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  Saudi Arabia restores capacity of affected oil and gas assets

  Administrator

  13 April 2026

  Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Energy has announced the restoration of full capacity at critical oil and gas infrastructure damaged in attacks by Iran on 9 April.

  The attacks led to the loss of approximately 700,000 barrels a day (b/d) of crude pumping capacity on the East-West oil pipeline, which has been restored to its optimum capacity of 7 million b/d, the ministry said on 12 April.

  The Manifa oil field development in the kingdom’s Eastern Province, which lost 300,000 b/d of production due to the attacks, has also had its output capacity reinstated “within a short period of time”, the ministry said.

  The ministry added that work is still ongoing to restore full production capacity at the Khurais oil field, which also lost 300,000 b/d of capacity in the attacks.

  “This quick recovery reflects the high operational resilience and crisis management efficiency of Saudi Aramco and the kingdom’s energy ecosystem as a whole, thereby enhancing the reliability and continuity of supplies to local and global markets, and supporting the global economy,” the Ministry of Energy said.

  Along with the East-West pipeline and the Manifa and Khurais oil field developments, the attacks on 9 April also targeted oil refineries, petrochemical complexes and electricity units in Riyadh, the Eastern Province and Yanbu on Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea coast.

  These assets include the Saudi Aramco Total Refining & Petrochemical Company (Satorp) facility in Jubail, Aramco’s Ras Tanura refinery, the Saudi Aramco Mobil Refinery Company (Samref) complex in Yanbu, and the Riyadh refinery, directly affecting exports of refined products to global markets.

  Processing facilities in Juaymah in the Eastern Province were also affected by fires, impacting exports of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and natural gas liquids.

  The ministry’s 12 April statement did not provide updates on the status of those facilities.

  Prior to the 9 April attacks, Saudi authorities reported explosions in Jubail industrial city on 7 April. Saudi air defence systems intercepted seven ballistic missiles targeting the Eastern Province that day, with debris landing near energy facilities, primarily in Jubail.

  Jubail is one of the world’s largest petrochemical production hubs, with annual output of about 60 million tonnes, accounting for an estimated 6%-8% of global supply. A large part of majority state-owned Saudi Basic Industries Corporation’s (Sabic) operations is based in Jubail.

  Jubail also hosts major downstream oil, gas and petrochemical assets operated by Aramco, US-based Dow and France’s TotalEnergies, underscoring the industrial zone’s international significance.

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  Economic shock threatens long-term outlook; Riyadh adjusts to fiscal and geopolitical risk; GCC contractor ranking reflects gigaprojects slowdown.

  Distributed to senior decision-makers in the region and around the world, the April 2026 edition of MEED Business Review includes:

  > AGENDA: Gulf economies under fire > GCC CONTRACTOR RANKING: Construction guard undergoes a shift > MARKET FOCUS: Risk accelerates Saudi spending shift > LEGAL: Redefining the region’s arbitration landscape > QATAR LNG: Qatar’s new $8bn investment heats up global LNG race > INTERVIEW: Leyla Abdimomunova, National Development Division, PIF > LEADERSHIP: Shaping the future of passenger rail in the Middle East

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  Indrajit Sen
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  Saudi Arabia seeks firms for Riyadh mixed-use project

  Administrator

  13 April 2026

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  Saudi Arabia’s State Properties General Authority (SPGA), in collaboration with the National Centre for Privatisation & PPP (NCP), has invited expressions of interest from firms to transform the Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organisation (SASO) headquarters site in Riyadh’s Al-Muhammadiyah area into a mixed-use district.

  The notice was issued on 12 April, with a bid submission deadline of 26 April.

  The public-private partnership (PPP) scheme, named the ‘Quality Valley Riyadh’ project, will be developed on a design, build, finance, operate, maintain and transfer basis.

  The project comprises commercial offices, a four-star hotel and retail facilities.

  The contract term is 32 years, in addition to a three-year construction period.

  The project site spans about 191,000 square metres.

  UK-based PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), US-based engineering firm Jacobs and Saudi Arabia’s Al-Nowaisser & Al-Suwaylimi are the project advisers.

  In October last year, NCP highlighted the scale and diversity of opportunities in the kingdom’s PPP pipeline.

  “At the moment, we have around 200 projects in the pipeline with a total value of roughly $190bn,” Salman Badr, executive vice president – infrastructure advisory, NCP, said during a MEED webinar.

