1. Yemen: UAE Exit Pushes War Into Further Disarray

    ...lhaf, Yemen’s biggest potential returners are state companies. Even before the country destabilized in 2014 IOCs were on the way out in Yemen (MEES, 21 February 2014). The return of state firm SAFER to the crucial Block 18 would be a major boon as the block produced 40,000 b/d in early 2014, but damage to...

    Volume: 62
    Issue: 33
    Published at Fri, 16 Aug 2019
  2. Egypt: Are Power Shortages History?

    ...stalled powergen capacity over the five years to June 2019 (the end of the Egyptian financial year), from 32.0GW in June 2014 to 55.5GW currently. Central to the surge have been three giant combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) projects taking EEHC’s total CCGT capacity to just over 30GW (see chart). Eg...

    Volume: 62
    Issue: 33
    Published at Fri, 16 Aug 2019
  3. Kuwait Slashes 2018-19 Deficit Thanks To Higher Oil Prices

    ...P. Kuwait’s economic performance has been lackluster since oil prices slumped in late 2014. Real GDP contracted by 3.5% in 2017, before rising by 1.7% in 2018 and a forecast 2.5% in 2019, according to the IMF. The World Bank is more pessimistic, forecasting growth of just 1.6% for 2019.      For th...

    Volume: 62
    Issue: 33
    Published at Fri, 16 Aug 2019
  4. Oman’s First Wind Farm On Test

    ...oject was first given the go-ahead in 2014 (MEES, 25 August 2017). The farm will deliver electricity to state utility OPWP to supply customers via the local grid. Dhofar is Oman’s only wind project, although OPWP has announced a number of large-scale solar projects recently (MEES, 2 August). Only in Ma...

    Volume: 62
    Issue: 33
    Published at Fri, 16 Aug 2019