1. Libya’s East-West Divide Flares Up Amid Oil Port Fighting

    ...would prefer a man with an iron fist and a promise to keep a grip on emigration to indefinite instability or an Islamist leaning democracy. Mr Haftar has a long history with the US, having been given refuge there for two decades before his return to Libya in 2011. But he is vilified by opponents in...

    Volume: 60
    Issue: 11
    Published at Fri, 17 Mar 2017
  2. US Production Hits Record 9.4mn B/D In February After Record 2014

    ...13                           2014 ‘000 b/d % 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 Feb-15* Ja...

    Volume: 58
    Issue: 11
    Published at Fri, 13 Mar 2015
  3. Iran, Oman Edge Closer To Gas Supply Deal

    ...ying: “contrary to other contracts, we have not agreed on a price.” History shows – especially in the case of Oman and Iran – that price can prove the thorniest of issues when negotiating such deals. The two sides came agonizingly close to striking a similar gas export agreement in 2011, only for ta...

    Volume: 57
    Issue: 11
    Published at Fri, 14 Mar 2014
  4. Mideast Gas May Move To Europe If Russia Cuts Supply

    ...ti-government protesters have shut in oil and gas fields, resulting in the loss of Libyan gas flows through the subsea  Greenstream pipeline, which have not been up to full volumes since the start of the uprising against Qadhafi in early 2011 (see graph 2). Turkey, particularly the western part of...

    Volume: 57
    Issue: 11
    Published at Fri, 14 Mar 2014
  5. Qatar Faces Threat From US Shale – IMF

    ...ture fields, expected lower hydrocarbon prices, and growing nominal expenditures.” An easing of growth to around 6% for 2012 and 2013 from the stellar 13% increase posted in 2011 is largely the result of the long-standing and self-imposed moratorium on additional hydrocarbon production from the No...

    Volume: 57
    Issue: 11
    Published at Fri, 14 Mar 2014
  6. Bahrain LNG Terminal Decision Approaches

    ...rips the liquid components – propane, butane and naphtha.     Oxy’s Production Sharing Agreement for deep gas exploration began in 2011 with geological and geophysical studies to determine optimal drill sites.  The first well is expected to be drilled in 1Q14.  In addition, high te...

    Volume: 56
    Issue: 11
    Published at Fri, 15 Mar 2013