1. Iraq: Is Future Near-Total Reliance On Gas-Fired Power Justifiable?

    ...wer Generation In Iraq (%) As for natural gas, in contrast to the $4.5/mn BTU LNG netback price used in MoE, Iraq’s average border price for possible exports of dry-gas/LNG to six destinations; calculated by the IEA (2012, p127), indicates an average netback price of $10.30/mn BTU for 2011. Th...

    Volume: 57
    Issue: 21
    Published at Fri, 23 May 2014
  2. MENA Power Sector: Catching Up… But Far From There Yet

    ...ructures, as well as disparate climate conditions. A cross-section regression analysis for 2011 (the year for which all statistics are available) highlights these differences. Figure 2 shows that, on a log-transformed basis, per capita capacity increases with per capita GDP, which is an adequate proxy for th...

    Volume: 56
    Issue: 18
    Published at Fri, 03 May 2013
  3. Two Sides Of The Iraqi Coin

    ...G on 20 January 2004. T Uqaili: ‘One Hundred Days in The Iraqi Oil Industry’, MEES, 27 June 2011. MEES, 12 March 2012. K al-Mehaidi: ‘Oil Contracts of Kurdistan Province Compared to Contracts of the Ministry of Oil’, Iraq Oil Forum (in Arabic), 23 March 20...

    Volume: 55
    Issue: 20
    Published at Mon, 14 May 2012
  4. Iraq’s Upstream Oil Contracts, 2011 And Beyond

    ...Middle East Economic Survey VOL. LIV No 22 30-May-2011 Iraq’s Upstream Oil Contracts, 2011 And Beyond                                       By Asri Mousa Mr Mousa is an independent expert on Iraqi oil and gas. He obtained his first and master's degrees in process en...

    Volume: 54
    Issue: 22
    Published at Mon, 30 May 2011
  5. Jordan And Morocco Are Not The Best Economic Matches For The GCC

    ...e estimated to have in 2011 a government budget deficit in excess of 5%, a current account deficit to GDP ratio greater than 6% and an unemployment rate of more than 10% (in fact, 14% for Jordan). To put these numbers in perspective, any of the ratios of GDP that exceed more than a 4% deficit ra...

    Volume: 54
    Issue: 21
    Published at Mon, 23 May 2011
  6. IEF Statement: 4th Asian Ministerial Energy Roundtable

    ...rly March 2011, hoping that Japan will overcome this tragedy and recover soon. To show the solidarity with Japan, the State of Kuwait upon the guidance of His Highness the Amir, Shaikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah, the Cabinet Ministers have decided to contribute 5mn barrels of crude or by-products to...

    Volume: 54
    Issue: 21
    Published at Mon, 23 May 2011
  7. INOC Law: Shaky Premises And Doubtful Prospect

    ...fferent from the term “holding company”, which was used in the INOC law that was approved by the Council of Ministers on 28 July 2009 and sent to the Parliament and, thus supposed to be the one that has gone through the first reading on 31 March 2011. But the currently circulated draft for FOGL uses al...

    Volume: 54
    Issue: 20
    Published at Mon, 16 May 2011
  8. WEF’s Repowering Transport Project – Review And Implications

    ...ICORP’s Economic Commentary dated May 2011. The author wishes to state that there is no conflict of interest arising from this review and that the opinions expressed reflect his personal views only. Comments and feedback may be sent to: aaissaoui@apicorp-arabia.com On 4 April the World Economic Fo...

    Volume: 54
    Issue: 18
    Published at Mon, 02 May 2011
  9. Key Results From The 12th IEF In Cancun

    ...rst Annual Symposium on these outlooks is planned for January 2011 at the IEF Secretariat, in cooperation with the IEA and OPEC, with participation from the main institutions that publish regular energy outlooks. Facilitating NOC/IOC Cooperation With an investment need of over $25 trillion between no...

    Volume: 53
    Issue: 19
    Published at Mon, 10 May 2010
  10. European Spot Gas Prices: A GECF Challenge

    ...cisions. The same circumstances will continue in 2010 and likely also in 2011. By end-2010 uncommitted LNG quantities are likely to total some 27 bcm of pipeline quality gas, a number that has been reduced by 15 bcm since the beginning of 2010 due to further delays in the start-up of some new LNG trains. Fi...

    Volume: 53
    Issue: 18
    Published at Mon, 03 May 2010
  11. Looking Ahead: The Oil Market And Its Future

    ...te of at least 3.0% in the coming decades. This, along with an expanding global population, will boost annual oil demand by at least 1.5%. California might be a good example of this trend. It will need 29% more energy by 2011 than it used in 1990, even with increasing energy efficiency. However, th...

    Volume: 43
    Issue: 20
    Published at Mon, 15 May 2000