1. Jordan: Gas Oversupply Threatens Key Startups

    ...rsue an FSRU at Aqaba (MEES, 21 June 2013) accompanied by an LNG purchase agreement with Shell (MEES, 10 July 2015), establish a slew of new powerplants via independent power producer (IPP) agreements (MEES, 1 August 2014) and focus on long-term domestic alternatives via renewables and oil shale (MEES, 14...

    Volume: 62
    Issue: 44
    Published at Fri, 01 Nov 2019
  2. Saudi Arabia Subsidy Cuts On The Way?

    ...e world, with average monthly power tariffs of $0.04 per kwh, as opposed to $0.13 per kwh in the United States. The IMF calculates that the implicit cost of subsidized petroleum products and natural gas prices in Saudi Arabia was $83bn (equivalent to 11.1% of GDP) in 2014 (MEES, 23 October). Me...

    Volume: 58
    Issue: 44
    Published at Fri, 30 Oct 2015
  3. Güriş Orders 53 Turbines For Wind Farms

    ...30 October that the projects are expected to be commissioned between late 2014 and summer 2015. The scope of work includes turbine delivery and a five-year service agreement. Siemens said that 25 turbines with a combined capacity of 77MW will be installed at the Fatma wind farm in Muğla. A to...

    Volume: 56
    Issue: 44
    Published at Fri, 01 Nov 2013
  4. Iraq Wakes Up From Power Shortage Nightmare

    ...ld a dominant position in Iraq’s Kurdish north (MEES, 28 September). In addition to the 500mw Najibiya power plant due on stream in 2014, and a 126mw facility specifically for the Lukoil-led West Qurna-2 oil field development, Turkish firm Enka is converting the 1,000mw Single Cycle Irbil power plant in...

    Volume: 55
    Issue: 44
    Published at Fri, 26 Oct 2012