Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIV

No 52

26-Dec-2011

MEES Agenda

Outlook Hazy For MENA Project Financing

With the global financial crisis in the rearview mirror, hopes had been high that 2011 would be an even better year for the financing of MENA energy projects than 2010. There were bright spots, such as the successful completion of the financing for Qatars $10bn, 1.5 cfd capacity Barzan gas project, but expectations of a buoyant market went largely unrealized. Uncertainties abound and...