1. UAE Nuclear Powergen Soars, As Saudi Seeks US Partnership

    ...5MW Bushehr-1 reactor in 2011, a decade after work on the plant had resumed in 2001 after being halted by the 1979 revolution (MEES, 7 September 2012). Bushehr-1 generates around 6TWh annually – around 15% of the UAE total (see chart) – but while Iran was a regional pioneer, plans for Russia’s Rosatom to...

    Volume: 68
    Issue: 22
    Published at Fri, 30 May 2025
  2. Can Iran’s Nuclear Power Program Offset Surging Consumption?

    ...ngthy delays, Bushehr-1 began supplying Iran’s grid in 2011, and typically supplies around 6TWh annually. Officials subsequently announced plans for two additional plants at Bushehr (bringing the total there to four), as part of a broader plan to generate 20GW from nuclear alone by 2030. 15 years on fr...

    Volume: 68
    Issue: 21
    Published at Fri, 23 May 2025
  3. Trump Offers Syria ‘Chance At Greatness,’ Pledges To Remove US Sanctions

    ...ther exit or restructure in the country. The harshest sanctions regime to date came with the outbreak of Syria’s civil war in 2011 when the US – this time joined by the European Union and the Arab League – targeted the Central Bank of Syria as well as its oil sector, which was a key source of re...

    Volume: 68
    Issue: 20
    Published at Fri, 16 May 2025
  4. Chevron Eyes Egypt Expansion As Israel Output Closes In On Record High

    ...evron’s unwillingness to consider potential synergies with Cyprus,” the source tells MEES. Chevron also gained Cyprus’ 3.5tcf Aphrodite field in the Noble transaction, but despite the field being discovered in 2011 it has yet to be developed. Aphrodite is located just 30km from Leviathan (see box). “Ch...

    Volume: 68
    Issue: 19
    Published at Fri, 09 May 2025