1. Energy Investment: Oil And Gas Bear The Brunt Of Unprecedented Cuts

    ...vestment, the sharp drop-off in investment could have profound ramifications down the line. Since the crisis struck, IOCs have sought to emphasize that they are in much better shape to handle this downturn than the previous oil price fall in 2014. That fall led to significant belt-tightening and ef...

    Volume: 63
    Issue: 22
    Published at Fri, 29 May 2020
  2. Saudi Arabia Looks To Expand Iraq Footprint

    ...ntract, does not make sense” – adding that the Saudi media could have possibly misinterpreted the comments made my Mr Allawi. Nonetheless, Akkas remains a major bone of contention. Iraq’s oil ministry continues to urge Kogas to return to the field, where the Koreans declared force majeure in 2014 as Is...

    Volume: 63
    Issue: 22
    Published at Fri, 29 May 2020
  3. Oil Investment Collapse Risks Future Shortfall-IEA

    ...pes out the modest increases in spending since the 2016 nadir, it leaves expected 2020 spending at a mere 42% of 2014’s peak outlay. And this is in nominal terms – in real terms the fall is much larger. *Unlike the 2015-16 spending slump, when the effect of capex cuts was mitigated by falling up...

    Volume: 63
    Issue: 22
    Published at Fri, 29 May 2020