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Al-Falih: ‘Going forward the world is going to be Saudi Aramco’s playground’

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In a new interview with the Financial Times, Saudi Arabia's powerful minister of energy, industry, and mineral resources Khalid Al-Falih indicated that Saudi Aramco would take on an active position as investor in resource opportunities outside the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

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