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Jade is a multi-level residential building located in a high-density area of Salmiya, Kuwait, where architects on the project say existing multi-unit housing suffers from “lack of identity, insufficient natural lighting,...

Country accused of tacitly supporting oil allies’ rejection of the latest science

Executive summary OPEC is currently pumping at close to near term and historic highs of 31.2 mmbpd of crude oil. Outside of Saudi Arabia, the majority of spare capacity is deemed to lie in Iran and Nigeria. Iran could certainly...

This is part II of a guest post by Jean Laherrère, long-term contributor to The Oil Drum. Jean worked 37 years for TOTAL on exploration and production of oil and gas, and since his retirement, has worked tirelessly to analyse...

This is part II of a guest post by Jean Laherrère, long term contributor to The Oil Drum. Jean worked 37 years for TOTAL on exploration and production of oil and gas, and since his retirement, has worked tirelessly to analyse...

This is part II of a guest post by Jean Laherrère, long term contributor to The Oil Drum. Jean worked 37 years for TOTAL on exploration and production of oil and gas, and since his retirement has worked tirelessly to analyse...

Read the rest of Perkins+Will’s Kuwait University Model School Will Be A Living Green Laboratory Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "sustainable architecture", eco design, eco school, green architecture,...

Read the rest of SOM Completes Its Twisting Al Hamra Tower in Kuwait City Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "sustainable architecture", al hamra tower, desert architecture, eco design, eco skyscraper,...

Read the rest of 7 Gorgeous Green Buildings in the Middle East Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: abu dhabi, airport, Aldar Central Market, casablanca, eco design, erhlich architecture, Foster + Partners,...

Inhabitat favorite Foster + Partners just announced they will be designing the new Kuwait International Airport – and they’re aiming to make it the world’s first LEED gold certified passenger terminal! The...

Read the rest of Crazy Water Capsule Concept Could Keep Flooding Victims Dry and Comfortable Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: eco design, end of times, floating architecture, global flooding, green...

These posts have been going through the EIA list of the top oil producers in the world, over the past few weeks, I thought I might just review them collectively, but briefly, before starting to look at individual countries...

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According to the BP statistical review of world energy 2010, the big six Middle East OPEC oil producers (Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Unite Arab Emirates (UAE) and Qatar) had 743 billion barrels (Gbs) of proved oil reserves...

The United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Kuwait are in the midst of a massive project to re-landscape their deserts and transform them into fertile farmland, providing food security for their future...