1. KRG Gas Plans: The Rollercoaster Continues

    ...xt step of concluding negotiations with potential partners, and moving the gas project towards the FID.” ...BUT IS DEVELOPMENT ANY CLOSER? When Genel signed the initial agreement for development of Miran and Bina Bawi in November 2014, the firm said it “expects that a final investment de...

    Volume: 60
    Issue: 07
    Published at Fri, 17 Feb 2017
  2. Algeria Looks To Build On Modest Output Gains But Investors Remain Wary

    ...end bucks a pattern of flat or declining output established over the past decade. Combined production of crude oil and natural gas liquids (NGLs) hit a low of 1.49mn b/d before edging up to 1.59mn b/d in 2014 and 2015, according to BP’s most recent Statistical Review, published in June. But that is st...

    Volume: 60
    Issue: 07
    Published at Fri, 17 Feb 2017
  3. Tunisia: Oil & Gas Slump, Tourism Collapse – Bonds To The Rescue?

    ...e economy. 2014 revenue of $2.14bn equated to 7% of GDP but that was before a precipitous 54% fall in 2015 with terrorist attacks at Sousse and on Tunis’ Bardo museum. Sky-high youth unemployment of 35%, rising to 67% for recent graduates according to IMF stats, has helped fuel the labor unrest (ma...

    Volume: 60
    Issue: 07
    Published at Fri, 17 Feb 2017
  4. Majors Look To Permian For 2017 Rebound

    ...oductivity Report, released 13 February. Much-touted efficiency gains are not chimeric. Unlike other US shale regions, and the country’s overall output, Permian oil production continued to rise, albeit more slowly, throughout the 2015-16 ‘lean years.’ The latest rig count is less than half the November 2014...

    Volume: 60
    Issue: 07
    Published at Fri, 17 Feb 2017
  5. Spanish 2016 Crude Imports (‘000 B/D): Mexico Top Supplier As Opec Share Drops Below 50%

    ...*EX VENEZUELA, ECUADOR, MEXICO, COLOMBIA. ** CHANGES EXPRESSED ON A PERCENTAGE BASIS ^EX NIGERIA, ANGOLA. SOURCE: CORES, MEES.   SPAIN IMPORTS BY REGION (%): N AFRICA SHARE HALVED OVER LAST 15 YEARS *ALL OPEC SINCE 2014. INCLUDES SMALL VOLUMES FROM OMAN & SYRIA PRIOR TO TH...

    Volume: 60
    Issue: 07
    Published at Fri, 17 Feb 2017