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Saudi Arabia invites bids for Jazan refinery

Saudi Arabia invites bids for Jazan refinery

Energy
Spiralling construction costs are casting doubt on the remote refinery's viability.

India exultant over end to nuclear isolation
Energy
PM says waiver marks end of 'decades-long isolation from nuclear mainstream'.

Gulf states likely to urge OPEC output unchanged
Energy
Gulf OPEC members expected to ask others to keep output at same level this week.

Gulf oil production to surge by 2015
Energy
$300bn investment in crude oil production could see GCC deliver extra 10mn barrels per day.


more »MIDDLE EAST ENERGY COMMENT

Nuclear family
In the Gulf the UAE has been getting the ball rolling, and looks the most likely to be first to commission a nuclear power station.

Stuart Matthews  

Could it be lights out for the Gulf?
The astonishing growth and development of the Gulf economies means that we are on the verge of a power supply crisis.

Andrew White

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more »MIDDLE EAST ENERGY EVENTS

UPCOMING EVENTS

  1. Safety Auditing Of Upstream Downstream Petroleum Installations
    3 September 2008 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  2. Mediterranean Petroleum Exhibition
    12 September 2008 | Tripoli, Libya
  3. Corrosion Control In Petro-Chemical Plants
    25 September 2008 | Dubai, Syria
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CURRENT ENERGY TENDERS

  1. Supply unleaded gasoline
    Jordan
    Closes on: 09 September 2008
  2. Supply 200,000 ± 25% MT of LPG
    Jordan
    Closes on: 09 September 2008
  3. Supply Worthington centrifugal pumps
    Iran
    Closes on: 10 September 2008
More Tenders »

SPOT POLL

What do you think about the education system in the Gulf?

It's in crisis and urgent measures are needed to increase school places.
Education chiefs are more interested in making money than educating our children.
The standard of education has improved but more still needs to be done.
The local education system is as good as anywhere else in the world.

BUSINESS FEATURES

Dark days ahead?

The Gulf faces a power shortage of unprecedented proportions, due to rapid growth in consumption.

Weathering the storm

Offshore protective coatings experts speak about the demands and rigours placed by the offshore market.

Living on the edge

Of the world's vast offshore rigs, each has hundreds of workers onboard who keep production going.

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    Industry: Energy
    Location: Middle East, UAE
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    Location: Sharjah, UAE
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BUSINESS INTERVIEWS

Planes, trains and automobiles

With power plants, aircraft parts and green energy in high demand in the UAE, the stage is set for a new partnership.

The 100 billion dollar man

Sean Cronin meets Mohamed Al-Mady, the figure behind the corporate phenomenon that is Sabic.

Why the Gulf is filling its larder

Dr Rashid Ahmad Bin Fahad, UAE Minister of Environment and Water, on the global food crisis.

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