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8 shortlisted for Dubai’s phase 1 Hassyan coal power project
Emirates24 + NewBase
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) has shortlisted eight international developers, out of
17 qualification documents received, to send their bids for the first phase of the Hassyan Clean-
Coal Power Project in response to the Request for Qualification it released last May.
The Hassyan clean-
coal project supports
the Green Economy
for Sustainable
Development
initiative launched by
HH Sheikh
Mohammed bin
Rashid Al Maktoum,
Vice President and
Prime Minister of the
UAE and Ruler of
Dubai. It also
complements the
Dubai Integrated
Energy Strategy 2030
outlined by the Dubai
Supreme Council of
Energy to diversify the energy mix by 2030.
The first phase of the project has a capacity of 1,200 MW using clean coal, and is expected to be
operational by 2020. The tender closing date is 26 November 2014.
"The Hassyan project reflects our commitment to the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed
bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and
the Dubai Integrated Energy Strategy to diversify the energy mix by 2030 to comprise 71% from
natural gas, 12% from nuclear power, 12% from clean coal, and 5% from solar power. Pioneering
projects like this one complement our efforts to carry out energy projects that meet increasing
demand for energy in Dubai and support sustainable development," said Saeed Mohammed Al
Tayer, MD and CEO of Dewa.
Al Tayer expressed his satisfaction with the interest of international organisations in the project,
adding that the wide national and international participation reflects trust to invest in large projects
in Dubai.

Kuwait Petroleum said to eye stake in Indian refinery
Reuters + NewBase
Kuwait Petroleum Corp (KPC) aims to pick up a significant stake in Indian Oil Corp's Paradip refinery and
supply about 60 percent of the oil needs of the plant, set to start up later this year, three sources with
knowledge of the matter said.
Gulf oil producers want to lock in customers in Asia, which is experiencing a wave of refinery
expansion, as the US shale boom has hit demand for their oil in Western economies. India, the
world's fourth largest oil consumer, imports about 80 percent of its oil needs and plays a growing
role as a regional refining hub.
The South Asian nation imports around 16 million tonnes of crude a month - more than it
consumes - and exports about a third of that as refined products. State-run IOC, the country's
biggest refiner, aims to start crude processing at its 300,000 barrels per day (bpd) coastal refinery
in the eastern state of Orissa by the end of this year.
"Kuwait has sought a 50-percent stake in the refinery and the proposed petrochemical plant, along
with marketing rights for fuels," said one of the sources, adding that IOC might settle for a smaller
stake and keep control of the refinery. This source said KPC wanted to reserve the right to later
sell a part of its stake in the Indian project to any international oil company.
The sources who spoke to Reuters declined to be identified because of the sensitivity of the topic.
IOC Chairman B Ashok did not respond to telephone calls from Reuters seeking comment, while a
KPC spokesman could not immediately be reached for comment.
Kuwait wants to strengthen its role in India's oil gas sector and wants to lease a part of its strategic
storage, being built to hedge against energy security risks. Kuwait was India's fourth biggest oil
supplier in fiscal 2013/14, supplying about 409,000 bpd. "KPC has several interests and
opportunities in India and this is one of the main ones," said a
second source. "India is always on the radar. KPC is interested in
Paradip but both sides haven't agreed on the details yet."
IOC, along with subsidiary Chennai Petroleum, controls about a
third of India's oil refining capacity of 4.3 million bpd. KPC and IOC
officials had a meeting in India during the last week of August to
discuss KPC's participation, two of the sources said. KPC will
acquire a stake through its overseas downstream subsidiary, Kuwait
Petroleum International.
Kuwait wants a potential joint venture with IOC to sign a deal for
long-term crude supply with KPC, they said. The new refinery will
cater to rising demand for fuel as India is keen to boost the share of
manufacturing in its economic expansion.
Paradip is IOC's most complex refinery and capable of handling
cheaper grades that are more difficult to handle. The refinery will
have a potential to produce about 6.3 million tonnes of diesel and
3.6 million tonnes of petrol, which will largely be absorbed by the
domestic market.

