1. Libya’s NOC Dreams Of Better Future

    ...l fields offline, the Libyan energy sector is undergoing its worst crisis since the revolution ground operations to a halt in 2011, at a time when the political situation is deteriorating. Earlier this month, former general Khalifa Haftar attacked Islamist militia in their bases in Benghazi, ba...

    Volume: 57
    Issue: 22
    Published at Fri, 30 May 2014
  2. Output Continues To Slide As South Sudan Conflict Rumbles On

    ...rst time the two former civil war foes have cooperated on oil matters since the two countries split in 2011, under the terms of a ‘Comprehensive Peace Agreement’ signed six years prior. But far from doing it out of concern, Khartoum’s latest offer is almost certainly driven by a sense of economic se...

    Volume: 57
    Issue: 22
    Published at Fri, 30 May 2014
  3. Egypt: Poor Turnout Takes Shine Off Sisi Election Victory

    ...cular activists that had taken part in the 2011 Arab Spring revolution, arresting journalists that did not toe the government line. The media has long whipped up nationalist fervor in support of Mr Sisi, and a well-funded campaign has fostered a personality cult around the army strongman. The Muslim Br...

    Volume: 57
    Issue: 22
    Published at Fri, 30 May 2014
  4. Natural Gas Find To Propel Cyprus Towards Reunification?

    ...tural gas deposits in 2011 has given both Turkish Cypriots in the north and Greek Cypriots in the government controlled area in the south extra impetus to solve the division of the island. The consensus among experts is that the discovery of the 5 tcf Aphrodite field in Block 12 of Cyprus’ Exclusive Ec...

    Volume: 57
    Issue: 22
    Published at Fri, 30 May 2014
  5. Egypt To Slash Petroleum Subsidies As Part Of New Budget

    ...too low however, and could threaten growth, Egyptian economists warn. Social Expenditure In Egyptian Budgets: 2011-2015 (E£ Mn)   2014-15* 2013-14** 2012-13 2011-12 Total So...

    Volume: 57
    Issue: 22
    Published at Fri, 30 May 2014
  6. Benchmark Crude Prices

    ...13 2012 2011 WTI 103.58 103.42 101.64 102.02 100.48 98.56 97.54 98...

    Volume: 57
    Issue: 22
    Published at Fri, 30 May 2014