1. Aramco Kickstarts IPO Process

    ...pact of Opec+ cuts is being felt on export volumes which are on track to fall to their lowest levels since 2014 (see chart). Turning to Q3, Aramco posted revenues of $70.2bn and profits of $21.1bn. Unsurprisingly, despite the annual decline, these numbers dwarfed those of the largest IOCs, with Ex...

    Volume: 62
    Issue: 45
    Published at Fri, 08 Nov 2019
  2. Egypt May Ax Coal Plans On Back Of Major Gas, Solar Expansion

    ...eliminary agreement. The latter is among projects earlier reported as likely to be postponed, along with gas-fired expansions at Damanhour and Mahmoudia (MEES, 16 August). Though final awards were only made last year they are the culmination of a now-outdated strategy set out in 2014 and 2015 as dw...

    Volume: 62
    Issue: 45
    Published at Fri, 08 Nov 2019
  3. Algeria’s Renewables Plans Struggle To Advance

    ...en much better since, with a number of plants coming online. Although it has taken some time, of the big eight CCGT projects awarded in 2012 and 2014, at least two have started up (see map & table). The 1.016GW Ain Arnat CCGT plant in the northeastern Setif province first started up in open-cycle mo...

    Volume: 62
    Issue: 45
    Published at Fri, 08 Nov 2019
  4. Saudi Arabia Expects Large Budget Deficits Until 2022

    ...With Saudi Arabia planning to run budget deficits until 2022, the kingdom’s own figures point to a cumulative deficit since 2014 of more than $450bn. Efforts to kick-start private sector development are essential if the government is to succeed in its critical efforts to reduce the economic de...

    Volume: 62
    Issue: 45
    Published at Fri, 08 Nov 2019