Wednesday, Jun 08, 2011
The following is a Zawya Dow Jones selection of stories translated from Arabic newspapers published on June 8.
KUWAIT:
AL RAI
KUWAIT KNPC SET TO TENDER PROJ IN MINA ABDULLAH REFINERY
State-run Kuwait National Petroleum Co., or KNPC, is preparing to launch tenders for maintenance of its Mina Abdullah refinery, without fully shutting it down, thus saving millions of dollars. The project, named the General Refinery Turn Around, or GRTA, avoidance project, is expected to be completed in 2014.
Website: www.alraimedia.com
QATAR:
AL ARAB
QATAR TO LAUNCH FIRST TENDERS FOR QAR130B RAIL PROJECT IN FEW MONTHS
Qatar plans to launch, later this year, the first tenders for a local mega project to set up a rail network that includes a metro. The 100-station project is expected to cost 130 billion Qatari riyals ($35.7 billion) and require more than 1.2 million tons of steel.
Website: www.alarab.com.qa
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES:
AL KHALEEJ
UAE ENERGY MIN: OIL MKT TO FACE SUPPLY SHORTAGE IN 2H
The oil market will be facing a supply shortage in the second half of the year, said the U.A.E. energy minister Mohammed Al Hamli.
Website: www.alkhaleej.co.ae
By Beirut Bureau, Zawya Dow Jones; +961-1-985 757; BeirutZDJ@zawya.com
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