1. Qatar: Oil & Gas Revenues Edge Up But Hit By Ratings Downgrade

    ...drocarbon exports have got off to a strong start in 2017 with Q1 revenues up some 25% year-on-year at $13.8bn (see charts 1 & 2). But ratings agency Moody’s swiftly took the shine off of this by downgrading Qatar’s sovereign rating one notch to Aa3 on 26 May. RAS LAFFAN REVENUE BOOST             Th...

    Volume: 60
    Issue: 22
    Published at Fri, 02 Jun 2017
  2. Qatar Eyes 2.5gw Gas-Fired Power/Desalination Project

    ...mestic gas requirements will be met by the much-delayed Barzan development within the North Field. This is due online in 2017 and intended mainly for domestic consumption (MEES, 7 April). Barzan and the first post-moratorium development are each expected to deliver 2bn cfd of raw gas for processing in...

    Volume: 60
    Issue: 22
    Published at Fri, 02 Jun 2017