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Abu Dhabi’s Gas Crunch Worsens
...Middle East Economic Survey VOL. LIII No 32 9-Aug-2010 MEES Agenda Abu Dhabi’s Gas Crunch Worsens Abu Dhabi’s gas crisis will worsen until 2014, and continue until 2017 unless it finds an alternative to domestic gas, due to delays in major development projects. It already faces a 2b...
Volume: 53Issue: 32Published at Mon, 09 Aug 2010 -
Question Mark Hangs Over ADNOC Oil Concessions
...ude production capacity to about 3.6mn b/d by 2017 from about 2.9mn b/d, sustainable over a 90-day period, according to MEES calculations. (ADNOC uses a more conservative figure, 3.5mn b/d, of average annual output capacity, which takes into account field shut-downs over 12 months). In March 2009, AD...
Volume: 53Issue: 31Published at Mon, 02 Aug 2010 -
Jordan And South Korea Sign $70mn Deal For Nuclear Research Reactor
...wer needs. The kingdom currently imports 96% of its energy needs at a cost of about 13% of its GDP. The site for Jordan’s first commercial nuclear plant – based on a 1.0gw Generation III reactor – has already been selected, near the port city of 'Aqaba, with start-up expected in 2017 at the earliest, th...
Volume: 53Issue: 31Published at Mon, 02 Aug 2010 -
Shuweihat S3 Power Plant Attracts Bids From Five Consortia
...roughout the UAE and wider Gulf. Furthermore, Abu Dhabi’s plans for nuclear power stations complicate the issue. Abu Dhabi will build four nuclear reactors, costing a total of $20bn, due to its gas shortage, but the first reactor will not come online until 2017, when power demand is forecast to hit 21...
Volume: 53Issue: 31Published at Mon, 02 Aug 2010