  The projects are spread across 17 sectors. “We have a very sizeable programme, and it reflects the breadth of the kingdom’s transformation agenda,” he said.

  NCP was established in 2017. It serves as the central authority and catalyst for designing and implementing privatisation and PPP projects across the kingdom.

  

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  Yasir Iqbal
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  War undermines business case for Middle East LNG

  Administrator

  13 April 2026

  

   

  The US and Israel’s conflict with Iran is undermining the business case for Middle East liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects by driving up prices, destroying demand for the super-chilled fuel, damaging infrastructure and eroding confidence in the reliability of the region’s suppliers.

  By blocking the Strait of Hormuz, the conflict has removed around 20% of global LNG supply from the market and, for some importers, has effectively doubled prices.

  Dubbed by some analysts “the champagne of fuels”, LNG was already seen as being on the verge of becoming unaffordable for many energy-importing nations prior to the latest conflict.

  The current wave of high prices has exacerbated concerns about LNG price volatility and has already changed the minds of some countries and businesses that were planning to make large investments to facilitate LNG imports.

  If these projects do not go ahead as planned, it could limit future global LNG demand, dimming the long-term outlook for businesses that depend on LNG export revenues.

  As well as facing longer-term demand likely to fall short of previous expectations, LNG operators in the UAE and Qatar are also being hit in the short term as infrastructure has been damaged by Iranian strikes and sales are being blocked by disruptions to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

  The lost revenues and ongoing security issues are casting a shadow over major LNG export expansion plans in the GCC, collectively worth more than $35bn, which could now face significant delays.

  Dubbed by some analysts “the champagne of fuels”, LNG was already seen as being on the verge of becoming unaffordable for many energy-importing nations prior to the latest conflict

  Affordability issues

  LNG production stopped in Qatar on 2 March 2026 and QatarEnergy declared force majeure on 4 March, removing around 80 million tonnes a year (t/y) of LNG supply from global markets.

  The North Field East expansion project, currently under construction and expected to add 32 million t/y, was anticipated to start up in November 2026, but could now face considerable delays.

  The project is estimated to be worth $28.8bn, making it the biggest LNG project ever sanctioned

  In a statement released last month, Daniel Toleman, a research director at Wood Mackenzie, said continued disruption to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz lasting five to six months would push annual global LNG supply into a year-on-year decline.

  “Even if supply were maintained at 2025 levels, the market would still face demand destruction in Asia, lower storage injections in Europe, and sustained upward pressure on gas and LNG prices,” he added.

  “Each additional month of disruption removes around 1.5% from annual global LNG availability.”

  Beyond the closure of the strait, Qatar’s LNG business has also been dealt a significant setback by Iranian attacks on infrastructure.

  Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, QatarEnergy’s CEO and minister of state for energy affairs, said the Iranian strikes had knocked out about 17% of its LNG export capacity, causing an estimated $20bn in lost annual revenue.

  Repairs to damaged assets will sideline 12.8 million t/y of LNG for three to five years, threatening supplies to European and Asian nations, including China and India, according to Al-Kaabi.

  UAE setbacks

  The UAE has also seen significant disruption to its LNG operations, with shipments from its only LNG export terminal, located on Das Island, severely disrupted by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

  Although it has not formally declared force majeure, virtually all of its LNG output has been removed from global markets because it has no pipeline or alternative routes for LNG exports.

  The ongoing energy crisis has increased uncertainty about the UAE’s planned $5.5bn LNG export terminal, being developed at the Ruwais industrial complex.

  In recent weeks, the Ruwais industrial complex was targeted by Iran, causing a fire at the site. The location could also face similar shipping problems to the Das Island facility in the future, as it too requires LNG exports to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.

  Oman exports

  With its LNG export terminals located on the country’s northeast coast, Oman’s exports do not require the Strait of Hormuz to be open, and it has escaped most of the negative impacts that have hit the UAE and Qatar.

  However, Oman’s state-owned integrated energy company, OQ, has still been affected by disruption to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz due to its activities as an LNG trader.

  Last month, OQ Trading, the company’s international trading and marketing arm, declared force majeure on LNG shipments to Bangladesh’s state-owned Petrobangla.

  Replacing LNG

  Analysts say the demand destruction now taking place in LNG-importing nations is likely to have a long-term impact on future LNG demand.

