MEED
Issue 35 27 August - 2 September 2010
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Aramco releases tenders for Shaybah gas liquids scheme
Saudi Arabian oil giant invite contractors to bid for all four packages on gas project -
Bahrain: Gulf Air HQ modifications
Modification work at the new Gulf Air headquarters -
Beirut faces real test of stability
In recent weeks, Lebanon has survived a series of threats to its political stability. It may not hold out much longer as the UN tribunal finalises findings of the Rafik Hariri murder -
BRC Arabia breaks ground on Dubai steel plant
Joint venture has started work on new 150,000-t/y facility on Dubai-Abu Dhabi border -
Building on impressive economic growth in Lebanon
Despite persistent high public debt and political vulnerabilities, Lebanon is enjoying its fourth consecutive year of strong growth across most economic sectors -
Cairo to award airport city consultant in September
About 50 consultants submit expressions of interest for the deal in May -
CCC selected for Khalifa port infrastructure works
Athens-based contractor has received a letter of intent -
Damascus looks to investment banks
Syria aims to shift the trading in its bourse up a gear. Its strategy has been to allow the establishment of investment banks to add more depth to the country’s free market economy -
Energy cities no easy feat
Libya breathes new life into its delayed energy hub development. Tripoli now faces task of rebuilding its relationship with foreign majors -
Final bids in for $700m Abu Dhabi pipeline deal
Contract to be finalised by the end of Ramadan -
Firms line up for Yanbu aromatics deal
Seven international engineering firms submitted final proposals on 17 August -
GCC food price concerns loom
Control over the cost of comestibles once again rises to the top of the agenda in the Gulf. The key to stabilising the region’s agribusiness could be in foreign land investment -
GCC Rail Authority study to start in early 2011
The GCC Secretariat is currently assessing technical and financial proposals -
Gulf Projects Index 25 August 2010: Completions add to summer slowdown
With few new projects being launched, the seasonal lull across the region continues -
Iraq: Supply of nickel
Supply of nickel for an industrial and minerals authority -
Iraq’s competing gas demands
Oil and electricity ministries work together to balance domestic consumption and exports -
Iraq’s power balancing act
Kurdistan has transformed its power sector with the participation of private companies. Baghdad must surpass this success with a mixed strategy of state-procured facilities and IPPs -
Jassem Mohamed al-Zaabi
Jassem Mohamed al-Zaabi is chief executive officer, Al-Yah Satellite Communications Company -
Jordan to tender third independent power plant
Prequalification of firms will begin in September -
Jorg Erlemeier
Jorg Erlemeier is Head of Middle East and Africa (MEA) region, Nokia Siemens Networks -
Kuwait receives bids for $473m College of Engineering and Petroleum
Malaysian and local joint venture submit lowest bid -
Kuwait: Engineering installation
Engineering work for the Minstry of Defense -
Kuwait: Fire brigade clothes
Clothes and requirements for fire brigade department -
Kuwait: Implementation dental treatment programme
Implementation of preventive dental treatment -
Kuwait: Maintenance works for main workshops
Mechanical, electrical and heavy machinery maintenance works for main workshops -
Kuwait: Provision of IT training and consultancy services
Provision of Oracle PDF and Java training and consultancy for the Information System Centre at the Kuwait University -
Kuwait: Signboards maintenance
Maintenance of signboards for roads at different areas in Kuwait. -
Kuwait: Sodium lamps
Supply of 150 watt sodium lamps and partial disconnection of lights -
Kuwait: Spotlights
Supply of 400/250 Watt Sodium spotlights -
Kuwait: Supply of network devices
Supply, installation and operation of network devices for server room at the Information System Center at Kuwait University -
Kuwait: Supply of personal computers
Supply, installation and operation of personal computers for computer devices assessment committee at Kuwait University -
