1. Iran’s Petropars Wins $1.3bn South Azadegan Contract

    ...rst phase of North Azadegan, but was kicked off of the South Azadegan development for slow progress in 2014 (MEES, 9 May 2014). Since then, Pedec has been responsible for its development. After the previous round of sanctions was eased in 2016 and Iran set about courting IOCs, a number of high pr...

    Volume: 63
    Issue: 30
    Published at Fri, 24 Jul 2020
  2. Kuwait’s Ailing Emir

    ...bah. But both have been tarnished by their rivalry and appear out of the running (MEES, 4 July 2014). More recently, Sheikh Jaber al-Mubarak’s resignation as Prime Minister last year ended any faint prospect of his potential elevation – he is from a more minor branch of the family. The new PM Sh...

    Volume: 63
    Issue: 30
    Published at Fri, 24 Jul 2020