Qatar Projects 2012
MEED’s Qatar Projects has been designed for those who wish to learn about and capitalise on the opportunities emerging in Qatar, the world’s fastest growing economy.
Qatar Projects News
Qatar awards programme management deal to UK joint venture
Mace and EC Harris will provide management services for building projects
Dolphin Energy awards Rolls-Royce turbine deal
Deal for three turbines worth a total of $136m
Doha evaluates metro management proposals
Firms compete to manage new urban rail network
Petrojet wins Qatar jet fuel pipeline contract
Qatar Petroleum awards contract to connect Mesaieed refinery with new airport
Hyundai frontrunner for Lusail Expressway contract
South Korean contractor expected to finalise deal with works ministry by the middle of June
Contractor wins Doha airport landscaping work
New Doha International airport is set to open in December
Doha extends submission dates for Msheireb packages
Deadlines extended for phases 1 c and 2
Firms line up for Doha Festival City mall
Mall will be the centrepiece of the Doha Festival City development
Qatar tenders consultancy contract for first World Cup stadium
Companies have until 14 May to submit prequalification entries
Qatar opens prequalification for first World Cup stadium
Companies have until 14 May to submit entries for project management contract
Contractors split into five groups for Doha metro contracts
Qrail receives interest from 18 firms looking to develop metro project
Doha shelves plans for Grand Park project
Client has cancelled plan to build a park in the centre of Doha
Biographies
Ahmed Nasser al-Nasr
Ahmed Nasser al-Nasr is Manager, electricity projects, Kahramaa
Jamal al-Khalaf
Jamal al-Khalaf is managing director, Qatar Power Company
Abdulsattar al-Rasheed
Abdulsattar al-Rasheed is chief executive officer, Qatar Electricity & Water Company (QEWC)
Ian Bosward
Ian Bosward is programme director, Doha Expressway and major highways programme, KBR
Qatar Transport Special Reports
Qatar Special Report: Economy ready for eurozone fallout
Qatar is shifting gear. For the past five years, the country’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports have fuelled annual economic growth of close to 20 per cent
Qatar Report
Pick-up in project activity predicted across the Gulf
There are plenty of signs to indicate that the GCC’s long-term prospects outweigh the short-term slump in contract awards
Blogs
Qatar's Shell move could trigger seismic shift
In 2009 Jeroen van der Veer, the then outgoing chief executive of the UK-Dutch supermajor Shell, gave a valedictory speech to Middle East oil industry executives at a conference in Abu Dhabi.
Qatar Project Analysis
Katara Hospitality
The Doha-based hotelier has ambitious plans for growth at home and overseas
Oil prices hide fiscal vulnerabilities
Relying on high oil prices could cause problems in the future for producing countries
Qatar oil and gas sector remains stagnant
Priority given to other sectors means hydrocarbons is going thorugh period of consolidation
