Kuwait forces contractors to fund projects
Firms are struggling to raise the finance to bid for early production facilities deals issued by KOC.Kuwait: Latest 20 news stories
- Kuwait upgrades Patriot missile defence system
- Shell signs Kuwaiti liquefied gas deal
- Kuwait delays $110m oil pipeline contract
- Sipchem sells 11 per cent stake in subsidiaries
- Clients save money by delaying projects in the region
- Waha Capital buys 50 per cent stake in AerVenture
- Kuwait regasification operational in July
- Further delays to Kuwait oil manifold deal
- Kuwait starts tender for Bubiyan island work
- Bids in for Subiya power plant
- Kuwaiti Oil Ministry outlines energy masterplan
- Currency peg risks creating another banking crisis
- Kuwait delays bid deadline for oil pipeline contract
- Emirates withdrawal hits Gulf monetary union plan
- Agency gives Kuwait a negative rating
- Burgan signs $125m loan for oil rigs in Kuwait
- Kuwait extends bid deadline for oil and gas gathering centre
- Association predicts regional airlines losses of $1.5bn
- Kuwait delays Jahra road bid deadline
- Chevron trials heavy oil recovery in Gulf neutral zone
Kuwait country profile
The state of Kuwait is a small, oil-rich country at the northern tip of the Gulf, bordered in the north and west by Iraq, and in the south by Saudi Arabia and the Divided Zone, over which it has joint sovereignty with Saudi Arabia.
Special Report: Kuwait - State of Paralysis
The spat between the Kuwaiti government and the parliament over allegations of ministerial irregularities and political manoeuvring is the latest round in a battle for power that is holding back progress in the country.Commentary
- Gulf states must ease gridlock
- Sama must lift lid on Saudi families' debts
- Sheikh Nasser will need clear vision for Kuwaiti petroleum sector
- Gulf states should aim to stabilise property prices
- Political turmoil is stalling growth in Kuwaiti energy sector
- Kuwaiti politicians will need time
- Islamic banks risk losing ground
- Regional low-cost tourism sector offers rewards
- Kuwaiti fiscal stimulus needs support
- Wary Kuwaiti lenders will limit bidding pool
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