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Abu Dhabi to sign $2bn in onshore oil contracts

Abu Dhabi to sign $2bn in onshore oil contracts

Energy
ADCO to raise sustainable production capacity to 1.8m barrels a day from 2017 from 1.4m bpd.

  1. ADCO to boost crude capacity to 1.8m bpd by 2017
  2. ADNOC to boost gas output by 1bn cfd by 2013

Saudi SWCC spends to extend power, water plant life
Energy
State-run utility Saline Water Conversion Corp spends hundreds of millions of dollars on overhauls.

$104m contract aims to improve UAE power capacity
Energy
Five new substations to be built in effort to increase power supplies in northern region.

Kuwait to invest $7.7bn in oil industry in fiscal year
Energy
Oil exporter to pump another KD4.7bn ($16.3bn) in the non-oil related economy.


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Smart Grid – a cleaner way to fuel a nation
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Breaking the ice

Iceland president Olafur Grimsson believes that renewable energy can save his country's shattered economy.

Joining the nuclear family

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