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US Consolidates Position As World’s Top Oil Exporter
...December 2015 (MEES, 18 December 2015). Over the past decade, liquids exports (crude, NGLs, refined products and biofuels) have more than doubled from just 4.14mn b/d in 2014 to last year’s 10.20mn b/d (see chart 1). With production remaining on its upwards trajectory, exports could rise above 10...
Volume: 67Issue: 01Published at Fri, 05 Jan 2024 -
Saudi Surprises Market With 1mn B/D Production Cut
...tput to barely 3mn b/d in the 1980s while other producers simply filled the void. As then-oil minister Ali Naimi told MEES in 2014 as Saudi Arabia was withstanding pressure to cut unless Russia participated, “If I reduce, what happens to my market share? The price will go up and the Russians, the Br...
Volume: 64Issue: 01Published at Fri, 08 Jan 2021 -
Saudi Asian Supplies Surged To Record High In November Amid Bumper Exports
...th Arab Light averaging $82.02/B, the highest since October 2014. November’s bumper volumes may not be sufficient to offset November’s oil price fall, when Arab Light averaged $66.36/B. The impact of Saudi’s export surge can clearly be seen in Asian import stats, with key buyers from China, Ja...
Volume: 62Issue: 01Published at Fri, 04 Jan 2019 -
The USA: The Global Oil Trade Titan
...e charts, p16). The provisional December crude output figure of 9.77mn b/d is up almost exactly 1mn b/d year-on-year; add in NGLs and output gains during calendar 2017 are 1.4mn b/d, second only to 2014’s record 2mn b/d growth. The vast bulk of these gains are light oil: of course NGLs, largely th...
Volume: 61Issue: 01Published at Fri, 05 Jan 2018 -
Opec Starts Cutting From Record Annual High
...$430bn, less than half the 2014 level. Apart from the Middle East’s Gulf states, most Opec members cut oil investment and the impact on production was clear (see chart). Post-sanctions Iran posted the largest annual production gain of nearly 600,000 b/d, and 2015’s champion Iraq also posted a st...
Volume: 60Issue: 01Published at Fri, 06 Jan 2017 -
Opec Signs Off 2015 With Record Output
...venue in 2015 would be down a hefty $47.4bn from 2014 (a drop of 43.9%), the UAE remains committed to increasing production capacity from around 3.2mn b/d to 3.5mn b/d in 2017. While this won’t necessitate additional production, it makes a reduction less likely. Iran also looks set to go head to he...
Volume: 59Issue: 01Published at Fri, 08 Jan 2016 -
Saudi Oil Policy In Spotlight As King Admitted To Hospital
...ergy policy, which took a dramatic turn in 2014, would survive the king’s departure. Mr Naimi, who is serving his fifth term in office, is known to be close to the present king and enjoys his unwavering support and trust. The king has reportedly refused to allow the veteran minister, who will turn 80...
Volume: 58Issue: 01Published at Fri, 02 Jan 2015 -
Jadwa: Saudi May Need To Cut Output By 200,000 B/D In 2014
...OPEC Jadwa: Saudi May Need To Cut Output By 200,000 B/D In 2014 Saudi Arabia, which has just announced its budget for 2014, is likely to cut its oil production to an average 9.4mn b/d from 9.6mn b/d in 2014 to accommodate anticipated higher output from Iran, Libya, Ir...
Volume: 57Issue: 01Published at Fri, 03 Jan 2014