In today's daily round-up of export, trade and commodity finance news, TXF's Max Thompson covers the latest stories and trends across the market:

Sponsors of the Al Dur 2 Independent Water and Power Project (IWPP) in Bahrain – ACWA Power, Mitsui and Al Moayyed Contracting – are nearing bank mandates for the scheme

The Philippines has approved Phoenix Petroleum's $2bn LNG terminal

Canada has announced its first geothermal power facility

Assala Energy is expected to sign a $500 million reserve-based lending (RBL) facility imminently.

Jeremy Wilson - Vice Chairman, Barclays Corporate Banking - has announced his retirement after 47 years

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