  Countries where planned LNG import-related projects have been cancelled or are being reconsidered include Vietnam, China and New Zealand.

  Christopher Doleman, a gas specialist at the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (Ieefa), believes that long-term demand for LNG will be eroded by the current crisis.

  “Prior to the war, a lot of countries were already somewhat hesitant to develop new LNG import infrastructure,” he said.

  “There were existing concerns about the high price of LNG and potential volatility, and these concerns have increased significantly since the war began, leading several developers to consider other options, which in some cases include renewables projects.

  “Everybody’s starting to realise that there is something inherently insecure about the LNG supply chain and they don’t want to have to deal with an affordability crisis every four years.”

  On 30 March, China’s state-owned energy company Sinopec said it was terminating a planned LNG import terminal project worth 5.6bn yuan ($820m) and reallocating the money to developing domestic gas resources.

  The company said developing domestic resources was more cost-effective than developing LNG import infrastructure.

  In Vietnam, conglomerate Vingroup has asked the government to allow it to replace a planned $6bn LNG power project – previously set to be the country’s largest – with a renewable energy project, citing surging fuel prices linked to the Middle East conflict.

  US-based GE Vernova, which had been selected to supply gas turbines and generators for the 4.8GW project, was informed of Vingroup’s revised plans in a document sent on 25 March.

  Instead of the LNG-powered plant, Vingroup asked Vietnam’s industry ministry to consider an investment plan for a hybrid renewable energy project combined with a battery energy storage system (bess).

  A bess stores electricity from renewable sources to maximise its use by discharging power during peak demand.

  The document did not specify the type of renewable energy to be used, but estimated the cost of the bess project at around $25bn, saying it would be a viable alternative to the LNG-powered plant if equipped with appropriate transmission infrastructure.

  If Vietnam follows through on its pivot away from LNG towards renewables, it could directly affect future export deals for Qatar, which is currently one of the country’s LNG suppliers.

  Everybody’s starting to realise that there is something inherently insecure about the LNG supply chain and they don’t want to have to deal with an affordability crisis every four years
  Christopher Doleman, Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis

  Second thoughts

  In New Zealand, plans announced last year for a new LNG terminal on the country’s North Island are becoming increasingly uncertain.

  In February, the government shortlisted contractors to build the facility in Taranaki. But on 30 March, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said the government would only approve the project if the business case made sense.

  “If it doesn’t stack up, we won’t be doing it. Until we see the commercials on it, we’ll make the decision then,” he said.

  Mike Roan, chief executive of New Zealand’s Meridian Energy, said US President Donald Trump’s decision to attack Iran on 28 February had made the project much less likely to go ahead.

  “It feels like the Americans might have put a bazooka, literally, through that proposal,” he said.

  It has been reported that ministers are considering replacing the project with a major hydroelectric power station, which was referred to the country’s fast-track consent panel in the last week of March.

  The future of a planned $3bn project to develop an LNG import terminal and gas power plant in South Africa is also now in doubt after executives delayed the final investment decision (FID).

  Speaking at a conference on 4 March, Oliver Naidu from Netherlands-based Royal Vopak said the company now plans to decide on the $3bn terminal in the first quarter of 2028.

  The power station and regasification complex, slated for development in the Durban area, would have had the capacity to produce 1.0-1.8GW of electricity.

  Nuclear and coal

  In South Korea, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) restarted unit 2 at its Kori nuclear power plant this month.

  The facility had been offline for three years since its original 40-year operating permit expired in April 2023.

  Commenting on the restart, KHNP president Kim Hoe-Cheon said: “In a situation where energy supply instability persists, the continued operation of nuclear power plants based on safety is an important means of securing national energy security.”

  Across Asia, there has also been a surge in the use of both solar and coal amid high LNG prices.

  In Pakistan, the country’s Power Minister, Awais Leghari, said that the country would pivot away from LNG to focus on domestically produced coal.

  “With a reduction in LNG generation, plants running on locally mined coal will be able to produce more during off-peak hours,” Leghari told Reuters.

  Similar coal ramp-ups are also taking place in Vietnam, the Philippines and Thailand.

  Coleman believes increased use of both coal and renewables could mean LNG’s role in the global energy mix falls short of previous expectations over the coming years.

  “It’s possible that we will see a dual surge – where both renewables and coal use are ramped up,” he said.

