Attarat Power Company (APCO) has received six bids from international engineering and construction companies to construct Jordan’s first oil shale-fired power plant
Industry
Qatar Laffan Refinery 2 joint venture signed for US$1.5 billion
Qatar Petroleum (QP) has signed a US$1.5bn joint venture agreement for the launch of the Laffan Refinery 2 (LR2) project in Ras Laffan to further optimise its condensate processing and enhance Qatar’s refining and export capacities
UAE oil exports hit record high in 2012
Strong oil prices, along with higher output, boosted the UAE’s export revenues to its highest income generation to date of US$125bn in 2012
Kurdistan Region of Iraq and Turkey sign oil transportation deal
The Kurdistan Region of Iraq has signed an agreement with Turkey to export its crude oil directly to international markets via Turkey once the construction of a connecting pipeline has been completed
Iran starts drilling four wells at South Pars gas field
Iran has started drilling four offshore wells as part of Phase 1 of the South Pars gas field development in the Gulf