1. Iraq’s TSA Contracts Postponed Awaiting Cabinet Approval, KRG Projects Progressing

    ...lumes of 3.5 bcm/year are expected to flow from 2011, possibly increasing to more than 10 bcm/y. “The Inci Gaz companies plan to make the necessary infrastructure investments to transport and supply the natural gas to the Turkish market and potential foreign consumers,” a statement said.  “Now Eu...

    Volume: 51
    Issue: 34
    Published at Mon, 25 Aug 2008
  2. Samsung Engineering Wins EPC Contract For Bahrain Base Oil Plant

    ...l shipping port exists, will have a capacity of 400,000 tons/year of very high viscosity index (VHVI) base oil for use in lubricants blending, and is scheduled to be completed by April 2011. Total investment in the project is expected be around $430mn. The contract is Samsung’s first in Ba...

    Volume: 51
    Issue: 34
    Published at Mon, 25 Aug 2008
  3. Sudan Appoints Abyei Administration Amid Tentative Signs Of Political Progress

    ...ntrol Risks Group Wolfram Lacher. “But it does represent a positive development, and suggests that cooperation between both sides is improving.” Presidential and parliamentary elections, to be held between January and April of next year, leading to the referendum on southern independence in 2011, ar...

    Volume: 51
    Issue: 33
    Published at Mon, 18 Aug 2008
  4. Greece Emerges As Major Gas Player With Participation In South Stream Pipeline

    ...ropean market. On 16 April Iraq’s Oil Minister Husain al-Shahristani promised to export at least 5 bcm/y of gas to the European market by 2011, according to a statement issued by Mr Piebalgs’ office. Dr Shahristani did not specify the routing through which exports would reach Europe or the pr...

    Volume: 51
    Issue: 33
    Published at Mon, 18 Aug 2008
  5. Agrium, Egyptian Government Reach Agreement On Eagrium Project

    ...pacity to approximately 2mn t/y of urea. Agrium’s share of production would be 175,000 t/y of urea until the expansion is complete in 2011, after which it would increase to approximately 525,000 t/y. “We anticipate earning contributions to commence in the fourth quarter of this year. The original Ea...

    Volume: 51
    Issue: 33
    Published at Mon, 18 Aug 2008
  6. Nematzadeh Announces Finalization Of Contract For New Condensate Refinery

    ...ndensate splitters, is expected to start up in 2011 (MEES, 14 April)....

    Volume: 51
    Issue: 33
    Published at Mon, 18 Aug 2008
  7. MENA LNG Production Limited By Rising Local Demand And Ageing Facilities

    ...mpletion until 2011 and 2012 respectively (MEES, 4 August). LNG Plants Competing For Gas A relative newcomer to the LNG industry, Egypt made a dramatic entrance with the commissioning in 2005 of two 3.6mn t/y trains at Idku and one 5mn t/y train at Damietta. The Egyptian LNG (ELNG) trains at Idku, jo...

    Volume: 51
    Issue: 32
    Published at Mon, 11 Aug 2008
  8. Ras Laffan C IWPP Signs Financing Agreement, Islamic Banks Join Group

    ...ild-operate-transfer (BOT) project is key to Qatar’s needs. It will produce 2.73gw of power and 63mn gal/day of clean water, supplying the country with about one third of its estimated 9.0gw power needs by 2011. The obligations of offtaker Kahramaa are guaranteed by the Qatari state (sovereign ra...

    Volume: 51
    Issue: 32
    Published at Mon, 11 Aug 2008
  9. GDF Suez Awarded $5.6Bn Contract For Shuweihat 2 Power And Desalination Plant

    ...osan, and Samsung on 21 July, he added. Completion and start-up of the Shuweihat 2 plant is scheduled for 2011. GDF Suez owns 40% of Shuweihat 2, with Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority (ADWEA) holding 60%. All power and desalinated water will be purchased by the Abu Dhabi Water and El...

    Volume: 51
    Issue: 32
    Published at Mon, 11 Aug 2008
  10. UAE Needs To Spend Over $10Bn To Meet Rising Power Demand, Says BMI

    ...port 2008. Dubai alone will have to boost its power generating capacity to 9.5gw by 2010, said the report. Power consumption in Dubai increased by almost 30% in 2006, according to the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA). The UAE will account for 5.77% of regional power generation by 2011, sa...

    Volume: 51
    Issue: 32
    Published at Mon, 11 Aug 2008
  11. Global Refining Capacity Expected To Expand To 2013

    ...10 1 160,000 Texas Port Arthur Motiva 2011 1 325,000 India Vadinar Essar Oil 2012 1 420,000 India Paradip Indian Oil Corporation 2012 1 30...

    Volume: 51
    Issue: 31
    Published at Mon, 04 Aug 2008