  “This is an interesting prospect because it will effectively remove gas as a so-called ‘bridge-fuel’ and we may see the transition progressing more directly to the use of renewables and battery storage, with less of a role for gas than was previously expected.

  “Really, it’s turned out that LNG was just a bridge to volatility and insecurity compared to something like solar, which is very reliable and predictable.”

  Eroded outlook

  The demand destruction in LNG-importing countries driven by the current energy crisis is likely to mean that the long-term market for LNG exports could be significantly smaller than previously thought, negatively impacting LNG producers worldwide.

  Qatar and the UAE are likely to be hit harder than producers in other regions for several reasons.

  Attacks on infrastructure and disruptions to shipping are preventing them from capitalising on the current period of high prices, while producers in other regions are recording windfall profits.

  In addition, dealing with the logistical and financial consequences of the conflict is likely to divert resources away from progressing new projects, pursuing efficiencies and securing future customers.

  Another factor likely to weigh on LNG operators in Qatar and the UAE is the persistence of customer concerns about the reliability of shipping LNG via the Strait of Hormuz.

  This could compel Adnoc Gas and QatarEnergy to sell at a relative discount compared with sellers in other regions, or to increase contractual flexibility.

  It could even push these producers to rethink future projects to diversify export routes. For Qatar, this could take the form of a gas pipeline via neighbouring countries. For the UAE, one option could be developing an LNG terminal on the other side of the Strait of Hormuz, reducing reliance on the bottleneck controlled by Iran.

  While the current conflict is a major setback for LNG operators in the UAE and Qatar, once the Strait of Hormuz reopens and security risks diminish, it is likely that exports will ramp up relatively quickly and former clients will return.

  However, questions remain about when this will happen. If safe passage for LNG tankers can be secured within days or weeks, the long-term impact is likely to be limited.

  If disruption continues for longer, it could transform the outlook for the Middle East’s LNG sector for years to come.

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  Wil Crisp
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  Qiddiya high-speed rail bidders get more time

  Administrator

  13 April 2026

  

   

  Saudi Arabia’s Royal Commission for Riyadh City, in collaboration with Qiddiya Investment Company (QIC) and the National Centre for Privatisation & PPP, has set a new deadline of 30 April for firms to submit prequalification statements for the public-private partnership (PPP) package of the Qiddiya high-speed rail project in Riyadh.

  The deadline for the engineering, procurement, construction and financing (EPCF) package remains unchanged at 16 April.

  The prequalification notice was issued on 19 January.

  The clients invited interested firms to a project briefing session on 23 February at Qiddiya Entertainment City.

  The Qiddiya high-speed rail project will connect King Salman International airport and the King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD) in Riyadh with Qiddiya City.

  Also known as Q-Express, the railway line will operate at speeds of up to 250 kilometres an hour, reaching Qiddiya in 30 minutes.

  The line is expected to be developed in two phases. The first phase will connect Qiddiya with KAFD and King Khalid International airport.

  The second phase will start from a development known as the North Pole and travel to the New Murabba development, King Salman Park, central Riyadh and Industrial City in the south of Riyadh. 

  In November last year, MEED reported that more than 145 local and international companies had expressed interest in developing the project.

  These included 68 contracting companies, 23 design and project management consultants, 16 investment firms, 12 rail operators, 10 rolling stock providers and 16 other services firms.

  In November 2023, MEED reported that French consultant Egis had been appointed as the technical adviser for the project.

  UK-based consultancy Ernst & Young is acting as the transaction adviser on the project. Ashurst is the legal adviser.

  Qiddiya is one of Saudi Arabia’s five official gigaprojects and covers a total area of 376 square kilometres (sq km), with 223 sq km of developed land. 

  

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  Yasir Iqbal
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  Libya budget approval could lead to surge in oil and gas projects

  Administrator

  13 April 2026

  Commentary
  Wil Crisp
  Oil & gas reporter

  Stakeholders are expecting a surge in oil and gas project activity in Libya after the country’s rival legislative bodies approved a unified state budget for the first time in more than 13 years.

  The Central Bank of Libya confirmed on 11 April that both chambers had endorsed the budget, saying that it was a key step towards restoring financial stability after prolonged division.

  The budget is valued at LD190bn ($29.95bn), and LD12bn ($1.9bn) has been allocated to the country’s National Oil Corporation.

  An additional LD40bn ($6.3bn) has been allocated for “development projects”.

  Libya has stated that a joint committee has been formed to help prioritise development projects, and the projects have been listed in the budget.

