1. Libya Oil Gains Go Into Reverse

    ...C officials, way below 300,000 b/d capacity but the highest level since Q4 2014. It was initially cut by 35,000 b/d due to concerns over limited storage capacity and the events unfolding at the Es Sider terminal before production halted completely on 9 March. Waha was offline between December 2014 an...

    Volume: 60
    Issue: 11
    Published at Fri, 17 Mar 2017
  2. Production Curbs Help Market Inch Towards Balance

    ...uld constitute the market once again being balanced. But there is a consensus that the buildup of global crude stocks to record highs since 2014 means a simple reversion to production equaling or outweighing demand isn’t going to cut it. Stocks are going to have to be worked down, but by how much? Mo...

    Volume: 60
    Issue: 11
    Published at Fri, 17 Mar 2017
  3. US Ramp-Up Lays Down The Gauntlet To Opec

    ...16 – just nine months ago. That said the latest rig count remains little more than half the November 2014 peak of 565 – an indication that there remain substantial numbers of idled rigs (albeit typically older and less efficient ones) and thus that whilst evidence is growing of nascent Permian cost in...

    Volume: 60
    Issue: 11
    Published at Fri, 17 Mar 2017
  4. Baghdad Close To Winning War In Mosul; Can It Win The Peace?

    ...rruption and lack of development of areas outside of Baghdad helped to facilitate the emergence of IS in 2014 (or more accurately its re-emergence from the embers of Al-Qa’ida in Iraq). Iraq’s leaders have a challenging set of circumstances if they are to prevent the same mistakes from being repeated. MO...

    Volume: 60
    Issue: 11
    Published at Fri, 17 Mar 2017
  5. Wood Group In $2.7bn Takeover Of Amec Foster Wheeler

    ...stribution of derivative products, as well as in mining, clean energy and the environment and infrastructure markets. Recent Mena contract wins include a mixture of upstream, refining and petrochemicals projects. The company was formed in 2014 by Amec’s acquisition of US firm Foster Wheeler at a time when “si...

    Volume: 60
    Issue: 11
    Published at Fri, 17 Mar 2017
  6. Kuwait Cuts Its Borrowing Needs With Debut $8bn Bond

    ...venue will likely prove substantially higher and thus the deficit will likely come in lower, albeit still around $20bn. Even with the latest bond issue, this still leaves a $12bn hole to fill. Kuwait in 2014-15 posted its first budget deficit of KD2.72bn ($8.9bn) following the collapse in oil prices in...

    Volume: 60
    Issue: 11
    Published at Fri, 17 Mar 2017