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Fundamentals of Oil & Gas in the Middle East
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Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) states have become victims of their own good fortune. The rapid rise in oil prices that has taken place over the past decade has fuelled an economic boom, most obviously in Dubai, which has led to sharp rises in energy demand. At the same time, nations rich in gas resources have in place long-term export deals, mostly in the form of LNG, with customers outside the region. This means the UAE and Oman are exporting LNG at the same time as they face a local gas shortage. Qatar, the world's largest producer of LNG, has signed numerous gas deals with customers all over the world, but is now constrained by a self-imposed moratorium on new development projects. This is bad news for its neighbours in the GCC, most of whom desperately want to start importing Qatari gas or to ramp up imports.

Better understanding
A new Petroleum Economist book, Fundamentals of Oil and Gas in the Middle East, will help you to understand better the often-contradictory forces that drive the region's energy development. Its 20 articles analyse each of the major oil- and gas-producing nations – the UAE, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia – and address the challenges that the region's companies face in terms of developing local content and a local workforce, water pollution and treatment, and environmental protection.

The book also includes a regional map, energy statistics, and a plethora of useful charts.

Written by Middle Eastern experts
The authors are Petroleum Economist journalists and leading practitioners from the region's major energy firms, service companies, non-governmental organisations, and consultancies.

The book is essential reading for anyone doing business in the region.
$285.00
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Table of contents

Countries

1.1 Abu Dhabi: Powering sustainability
Sultan Al Jaber, chief executive, Masdar Initiative

1.2 Dubai: Energy hub of the Middle East
Tilak K Doshi, executive director for energy, and Paul Wood, business development manager, Dubai Multi Commodities Centre

1.3 Iran: Battling against the odds
Derek Brower and Alex Forbes, Petroleum Economist

1.4 Iraq: Unleash the potential
Thamir Uqaili

1.5 Kuwait: Freeing the oil resource
Khaled M Al-Khamees, deputy managing director (administration and finance), Kuwait Oil Company

1.6 Kuwait: Clean investment downstream
Mohammad Mansour Alwateed Al-Ajmi, manager, corporate communication, Kuwait National Petroleum Company

1.7 Oman: At the forefront of EOR
Saif al-Hinai, director North Oman, PDO, and member of the Adipec Executive Committee

1.8 Qatar: Growing the Pearl
Niels Fabricius, general manager XTL technology, Shell Global Solutions

1.9 Qatar: Oryx GTL – reaping rewards
Flip De Wet, general manager, Oryx GTL

1.10 Qatar: Dolphin delivers
Ahmed Ali Al Sayegh, chief executive, Dolphin Energy

1.11 Saudi Arabia: A bright future for energy
Muhammad Saggaf, chief petroleum engineer, Saudi Aramco, and Omar Abdul-Hamid, manager, Saudi Aramco Research & Development Centre

Managing the industry

2.1 The need for local content
Ibibia Lucky Worika, senior legal counsel, Opec

2.2 Engineering a world of difference
Mark Weichold, dean and chief executive, Texas A&M University at Qatar

2.3 An holistic approach to water supply and effluent disposal
Keith Robinson, director of technical services, Oil Plus

2.4 Protecting the environment
Laks Akella, principal consultant, health, safety and environmental risk, DNV

Oil and gas maps and statistics

3.1 Middle East oil statistics

3.2 Oil and gas map of the Middle East

3.3 Middle East natural gas statistics