Emarat Looks At Options To Bring CNG To Dubai.Dubai may join soon Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi (ä`b  thä`bē, zä–, dä–), Arab. Abu Zabi, sheikhdom (1995 pop. 928,360), c. and Sharjah in setting up CNG CNG Compressed Natural GasCNG Calling (Tone) CNG Comfort Noise Generation CNG Cryptography Next Generation (Microsoft Windows Vista) CNG Centre National de Génotypage filling stations to offer a 35% cheaper and clean fuel. Muhammad Bin Dha'en al-Hamili, the UAE (Uninterruptible Application Error) The name given to a crash in Windows 3.0. In subsequent versions of Windows, a crash was called a "General Protection Fault," "Application Error" or "Illegal Operation." See crash in Windows and abend. minister of energy and chairman of Emirates General Petroleum Corporation (Emarat), on Nov. 24 was quoted as telling reporters that CNG will be made available all over the UAE soon, adding: "There are plans to extend the CNG stations to Dubai and all over the UAE. It is just a matter of time. This project just started recently in Abu Dhabi, and we expect the move will spread to Dubai in the future". Hamili gave no timeframe for availability of CNG at Dubai's petrol stations, saying that would depend on local departments and retailers' arrangements. He said: "Setting up the facilities cannot happen overnight. It takes time". (Since ADNOC-FOD ADNOC-FOD Abu Dhabi National Oil Company for Distribution does not operate in Dubai, its residents were forced to drive to Sharjah or cross to Jebel Ali Jebel Ali (جبل علي in Arabic) (also sometime written "Mina Jabal Ali") is a port ("Mina" in Arabic) town, located thirty-five kilometres southwest of the city of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. to fill their tanks. Emarat and its partners on Nov. 23 launched two new fuel storage facilities in Dubai with a total investment of Dh275.5m ($75m). They include the $32m Emoil Petroleum Storage, a joint venture between Emarat, BP Global Investments and Trafigura Beheer. Emarat holds 60% of the company, and BP and Trafigura hold 20% each. Built on 46,000 sq metres in Jebel Ali Free Zone Jebel Ali Free Zone (JAFZ) is located in the Jebel Ali area of the emirate of Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates. It offers an economic zone with lucrative business and tax incentives to corporations. , the facility includes nine storage tanks of varying capacities for blending and storing high quality gasoline with a total capacity of 228,000 cubic metres Noun 1. cubic metre - a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 1000 liters cubic meter, kiloliter, kilolitre metric capacity unit - a capacity unit defined in metric terms . Emarat, Air BP and Shell Trading Private Ltd launched the $43m Emdad Aviation Fuel Storage (Emdad), in which the three partners have equal stakes. Minister Hamili on Nov. 23 officially inaugurated both facilities. Rashid al-Shamsi, general manager of Emarat and chairman of Emoil, said the storage facility will have a significant impact on the local petroleum industry, adding: "The facility will be used for both blending and storing gasoline products to meet Emarat's own requirements for high quality gasoline as well as supplying local and regional markets". Construction of Emoil started in July 2004, and finished in June this year. The new facilities will have access to three oil berths in Jebel Ali port and pipelines. |
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