1. OPWP Projects Oman Power Demand Will Near 3.5GW By 2017

    ...Middle East Economic Survey VOL. LIV No 20 16-May-2011 oman OPWP Projects Oman Power Demand Will Near 3.5GW By 2017 Average demand for electricity in Oman is projected to increase from 1.924gw in 2011 to 3.464gw by 2017, an average growth rate of about 9% per year, according to...

    Volume: 54
    Issue: 20
    Published at Mon, 16 May 2011
  2. Iraq Launches Exploration Round

    ...so of new capacity by 2017 is going to be a massive task. Expense apart, there is not likely to be the demand for such a huge expansion. Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Affairs Husain al-Shahristani recently acknowledged that Iraq needs to sit down with its foreign partners and discuss a mo...

    Volume: 54
    Issue: 18
    Published at Mon, 02 May 2011
  3. Abu Dhabi Capacity Expansion Schedule Slips By A Year

    ...shore, ADNOC’s Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Oil Development (ADCO) is set to reach 1.8mn b/d production capacity by 2017 – back one year from the latest target – MEES understands. Developing Asab, Sahil and Shah fields will increase capacity by 60,000 b/d to 455,000 b/d when they are commissioned in th...

    Volume: 54
    Issue: 18
    Published at Mon, 02 May 2011
  4. Salman: Iraqi Upstream, Oil Market And Gas Market Issues

    ...aq to go ahead. Yes, we need IOCs to assist with the maintenance and increasing capacity. But is it necessary to do it on this large scale, to increase capacity to around 12mn b/d by 2017 as it is announced? Do you need to go to this high level of capacity, when you are not going to use it im...

    Volume: 53
    Issue: 22
    Published at Mon, 31 May 2010
  5. Third Turbine At Marib Power Plant Begins Operation

    ...owing local power demand. Marib-1 is the first of two gas-fired independent power plants (IPPs) expected to come on line at Marib by 2017, with Marib-2 expected to have a capacity of 400mw when it is completed. Eight other gas-fired power plants are also scheduled for completion by then, each with a to...

    Volume: 53
    Issue: 22
    Published at Mon, 31 May 2010
  6. BP And BG Ready To Declare Commerciality On Critical Omani Gas Projects

    ...lti tcf”. Initial estimates when the project was launched put gas in place at 17 tcf. BP may not hit full production from its Oman developments until 2017. It is tackling four reservoirs with varying amounts of liquids and acidity, which has delayed the construction of the central gas processing pl...

    Volume: 53
    Issue: 21
    Published at Mon, 24 May 2010
  7. CIS Development Hinges On Security And Cooperation

    ...ndensate. The field is to be developed in three phases, with total production reaching 71 bcm/year. Gazprom holds 51% of the project, while Total holds 25% and Norway’s Statoil, 24%. Phase 1 of the project, expected to start-up in 2017, will have capacity to produce up to 7.5mn tons/year of LNG. Asked if th...

    Volume: 53
    Issue: 21
    Published at Mon, 24 May 2010
  8. Jordan Signs Oil Shale Agreement With Eesti Energia

    ...able, Enefit would have access to the shale oil for a period of 40 years, extendable by another 10 years. The agreement covers the production of 38,000 b/d of shale oil and the generation of up to 900mw of electricity from a shale oil fired plant. First power is projected for 2016 and first oil for 2017...

    Volume: 53
    Issue: 20
    Published at Mon, 17 May 2010
  9. Arab States Pushing Ahead With Nuclear Energy Plans

    ...ans Arab states are taking strides in the development of peaceful nuclear energy to cope with rapidly increasing domestic power demands. So far the UAE is leading the pack, with one 1.4gw nuclear power plant scheduled for completion in 2017 and three others to follow by 2020, by which time authorities ex...

    Volume: 53
    Issue: 18
    Published at Mon, 03 May 2010
  10. Dragon Arranges Short-Term Crude Swap With Iran, Seeks Longer Arrangement

    ...pply agreement signed earlier this month between Ukraine and Russia (MEES, 26 April). The current lease expires in 2017 and the new lease, supported by 236 members out of 450 total, moves this to 2042. Members of the Ukrainian parliament opposed to the agreement threw eggs and smoke bombs in the ch...

    Volume: 53
    Issue: 18
    Published at Mon, 03 May 2010
  11. Egypt’s Cement Companies Continue Expansion And Merger Activities

    ...still a significant gap between cement demand and supply caused by large infrastructure programs throughout the country, according to HC Securities. Projects include the Toshka irrigation project (investment cost estimated at $89bn by 2017), development of the Sinai Peninsula (total construction an...

    Volume: 43
    Issue: 18
    Published at Mon, 01 May 2000