Rising demand for power and disruptions to gas supplies from Egypt have left Jordan struggling to meet its energy requirements, with imports adding to the economic headache.
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Major investments are underway in Bahrain to reinforce the electricity grid and broaden distribution as the kingdom tries to keep up with increasing demand for power.
Articles & Analysis | New training centres are being developed to address the shortage of qualified workers from The Report: Oman 2015
As the sultanate’s oil and gas sector enters a renaissance period, moving back towards production levels of 15 years ago using enhanced oil recovery (EOR), and while new unconventional gas production offers new economic opportunities, the industry has found itself facing a shortage of human resources (HR). Recent estimates put Oman’s HR gap in the tens of thousands, and...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Salim Nasser Said Al Aufi, Undersecretary, Ministry of Oil and Gas: Interview from The Report: Oman 2015
How do you assess the progress of the in-country value (ICV) initiative, and what additional mechanisms are needed to meet value retention targets?
Articles & Analysis | A host of new initiatives are moving forward as demand increases from The Report: Oman 2015
A decade of rapid development in Oman has seen the sultanate’s population jump, while rising industrialisation and new construction projects have bolstered economic diversification under the Vision 2020 economic development plan. This has not come without costs, however, and natural gas consumption has sky-rocketed in recent years, driven by heavy new demand in the...
Articles & Analysis | Oil and gas remain key economic contributors, while investment increasingly focuses on EOR techniques and downstream development from The Report: Oman 2015
The sultanate’s geographic position on the Arabian Peninsula, in close proximity to the Arabian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, but outside the Strait of Hormuz, has given it the region’s best access to one of the world’s most important energy corridors. Following several years of declining output in the 2000s, plans are under way to increase crude oil production, and the...