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FeaturesTrialling new ways to meet power demand
Governments across the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region are beginning to boost the amount of time and money they put into researching and implementing renewable energy projects to assist efforts to meet growing demand for electricity.
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FeaturesTelecoms operators aim to protect share
The transformation in the global telecoms industry over the past decade has been unprecedented. The development of the smartphone has changed how people communicate. Mobile phones are more used for non-voice applications than for making calls.
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FeaturesPower & Water: developer rankings
It has been another quiet 12 months for the private power and water developer market in Gulf Cooperation Council countries, with just two offtake agreements signed for the Al-Zour North scheme in Kuwait and the Rabigh 2 project in Saudi Arabia.
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FeaturesThe region's 100 biggest projects
Projects spending in MEED’s Top 100 Construction Index grew during 2013 and with economies around the region improving, this is expected to continue. This webinar examined projects market trends in the Middle East and forecasts which areas will grow in 2014.
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FeaturesThe hardship posting to end all hardship postings
It was the hardship posting to end all hardship postings. British officers went quite literally round the bend to get there, writes Matthew Teller, and perhaps sometimes metaphorically too. In 1863 Britain was looking to strengthen its control over the Gulf. The eager new ambassador to the region, Political Resident ...
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FeaturesHow Arabia made its money before the oil rush
To think of Arabia today is to think of unimaginable oil wealth. Less than a century ago, one of its main sources of income was pearl fishing - which was under threat from competition and colonial administrators,
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FeaturesWhen British diplomats ran the Gulf
The India Office exercised colonial rule over an area stretching west as far as Aden. Stories are being brought to light in a £8.7m project for nearly half a million documents relating to the Gulf to be digitised.
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FeaturesThe diplomat who said “No” to Saudi oil
In 1932, amid a global economic slump, the impoverished Saudis came to London looking for a loan. They also had an offer: would Britain like to try drilling for oil?
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FeaturesForeign investors buy into Dubai’s vision
Dubai is seeing an enthusiastic revival of old, stalled projects and the fresh influx of investment ploughing into new infrastructure schemes.
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FeaturesEnhanced recovery the future of upstream
Tertiary recovery techniques are being seriously considered by Middle East oil producers with heavy investment earmarked for the technology
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FeaturesOil & Gas: Middle East lifts refining capacity
Both companies and governments are investing in new refineries
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FeaturesPetronas preparing new tender for Gharraf field
Integrated central processing facility planned for Iraqi field