Slowing Chinese demand growth for liquefied natural gas is impacting expansion plans for multi-billion-dollar export facilities in the Arabian Gulf and the United States. Forecasters including JPMorgan, Wood Mackenzie, and S&P Global Energy lowered China's projected early 2030s LNG demand growth by 14 million to 22 million tons.
Chinese manufacturers are scaling up exports of desalination membranes, filtration machinery, and engineering services to countries including the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt. China exported more than $2 billion worth of water filtering and purifying equipment in 2025, driven by heavy domestic investment in water security. Gulf utilities are increasingly sourcing components from Chinese suppliers, with Saudi developer ACWA Power buying roughly 70 percent of its global water equipment from China.
Thomson Reuters has launched ONESOURCE Pagero E-Invoicing in partnership with SpendConsole to serve enterprises across the UAE and GCC. The integrated platform connects accounts payable workflows and automated tax compliance under sovereign cloud deployment. The move aligns with the UAE Ministry of Finance's regulatory framework for electronic invoicing and Corporate Tax.
Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong visited the Al Dhafra gas-fired power plant construction site in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday to review construction progress and safety measures. The project is being constructed by Samsung C&T in partnership with local contractor Trojan General Contracting to help meet rising electricity demand from industrial expansion and AI data centers. During the trip, Lee met executives from Samsung C&T and Samsung E&A to discuss regional business conditions and expansion into new Middle East projects.
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