  The development comes at a time when Libya’s oil and gas sector could be positioned to make windfall revenues as oil and gas prices remain high due to fallout from the US and Israel’s war with Iran.

  One industry source said: “This is the final piece in the puzzle that was required to generate a boom in activity.

  “Over recent weeks, many Libyans were becoming increasingly worried that the country was going to miss out on an opportunity to make windfall revenues and boost investments in the energy sector.

  “Now that this budget has been approved, money can be allocated for projects, and it’s highly likely we will see significant projects progressing in a way that hasn’t been seen for a long time.”

  Over the last decade, the country has had two rival governments; the last time the country operated under a single national budget was in 2013.

  The country’s two legislatures are the eastern-based House of Representatives (HoR) and the Tripoli-based High Council of State.

  As a result of the US and Israel’s war with Israel, there has been significant disruption to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, which normally transports around 20% of the world’s oil and gas exports.

  Libya is well-positioned to capitalise on this situation, as energy-importing nations seek reliable oil and gas supplies.

  The North African country is located near Europe, with several large oil and gas export ports and a pipeline that transports gas to Italy.

  Libya has the largest oil reserves in Africa, but has struggled to implement projects to develop them over recent years due to political infighting and security problems.

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  Economic shock threatens long-term outlook; Riyadh adjusts to fiscal and geopolitical risk; GCC contractor ranking reflects gigaprojects slowdown.

  Distributed to senior decision-makers in the region and around the world, the April 2026 edition of MEED Business Review includes:

  > AGENDA: Gulf economies under fire > GCC CONTRACTOR RANKING: Construction guard undergoes a shift > MARKET FOCUS: Risk accelerates Saudi spending shift > LEGAL: Redefining the region’s arbitration landscape > QATAR LNG: Qatar’s new $8bn investment heats up global LNG race > INTERVIEW: Leyla Abdimomunova, National Development Division, PIF > LEADERSHIP: Shaping the future of passenger rail in the Middle East

  To see previous issues of MEED Business Review, please click here

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  Wil Crisp
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  Progress made on Libya oil discoveries and production additions

  Administrator

  13 April 2026

  

   

  Libya is making progress in its oil and gas sector, with three new discoveries and new production brought online.

  On 10 April, Libya’s state-owned National Oil Corporation (NOC) said that Melitah Oil & Gas, its joint venture with Italy’s Eni, had returned its well, known as R11, to production at a rate of 2,062 barrels a day (b/d).

  In a statement, it said: “The technical teams of Militah Oil & Gas Company were able to successfully restore the R11 well and return it to production, complemented by the installation of a submersible pump (ESP)”.

  The well was brought online as part of Melitah Oil & Gas’ broader strategy to increase production incrementally by restarting unused wells and boosting flows from already producing wells.

  Earlier this month, NOC chairman Masoud Suleiman said that Libya’s oil production had climbed to approximately 1.43 million b/d, its highest level in more than a decade.

  Libya’s state-owned oil and gas company also announced three oil and gas discoveries in partnership with Spain’s Repsol, Algeria’s Sonatrach and Italy’s Eni.

  NOC and Repsol Libya Branch (Remsa) made an onshore oil discovery following the drilling of exploration well J1-4/130 in Contract Area 131/130 in the Murzuq Basin, around 800 kilometres south of Tripoli.

  The well reached a total depth of 1,318 metres and produced an average of 763 b/d from the Mummiyat Formation, according to a statement from NOC.

  It is the fifth of eight wells agreed to under an exploration and production sharing agreement (EPSA), which was signed between NOC and Remsa in 2008.

  NOC and Sonatrach Petroleum Exploration & Production Corporation Libya Branch (Sipex), the operator of Libya’s Contract Area 95/96, made a gas and condensate discovery from exploration well A1-69/02 in the Ghadames Basin, located 70km from the Wafa field.

  The well reached a total depth of 2,572 metres and delivered production rates of 13 million standard cubic feet a day (cf/d) of gas and 327 b/d of condensate from the Awynat Wanin and Awyn Kaza formations.

  It is the sixth of eight planned wells under a 2008 EPSA between NOC and Sonatrach.

  NOC and Eni North Africa, the operator of Contract Area 4/16, made a gas discovery following the completion of offshore exploration well J1-4/16 in offshore Block D, approximately 95km from the Libyan coast.

