1. Petroceltic Eyes Production Debuts In Algeria And Kurdistan

    ...$1.7-1.8bn just to get to first gas,” Mr O’Cathain said. ʹAin Tsila partners – Petroceltic (56.625%), Sonatrach (25%) and Italy’s Enel (18.375%) – are provisionally looking at a first quarter 2017 production start-up. Petroceltic, which farmed out to Enel in April this year, is looking at se...

    Volume: 54
    Issue: 48
    Published at Mon, 28 Nov 2011
  2. Saudi Arabia Pens Nuclear Cooperation Deal With South Korea

    ...ntract in 2009 to build four nuclear plants in the UAE, set to be ready between 2017 and 2020, making the UAE the first Gulf Arab nation with nuclear power (MEES, 4 January 2010)....

    Volume: 54
    Issue: 47
    Published at Mon, 21 Nov 2011
  3. TPAO Plans East Mediterranean Offshore Deal With Shell

    ...oduction by the beginning of 2017,” he said. Commenting on TPAO’s status, the minister said it had strengthened and can now enter partnerships with large firms. He said that the company might one day be capable of conducting searches with its own ship. Recently, the CGG Veritas seismic ship Oceanic Ch...

    Volume: 54
    Issue: 47
    Published at Mon, 21 Nov 2011
  4. IAB Invites International Experts To Review UAE Nuclear Energy Plans

    ...e year 2020, official figures show. The UAE is planning to build four nuclear power plants by 2020 as part of a $20bn nuclear program scheduled to begin commercial operations by 2017 (MEES, 14 November)....

    Volume: 54
    Issue: 47
    Published at Mon, 21 Nov 2011
  5. UAE Outlines Financing And Fuel Intentions For $20Bn Nuclear Program

    ...velop four nuclear reactors in the UAE. In 2009, Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) was awarded the contract to complete the construction of the four plants from 2017 to 2020, to making the UAE the first Gulf Arab nation with nuclear power (MEES, 4 January 2010). The financing structure for th...

    Volume: 54
    Issue: 46
    Published at Mon, 14 Nov 2011
  6. MENA Turns To Solar Power For EOR As Well As National Grids

    ...the Neutral Zone, whose production is shared 50:50 by Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. Chevron says it could increase production by an additional 500,000 b/d. A final investment decision on the full field steam injection program is scheduled for late 2014, with first injection scheduled for late 2017. So...

    Volume: 54
    Issue: 45
    Published at Mon, 07 Nov 2011