1. Kuwait Cuts Long Term Targets For Giant Burgan Field

    ...ture field, having first been discovered in 1938, and production capacity has fallen in recent years (see chart). In 2014, capacity was around 1.7mn b/d and KOC’s goal was to maintain capacity at that level. BP was brought to the field in 2014 under a technical service agreement (TSA) to help maintain Bu...

    Volume: 64
    Issue: 05
    Published at Fri, 05 Feb 2021
  2. Services Firms Diversify Away From Volatile Us Shale

    ...ia’ share of revenue rose to a record 36.3%, above that of North America (just 24.0% for 2020) for the first time in four years (see charts). Mideast & Asia 2020 revenue was 72% of the 2014 peak: North America revenue is down two-thirds and overall revenue down 50% over the same period. Ha...

    Volume: 64
    Issue: 05
    Published at Fri, 05 Feb 2021
  3. Libya’s Power Sector In A Race Against Time

    ...at Libya has had rival eastern and western governments since 2014 hasn’t exactly helped matters. The parallel administration in the east has its own power authority which has complicated efforts to coordinate operations and policies. Libya’s new unity leadership which was in the process of being se...

    Volume: 64
    Issue: 05
    Published at Fri, 05 Feb 2021
  4. Qatar Export Revenues Fall 30% In 2020

    ...s current level of 77mn t/y in 2011. The figure is considerably lower than at the height of the collapse precipitated by the oil price slump from late 2014. Then annual revenues bottomed out at $57.3bn in 2016 (see chart 1). However, Qatar has had considerable success in reducing its import tab in...

    Volume: 64
    Issue: 05
    Published at Fri, 05 Feb 2021