1. Algeria’s Petchems Push

    ...mething of a resurrection of previous plans that have struggled to advance (MEES, 3 February 2017). Of the two, one is a 1mn t/y mixed feed cracker slated for the industrial zone at the port of Skikda, while the other is a new methanol plant at Arzew for which previous plans stated a 1mn t/y ca...

    Volume: 65
    Issue: 33
    Published at Fri, 19 Aug 2022
  2. Oman’s First Wind Farm On Test

    ...ew to achieving commercial operation “in the coming months,” Tanweer tweeted on 8 August. The project was developed by Abu Dhabi’s Masdar, Spain’s TSK and US firm GE, the latter of which supplied the farm’s 13 wind turbines. Financing for the $200mn wind farm was only completed in 2017 after the pr...

    Volume: 62
    Issue: 33
    Published at Fri, 16 Aug 2019
  3. Korea: Iran Vols Steady, For Now

    ...South Korea imported 185,000 b/d of crude and condensate from Iran in July, up slightly on May and June but down substantially on both the first four months of 2018 (285,000 b/d) and 2017 as a whole, when Korea was Iran’s #3 customer taking 361,000 b/d. Imports can be expected to fall to zero fo...

    Volume: 61
    Issue: 33
    Published at Fri, 17 Aug 2018
  4. Caspian Five Sign Historic Deal

    ...erbaijan have the lion’s share. Iran’s Caspian reserves are relatively small, although very little exploration has taken place so far. Iran has also received cross-Caspian cargoes of Turkmen crude in a ‘swap’ deal which was revived last year (MEES, 13 October 2017).  ...

    Volume: 61
    Issue: 33
    Published at Fri, 17 Aug 2018
  5. Iraq: Majnoon Expansion Deal

    ...ntracts is proving to be a key alternative to Iraq’s cumbersome technical services contracts which continue to ward off IOCs (MEES, 22 September 2017).  ...

    Volume: 61
    Issue: 33
    Published at Fri, 17 Aug 2018
  6. Israel-Hamas Deal Enters Effect

    ...ich is characterized by the world’s highest unemployment rate (27.9% in 2017), daily power cuts (MEES, 30 March) and crippling goods shortages. But hostilities are never far from resumption.  ...

    Volume: 61
    Issue: 33
    Published at Fri, 17 Aug 2018