Table of Contents

Introduction ; NORTH AFRICA ; 1. Algeria's Natural Gas Market: Origins and Constraints of Export Strategy ; 2. The Libyan Gas Sector: Arousing the Sleeping Giant ; 3. The Role of Natural Gas in North African Transit Countries ; 4. The Egyptian Gas Market: So far so good, but where to next? ; THE MASHREQ ; 5. The Mashreq, Israel, and the Palestinian Territories ; THE GULF ; 6. The Saudi Gas Sector and its Role in Industrialisation: Developments, Challenges and Options ; 7. Natural Gas in Iraq ; 8. The Iranian Gas Industry: Upstream Development and Export Potential ; 9. Qatar's Gas Revolution ; 11. LNG in Qatar ; 12. Natural Gas in Oman ; 13. The United Arab Emirates Gas Sector: Challenges and Solutions for the 21st Century ; 14. Natural Gas in Bahrain and Kuwait ; 15. Natural Gas- A Lifeline for Yemen ; Conclusion

About the Author

Bassam Fattouh is a Professor in Finance and Management of the Middle East at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London; Senior Research Fellow and Director of the Oil Programme at the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies; and Research Fellow of St. Antony's College, University of Oxford. Jonathan Stern is Director of Gas Research at the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies; Honorary Professor at the Centre for Energy, Petroleum & Mineral Law & Policy, University of Dundee; and Visiting Professor at Imperial College's Centre for Environmental Policy. He is author and editor of many books on natural gas issues, including The Future of Russian Gas and Gazprom (2005) and Natural Gas in Asia (2008).