Smiles and handshakes both abounded at Khalifa Bin Salman Port as ministers and officials celebrated the launch of the new ship Bahrain Vision at a ceremony in late November 2011.
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Articles & Analysis | Linking up: Creating a transport network to service the hydrocarbons sector from The Report: Bahrain 2012
Articles & Analysis | Extending the network: New strategies in the utilities sector in response to growing demand from The Report: Bahrain 2012
For most of the last decade the government focus has been on building new plants to catch up with skyrocketing demand for power. Now the focus is switching to connecting up the disparate residential and industrial consumers to the national grid. In the water sector, the aim is to build up storage capacity from 1.24m to 2.37m cu metres so as to...
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Abdul Hussain bin Ali Mirza, Minister of Energy; Chairman, National Oil & Gas Authority (NOGA); Chairman, Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO); and Chairman, Tatweer Petroleum from The Report: Bahrain 2012
What are the expectations for the onshore and offshore explorations that are currently under way?
While the country has been poor in many energy resources, Turkey’s geography has been central to its economic success. To better leverage this advantage, the government is working with the private sector to make Turkey central to the transit and storage of natural gas and petroleum resources. Electricity demand steadily increased at about 8% per annum, and this is driving the formulation of...
Economic update | Sabah: Going geothermal
6 Jun 2012
The construction of a geothermal power plant in Sabah has massive potential to boost the Malaysian state’s economy, while paving the way for other major developments in renewable energy.
Over the past decade, Turkey has experienced a number of important transitions that have led to demographic, economic and cultural transformation. These changes have made contemporary Turkey a regional focal point