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Ahmed Jaber Al Eidan, CEO, Kuwait Oil Company (KOC): Interview
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Interview:Ahmed Jaber Al Eidan What are the challenges and opportunities in scaling up non-associated gas production in Kuwait? AHMED AL EIDAN: Expanding non-associated gas production represents a strategic shift towards diversifying domestic energy resources. Non-associated gas production reached 562m standard cu feet per day and will have a major boost when new Jurassic production facilities…

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The Report: Kuwait 2024
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High global oil prices have enabled Kuwait to maintain a trade surplus despite the domestic political changes observed in recent years, measuring a GDP growth of 8.9% in 2022. Although 2023 saw the country’s GDP contract by 0.6% amid global headwinds, diversification efforts guided by New Kuwait 2035, new infrastructure developments in and beyond the hydrocarbons sector, and a push for privatisa

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Gulf countries look to space to harness scientific and commercial opportunities

– Space sector could galvanise diversification in technology, defence and tourism – Newly established Saudi Space Agency is projected to accelerate investment – The UAE is expanding its capabilities in exploration and satellite imaging – Global partnerships with Chinese and Western firms prioritise localisation In the push to embrace emerging technologies and harness their…

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Suliman Al Khliwi, Managing Director, Saudi Tabreed

In this Global Platform video, Suliman Al Khliwi, Managing Director, Saudi Tabreed, discusses how district cooling can offer numerous advantages over conventional cooling in the GCC. District cooling is more cost efficient than conventional cooling, with the ability to serve major projects under development in the region. It is also more energy efficient and has fewer negative environmental impacts,

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Sheikh Nawaf Al Sabah, CEO, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC): Interview
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Interview:Sheikh Nawaf Al Sabah What are the most attractive investment opportunities in the country’s oil and gas industry? SHEIKH NAWAF: As part of KPC’s 2040 strategic plan we aim to increase the production of oil to 4m barrels per day (bpd) and gas capacity to 4bn standard cu feet per day (scfd) by 2040. Achieving and sustaining these targets will be largely dependent on implementing…

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Mohammed E Al Adwani, Director-General, Public Authority for Industry (PAI): Interview
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Interview:Mohammed E Al Adwani Which industrial activities present the most promising growth and investment opportunities, and what factors are driving demand? MOHAMMED E AL ADWANI: Kuwait’s industrial sector has gone through a period of re-evaluation as a direct consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic. In this context, the PAI designed a strategy to address the country’s most pressing industrial…

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Kuwait accelerates energy diversification efforts
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Kuwait is largely reliant on oil for exports, government revenue and GDP contribution. The country is therefore particularly sensitive to fluctuating global hydrocarbons prices and the long-term financial risks associated with the global shift towards lower-carbon sources of energy. Transitioning towards a more diversified and sustainable energy mix is an ongoing challenge for the country, as for much…

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Kuwait creating economic zones to support industrial expansion
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Kuwait’s economy relies heavily on its hydrocarbons-related industries, and while plans are in place to transition to renewable energies, medium-term development strategies will see oil and gas extraction, processing and capacities ramped up, with the revenue channelled into the government’s industrial diversification drive. Downstream chemicals and petrochemicals production forms the backbone…

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Gulf countries look to carbon capture to drive net-zero emissions
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As hydrocarbons producers reap sustained revenue from high global prices, national oil companies (NOCs) in the Gulf are accelerating investment in carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS); hydrogen; and cleaner sources of energy to make their activities less carbon-intensive and support the energy transition. Gulf NOCs’ low-cost production advantages and massive hydrocarbons resources mean…

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Rising oil prices catalysing investment in alternative energy in GCC
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After opening 2022 at around $78 per barrel, Brent crude prices rose sharply over the next few months to surpass $127 on March 8 – the highest price in 14 years, driven in part by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Prices remained elevated throughout much of the year, although they had returned to early January levels by early December amid growing fears of a global recession and weakening demand. The…

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