1. Egypt Extends Deadline On Key Offshore Block

    ...05). A development lease had already been granted based on four gas fields discovered by Apache, and Hess made a further discovery (Dekhila) in 2008 (MEES, 22 December 2008). But though production had been slated to begin in 2009, development never happened. Hess relinquished the block in 2011 having fa...

    Volume: 65
    Issue: 02
    Published at Fri, 14 Jan 2022
  2. Egypt Posts 10-Year High LNG Exports Of 6.8mn Tons For 2021

    ...ghest monthly figures since 2011 (see charts 1 & 2). Egypt has two LNG liquefaction facilities. The 7.2mn t/y ELNG terminal at Idku (Shell 36.75%, Petronas 36.75%, TotalEnergies 2.5% and 12% each for Egypt state firms EGPC and Egas) shipped 3.82mn tons or 58 cargoes for 2021 according to figures fr...

    Volume: 65
    Issue: 02
    Published at Fri, 14 Jan 2022
  3. Mideast Drilling At 10-Year Low Despite End-Year Uptick

    ...nce 2011. Saudi Arabia’s 62 was the lowest since 2005, Kuwait’s 25 the lowest since 2010, Iraq’s 39 the lowest since 2011, and the UAE’s 42 a six-year low (see chart 1).   *With regional heavyweights bemoaning the risk of low industry investment, there are signs that they are now backing up ta...

    Volume: 65
    Issue: 02
    Published at Fri, 14 Jan 2022
  4. 2021 LNG Imports: Qatar Extends Lead In Korea But Edged Out In Taiwan

    ...erage price for December suggests a greater reliance on term cargoes. For 2021 as a whole average prices were well within the bounds of historical norms, however. Korea paid an average of $11.17/mn BTU, up almost $3.50/mn BTU on 2020 but below the average price each year for 2011-15. Taiwan paid an av...

    Volume: 65
    Issue: 02
    Published at Fri, 14 Jan 2022
  5. ‘The Opportunities Are Massive’: The Risks & Rewards Of Operating In Libya

    ...mbined production capacity of about 250,000 b/d (see map). A decade of near-continuous instability following the ouster of Gaddafi in 2011 has not done the country’s all-important oil sector any favors. The resulting fighting, mismanagement and forced shutdowns have left infrastructure in ta...

    Volume: 65
    Issue: 02
    Published at Fri, 14 Jan 2022
  6. Libya’s 2021 Finances Boosted By Oil Revenues, Skewed By Dinar Devaluation

    ...nister Abdulhamid Dbeibeh was frequently accused of overspending to boost his popularity: hiking wages, granting generous marriage allowances, and awarding numerous government contracts. But in dollar terms, spending of $19.1bn was the lowest since 2011 – the year in which a bloody civil war ousted lo...

    Volume: 65
    Issue: 02
    Published at Fri, 14 Jan 2022