Iran: South Pars gas output to increase
Zawya + NewBase
With the installation of platforms B and C of the South Pars Gas Field's Phase 12 before
winter, SP's gas production capacity will increase by 50 mcm per day.
Making the above statement, Shaham Anousheh, a director of the Iranian Offshore Engineering
and Construction Company (IOECC), said platform B will be launched early December, IRNA
reported.
"The platform will reach its production peak five days after it becomes operational," he said.
Anousheh added that 15 days after the deck of platform B is installed, platform C--with a daily
production capacity of 25 mcm--is to go on stream.
He noted that 90 percent of the project's operations, including installation, have been completed
and the figure will amount to 95
percent in one month. "The
installation project of platform
B will progress by 90 percent in
the next three months," he
said.
The IOECC official said the
project's installation and
launching operations have
been entirely carried out by
domestic experts. Two decks
of platforms B and C are to be
installed in June, which weigh
about 3,250 tons and 3,401
tons respectively.
With the completion of the
installation of decks, the
phase's gas output will
increase by 65 mcm per day.
Phase 12 is the field's biggest
and has a production capacity
of 75 mcm per day.
The South Pars Gas Field is
estimated to contain 14 trillion
cubic meters of gas and 18
billion barrels of gas
condensates.
South Pars covers 3,700
square kilometers of Iran's
territorial waters in the Persian
Gulf. It adjoins Qatar's North Field, which measures 6,000 square kilometers.

Mubadala Petroleum begins Manora oil development drilling in
Northern Gulf of Thailand Source: Tap Oil
• Development drilling for the Manora Oil Development has commenced.
• Drilling of MNA-01 and MNA-02 is required ahead of introduction of hydrocarbons to the
Manora production facility.
• Production is expected to occur shortly after the completion of the MNA-01 and MNA-02
wells.
JV partner Tap Oil has provided an update on the Manora Oil Development in the Northern
Gulf of Thailand (TAP 30% interest).
Mubadala Petroleum, Operator of the Manora Oil Development joint venture, has advised
that at 10.00 (AWST) the Atwood Orca jackup drilling unit spudded the first of 15 planned
development wells, MNA-02. The MNA-01 and MNA-02 wells will be batch drilled to final
total depths of 2,104 m and 2,441 m measured depth respectively and shall be completed
with electric submersible pumps (ESPs) ahead of handover to Production. Drilling and
completion of
both wells is
planned to take
24 days on a
trouble free basis.
Both wells are
required ahead of
introduction of
hydrocarbons to
the Manora
production
facility.
Production is
expected to occur
shortly after the
completion of the
MNA-01 and
MNA-02 wells.
The Manora A
platform is

located within the Gulf of Thailand in 46 metres of water. The development drilling program
calls for drilling and completion of 15 wells (10 producers and 5 injectors), with the program
expected to take until the end of Q1 2015.
Tap has 2P reserves of 6.1 mmbbls (20.2 mmbbls gross) and 2C contingent resources of 3.2
mmbbls (10.9 mmbbls gross) booked for Manora (ASX release 27 October 2011). Tap will
review these reserves and contingent resources following development drilling and
production performance. Tap will make scheduled announcements upon commencement of
drilling and completion of each well or each batch. Tap’s next expected announcement is at
the completion of MNA-01 and MNA-02.

Tunisia: Gulfsands Petroleum announces update on the Chorbane
permit acquisition from ADX Energy. Source: Gulfsands Petroleum
Gulfsands Petroleum, the oil and gas production, exploration and development company with
activities in Syria, Morocco, Tunisia, Colombia and the U.S.A., has provided an update on the
acquisition of minority interests in the Chorbane permit, Tunisia, the subject of the Company's
announcement of 23rd
December, 2013.
The Company is pleased to
announce that the Tunisian
Authorities (Comité Consultatif
des Hydrocarbures or 'CCH')
have now approved the transfer
of all of ADX Energy's
remaining interests in the
Chorbane permit, onshore
Tunisia to a wholly owned
subsidiary of Gulfsands.
Gulfsands is Operator of the
Chorbane permit and legal
owner of a 100% interest in the
permit.
The Chorbane permit covers an
area of 1,940 sq kms in central
Tunisia near the port city of Sfax
and is principally an onshore
permit. The permit is surrounded
by several producing oil fields
and extensive oil and gas
infrastructure. Gulfsands is
proposing to undertake a 2D
seismic programme of approx. 100 km on the permit to assist in the selection of drilling locations
that have been provisionally identified from Gulfsands re-interpretation of a significant data base
of legacy 2D seismic data.
Gulfsands is aware of recent ADX news releases announcing the approval of this transfer in which
ADX has made unwarranted and unfounded allegations against the Company in relation to a
dispute with ADX over ADX's performance of obligations arising under an Agreement reached
between the parties in December 2013 and referred to in the Company's announcement of 23rd
December, 2013. The nature and circumstances giving rise to the dispute are well known to ADX
and as a consequence Gulfsands has legal claims against ADX that significantly exceed the sum
of US$1.5 million payable by Gulfsands pursuant to that Agreement. Gulfsands is entitled to set
off against the amount of its claims against ADX, the sum payable by Gulfsands and has notified
ADX that it intends to do.
As the dispute is in the hands of the parties' lawyers and has been for some time, the Company
has been advised that it would be inappropriate to comment further as this time. The Company will
provide further updates on this matter as and when appropriate.

