Iraq and Qatar energy development
OUEIDAT Mikel
WOODLEY Maxime
Course : EV02
Introduction
In the world, the energy resources are not equally distributed across the earth. For example, the Middle East owns 48,4% of the world’s oil reserves. There are big differences between the countries in this area. So in this report, we will study two countries from Middle
East: Qatar and Iraq.
These two nations are directly opposed, first by Human Development report. In fact,
Qatar is considered as a very high human developed country, it is ranked at the 36 th place on a list of 186 countries. Contrariwise, Iraq is considered as a medium human developed country, ranked 131th. What can explain this difference?
Qatar is a recent country which has known a very quick expansion. Iraq just got out from war and has to be rebuilt. First of all the situation of Qatar will be explained, then Iraq and finally the comparison between the countries.
Qatar
Qatar is a small country located in the Middle East, on the Arabian Peninsula. As of
2012, the population is small (2.051 million according to World Bank).
The UN Human Development Report categorized it in the countries with a “Very high human development”. It’s not a coincidence since the discovery of the onshore Dukhan oil field in 1940. Until that year, the main activities were fishing and pearl hunting. Thanks to the discovery of these valuables resources, the whole country changed, not just the economy. For example, the lowest known life expectancy at birth was in 1960 (61.25 years old) and the highest one is in 2012 (78.45 years old). Of course, due to this discovery, Qatar joined OPEC, the international organization whose members are the petroleum exporting countries. Talking about energy resources, let’s see the production and consumption of each energy available in this country. The data used below are from BP Statistical Review of World
Energy 2013.
1) Oil
Production and consumption of oil (Thousand barrels daily)
2500
2000
WOODLEY Maxime
Course : EV02
Introduction
In the world, the energy resources are not equally distributed across the earth. For example, the Middle East owns 48,4% of the world’s oil reserves. There are big differences between the countries in this area. So in this report, we will study two countries from Middle
East: Qatar and Iraq.
These two nations are directly opposed, first by Human Development report. In fact,
Qatar is considered as a very high human developed country, it is ranked at the 36 th place on a list of 186 countries. Contrariwise, Iraq is considered as a medium human developed country, ranked 131th. What can explain this difference?
Qatar is a recent country which has known a very quick expansion. Iraq just got out from war and has to be rebuilt. First of all the situation of Qatar will be explained, then Iraq and finally the comparison between the countries.
Qatar
Qatar is a small country located in the Middle East, on the Arabian Peninsula. As of
2012, the population is small (2.051 million according to World Bank).
The UN Human Development Report categorized it in the countries with a “Very high human development”. It’s not a coincidence since the discovery of the onshore Dukhan oil field in 1940. Until that year, the main activities were fishing and pearl hunting. Thanks to the discovery of these valuables resources, the whole country changed, not just the economy. For example, the lowest known life expectancy at birth was in 1960 (61.25 years old) and the highest one is in 2012 (78.45 years old). Of course, due to this discovery, Qatar joined OPEC, the international organization whose members are the petroleum exporting countries. Talking about energy resources, let’s see the production and consumption of each energy available in this country. The data used below are from BP Statistical Review of World
Energy 2013.
1) Oil
Production and consumption of oil (Thousand barrels daily)
2500
2000