1. Rising Gulf Tensions Cast Spotlight Back On Iran’s Nuclear Capabilities

    ...wever, are uranium upgrading plants at Natanz and Fordow (see table). Bushehr-1 was started up in 2011 after a much-delayed gestation and suffered teething problems before commercial operation was declared in September 2013 (MEES, 10 October 2014). Russia’s Atomstroyexport provides uranium enriched to...

    Volume: 62
    Issue: 25
    Published at Fri, 21 Jun 2019
  2. Libya Fights To Keep The Lights On

    ...State power firm Gecol is fighting to stop blackouts amid a destructive battle for Tripoli. Libya’s national power company Gecol has struggled to keep the lights on since the 2011 ‘revolution’ which toppled long-time leader Muammar Gaddafi. Years of war, lawlessness and instability have cr...

    Volume: 62
    Issue: 25
    Published at Fri, 21 Jun 2019
  3. Libyan Fertilizer Plant Set To Restart

    ...e marketing of urea and ammonia from Yara with “factory operations expected to restart shortly.” Business for Lifeco hasn’t been great. The JV (50% Yara, 25% NOC, 25% Libyan Investment Authority) has made a loss each year since 2011, a cumulative $570mn to 2018. Yara in 2015 wrote down $112mn an...

    Volume: 62
    Issue: 25
    Published at Fri, 21 Jun 2019