1. Equinor Cools On Algeria

    ...e move as better for the environment, but it can also be seen as a recognition that In Amenas output will never regain the record 815mn cfd and 51,500 b/d hit in 2017. The 2017 boost came thanks to the start-up of a $700mn compression project in late 2016. Output has since resumed a downward tr...

    Volume: 66
    Issue: 12
    Published at Fri, 24 Mar 2023
  2. Egypt Power Consumption Hits Record 167TWh For 2022

    ...modern CCGT capacity and the giant Zohr gas field in 2017-18 made such power shortages a thing of the past (MEES, 3 August 2018). However, today’s capacity surplus is less robust than it seems: an increased reliance on intermittent renewables generation, often located far from population centers, pr...

    Volume: 66
    Issue: 12
    Published at Fri, 24 Mar 2023
  3. Iran 210,000 B/D Refining Boost

    ...A long-delayed new 210,000 b/d CDU at Iran’s century-old 390,000 b/d Abadan refinery was completed on 17 March. First announced in 2017, the CDU is part of an expansion phase that includes a 100,000 b/d VDU upgrading unit which will reduce fuel oil yields from 40% to 20%. Iran secured a $1....

    Volume: 66
    Issue: 12
    Published at Fri, 24 Mar 2023