Senegal: Dolphin Geophysical commences operation of a 7,000
sq km 3D seismic survey offshore Senegal . Source: Dolphin Geophysical
Dolphin Geophysical has been formally awarded the acquisition and processing of a 7,000 sq km
SHarp Broadband 3D survey offshore Senegal by Kosmos Energy.
The Dolphin high-capacity 3D vessel, Polar Duchess has commenced operations and it will take
approx. four months to complete. Dolphin's OpenCPS software will be utilised both onboard the
vessel to produce a PostSTM Fast-Track dataset and then for the final PSTM volume at Dolphin's
UK Processing Centre.
Atle Jacobsen, Dolphin's CEO commented 'We are very pleased to have been awarded this large
SHarp 3D acquisition and processing contract from Kosmos Energy, one of the leading acreage
holders in North West
Africa.
This is our first seismic
project for Kosmos and
Dolphin's fifth survey in
Senegal' This contract is
included in the Q2 2014
backlog, previously
announced by Dolphin.

Saudi offers big prospects in off-grid, solar markets
TradeArabia + NeewBase
Saudi Arabia is looking to offset diesel with off-grid solar photovoltaic (PV) applications and hybrid
solutions, offering major opportunities to local developers and suppliers to power remote
residential and industrial areas, said an industry expert.
Nearly a quarter of the Saudi energy grid is currently powered by diesel, which is used extensively
as a fuel for transportation and electricity generation despite the high cost of importing it, added
Sabri Asfour, general manager of FAS Energy, a subsidiary of Saudi Arabia's Fawaz Alhokair
Group with 2,400 MW of GCC-based solar projects in the pipeline.
At least $1 billion is spent every month on diesel imports to the Kingdom, in addition to the cost
and emissions from transporting the fuel to remote areas, he noted. "In Saudi Arabia, there are
weaknesses in electricity grid connection; the demand is huge and the load as well," said Asfour.
As a result, the idea of using PV-generated electricity to offset diesel usage - or to replace it
altogether as energy storage costs decline - is becoming increasingly appealing for utilities and
industrial corporations, especially those keen on eliminating the uncertainty of future energy costs,
he added.
"There are many business areas without electricity and they are waiting for their turn to be
connected to the grid, but unfortunately, the queue is long. At FAS Energy, we build small,
medium and large-scale hybrid power plants. It is well known that Saudi Arabia's solar irradiation
is the best in the region so we have to use it," highlighted Asfour.
He will be speaking at the second edition of the Desert Solar Saudi Arabia conference that will be
held on September 17 and 18 in Riyadh at the Sheraton Riyadh Hotel & Towers. Building on the
success of the first Desert Solar Conference, the event is once again gathering stakeholders in the
Saudi Arabian solar energy market, hosting more than 150 decision makers from across the industry.
During the conference, Asfour, alongside Thierry Lepercq, chairman of SolaireDirect and Raed
Bkayrat, VP of Business Development at First Solar KSA, will be exploring solar-powered
desalination solutions for the Kingdom and the business case for utility-scale solar power plants.
Mohammed Almudaiheem, operation manager at Taqnia, and Salem Alsalem, renewable energy
director at Al Gihaz Holding will discuss the requirements needed to drive the off-grid market in

Saudi Arabia and the competitive off-grid and hybrid solar solutions for the country's desert areas.
According to a report by K A CARE on Saudi Arabia's solar energy deployment roadmap,
locations such as border posts, highway family rests, remotely located mosques and small-sized
villages all represent excellent potential for micro-generation through hybrid designs, including
solar-powered desalination and cooling.
The daily electricity needs of such isolated areas are usually met via diesel generators that are
transported periodically to these bases. Not only is the solution expensive and unreliable but the
generators struggle to function during the hottest times of the day and often break down.
The Nofa Equestrian Resort, located 85 km west of Riyadh, is already benefitting from the hybrid
concept through its recently-commissioned 1 MW CPV plant, which is offsetting the resort's 14
MW diesel generator. Most significantly, Saudi Aramco and Saudi Electricity Company are
discussing plans to replace as much as 300 MW of diesel generation in off-grid locations with
solar PV.
Companies like FAS Energy are now preparing to supply the local market with hybrid solutions, as
Asfour noted. "We will start providing electricity to our own affiliates from our hybrid system, the
solar GenSet and this will be very soon. We can build this kind of solution in shopping malls,
farms, hotels, schools and universities, on rooftops, ground-mounted or in car parks,” he said.
Solar energy, however, will not make the transition on its own, as Michael Sterner, professor of
energy storage at the Technical University of Regensburg points out. "We need flexibility - flexible
power generation, power networks, demand side management, and of course storage."
At Desert Solar, Sterner will share his insights on the latest developments and cost reduction
trends in PV energy storage and will present a case study from the German electricity market.
The Desert Solar Conference is part of a week-long trade mission offering international solar
executives and investors the opportunity to meet with a high-level delegation of Saudi solar
stakeholders. The event will be held from September 14 to 18 and is jointly organised by
international solar conference organizer Solarplaza and the Saudi Arabia Solar Industry
Association.
Top 10 - Solar Projects Saudi Arabia (http://desertsolarsaudiarabia.com)

