1. Iraq: Is Future Near-Total Reliance On Gas-Fired Power Justifiable?

    ...wer Generation In Iraq (%) As for natural gas, in contrast to the $4.5/mn BTU LNG netback price used in MoE, Iraq’s average border price for possible exports of dry-gas/LNG to six destinations; calculated by the IEA (2012, p127), indicates an average netback price of $10.30/mn BTU for 2011. Th...

    Volume: 57
    Issue: 21
    Published at Fri, 23 May 2014
  2. Jordan And Morocco Are Not The Best Economic Matches For The GCC

    ...e estimated to have in 2011 a government budget deficit in excess of 5%, a current account deficit to GDP ratio greater than 6% and an unemployment rate of more than 10% (in fact, 14% for Jordan). To put these numbers in perspective, any of the ratios of GDP that exceed more than a 4% deficit ra...

    Volume: 54
    Issue: 21
    Published at Mon, 23 May 2011
  3. IEF Statement: 4th Asian Ministerial Energy Roundtable

    ...rly March 2011, hoping that Japan will overcome this tragedy and recover soon. To show the solidarity with Japan, the State of Kuwait upon the guidance of His Highness the Amir, Shaikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah, the Cabinet Ministers have decided to contribute 5mn barrels of crude or by-products to...

    Volume: 54
    Issue: 21
    Published at Mon, 23 May 2011