in-uae-today-xrg-raises-stake-in-rio-grande-lng-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2026\/01\/27\/this-morning-italian-president-lands-in-uae-today-xrg-raises-stake-in-rio-grande-lng-project\/","title":{"rendered":"THIS MORNING: Italian president lands in UAE today + XRG raises stake in Rio Grande LNG project"},"content":{"rendered":"

Good morning, lovely people. <\/strong>The reshuffling of Emirati firms\u2019 investments overseas is an ongoing theme this week \u2014 as we report in today\u2019s issue, Al Habtoor is now suing Lebanese authorities for losses it has incurred due to measures that blocked its access to deposited funds in the country.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, sovereign wealth fund Mubadala sold its stake in US healthcare platform Arcadia<\/strong>, and bought into another US healthcare startup, L-Nutra, as well as agreed to set up a JV with the firm in Abu Dhabi. <\/p>\n

It\u2019s also busy on the energy front this morning<\/strong>, with Adnoc\u2019s XRG upping its stake in the Rio Grande LNG project in Texas, Mark Cables wrapping up a thermal power plant project in Burkina Faso, and Dana Gas and Crescent Petroleum securing supply agreements for oil in Kurdistan. <\/p>\n

Happening today <\/p>\n

<\/a> Italian president lands for a state visit: <\/strong>President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan will meet with Italian President Sergio Mattarella today during his state visit to the UAE aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation and investments, state news agency Wam<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n

Last year\u2019s meeting made headlines<\/strong>, with the UAE announcing plans to inves<\/a>t USD 40 bn in the country<\/a>, covering areas like data centers, AI, defense tech, and energy. Italy is the UAE\u2019s closest trading partner in the EU, with bilateral non-oil trade reaching USD 7.9 bn in 1H 2025, a 14.6% increase y-o-y, Foreign Trade Minister Thani Al Zeyoudi previously said in a post on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Gulfood is underway, and runs until this Friday \u2014 but this time it\u2019s taking place in two different venues: <\/strong>Dubai World Trade Center and Dubai Exhibition Center in Expo City. The massive F&B event will gather food distributors, producers, government officials, and investors and startups alike under, now, two roofs. <\/p>\n

The <\/strong>Machines Can Think Summit<\/a><\/strong> wraps up today at Park Hyatt Abu Dhabi<\/strong>, drawing policymakers, researchers, and industry leaders to zero in on practical AI adoption and governance. Co-hosted by Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence and Polynome, the two-day forum ranged from national-scale AI infrastructure to climate and biotech applications, with a strong emphasis on responsible deployment frameworks.<\/p>\n

WEATHER- The chilly, breezy weather continues today<\/strong>, with Dubai and Abu Dhabi seeing a high of 23\u00b0C and the former seeing a low of 16\u00b0C, and the capital seeing a low of 15\u00b0C. <\/p>\n

Happening this week<\/p>\n

Abu Dhabi is hosting the International Bar Association\u2019s <\/strong>Annual Arbitration D<\/a><\/strong>ay Conference<\/a><\/strong> on Wednesday and Thursday<\/strong> at the Rosewood Abu Dhabi. Law professionals and international industry players will meet for panel discussions on trends in the arbitration practice globally.<\/p>\n

Plus: The World Customs Organization\u2019s <\/strong>Technology Conference<\/a><\/strong> is on from Wednesday to<\/strong> Friday<\/strong> at the Adnec Center Abu Dhabi. <\/p>\n

Our fellow photo nerds in the UAE will want to circle 29 January to 4 February on <\/strong>their calendars.<\/strong> This year\u2019s Xposure, the global celebration of visual storytelling, features a who\u2019s who of talented photographers \u2014 including our friend Romany Hafez<\/a>, whose haunting analog work explores memory, presence, and sacred spaces. Romany will be giving a talk on Saturday, 31 January headlined Between Memory and Light<\/a>. Don\u2019t miss it if you love black and white photography as much as we do.<\/p>\n

