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Sustainability

Partners start up Sasref Jubail low sulphur diesel unit

14-Mar-2010 | By Peter Salisbury

Saudi Aramco and UK/Dutch Shell will produce diesel with 10 parts per million sulphur content

Jordan to invite proposals for wind farm in May

11-Mar-2010 | By Verity Ratcliffe

Wind farm to be built near Shobak, about 200 kilometres south of the capital

Hydrogen Power Abu Dhabi delays plant deal

Issue No 44 5-11 March 2010 | By Peter Salisbury

UK and UAE firms unable to complete offtake and financing agreements

Abu Dhabi awards Habshan nitrogen deal to Canadians

2-Feb-2010 | By Peter Salisbury

SNC Lavalin to design oil field facilities worth $10m

Masdar Headquarters

Abu Dhabi to introduce subsidies for solar power projects

21-Jan-2010 | By Peter Salisbury

Shams 1 funding plan will increase feasibility of sustainable energy schemes

Dubai Debt

Dubai World to meet UAE banks for debt talks

11-Mar-2010 | By Matthew Martin

Emirates NBD and Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank to represent UAE creditors in debt talks

State support falls short

Issue No 45 12-18 March 2010

Abu Dhabi must realise implicit sovereign guarantees are worthless after Dubai distanced itself from debt woes at its state-owned firms

Dubai slowdown hits Ras al-Khaimah

25-Feb-2010 | By Matthew Martin

Northern emirate’s economy set to grow 4 per cent

Abu Dhabi has to cut its cloth economically

Issue No 43 26 February - 4 March 2010 | By Peter Salisbury

When oil was trading at above $100 a barrel, Abu Dhabi seemed to have money to burn. Today the emirate may have to pare back some of its plans

Emirates bank exposure to Dubai World estimated at $15bn

22-Feb-2010 | By Matthew Martin

Institutions would survive a 40 per cent loss on loans

Iraq Oil

Middle East contracts awarded: January 2010 Subscription Required

27-Jan-2010 | By Clynton Wratten

Almost $3bn worth of contracts have been awarded across the Middle East up to 31 Januay 2010, according to this selected checklist compiled from MEED reports

Hungarian group makes Kurdistan oil and gas find Subscription Required

11-Mar-2010 | By Adal Mirza

Hungarian group MOL makes discovery in Iraq’s northern Kurdistan region

Chinese consortium signs Iraq Missan oilfield deal Subscription Required

10-Mar-2010 | By Adal Mirza

China National Offshore Oil Corporation and Sinochem win Iraq oil contract

Iraq oil exports increase in February Subscription Required

4-Mar-2010 | By Adal Mirza

Ministry sets production rates for licensed fields

Baghdad negotiates with consultant to develop oil sector Subscription Required

4-Mar-2010 | By Adal Mirza

World Bank to provide financing and technical supervision for project

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