Kuwait News and Analysis
News
Kuwait Petroleum Corporation chief sacked by government
Head of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation replaced in wake of $2.19bn payment to Dow Chemical
Ava wins $84m drilling mud contract in Kuwait
Italian group to provide drilling mud products and engineering services for Kuwait Oil Company
Daelim bids low for Kuwait refinery contract
South Korean firm has already been approved for $519m sulphur handling project
Dow receives $2.2bn in damages from Kuwait
Payment ends four-year dispute over cancelled K-Dow Petrochemicals venture
Kuwait receives bids for housing projects
Kuwaiti housing work will involve building residential apartments and public buildings
Kuwait yet to complete olefins cracker study
Petrochemicals Industries Company plans new plant in Kuwait
Five invited to bid for Kuwait transformer stations
Tender bids for Kuwaiti transformer stations to be submitted by 18 June
Kuwait prequalifies six firms for new refinery preparations
Six companies to bid for dredging and soil remediation work in Kuwait
Kuwait approves Daelim for sulphur-handling deal
South Korean firm’s $519.6m price approved
Mott McDonald wins Divided Zone contract
UK engineering consultancy wins five-year deal
Analysis
Commodity super cycle on verge of downward trend
Analysts predicting 2013-14 could be the start of lower prices for commodities such as oil and gas
Hisham Allam
Hisham Allam is chief technology officer, Mobile Communications Company (Zain Group)
Q&A Bob Hope, Chief executive officer, SSH
We will only become the consultant of choice if we meet our promises to our customers, partners and people
SSH: MEED Assessment
The architecture and design consultancy has spotted a gap in the market between local and international firms
Menahi Saeed al-Anzi
Menahi Saeed al-Anzi is deputy managing director, planning and gas, Kuwait Oil Company (KOC)
Ahmad Atallah
Ahmad Atallah is chairman and managing director, Shell Kuwait
Middle East energy
Six individuals leading the development of unconventional gas reserves in the region: Martin Mair, Neil Reynolds, Dan Blanchard, Ahmad Atallah, Menahi Saeed al-Anzi and Abdul Aziz al-Ameri
Inflation risks social unrest
Oil exporters will increase subsidises to contain inflation, but other governments are likely to struggle
Comment
Refining overhaul gets under way
Progress on the first of Kuwait’s refining megaprojects is gaining momentum after year of delay
Al-Zour a boost to private sector
Kuwait’s invitation for interest in Al-Zour North phase 2 shows commitment to private partnerships
Kuwait PPP delays to hit confidence
A ministerial review that is delaying four projects risks sapping faith in Kuwait’s plan to attract more private sector investment
Kick-starting a market revival
Kuwait’s projects market gains much-needed momentum after political bureaucracy is pushed to the wayside
Kuwait's Al-Zour to lead PPP growth
The Al-Zour North independent water and power project could act as a catalyst for Kuwait’s PPP programme
Kuwait politics hinders growth
Key infrastructure projects have been put on hold or cancelled due to the reluctance of opposing groups in parliament to release funds
GCC firms reduce refinancing risk
Gulf corporates’ credit-worthiness improves as debt is slowly repaid, but underlying risks still remain
Politics deter Kuwait oil projects
State-owned Kuwait Oil Company is looking to increase oil production, but fractious politics and a lack of expertise will hamper the plans
Kuwait's projects sector shows growth
Progress on several of Kuwait’s major infrastructure schemes has led to cautious optimism
Renewed hope for contractors
Construction firms prepare to capitalise on the unexpected vigour with which Kuwait’s government is now awarding contracts
