1. Iraq Asks IOCs To Slash Spending As Export Revenues Halve

    ...cord 4.63mn b/d last year, due largely to its immense low-cost reserves. With things back to “normal” following defeat of the Islamic State insurgency in 2017, Baghdad eyed a massive overhaul of its energy sector, including several new refineries, revamped export infrastructure, production capacity in...

    Volume: 63
    Issue: 14
    Published at Fri, 03 Apr 2020
  2. Firms In The KRG: How Low Can They Go?

    ...e return to regular, reliable payments in 2017, the slew of small firms focused on the region – including Norway’s DNO, London-listed firms Genel and Gulf Keystone; and Canada’s Oryx, Western Zagros and Shamaran – put together a strong run of form. Excluding the 2017 loss of 280,000 b/d Avana Dome an...

    Volume: 63
    Issue: 14
    Published at Fri, 03 Apr 2020
  3. Specter Of Overbrimming Stocks Threatens Vulnerable Producers

    ...cord levels. Absent huge production outages in excess of those arranged by Opec+ during January 2017-April 2020 these stockbuilds will take more than a year to unwind. This will exert severe downwards pressure on any price gains into at least 2021. ...

    Volume: 63
    Issue: 14
    Published at Fri, 03 Apr 2020
  4. Saudi Refinery Turnarounds Boost Crude Supply

    ...rch). Aramco’s 550,000 b/d Ras Tanura plant will be shut down for 5-6 weeks beginning 1 June as part of a $2.4bn clean fuels upgrade. which will enable production of Euro-5 specifications fuels from 2021 (MEES, 13 January 2017). The Satorp joint venture of Aramco and France’s Total shut down the re...

    Volume: 63
    Issue: 14
    Published at Fri, 03 Apr 2020
  5. Egypt Cuts Oil Import Bill As Refineries Up The Pace

    ...ices (MEES, 11 October 2019). Demand for diesel peaked at 297,000 b/d in 2016 and has since fallen for three consecutive years to 271,000 b/d in 2019. Demand for gasoline has eased slightly since peaking at 170,000 b/d in 2017. But with gas now accounting for almost all thermal power generation in Eg...

    Volume: 63
    Issue: 14
    Published at Fri, 03 Apr 2020
  6. Saudi Economy: Modest Diversification Efforts Face Bleak Outlook

    ...oject as it depends on the extent to which not just Saudi Arabia, but also themajor oil-consuming economies, are affected by Covid-19. However, it seems inevitable that it will be considerably sharper than 2017’s 0.7% contraction. The weak economic performance in 2017 was the key driver behind Ri...

    Volume: 63
    Issue: 14
    Published at Fri, 03 Apr 2020