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April Yee

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Ipic seeks $4bn return for building key oil pipeline

May 22, 2013

The International Petroleum Investment Company is in talks with the Government to receive US$4 billion in cash for building a strategic oil pipeline bypassing the Strait of Hormuz.Read article "Ipic seeks $4bn return for building key oil pipeline"

Pilot facility to test equipment using heat of sun to extract oil

May 21, 2013

A new factory for solar equipment could come to the Arabian Gulf not to serve renewable energy demand, but to fuel oil production.Read article "Pilot facility to test equipment using heat of sun to extract oil"

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Long road to transition for Arab countries

May 23, 2013

For Arab countries from oil-rich Libya to impoverished Yemen, employment is key. Providing jobs, especially for youth, will help to revitalise them.Read article

BP, Chevron, Total and other major oil firms seek new terms in Iraq

May 23, 2013

International oil companies in Iraq are negotiating to revise their contracts with the government, as new production targets undermine the profitability of their operations.Read article

Latest Comments

DII chief calls for GCC to invest in North Africa energy

Mar 26 , 2013 | 10:53AM GST

MichaelqqW

I salute Paul van Son, DII's chief executive for his statement on why it's ideal to Invest in Africa and specifically on the renewable energy. It's a fact that stands, that most of the population on the continent is not connected to national electric grids neither does it have sufficient Solar Panels. This could be an opportunity for the continent to develop, thus, to achieve this; the encroachment of Arabian Gulf states in Africa deserves a support. Once this is achieved, we’ll forever be assured of a politically stable climate that gives space to more job opportunities and prosperity. It is also important to identify the challenges that hold the African population back from investing in renewable energy.

Somaliland: exploration in 'Africa's 55th state'

Apr 26 , 2013 | 01:55PM GST

abdirahim

This small nation is in a trajectory to accomplish great things in the near future, not only in terms of nation building, democratization, and economic development, but also in becoming a beacon in the all of Afroca. I am really glad that our friends and muslim brothers in the UAE are playing a critical role in its early stages. Somalilanders will forever be endebted.

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