With oil industry officials claiming national reserves may be treble the previous estimates, it should be all hands to the pump in the coming years for the world’s top oil exporter.
ANALYSIS
India’s power challenge
A future of big spending awaits India if it is to provide power to a billion people.
When will it end?
Predictions that oil would not sustain its record price levels were proved wholly wrong as second quarter results revealed disappointing figures for downstream units worldwide.
Gauging success
Tony Tielen, global field sales director at Honeywell Enraf outlines the benefits of a new generation of radar tank gauging equipment.
Clean thinking
Major developments in tank farm cleaning solutions are being ignored in favour of dated methods across the region’s low cost labour environments.
Pulling power
Utilities Middle East went along to watch Qatar install its first 400kv transmission line.
The Caspian: Finding a way out
The countries of the Caspian may possess huge energy reserves, but the real challenge is creating exit routes to international markets.
Iraq’s oil legacy
Omar Al-Saadoon, senior associate with the Iraq Practice Group at Al Tamimi & Co examines Iraq’s oil laws exclusively for Oil & Gas Middle East.
Safety in numbers
The petrochemical industry promotes the Responsible Care programme as a way to monitor its performance.
Switched on
Switchgears fulfil a vital safety role in power networks and as such merit care and attention.