1. Oman LNG Records Rare Output Rise, But Revenue Falls Regardless

    ...ound 50% of its output most years. But prices of Omani LNG to South Korea fell some 37% last year to just $7.38/mn BTU, more than $10/mn BTU below 2014 levels. Little wonder that revenues fell nearly $700mn last year to its lowest level since 2004. The LNG revenue fall exacerbated the squeeze on go...

    Volume: 60
    Issue: 15
    Published at Fri, 14 Apr 2017
  2. Kuwait Seeks More LNG, Strives To Hike Domestic Gas Output

    ...Already the MENA region’s top LNG importer, Kuwait is powering ahead with plans to secure extra supplies to meet growing gas to power demand as it looks to capitalize on slumping prices. Prices have fallen by approximately $8/mn BTU to around $4/mn BTU since 2014 according to Kuwait Pe...

    Volume: 59
    Issue: 15
    Published at Fri, 15 Apr 2016
  3. Political Differences Aside, UAE Taps Iran For Possible Gas Supply

    ...o over price (MEES, 15 August 2014). DUBAI-IRAN TRADING LINKS The UAE has mixed feelings about Iran and the prospect of its rehabilitation into the world order, should a framework agreement with world powers to curb its nuclear ambitions conclude with a comprehensive accord at the end of Ju...

    Volume: 58
    Issue: 15
    Published at Fri, 10 Apr 2015
  4. MEES Interview: Former IEA Chief Nobuo Tanaka On Japan, Qatar and LNG Markets

    ...r the Advancement of Producer-Consumer Dialogue at the 2014 Abdullah bin Hamad al-Attiyah Energy Awards held in Doha on 8 April.   MEES: How do you see the nuclear power sector in Japan going forward and the role of LNG in the supply mix? Tanaka: It’s a very important, difficult qu...

    Volume: 57
    Issue: 15
    Published at Fri, 11 Apr 2014
  5. Basra-‘Aqaba 1Mn B/D Pipeline Project Advances

    ...fshore Single Point Mooring Buoys (SPMs) to boost southern export capacity to 6.6mn b/d will be in place by end 2014, pledged Thamir al-Ghadhban, head of the Iraqi Prime Minister’s Advisory Commission (MEES, 29 March). Two SPMs were installed by last March, but only one has been able to load at any one ti...

    Volume: 56
    Issue: 15
    Published at Fri, 12 Apr 2013