Kuwait: Transaction advisory services for wastewater treatment plant
Prequalification of potential Transaction Advisors on the Development and Operation of the Umm Al-Hayman Wastewater Treatment Plant -
Local/UK joint venture selected for Moroccan wind farm
International Power and Nareva to build wind farm -
Mafraq preferred bidder expected in mid-September
Bidders asked to provide additional information by end of August -
Mohamed al-Ghanim
Mohamed al-Ghanim is director general, Telecommunications Regulatory Authority -
Mohammed Omran
Mohammed Omran is chairman, Etisalat -
National Bank of Fujairah
The UAE-based lender is looking to regain ground lost in the aftermath of the global crisis -
National Bank of Fujairah: MEED Assessment
Over the past two years, the bank has turned around a worrying slide in its capital adequacy ratio -
Oman receives bids for Duqm hotel
Spanish contractor submits lowest bid -
Osman Sultan
Osman Sultan is chief executive officer, Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (Du) -
Q&A: National Bank of Fujairah
A bank spokesman says the long-term strategy is to grow prudently and efficiently -
Qatalum start-up delayed by six months
Power cut at $5.7bn smelter means whole facilty will need to be re-started -
Qatalum’s loss is gain for others
Sohar Aluminium and Emirates Aluminium will have capacity to sell to make up for smelter closure -
Qatar extends bid deadline for Faculty of Islamic Studies
Project will be located at Education City -
Qatar invites firms to express interest in infrastructure consultancy contracts
Consultancy deals are for six multi-billion dollar infrastructure schemes -
Qatar: Steel manpower
Supply of unskilled manpower on call-off basis for a steel company -
Real estate boom defies Middle East gloom
Lebanon has dodged the real-estate collapse affecting many Gulf property markets in the region. The sector’s strategy of catering to demand for low- to middle-end housing is paying dividends -
Real estate in Lebanon defies the downturn
Beirut must stay focused on the provision of low-income housing to continue developing the market -
Reshaping the Kuwait economy
Adel al-Roumi, president of the Partnerships Technical Bureau, is seeking to overhaul Kuwait’s economy by inviting the private sector to take on more responsibility -
Saudi Arabia: Renovation of schools
Carrying out renovation of Al-Termizi and Intermediate School for an educational authority -
Scott Wilson wins consultancy work on Bubiyan port
The UK-based firm will now conduct a design audit and will supervise the main contractor -
Setting standards for the GCC rail network
The GCC Rail Authority will help streamline how the ambitious development is implemented -
Sorouh to raise $136m loan
Deal will be in addition to $640m raised earlier in the year -
Special Report: Syria & Lebanon - Beirut has a huge debt mountain to tackle
With its economy forecast to expand by 8 per cent in 2010, Lebanon is second only behind Qatar in the Middle East in terms of economic growth. Yet, despite this, analysts continue to question the long-term sustainability of Lebanon’s expanding economy -
Syria: Consulting services
Assessment of surveys, methodologies, data analysis and training. -
Syrian gas and oil production capacity turns corner
After years of decline, Syria’s oil and gas prospects are looking up, but substantial obstacles need to be overcome to ensure its long-term future as a regional gas hub -
Technip to design cracker for Aramco and Dow's Jubail petrochemicals scheme
French major was working on studies before partners decided to move the project -
Thales is frontrunner for Muscat and Salalah IT systems
The winning firm will supply full IT and security systems at Muscat and Salalah airports -
Tripoli restarts $54bn energy cities plan
Scheme re-activated after six month delay -
UAE telecoms
Six key people leading the development of the UAE telecommunications industry: Mohammed Omran, Osman Sultan, Mohamed al-Ghanim, Jassem Mohamed al-Zaabi, Yousuf al-Sayed and Jorg Erlemeier -
Wasit gas $500m site preparation contract delayed
Winning bidder for contract will not be announced until mid-September -
Yousuf al-Sayed
Yousuf al-Sayed is chief executive officer, Thuraya Satellite Communications Company
