1. Former Algerian Minister Latest Casualty In Widening Oil Corruption Scandal

    ...ans and repairs to the Skikda LNG plant damaged by an explosion in 2004 have been delayed while a new plant being built at Gassi Touil is behind schedule.   Other projects on the backburner, include the Galsi pipeline project to Italy, which was due to be operational in 2014 but is now on hold du...

    Volume: 56
    Issue: 33
    Published at Fri, 16 Aug 2013
  2. Qatar Nears Full GTL Output, Eyes Competitors’ Projects

    ...tput: “Most of the problems of reliability have been resolved to some extent,” an industry source tells MEES. But the debottlenecking – from tuning various parts, such as pumps – to boost capacity 10% by 2014 may slip back to early 2015, he said. The expansion will give a production capacity of 24...

    Volume: 56
    Issue: 33
    Published at Fri, 16 Aug 2013
  3. Morocco Awards 2 Power Projects, Lines Up Solar Bidders

    ...cond in April 2014. TAQA recently secured $1.4bn in finance for the project (MEES, 8 February).   Solar Prequalification The Moroccan Agency for Solar Energy (Masen) meanwhile announced it had prequalified a number of consortia to build the Noor-2 and Noor-3 concentrated solar power (CSP) pl...

    Volume: 56
    Issue: 33
    Published at Fri, 16 Aug 2013
  4. OPEC sees Tight Markets As Libyan Volumes Slump, Iraq Disappoints

    ...r world oil demand growth of 1.04mn b/d in 2014 were unchanged though MOMR adjusted the numbers in absolute terms to account for minor revisions in 2012 and 2013. Global oil demand for 2014 was estimated at 90.75mn b/d, up from the 90.68mn b/d projected in the previous MOMR.   The MO...

    Volume: 56
    Issue: 33
    Published at Fri, 16 Aug 2013