Reuters exclusively reported that Abu Dhabi National Oil Co (ADNOC) is closing in on a deal with Austria’s OMV (OMVV.VI) to combine two entities in which the companies own stakes to create a chemicals giant, two people with knowledge of the talks said. In July OMV said it had entered into talks to merge petrochemicals group Borealis – which is owned by OMV and ADNOC in a 75:25 split – and Borouge (BOROUGE.AD), which is 54:36 owned by ADNOC and Borealis.