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Watch this space <\/p>\n

<\/a> ENERGY \u2014 X<\/strong>RG doubles down on US LNG:<\/strong> Adnoc\u2019s international investment arm will raise its stake in NextDecade\u2019s Rio Grande LNG facility by buying an additional 7.6% in trains four and five through Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), the acquisition vehicle under BlackRock, according to a statement<\/a>. Each train is expected to produce around 6 mtpa, and both are already locked into long-term offtake agreements. <\/p>\n

The move fulfills an option to buy into the fourth and fifth trains from the earlier agreement<\/strong>, which had seen XRG pick up an indirect 11.7% stake in the project\u2019s first phase \u2014 comprising the first three liquefaction trains \u2014 via GIP. It had also secured a 20-year, 1.9 mtpa offtake from train four. <\/p>\n

XRG aims to <\/strong>expand<\/a><\/strong> its US assets with a focus on bolstering gas and LNG capacity<\/strong>, and was eyeing some USD 9 bn worth of acquisitions of natural gas assets. Doubling down on LNG across the Atlantic, XRG was also exploring<\/a> joining YPF and Italy\u2019s Eni on a liquefied natural gas project in Argentina.<\/p>\n

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<\/a> DATA CENTERS \u2014 Sharjah advances in the data race: <\/strong>Sharjah is eyeing more data infrastructure after a tripartite MoU was signed to explore building and operating data centers in the emirate, Wam<\/a> reports. The pact links the Sharjah Communications Technology Authority (SCTA) with China\u2019s DataCanvas International and AI Caravan to assess feasibility.<\/p>\n

Why it matters: <\/strong>This puts Sharjah on a clearer path to becoming a data and AI hub alongside Abu Dhabi and Dubai. The move builds on groundwork laid in 2024<\/a>, when Beeah Group, Khazna Data Centers, and SCTA agreed to develop the emirate\u2019s largest Tier III facility at the Sharjah Freezone for Communication Technologies in Kalba, with additional sites planned across the emirate. Elsewhere, UAE-based XDS was commissioning a 1 MW data facility in Sharjah as of last summer<\/a>, and Ajman is also seeing some of the action, with Khazna Data Centers working to complete its 100 MW QAJ1 facility<\/a> this December.<\/p>\n

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MORE D<\/strong>ATA CENTERS \u2014 Stargate UAE gets a price tag:<\/strong> Abu Dhabi\u2019s flagship 5<\/a>GW Stargate UAE data center<\/a> will cost USD 30 bn to develop, The National<\/a> cites AI Minister Omar Al Olama as saying at the Machines Can Think summit. The revised figure is roughly 50% higher than last year\u2019s USD 20 bn estimate, reflecting the scale and cost of sovereign AI infrastructure.<\/p>\n

REMEMBER- Stargate is coming sooner: <\/strong>We reported earlier that G42\u2019s buildout is accelerating, with the first 200 MW<\/a> due online \u201cin the next couple of months,\u201d followed by 200-500 MW per quarter, alongside incoming advanced US chips under security guardrails \u2014 pulling timelines forward from earlier guidance that pointed to 3Q 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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<\/a> ENERGY \u2014<\/strong> Dubai-based Mark Cables Power Solutions completed construction o<\/strong>n a USD 213 mn, 200 <\/strong>MW thermal power plant in Burkina Faso<\/strong> in six months, backing efforts to stabilize the country\u2019s supply and cut reliance on imported power \u2014 in a market where only around a fifth of the population has electricity access and imports from coastal neighbors still plug the gap, Reuters<\/a> reports. <\/p>\n

The UAE has been <\/strong>deepening ties<\/a><\/strong> with Burkina Faso<\/strong>, including an agreement<\/a> with Presight to advance the country\u2019s digital transformation and military equipment talks<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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DEBT \u2014 The UAE is issuing AED 550 mn in T-bonds with a 2031 maturity<\/strong> today<\/strong>, according to an Emirates NBD research note (pdf)<\/a>. The move is part of a broader strategy to raise AED 2.75 bn by the end of the year. <\/p>\n

IN CONTEXT-<\/strong> The move follows a week where GCC credit markets remained<\/a> remarkably resilient despite a rapid sell-off in Japanese and US government bonds, leaving regional markets momentarily oversupplied as global yields spike.<\/p>\n

