Lebanon – Pre-qualification round:
In accordance with previously set deadlines, caretaker Energy Minister Gebran Bassil held a press conference on 28/03 – the closing day for the pre-qualification round – along with the members of the Petroleum Administration’s board, …
Lebanon – Reserve estimates:
Companies that have conducted seismic surveys in the past few years off the Lebanese shores have had a noticeable media presence this week, driven by a desire to market their products, roughly 20 days after …
Lebanon – First licensing round:
A reassessment of data collected from the latest 3-D survey conducted by Spectrum ASA showed that hydrocarbon reserves off the southern coast may be larger than previously thought. Initial findings in this area were …
منى سكرية
بين الكويت والعراق، بات التوتّر واقعًا متكررًا. وآخر مصادره يرتبط بخطط الكويت التي تقضي ببناء ميناء تبلغ قيمته 1.1 مليار دولار أميركي قبالة سواحل العراق على جزيرة بوبيان. مُنح العقد لبناء ميناء مبارك الكبير، الذي سُمّي تيمّنًا بمؤسس …
Par Fadi Assaf.
Le Prince héritier saoudien et Ministre de la Défense Salman Ben Abdulaziz, qui se plaisait à superviser lui-même le programme d’expansion du réseau ferroviaire de sa ville pendant qu’il occupait le poste de Gouverneur de Riyad, se …
By Mona Sukkarieh. Published on June 27, 2012 in The Korea Herald.
The coasts of Somalia and the Gulf of Aden have been home for some of the worst acts of piracy for years, costing lives and billions of …
By Mona Sukkarieh.
Tension between Kuwait and Iraq is a recurrent problem. The latest dispute between the two countries is related to Kuwait’s plans to construct a 1.1 billion USD port on Boubyan island, off the coast of Iraq. The …
By Mona Sukkarieh. Published on March 21, 2012 in The Korea Herald.
When talking about a “going-abroad” policy, China immediately and justifiably comes to mind. From a Middle Eastern perspective however, a smaller country has been taking an increasingly …