1. Akenerji Awards Turbine/Generator Contract To GE

    ...atement released on 13 February that the deal includes a 12-year service agreement. The Egemer plant, scheduled to come into commercial operation in the third quarter of 2014, will generate 900mw, enough to meet 2.6% of Turkey’s current electricity requirements. The plant will add an incremental 1.6% to Tu...

    Volume: 55
    Issue: 08
    Published at Mon, 20 Feb 2012
  2. Sonatrach Delays Bidding Round As Investment Scrutiny Mounts

    ...shed back start-up for second phase partner BG, which should supply around 180-200mn cfd from late 2014 to early 2016, MEES understands. On 10 January, Sonatrach also announced a significant management reorganization. As well as creating four new directorates, including an ‘ethics’ directorate, th...

    Volume: 54
    Issue: 08
    Published at Mon, 21 Feb 2011
  3. Moody’s Downgrades Qatari LNG Company Ratings

    ...ffan 1 saw its instrument rating for the $800mn 8.294% amortizing senior secured bonds due 2014 downgraded to Aa3/stable from Aa2. Instrument rating for the $1.4bn 5.298% Series A senior secured amortizing bonds issued by Ras Laffan 2 and due 2020 was downgraded to Aa3/stable from Aa2. As for Ras La...

    Volume: 54
    Issue: 08
    Published at Mon, 21 Feb 2011
  4. DEWA Readying Launch Of IPP For 2Q11

    ...ich enables the IPP program to take place is being discussed in the Dubai court. The provision of a government guarantee is under consideration, MEES understands. Start-up is scheduled for 2014, which is tight but achievable, according to industry sources. This project will be gas-fired, but DEWA is...

    Volume: 54
    Issue: 08
    Published at Mon, 21 Feb 2011
  5. Shuweihat S3 Project Advances, Financial Close Set For 2Q11

    ...d commercial operation is scheduled for March 2014. All generated electricity will be purchased by ADWEA under the 25-year PPA. Of the $1.5bn project cost roughly $300mn will come from equity, 60% of which will be contributed by ADWEA, 20.4% by Sumitomo and 19.6% by KEPCO. The remaining $1.2bn wi...

    Volume: 54
    Issue: 08
    Published at Mon, 21 Feb 2011
  6. Shah Gas Project Expected To Commence Production In Mid-2014

    ...Middle East Economic Survey VOL. LIV No 8 21-Feb-2011 UAE Shah Gas Project Expected To Commence Production In Mid-2014 Production at the Shah Gas project being developed by Occidental Petroleum and the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) is expected to begin by the middle of 2014...

    Volume: 54
    Issue: 08
    Published at Mon, 21 Feb 2011
  7. Bulgaria’s Share In Burgas-Alexandroupolis Pipeline To Be Controlled By Finance Ministry

    ...34mn b/d), with completion scheduled for 2014 (MEES, 11 January).  Azerbaijan intends to boost gas exports to Iran to 1.2-1.5mn cmd by the end of February, Reuters reported on 12 February. The two countries signed a new gas sales and purchase agreement in January (MEES, 18 January). During 20...

    Volume: 53
    Issue: 08
    Published at Mon, 22 Feb 2010
  8. PDO Reports Production Increases And Four Discoveries In 2009

    ...2,000 b/d, in line with the company’s 540,000-560,000 b/d target. Gas production, meanwhile, increased to 410,000 boe/d from 390,000 boe/d in 2008. On the back of ongoing and new enhanced oil recovery (EOR) projects, PDO’s oil production target is likely to remain stable up to 2014, the Undersecretary of th...

    Volume: 53
    Issue: 08
    Published at Mon, 22 Feb 2010