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Kuwait’s New Emir Criticizes Political Divisions
...tober 2022 did KPC finally began operations at its long-awaited 120,000 b/d GC-32 project which was due online in 2020 after a $1.3bn 2017 award to the UK’s Petrofac (MEES, 31 March 2017). …WITH DELAYED PROJECT AWARDS The minister’s claims are backed up by a 30 Oc...
Volume: 66Issue: 51/52Published at Fri, 22 Dec 2023 -
Qatar Eyes Substantial $8bn Surplus For 2023
...ded, alluding to the 2017-2021 embargo of Qatar by many of its neighbors. The embargo ended in January 2021, but with Doha having restructured its trade patterns there has been no full return to the previous status quo (MEES, 25 November). Qatar invested heavily in its infrastructure in preparation fo...
Volume: 65Issue: 51/52Published at Fri, 23 Dec 2022 -
GCC Eyes 2022 As Year Of Stability
...is year saw Saudi Arabia host two GCC summits. The 41st summit was held in Al Ula in January and marked the end of the Qatar embargo, which had been in force since June 2017 and had defined the GCC ever since (MEES, 8 January). If that January summit was high profile, the 42nd iteration in Riyadh on...
Volume: 64Issue: 51/52Published at Fri, 24 Dec 2021 -
Regional Powers Face Off In Post-Islamic State Vacuum
...Iraq and Syria have declared victory over IS. As the smoke clears they face the monumental task of rebuilding, while regional powers face off in their territories. In 2017, Iraq and Syria retook almost all of the 100,000km² formerly held by Islamic State (IS). Between the Russian-ba...
Volume: 60Issue: 51/52Published at Fri, 22 Dec 2017 -
Division In The Gulf: Is There Any Way Back For GCC Unity In 2018?
...Battle lines have been drawn in the GCC. Saudi, the UAE and Bahrain are aligned firmly against Qatar, with Kuwait and Oman remaining neutral. A return to pre-June 2017 normality looks unlikely. The dream of GCC unity will wither further in 2018. The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) ex...
Volume: 60Issue: 51/52Published at Fri, 22 Dec 2017 -
The Iraqi State Faces A Perilous 2017
...Iraq is exiting 2016 buoyed by high oil prices, but faces a tumultuous 2017. The current administration is unlikely to be toppled, but as for the viability of the state? That’s a different question. Iraq ends 2016 with its leaders publicly praising the country’s security improvements, ye...
Volume: 59Issue: 51/52Published at Fri, 23 Dec 2016