1. Qatar Marks Embargo Anniversary With Exxon Tie-Up

    ...urces. The Golden Pass LNG import terminal (QP 70%, ExxonMobil 17.6%, ConocoPhillips 12.4%) in the US opened in 2011 with plans to import 15.6mn t/y of LNG from Qatar: but the “Shale Revolution” boosted US gas output to the extent that the partners began looking at turning it into an export facility (ME...

    Volume: 61
    Issue: 23
    Published at Fri, 08 Jun 2018
  2. ExxonMobil’s Rapidly-Expanding Mediterranean Presence

    ...bya. The firm drilled two dry wells here in 2009 and 2010. It had been considering further drilling but amid prolonged instability after the country’s 2011 revolution it quit the last of the blocks in 2012 (MEES, 9 July 2012). Exxon did go to the trouble of qualifying as an operator for Lebanon’s pl...

    Volume: 61
    Issue: 23
    Published at Fri, 08 Jun 2018
  3. Tunisia Upstream: Strikes Over, Decline Continues, Hope Delayed To 2019

    ...donesia’s Medco is the third key player in southern Tunisia. It partners Eni and OMV at both the Borj el Khadra exploration permit and the adjoining Adam production concession, where output has slumped from 7,500 b/d in 2011 to an average of 2,800 b/d for both 2017 and Jan-April 2018. Medco also has 10...

    Volume: 61
    Issue: 23
    Published at Fri, 08 Jun 2018
  4. Jordan Protests Victorious As Government Nixes Imf-Backed Tax Bill

    ...reign aid (MEES, 13 April)—the conflict in Syria has severely stunted Jordan’s growth. Jordan averaged 6.6%/year GDP growth from 2005 to 2011 versus 2.6% since, with 2016 and 2017 the lowest yet. The World Bank expects Jordan to average 2.4% growth in 2018 —only up marginally from 2017 (see chart). Fr...

    Volume: 61
    Issue: 23
    Published at Fri, 08 Jun 2018
  5. UAE Delays, Jordan Rethink Blur Mena Nuclear Vision

    ...ntractor Status Iran Bushehr-1 2011 1.0 1 3....

    Volume: 61
    Issue: 23
    Published at Fri, 08 Jun 2018