An investment company run by one of the royal families of Saudi Arabia, known as a global investor, will invest a total of approximately 70 billion yen in Japanese yen in three major Russian energy companies from February to March this year. I know you went.


Russia's continued military invasion of Ukraine and Saudi Arabia's attitude of maintaining relations through oil production are glimpses.

The investment firm, chaired by Saudi Arabia's billionaire Prince Waleed bin Talal, has released a list of companies it has invested in in the past three years.



According to this, the investment company will invest a total of about 70 billion yen in Japanese yen in three major Russian energy companies from February to March this year.



The breakdown is about 48.7 billion yen for Gazprom, a government-affiliated gas company, about 14.6 billion yen for Lukoil, the second largest oil company in Japan, and about 7 billion yen for Rosneft, the largest oil company in Japan.



Western countries are imposing economic sanctions against Russia, which continues to invade Ukraine, in an attempt to hurt oil exports, a major source of income. A production coordination group that cooperates with Russia.



In Saudi Arabia, where the royal family holds key posts in the government, major private companies are said to be under the influence of the government, and it is a glimpse of Saudi Arabia's attitude of maintaining relations with Russia through oil production.