Boom time for the generator sector as the Middle East region continues to outgrow its existing electricity distribution networks.
ANALYSIS
Water for Algiers
The North African city of Algiers has long suffered from an acute shortage of drinking water.
Going global
ConocoPhillips deal to send Qatar’s gas to US markets marked a paradigm shift for marketing the region’s LNG.
Supply v demand
The Middle East’s smallest oil producer by volume relies heavily on foreign investments.
Routine to Extreme: Rotary Steerables
Weatherford has drilled one million feet with its Revolution rotary-steerable system and along the way has set new milestones for some of the deepest, hottest, highest-pressure environments encountered in the E&P sector.
Transformer troubles
Transformer availability has been tightening over the past two years.
Deep water boom
Michael Smith, Energyfiles CEO, says the offshore drilling market will be worth $80 billion by 2012.
Flash point
A critical shortage of technical and safety qualified personnel has pushed off site training into overdrive.
Seven-year outlook
Peak power consumption is expected to climb by 10% each year in areas of Oman.
Winds of change
There is growing interest in exploiting renewable sources of energy, particularly wind and solar power.