1. Al-Janabi Sheds Light On Allawi Policies

    ...ey really be achieved in accordance with the schedule set for them providing Iraq with a production capacity of 12mn b/d by 2017? How will Iraq deal with OPEC in implementing such a fast-track increase in production-capacity? A: We are talking about policies, strategy, a step-by-step approach, and ca...

    Volume: 53
    Issue: 17
    Published at Mon, 26 Apr 2010
  2. Ukraine Gets Russian Gas Reprieve With Amendments To Gas Supply Agreement

    ...e to expire in 2017, but now in place until 2042. Sevastopol, on the Crimean peninsula, is a strategic location for Russia’s presence in the Black Sea. Ukrainians in opposition to Mr Yanukovich have criticized the deal, including former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, who brokered the current gas ag...

    Volume: 53
    Issue: 17
    Published at Mon, 26 Apr 2010
  3. Korean Consortium Wins Jordan Nuclear Research Reactor Contract

    ...er a number of firms from Argentina, China and Russia. Construction will begin later this year near the city of Irbid, 70km north of 'Amman, with the reactor expected to be commissioned within five years and a nuclear power plant built by 2017, according to official news agency Petra. Work will involve th...

    Volume: 53
    Issue: 15
    Published at Mon, 12 Apr 2010
  4. Shell Calls For Iraq’s Gas Potential To Be Unlocked

    ...e AGP was designed to take 10 bcm/y, current volumes are pegged at around 4bcm/y.  On the oil side in Iraq, Shell (with Petronas) won the Majnoon field contract. With reserves of 38bn barrels of oil, the contract calls for production capacity to be hiked to 1.8mn b/d by 2017. It is expected to cl...

    Volume: 53
    Issue: 14
    Published at Mon, 05 Apr 2010