New oil & gas reserves discovered off northern Lebanon
New oil reserves were found off Lebanon's shore along its northern maritime boundary with Cyprus and Syria, which could generate...
Energy
Kuwait Fund grants Lebanon $85 million loan for the power sector
The Ministry of Energy and Water secured a 25-year loan worth $85 million from the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic...
Kurdistan region of Iraq to double power generation by 2015
Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) is planning to double its total power generation capacity from 3,000KW to 6,000KW by the end...
Lebanese government approves new terms for gas exploration bids
The Lebanese government approved the new conditions for international oil companies to bid for the highly anticipated offshore gas exploration,...
Siemens seals $38 million Qatar substation contract
Siemens, the global powerhouse in electronics and electrical engineering operating in the energy and infrastructure sectors, has signed a $38...
Qatar to release sustainability guidelines
The Ministry of Environment, together with several institutions, will set new mandatory requirements for constructions such as energy and water...
Qatar: Focus on solar
Aiming to reduce both its greenhouse emissions and its use of hydrocarbons to generate power, Qatar is looking to embrace...
Beirut set to move on gas contracts
Lebanon is due to take a long-awaited step towards awarding contracts for exploration of its offshore gas reserves this month,...
Iraq to harness solar, wind power
A project to generate electricity from solar energy and wind in 15 remote Iraqi cities is now under way, according...
Energy reserves in Lebanon exceed estimates
As Lebanon prepared to invite oil companies to pre-qualify for bidding on upcoming tenders, a 3-D survey showed that gas...
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