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After going through difficulties which resulted to the accumulation of more than $3.95bn in debts due to the production of electricity from fuel rather than gas that used to be imported from Egypt has forced Jordan to look for other Read more
A project expected to start trial operations in 2015 and destined to help Saudi Arabia and Egypt exchange 3,000 megawatts of electricity between them via direct current electrical lines will be undergo scrutiny once more at the Saudi Arabian cabinet. Read more
A report from Arab Petroleum Investments Corp has revealed that oil producers in MENA are planning a total investment of US$740bn on energy projects over the next 5 years (2013-2017). The five countries leading the investment table are Saudi Arabia Read more
Iraq’s Deputy Prime Minister for Energy, Hussain al-Shahristani, revealed the investment plans of the country to British businessmen during an investment conference in a bid to lure them into investing in the country as they struggle to rebuild from what Read more
Iran’s controversial nuclear program has resurfaced. This time around, Tehran is accused of destroying evidences at the Parchin military site. The site has been clouded with suspicions and the United Nations nuclear inspectors want to visit it as part of Read more
Drilling has begun at the Guvenir-1 well on the antep license in Turkey by the Anatolia Energy Corp.’s partner and Çalik Enerji San. The Guvenir-1 will be the first well to target the Dadas shale where independent third party resource Read more
As Jordan continues to try to put its economy and political tension under control, it has come to a conclusion with the International Monetary Fund for a $2 billion loan. The rise in oil prices and the political tension has Read more
Another encouraging step has been taken by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in its research work to find better performing alternative energy known as the New Energy Oasis (NEO) program. The university will now collaborate with First Read more
The kingdom of Morocco has prolonged the limit of the bid for the 850 MW wind farm. This was done to get reasonable bidders as those who bided before for the procurement were not taken into account because theirs were Read more
Heavily dependent on oil imports from around the region to meet the energy demand of its citizens, Jordan is opting to construct a nuclear plant to ease the pressure. The multimillion dollar facility is facing very tense criticism and opposition Read more