1. Neutral Zone Set For 2020 Rebound After Saudi-Kuwait Agreement

    ...More than five years since the first shut-in at the Partitioned Neutral Zone (PNZ: MEES, 24 October 2014), Saudi Arabia and Kuwait have reached an agreement on resuming production. The partners have ambitious plans to boost output to over 500,000 b/d by end-2020. Kuwait Foreign Minister Sh...

    Volume: 63
    Issue: 01
    Published at Fri, 03 Jan 2020
  2. Iraq Books Record Exports In 2019, Plans To Advance Jordan Pipeline In 2020

    ...,000 b/d year-on-year. 2019 was also notable for being the first full year since 2013 of ‘federal’ exports from northern Iraq via the KRG’s export pipeline to Ceyhan, Turkey. Pipeline damage and disputes allowed for inconsistent northern exports from 2014 to 2018. But the volumes, in line with the 2018 Ba...

    Volume: 63
    Issue: 01
    Published at Fri, 03 Jan 2020
  3. Libya: Output At Seven-Year High; Can It Last?

    ...velopment in the country’s southwest (MEES, 20 September 2019), and started work in July. Russian firm Tatneft also returned to Libya in December to carry out seismic it was forced to abandon in 2014 (MEES, 13 December 2019). And perhaps most importantly, NOC received a major boost in December having re...

    Volume: 63
    Issue: 01
    Published at Fri, 03 Jan 2020
  4. Oman Budgets For Further Deficit Reduction In 2020

    ...so set to decline. Current spending in set to remain in line with 2019. All told, Oman expects a $6.5bn deficit in 2020, down from $6.8bn in 2019 and $6.9bn in 2018. And if IMF GDP growth forecasts are to be believed, Oman is poised to drop its deficit-to-GDP ratio below 9% for the first time since 2014...

    Volume: 63
    Issue: 01
    Published at Fri, 03 Jan 2020