The pipeline will supply gas to the town of Duqm and is estimated to cost around $200- 220 million to build.
The kingdom’s oil minister has said that rising domestic demand will not affect crude oil exports.
The country is scrambling to find an alternative to its threatened primary supply from Iran, Oman’s oil minister has said.
South Africa, a large importer of Iranian oil, is assessing the impact of international sanctions.
The $9 billion refinery project in China is expected to produce 300,000 barrels per day of crude oil.
Maria das Gracas Foster will oversee a $225 billion investment proposal to more than double Petroleo Brasileiro’s oil output.
Swiss and German investment funds are undertaking the project.
Jordan and Saudi Arabia are set to join the UAE in the race to build nuclear energy plants to offset stressed domestic grids.
Governments worldwide are earmarking more funds for the clean energy sector as part of economic recovery.
Mass energy consumption rebounded strongly in 2010 and looks set to grow further, according to BP’s latest review.
The lack of an unanimous agreement over oil production levels casts a shadow over OPEC’s future.
Harsh winters, quantitative easing and political unrest have pushed crude over $90 a barrel in the last three months. Rising oil prices could cause a double dip recession.