1. Algeria Signs $468Mn Contract With Hyflux To Build ‘World’s Largest’ Desalination Plant

    ...d Sonelgaz, is worth an estimated $468mn and covers the construction and financing of the plant, as well as the buying and selling of the desalinated water. At the signing ceremony, Algeria’s Minister of Energy and Mines Chakib Khelil said that when completed in 2011, the plant would provide for th...

    Volume: 51
    Issue: 28
    Published at Mon, 14 Jul 2008
  2. Egypt Announces Record Budget For 2008-09

    ...vernment, according to the report, confirmed its intention to pursue its policy of reducing the ratio of budget deficit to GDP to 3% by 2011-12, but has projected a ratio of 6.7% in 2008-09. At the same time the 2008-09 budget has allocated some E£215bn ($40.2bn) for “social spending”, an increase of...

    Volume: 51
    Issue: 28
    Published at Mon, 14 Jul 2008
  3. Libya’s Limited Infrastructure Hampers Gas Expansion Plans

    ...10 bcm/y, is due to be expanded to 11bcm by 2011 at a cost of €84mn. It appears that there is no shortage of Libyan gas to fill the country’s only gas export pipeline, and certainly no shortage of buying interest in Italy, where Eni has brought forward plans to increase pipeline supplies of na...

    Volume: 50
    Issue: 28
    Published at Mon, 09 Jul 2007
  4. Iran Invites Pakistan And India To Sign Pipeline Agreement Despite Outstanding Issues

    ...rvice on 30 June, Mr Ghanimifard said the signing could take place by end-July or in August, with construction costs estimated at $7.4bn and deliveries to start as early as 2011. However, Pakistan and India have still to agree on the transportation tariff for India’s gas across Pakistan (MEES, 7 Ma...

    Volume: 50
    Issue: 28
    Published at Mon, 09 Jul 2007
  5. Pars LNG And PTT Sign LNG Supply MOU

    ...nsortium and Thai state form PTT signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on 1 July for the delivery of 3mn tons/year of Iranian LNG to Thailand beginning in 2011. The Pars LNG export scheme will comprise a twin-train 10mn t/y LNG plant supplied with gas from Phase 11 of Iran’s offshore South Pars fi...

    Volume: 49
    Issue: 28
    Published at Mon, 10 Jul 2006
  6. S&P Assigns Preliminary Ratings On Egyptian General Petroleum Export Notes

    ...be due in June 2011 while the class A-2 notes are expected to be due in June 2010. The weighted-average lives of the notes are expected to be 3.57 years for the A-1 notes, 2.79 years for the A-2 notes, and 3.57 years for the A-3 notes....

    Volume: 48
    Issue: 28
    Published at Mon, 11 Jul 2005
  7. Qatar’s LNG Exports Could Total 68Mn T/Y In 2012, With US And UK Major New Markets

    ...2010 (MEES, 27 October 2003). The project envisages the construction of two LNG trains with 7.5mn t/y capacity each, with commissioning set for 2010 and 2011. Qatar’s Contracted LNG Exports (Mn T/Y) De...

    Volume: 47
    Issue: 28
    Published at Mon, 12 Jul 2004