Australian Prime Minister Abbott in India over uranium deal
BBC.com + Newbase
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has arrived in India for a two-day visit, with a deal on
uranium sales high on the agenda. Mr Abbott will stop first in Mumbai before meeting India's
newly-elected PM Narendra Modi in Delhi on Friday.
He says he is "hoping to sign" an agreement allowing
Australian uranium exports to India. Australia, which holds an
estimated 40% of the world's uranium, already exports it to
China, Japan, Taiwan and the US. The country has not sold
uranium to India in the past because it is not a signatory to the
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
But the two nations began talks on a deal in 2012, after the
previous Labor government overturned its long-standing ban. Trade Minister Andrew Robb said
earlier this week that Australia believed adequate safeguards were in place to ensure the uranium
was used for civilian purposes only.
"The negotiations and work that's gone on between authorities in India and Australia have gone
on for some years to develop a bilateral nuclear co-operation agreement which meets the
international requirements and we are satisfied... that all the requirements have been met," he
said.
India is currently heavily dependent on coal for energy but has a small nuclear energy sector
which is plans to greatly expand in the future. Ahead of Mr Abbott's arrival, an official said India
expected "significant outcomes" from the visit.
"For us, Australia is a major supplier of resources, particularly energy necessary for our
development needs," said Sanjay Bhattacharya, Indian foreign ministry joint secretary. The US
reached a deal with India on civilian nuclear co-operation in 2008.

BP ruling ‘wakeup call’ for other oil companies
BY BLOOMBERG NEWS
Washington: A US judge's watershed ruling means the final cost to BP for the 2010 Gulf oil spill
may eclipse $50 billion, wiping out years of profits and highlighting the risks of drilling as the
industry pushes into more dangerous areas such as deeper waters and ice-bound Arctic fields.
Thursday's court decision that BP acted
with gross negligence in the Gulf of
Mexico disaster may hamstring the
company financially as the industry's
search for resources becomes more
expensive and dangerous.
Companies including Exxon Mobil and
Royal Dutch Shell are also facing
increasing pressure to show investors they
can still grow as production declines
As producers scour the globe for oil and natural gas, the ruling shows they'll be held accountable
for mistakes that may be inevitable given the complexity of the work, said Edward Overton,
professor emeritus at Louisiana State University's department of environmental sciences in Baton
Rouge.
While the judge has yet to rule on
how much oil was spilled, a key
factor in determining additional
fines, millions of barrels of crude
from the well harmed wildlife and
fouled hundreds of miles of beaches
and coastal wetlands
If $50 billion isn't "a wakeup call to
do it right, to slow down, to make
sure all your i's are dotted and t's
are crossed in terms of safety — not
just for BP but also for the industry — I don't know what is," he said.
Chasing oil
The companies have little choice in the chase for big, new discoveries as access to resources
continues to be limited. Exxon, BP, Shell, Chevron and Total earned more than $1 trillion in total
profit during the past decade, almost all of which has been spent in the search for new pools of oil
and natural gas
Since 2004, the five companies have tripled capital spending and their combined output has fallen
by 1.4 million barrels a day, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
Problems have arisen as companies drill deeper and in more perilous conditions. Shell last week
submitted a plan for drilling in Alaska's Arctic, after a vessel ran aground in 2012
The ultra-deep Davy Jones well in the Gulf, among the most expensive ever drilled, has yet to

produce what operator Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold has said may be trillions of cubic feet
of gas. The complexity of deep drilling or navigating Arctic waters means that further accidents
may be inevitable, said Ed Hirs, an energy economist at the University of Houston
Co-defendants' responsibility
US District Judge Carl Barbier found that BP's exploration unit acted with gross negligence in the
case, which killed 11 men and fouled beaches from Texas to Florida. The company, which has
spent more than $28 billion in response to the disaster so far, will be exposed to as much as $18
billion in additional government fines and penalties.
While co-defendants Transocean and Halliburton weren't found to be grossly negligent, the judge
ruled they do share in the responsibility.
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