1. Egypt Expediting West Med Drill Plans

    ...e country’s gas production. It has been a meteoric rise for the region after output bottomed out in Q1 2017 at just 38.1% of the national total. Output was first given a boost by BP’s 5tcf West Nile Delta project, when the Phase 1 Libra and Taurus fields came online in May 2017 (MEES, 12 May 2017...

    Volume: 63
    Issue: 34
    Published at Fri, 21 Aug 2020
  2. Jordan Moves Towards Electricity Hub Role With Saudi, Iraq Deals

    ...ans to also integrate with Iraq and potentially Syria in the future. Jordan’s transmission grid is already integrated with Egypt and the West Bank. No timeframe for the work has been provided and the idea of such a connection is longstanding. A similar MoU was signed in 2017, after Jordan’s el...

    Volume: 63
    Issue: 34
    Published at Fri, 21 Aug 2020
  3. Barakah 1 Reactor Connected To UAE Grid

    ...it 1 operators, preventing FANR from awarding an operating license to Nawah, which saw Barakah 1 start-up delayed from 2017 (MEES, 12 May 2017). Enec recently announced the completion of construction of Barakah’s Unit 2 and says that operational readiness preparations are now under way by Nawah. Me...

    Volume: 63
    Issue: 34
    Published at Fri, 21 Aug 2020
  4. Kuwait Faces Cash Crunch As Oil Crisis Bites

    ...ere is a high turnover of governments. One key piece of legislation which the government has tried and failed to get through parliament in recent years is a new debt law (MEES, 16 June 2017). Until this is passed, Kuwait is unable to emulate fellow GCC states and borrow in order to meet the budget de...

    Volume: 63
    Issue: 34
    Published at Fri, 21 Aug 2020