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ABB wins $38m contract in Saudi
Power and automation technology group ABB has secured a $38m contract from Saudi Electricity Co, the kingdom's national power transmission and distribution utility, to improve the efficiency of 22 power distribution substations. ABB will design, engineer, supply, install and commission the equipment. The project is expected to be completed by 2011.- » ENOC says won't raise Dragon Oil bid
- » Qatargas 4 LNG plant to be delayed by a year
- » Sembcorp to form JV with Oman Investment
- » OPEC chief supports Saudi compensation appeal
- » Iraq's oil output in October drops
- » Iraq denies Sinopec bid
- » Nippon meets in talks on Nassiriya field
- » Qatar Petroleum eyes China, Vietnam plants
- » Iraq deal approval may be delayed
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Masdar, ISFOC to carry out solar technology feasibility study at Masdar City
Masdar, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Mubadala Development Company, and Instituto De Sistemas Fotovoltaicos de Concentracion S.A. (ISFOC) have signed a consultancy agreement to test and study concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) technologies under Abu Dhabi's environmental conditions.- » Qatar set to be a new heartland for Shell
- » New features at IPTC highlight oil and gas industry benefits to potential recruits, help young...
- » Over 100 countries to attend World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi
- » Khind unveils new energy saving lamps
- » Dubai hosts delegates from China, South Korea, Indonesia and Thailand to discuss major highlights of...
- » Nakilat and Qatargas announce the delivery of LNG carrier Shagra
- » ABB wins $38m order to improve power efficiency in Saudi Arabia
- » Oman Investment Corporation Consortium wins a $1bn Salalah Independent Water and Power Project
- » Dubai Electricity and Water Authority establishes first Dubai Carbon Centre of Excellence across...
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Shell's Chinese connection in Iraq
China's hunger for commodities, as well as its lack of squeamishness when investing in political hot potatoes, could make it the ideal partner for Royal Dutch Shell in Iraq. On Tuesday, Shell's outgoing chief executive Jeroen van der Veer was cited as saying that 'Chinese companies' were part of the process when it came to finding partners to help bid for Iraqi oil contracts.- » Saudi Arabia projects continuity of oil production
- » Libya's energy potential lures investors
- » Sinopec pays $2bn for Syrian Investment
- » Shell seizes Iraq gas investment opportunity
- » Jordan poised to enter nuclear age
- » The Saudi Arabia of Solar Energy
- » GCC demand for gas growing faster than for oil
- » Saudi Arabia to invest SR90bn in electricity
- » Gulf oil producers' stance appears vindicated

