1. Kuwait, Oman And Qatar Push Refinery And Condensate Splitter Projects

    ...IC) expect to prequalify engineering firms by year-end for the planned $5-10bn, 200,000-300,000 b/d Duqm refinery and petrochemical complex, allowing start-up in 2017.   State-owned Oman Oil Refineries and Petroleum Industries Company (Orpic) expects to award construction contracts to expand it...

    Volume: 55
    Issue: 18
    Published at Mon, 30 Apr 2012
  2. Iraq Launches Exploration Round

    ...so of new capacity by 2017 is going to be a massive task. Expense apart, there is not likely to be the demand for such a huge expansion. Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Affairs Husain al-Shahristani recently acknowledged that Iraq needs to sit down with its foreign partners and discuss a mo...

    Volume: 54
    Issue: 18
    Published at Mon, 02 May 2011
  3. Abu Dhabi Capacity Expansion Schedule Slips By A Year

    ...shore, ADNOC’s Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Oil Development (ADCO) is set to reach 1.8mn b/d production capacity by 2017 – back one year from the latest target – MEES understands. Developing Asab, Sahil and Shah fields will increase capacity by 60,000 b/d to 455,000 b/d when they are commissioned in th...

    Volume: 54
    Issue: 18
    Published at Mon, 02 May 2011
  4. Arab States Pushing Ahead With Nuclear Energy Plans

    ...ans Arab states are taking strides in the development of peaceful nuclear energy to cope with rapidly increasing domestic power demands. So far the UAE is leading the pack, with one 1.4gw nuclear power plant scheduled for completion in 2017 and three others to follow by 2020, by which time authorities ex...

    Volume: 53
    Issue: 18
    Published at Mon, 03 May 2010
  5. Demand Growth Has Changed Radically, Says Fesharaki

    ...ar before October 2006. However, if prices go much higher, price controls are likely to be reimposed. China can be a potential exporter or importer on a very small scale, depending on her demand growth.   India is planning to add nearly 1.8mn b/d of capacity between 2007 and 2017. In co...

    Volume: 50
    Issue: 18
    Published at Mon, 30 Apr 2007