MEED
Issue No 24 13 - 19 June 2008
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Ahmed Bahrouzyan
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Dubai Roads & Transport Authority: Six key people
The top six figures in the emirate’s transport sector: Mattar al-Tayer, Maitha bin Adai, Abdul Majid al-Khaja, Mohammed Obaid al-Mulla, Essa Abdul-Rahman al-Dosari and Ahmed Bahrouzyan. -
Essa Abdul-Rahman al-Dosari
A key figures in the Dubai’s transport sector -
Maitha bin Adai
A key figures in the emirate’s transport sector -
Mohammed Obaid al-Mulla
A key figure in the emirate’s transport sector -
Abu Dhabi expresses confidence in success of polymers park
Developer of plastic conversion facilities aims to service global markets. -
Abu Dhabi: Closing the gap on regional giants
Despite having the world’s fifth-largest gas reserves, Abu Dhabi has been slow to develop its chemicals sector, but a planned£20bn-plus megaproject at Taweelah is the beginning of a major transformation. -
Award nears on Jebel Ali water plants
Local real estate developer Nakheel is due to make awards soon on the two water desalination and wastewater treatment concessions serving its giant Waterfront development in Dubai. -
Baghdad oil revival to calm fuel prices
International economist says rejuvenating Iraq's oil sector offers the best hope of easing supply concerns. -
Capacity crunch in construction sector hits Abu Dhabi developers
Major awards and strategic alliances cause shortage of contractors that is set to hinder future projects. -
Consolidated Contractors International Company
The family-owned construction business is keen to expand into Africa, Central Asia and the Far East -
Consolidated Contractors International Company: MEED Assessment
Diversification into new markets will insulate CCC from market downturn and provide sustained long-term cash flow -
Construction timescales must be more realistic
Clients may not like longer timetables but they are better than projects running late and losing cash. -
Contractor survey: Projects market slows
The latest figures reveal a slowdown in the petrochemicals and wider projects market during the past year, but the boom is far from over. -
Doha plans 150km industrial highway
Road project to link Mesaieed, Dukhan and Ras Laffan to be managed in-house by Qatar Petroleum. -
Doha reviews Mesaieed gas facilities
Qatar Petroleum (QP) is reviewing the future of its two oldest natural gas liquids (NGL) plants at Mesaieed, following the decline in oil production at its onshore field at Dukhan and two offshore fields, Bul Hanine and Maydan Mahzam. -
Feedstock shortage hits Gulf
With ethane feedstock allocations running out, the region’s producers in the sector are exploring innovative ways to drive future capacity increases. -
Fresh reserves will calm prices
Unfortunately for the IEA, simply bridging the potential oil supply gap is no guarantee that prices will fall, market sentiment is just as important. The International Energy Agency (IEA), which advises 27 of the world’s biggest oil consuming nations, faces a conundrum. -
Fuel prices force review at Bahrain Air
Bahrain Air, the region’s latest low-cost operator, has admitted that soaring fuel prices are forcing it to seek fresh revenue sources, just four months after launching. -
Fuel prices test budget airlines
The low-cost model is unsustainable under current levels of cost pressure. Some Middle East airlines will find their business vanishing before them. -
Ground conditions in Jeddah force review of high-rise developments
The cost of high-rise developments in Jeddah is expected to increase because of engineering challenges that are only now emerging, according to geotechnical specialists. -
High costs jeopardise Sultan Qaboos Port expansion plans
Demands on infrastructure result in bid submissions exceeding $390m budget. -
International firms to vie for Kuwait Airlines audit
The contract to audit Kuwait Airways will now be open to international accounting firms, after efforts to award the work to a local firm were rejected by the government. The audit is seen as vital if the airline’s planned privatisation is to go ahead. -
Ipic approves plans to develop $5bn oil refinery at Jorf Lasfar
Abu Dhabi government-owned International Petroleum Investment Company (Ipic) has approved plans to develop a refinery at Jorf Lasfar on Morocco’s west coast. -
Jeddah ground conditions force review of high-rise developments
The cost of high-rise developments in Jeddah is expected to increase because of engineering challenges that are only now emerging, according to geotechnical specialists. -
Kuwait gas upgrade set to triple output
Second phase of non-associated gas project will boost production to 600,000 cubic feet a day. -
Logistics: Strengthening the supply chain
Petrochemicals developers are addressing infrastructure issues ranging from weak processes and materials shortages to transport capacity, but a lack of skilled manpower is likely to slow progress. -
Manama invites interest in first stage of wastewater privatisation plan
First contracts to develop Muharraq wastewater plant to be awarded next year. -
Manama opts for low-risk wastewater privatisation
The entry of the private sector will bring investment, technology and experience to improve standards. -
Mattar al-Tayer
A top figure in the emirate’s transport sector -
Muscat to issue tenders to triple airport passenger capacity
The Transport & Communication Ministry is expected to issue tenders by the end of this year for the contract to build a terminal at Muscat International Airport with capacity for 12 million passengers a year. -
Private firms need strategic petrochemicals alliances
Financial backing and feedstock are both becoming far harder to secure for new petrochemicals schemes. -
Project Finance: Getting clever with credit
Financing the petrochemicals sector’s megaprojects during a liquidity squeeze is becoming difficult and bankers are increasingly turning to unconventional methods to raise capital. -
Q&A: Samer Khoury, Executive Vice-President, Consolidated Contractors International Company
CCC works to regain client confidence in a challenging economic environment -
Qapco shortlists prequalifiers for polyethylene plant
Mesaieed-based Qatar Petrochemical Company (Qapco) is shortlisting prequalifying bidders for its low-density polyethylene (LDPE) plant, with tender documents due to be issued later this month. -
Rabat to launch coal-fired plant at Safi
Kingdom's second independent power project on the west coast to come on stream in 2012. -
Sama calls for end to fare cap as fuel prices force surcharges
International travellers pay seven times the premium of domestic passengers. -
Saudi Arabia's sky-high ambitions
The kingdom’s city skylines are set to be transformed as developers start taking advantage of a relaxation in the height-cap on buildings. -
Shell secures gas deal with Baghdad
UK firm set to form joint venture with South Gas Company to develop southern region. -
Soaring fuel costs hit budget airlines
Rising oil prices are driving airlines to bankruptcy. How will the Middle East’s low-cost operators fare? -
Special Report: Petrochemicals - Firms seek new feedstocks
Nothing is more indicative of the region’s struggle to source ethane than the decision of a country with the world’s fifth-largest natural gas reserves to turn to oil-derived feedstock. -
Special Report: Petrochemicals - Firms seek new feedstocks
Nothing is more indicative of the region’s struggle to source ethane than the decision of a country with the world’s fifth-largest natural gas reserves to turn to oil-derived feedstock.
