Showing posts with label Middle east. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Middle east. Show all posts

Iraq Oil Minister rejects Kurdistan plan

Posted by Jorge Carballo at 2:41 PM . Tuesday, May 19, 2009
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IRAK - In a step seen as an escalation of the dispute between the central and Kurdish governments over the control of oil resources, Oil Minister Hussein Al Shahristani rejected Kurdistan oil export p...


Kuwait political stalemate holds up projects

Posted by Jorge Carballo at 2:37 PM .
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KUWAIT – Many investment projects have been cancelled or delayed in Kuwait, the world's fourth largest oil exporter, because of a crisis between the Gulf Arab state's Islamist-dominated parliame...


Qatar rides out credit crisis with huge bet on LNG

Posted by Jorge Carballo at 2:27 PM .
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QATAR - On a March morning in Qatar's Ras Laffan Industrial City on the Persian Gulf, a red flame shoots into the haze from a 650-foot stack. The burst of fire is burning off excess fuel as worker...



Renaissance hopes to cash in on lucrative oil project

Posted by Jorge Carballo at 2:02 PM .
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OMAN - The extreme temperatures and shallow waters of the Caspian Sea combine to create a harsh operating environment. However, Kazakhstan's Kashagan oilfield is providing a bountiful source of...