The Gulf is often synonymous with “easy” oil, massive reservoirs that sit invitingly on Jurassic or Cretaceous shelf limestones. Oman’s hydrocarbons wealth, however, has proven a more challenging proposition. Dispersed in complex clusters, the difficulties associated with exploiting the sultanate’s oil and gas reserves have made the nation a...
One of the achievements of Oman’s national economic strategy in recent decades is the successful utilisation of its hydrocarbons wealth to bring about societal development in successive five-year plans. Revenues from the sultanate’s oil and gas industry have been diverted towards health care and education initiatives that have brought about...
Given the forecasts for strong economic and demographic growth in Qatar over the coming decade, and the concomitant demand for water, the government has been turning its attention to its wastewater treatment strategy. Doha is aiming to bolster capacity for sewage treatment and improve efficiency of water use by increasing the role of treated sewage...
Having gone from being a minor actor on the world energy stage to a pivotal player in less than a decade as part of an expansive strategy, Qatar has tapped its vast gas reserves by engaging international oil companies (IOCs) and building a comprehensive infrastructure network. This approach, which has allowed it to become the largest liquefied...
Rapid demographic and economic expansion over the past decade has placed a substantial burden on Qatar’s power sector. The government has risen to this challenge, tapping the country’s vast natural gas reserves to fuel the roll-out of a number of independent water and power projects (IWPPs). Unlike many of its counterparts, Qatar has avoided a power...
“Sustaining prosperity over the long term requires wise management of exhaustible resources to ensure that future generations inherit ample means to meet their aspirations,” reads Qatar’s National Development Strategy 2011-16. It calls for improving productivity and efficiency in the energy and power sector to maximise the value derived from the...
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