The UAE signed information exchange agreements with the UK and Canada on nuclear energy regulation and safety. The agreements allow for sharing of information on legislation, construction of nuclear facilities, and regulatory aspects of nuclear safety. Saudi Aramco is nearing completion of facilities for its first shale gas project in northern Saudi Arabia, which will supply gas to a phosphate mining project. Total acquired an option to purchase a 25% stake in an offshore oil exploration block in Guyana near areas with significant recent discoveries by ExxonMobil. A Dutch company confirmed an important natural gas discovery from an exploration well offshore the Netherlands.
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