1. UAE Leads Gulf Renewable Energy Drive, But Emissions Challenge Looms

    ...ans than Abu Dhabi, but are nevertheless starting to embrace the sector. Saudi Aramco and Japanese refining company Showa Shell agreed mid-year to build a 10mw solar pilot project in the Kingdom. If this is successful when completed in 2011, it could be expanded into a much larger project, es...

    Volume: 52
    Issue: 47
    Published at Mon, 23 Nov 2009
  2. Iran Rejects UN Nuclear Fuel Supply Proposals

    ...richment facility in the city of Qom, which would be commissioned by 2011. However the agency said that the belated revelation of the new uranium enrichment site might mean that Iran is hiding further nuclear activity. Iran maintains that the Qom facility constitutes a back-up option in case the first en...

    Volume: 52
    Issue: 47
    Published at Mon, 23 Nov 2009
  3. Syria Inaugurates Gas Projects

    ...eppo to Kilis is currently under construction and is due for completion by early 2011, while the second from Aleppo will be built in the future when more gas becomes available, Mr 'Alaw said during the inauguration ceremony. At present however Syria could use the existing pipeline network Homs-Pa...

    Volume: 52
    Issue: 47
    Published at Mon, 23 Nov 2009
  4. Iraq’s Technical Service Contracts – A Good Deal For Iraq?

    ...uthern Iraq just to service the projects awarded so far (Rumaila, West Qurna 1 and Zubair) will be a major effort and likely to be much slower than the published aggressive development plans require. These will require several hundred drilling rigs to be operating by 2011. Apart from this challenge, the re...

    Volume: 52
    Issue: 47
    Published at Mon, 23 Nov 2009