Energy

A new master plan in Vietnam has mapped out medium-term objectives for investment and development in the power sector to meet the goal of advancing industrial capacity. 

Malgré un climat mondial difficile, l'Algérie continue de s'atteler au développement de plusieurs projets clés dans le secteur des hydrocarbures, recherchant de nouveaux investissements de grands groupes pétroliers et gaziers internationaux.

Government plans to increase the country’s generation capacity and upgrade its transmission network look set to spur further growth in Oman’s utilities sector, against a backdrop of subsidy rationalisation.

Steps taken by national oil giant Saudi Aramco to consolidate some of its downstream assets, most notably in the US market, appear to be laying the groundwork for an initial public offering (IPO) and a move towards becoming the global leader in refining. 

Far-reaching and long-awaited plans aimed at reforming Nigeria’s oil industry are gathering pace, though they have met with resistance from some stakeholders.

In spite of the global slowdown in capital spending by energy companies, Egypt’s upstream gas industry is attracting multi-billion-dollar investments as it looks to meet rising domestic demand.