1. Suez Canal Handles Record Gulf Crude, Diesel But Revenues Down In 2016

    ...ddle East saw record crude output and exports in 2016. The region’s six Opec members produced a collective record 24.6mn b/d (MEES, 6 January). Iraq’s southern exports hit a record 3.29mn b/d up 400,000 b/d on 2015; Iran’s exports of 1.96mn b/d (to November) were the highest since 2011 and almost 80...

    Volume: 60
    Issue: 03
    Published at Fri, 20 Jan 2017
  2. Egypt Launches Eurobond Roadshow As It Looks To Drum Up $35bn Over Three Years

    ...ve severely struggled since the 2011 revolution and despite the more than halving of oil prices since mid-2014, the firm has still been unable to balance its books. Receivables peaked at over $6bn in 2014. “EGPC revenues from sale of fuel products continue to fall short of its costs resulting in th...

    Volume: 60
    Issue: 03
    Published at Fri, 20 Jan 2017
  3. Algeria Deficit Tops $17bn; Is Reserve Fund Finished?

    ...om 2011 to mid-2014 the fund pocketed large surpluses from Algeria’s understatement of oil revenues.  The IMF estimates that Algeria’s foreign reserves fell to $113bn at end-2016, down from $143bn in 2015, $177bn in 2014 and $192bn in 2013. This roundabout way of booking oil revenues has been cr...

    Volume: 60
    Issue: 03
    Published at Fri, 20 Jan 2017