1. The Dragon Rises In The Middle East

    ...stream sector (MEES, 23 March). Conversely, China’s dependence on the Middle East for more than 40% of its oil imports (though this is down from 52% for 2014), means that the region is strategically crucial for Beijing. Having Chinese firms participating in the production of these imported volumes af...

    Volume: 61
    Issue: 21
    Published at Fri, 25 May 2018
  2. Kuwait Energy: Could Stretched Finances Force Firm From Key Iraq Asset?

    ...The 2014 discovery of the 1.13bn barrel Faihaa field by Kuwait Energy was the biggest  exploration success of Iraq’s post-2009 upstream opening. But plans to develop the field to 250,000 b/d by the mid-2020s are threatened by an onerous debt burden.   Iraq has been the great success st...

    Volume: 61
    Issue: 21
    Published at Fri, 25 May 2018