1. Will The ‘Golden Age Of Gas’ Ever Arrive?

    ...The International Energy Agency in 2011 asked the question whether the world was entering a ‘golden age of gas’. It continues to flag up gas as the key “transition fuel” between a coal and oil-fuelled present and a low-carbon future, notably ahead of last December’s climate conference in Pa...

    Volume: 59
    Issue: 24
    Published at Fri, 17 Jun 2016
  2. LNG Supply Glut To Depress Prices For Years To Come

    ...Global LNG export capacity rose by 45% between 2011 and 2015 with 90% of this coming from the US and Australia. The “massive expansion” of Australian and latterly US export capacity, particularly since 2014 “just as demand slows” means “global gas prices are set to stay under pressure” for th...

    Volume: 59
    Issue: 24
    Published at Fri, 17 Jun 2016
  3. Iran: New NIOC Chief Tasked With Securing Foreign Investment

    ...sed in January, but is struggling to put in place a framework that will entice IOCs back into its upstream sector. Without international firms’ technical expertise and financing, Iran will struggle to push beyond pre-sanctions output of 3.58mn b/d in 2011. Prior to resigning, Mr Javadi was coming un...

    Volume: 59
    Issue: 24
    Published at Fri, 17 Jun 2016
  4. Egypt Gas: ‘Remarkable Turnaround,’But Not Quite Yet

    ...rrent 32GW capacity includes 46% gas-fired and 43% gas or oil) – though the share of both renewables and coal has been increasing as the country’s chronic gas shortage since 2011-12 has forced it to seek alternatives. Massive power cuts in 2012 and 2013 helped catalyse protests that led to the ov...

    Volume: 59
    Issue: 24
    Published at Fri, 17 Jun 2016
  5. Egypt Revisits IMF Loan As Gulf Aid Slows

    ...Egypt has resumed “preliminary” loan negotiations with the IMF, local daily Al-Masry Al-Youm says, citing government sources. The amount has yet to be determined but Cairo conducted drawn-out discussions with the IMF with a view to finalizing a $4.8bn loan in the aftermath of the country’s 2011...

    Volume: 59
    Issue: 24
    Published at Fri, 17 Jun 2016