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Data point<\/p>\n

3k+ aircraft \u2014 <\/strong>that\u2019s t<\/strong>he<\/strong> cumulative order backlog held by the UAE, India, and Saudi <\/strong>Arabia with Airbus and Boeing<\/strong>, more than double the size of their current fleets, according to a statement<\/a> from Avolon. Around 900 deliveries are expected over the next three years.<\/p>\n

The globa<\/strong>l scene: <\/strong>While the aviation sector\u2019s prospects are looking promising, thanks to persistent low fuel prices and growth from markets like the US, Europe, the Gulf, and India, a chronic undersupply of aircraft is weighing on the outlook. Airbus and Boeing\u2019s total backlog now stands at more than 11 years, as the two \u2014 along with Embraer \u2014 saw 2k new orders last year. Going forward, the aircraft shortage is expected to lead to higher lease rates.<\/p>\n

Still, the sector\u2019s earnings are set to come in at USD 41 bn this year<\/strong>, which would make it the fourth year of gains as it looks to recover USD 182 bn in pandemic-induced losses. <\/p>\n

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PSA<\/p>\n

Heads up, renters and landlords \u2014 Ajman is revamping how rental disputes <\/strong>are <\/strong>handled: <\/strong>The emirate has approved a new law establishing a Rental Dispute Resolution Center, replacing the existing committee and centralizing landlord-tenant cases across Ajman, including in freezones, Wam<\/a> reports. <\/p>\n

The center aims to<\/strong> streamline adjudication of disputes, issue rulings, clarify appeal routes, and strengthen juridical certainty as part of Ajman\u2019s push to tighten real-estate governance and bolster investor confidence.<\/p>\n

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The big story abroad<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a mixed bag in the foreign business press this morning<\/strong>, with the USD\u2019s slide, gas prices, and Trump\u2019s latest tariff announcement all making headlines. <\/p>\n

#1- Trump to hike tariffs on Seoul: <\/strong>US President Donald Trump announced<\/a> he is hiking tariffs on South Korean autos, lumber, and pharma from 15% to 25%, blaming the country\u2019s legislature for not implementing a trade agreement reached last November<\/a>. The move strains Washington\u2019s relationship with a major trade partner, as South Korea ranks among the top 10 sources<\/a> of imports to the US, with over USD 150 bn worth of Korean goods heading to the US every year.<\/p>\n

#2- The USD dipped to <\/strong>its lowest point since 2022<\/a><\/strong> amid speculation about joint US-Japan efforts to boost the JPY, which jumped to a two-month high. Adding to pressure on the greenback are worries of another government shutdown and geopolitical tension pushing investors away from the currency and into safe haven assets. <\/p>\n

#3- Musk\u2019s X is in hot water with the EU: <\/strong>The European Union is investigating<\/a> Elon Musk\u2019s X<\/a> following the generation of explicit images of women and children by its in-app AI chatbot Grok. The probe will ascertain whether or not the company properly mitigated risks of its chatbot\u2019s functionalities in the bloc. <\/p>\n

#4- US natural gas prices have soared to a <\/strong>three-year high<\/a><\/strong> after a major winter storm disrupted production across the country. <\/p>\n

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O<\/strong>pec+ is set to keep its pause on oil output increases through March<\/strong> at a <\/strong>meeting on Sunday<\/strong>, delegates told Reuters<\/a>. The alliance froze planned hikes after a rapid unwinding of production cuts through last year \u2014 effectively holding supply flat for 1Q.<\/p>\n

The expectation within the group is<\/strong> that policy stays unchanged, though some members caution that discussions have yet to formally begin<\/strong>, four delegates told Bloomberg<\/a>. There is no sense so far that this month\u2019s turbulence in Venezuela or Iran requires a response, one source said, while another flagged the caveat \u2014 a serious supply disruption could change the math fast and push Opec+ to open the taps. <\/p>\n

IN CONTEXT-<\/strong> Brent prices peaked at around USD 66 \/ bbl this month, up from year-start lows on the back of supply setbacks in Kazakhstan. <\/p>\n

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