VOL.XXXVIII

NO.3

17-OCTOBER-1994

Dubai: Making The Most Of Remaining Oil Reserves

On 15 September, the UAE Emirate of Dubai celebrated the 25th anniversary ofits first export shipment of crude oil. In the following article MEES Editor IanSeymour, who recently visited Dubai, examines current efforts by the authoritiesand oil operators in the emirate to boost recovery rates from the ageingoilfields and slow down production decline.

Faced with an inevitable long-term decline in output from ageing...