  The well reached a total depth of 3,188 metres.

  Testing of the Metlawi reservoir produced flow rates of 14 million cf/d through a 32/64-inch choke in the first test and 24 million cf/d through a 62/64-inch choke in the second.

  The well was the ninth and final contractual obligation under offshore Contract Block D, as stipulated in an agreement signed in June 2008.

  Many stakeholders are expecting further progress in Libya’s oil and gas sector after the country’s two rival legislative bodies approved the first unified state budget in 13 years.

  The approval was confirmed by the country’s central bank on 11 April.

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  Wil Crisp
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  Trump decision to blockade the Strait of Hormuz boosts oil price

  Administrator

  13 April 2026

  Oil futures jumped by 7% after US President Donald Trump ordered a naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, aiming to halt all traffic through the key oil export route.

  Trump said the US would begin blockading the Strait of Hormuz after talks with Iran failed to produce a deal to end the war.

  Posting on social media, Trump said the US was going to start “blockading any and all ships trying to enter or leave the Strait of Hormuz”.

  He added: “I have also instructed our Navy to seek and interdict every vessel in international waters that has paid a toll to Iran.”

  The decision has heightened concerns about a prolonged closure of the export route, which Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar rely on for much of their oil and gas exports.

  After the US and Israel began their war with Iran on 28 February, Iran sharply reduced the number of vessels passing through the strait, which is normally used to transport roughly 20% of the world’s oil and gas.

  Trump said direct talks with Iran in Pakistan failed because “Iran is unwilling to give up its nuclear ambitions”.

  The closure of the Strait of Hormuz is taking a heavy toll on the Middle East’s oil and gas sector.

  In March, the director of the Paris-based International Energy Agency, Fatih Birol, said the world was “facing the greatest global energy security threat in history”, eclipsing even the 1973 oil crisis triggered by Opec’s oil embargo against countries that supported Israel during the Yom Kippur War.

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  Economic shock threatens long-term outlook; Riyadh adjusts to fiscal and geopolitical risk; GCC contractor ranking reflects gigaprojects slowdown.

  Distributed to senior decision-makers in the region and around the world, the April 2026 edition of MEED Business Review includes:

  > AGENDA: Gulf economies under fire > GCC CONTRACTOR RANKING: Construction guard undergoes a shift > MARKET FOCUS: Risk accelerates Saudi spending shift > LEGAL: Redefining the region’s arbitration landscape > QATAR LNG: Qatar’s new $8bn investment heats up global LNG race > INTERVIEW: Leyla Abdimomunova, National Development Division, PIF > LEADERSHIP: Shaping the future of passenger rail in the Middle East

  To see previous issues of MEED Business Review, please click here

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  Wil Crisp
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  Jordan sets market briefing for Amman water PPP

  Administrator

  10 April 2026

  Jordan’s Ministry of Investment, through its Public-Private Partnership Unit (PPPU), has announced a public information session for the South Amman non-revenue water (NRW) reduction PPP project.

  The session will be held on 15 April and is being organised in collaboration with the Ministry of Water & Irrigation and Miyahuna, according to a notice published by the PPPU. 

  The project covers the southern and southeastern areas of Amman and aims to reduce water losses and improve the efficiency of the capital’s distribution network.

  According to the ministry, the scheme will serve about 1.4 million people across 17 zones and forms part of Jordan’s wider National Water Strategy. 

  The planned market briefing is intended to provide early detail on the project’s PPP structure, procurement pathway and performance-based contracting model.

  It is also expected to outline the project’s risk allocation and bankability framework to prospective investors, operators and infrastructure companies.

  The Ministry of Investment opened prequalification for the scheme in March.

  Qualified companies and consortiums have been invited to participate in a two-stage procurement process for the performance-based contract. 

  The project aims to reduce NRW levels to 25% by 2040, while modernising and expanding the existing network using smart technologies and advanced leak detection systems. 

  The original deadline was 23 April. That has since been extended to 12 May.

  Jordan is among the most water-scarce countries in the world, and losses from distribution networks are estimated to account for about 45% of water supplied.

  The country is also advancing its $6bn Aqaba-Amman water desalination and conveyance project that aims to meet about 40% of Jordan’s municipal water demand by 2040.

  As MEED recently reported, the project is nearing financial close. Once complete, it will supply about 300 million cubic metres of potable water a year from the Red Sea to Amman and other regions.

  

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