1. Israel: New Government, New Challenges

    ...ighbors, most notably the UAE (MEES, 7 May). Prior to that Mr Steinitz faced the aftermath of a late 2014 antitrust case against its two key players, US firm Noble (now Chevron) and Israel firm Delek (MEES, 2 January 2015). A gas outline agreement was signed in 2016 which allowed Noble and Delek to re...

    Volume: 64
    Issue: 24
    Published at Fri, 18 Jun 2021
  2. Erbil Plays Russian Roulette With Independence Vote

    ...ashpoints such as Kirkuk, Sinjar, Khanaqin and Makhmour will all be participating. The exact delineation of the areas which will vote has yet to be confirmed, but Kurdish peshmerga have held large swathes of disputed territories against the Islamic State since 2014, enabling de facto control for Erbil. Re...

    Volume: 60
    Issue: 24
    Published at Fri, 16 Jun 2017
  3. Iraq’s Kirkuk: Key Northern Oil Province Has Little Chance Of Achieving Autonomy

    ...ghdad’s dispute with the KRG over the region’s independent exporting of oil in breach of a December 2014 agreement. MEES calculates that the loss of around 170,000 b/d of exports in March equated to lost monthly revenues of around $145mn. And with Brent having risen more than $11/B since then, these mo...

    Volume: 59
    Issue: 24
    Published at Fri, 17 Jun 2016
  4. Iran Touts Gas Export Progress, Plots Key Regional Role Post-Sanctions

    ...nk. ‘READY TO PLAY OUR ROLE’           Sanctions have severely restricted the development of Iran’s gas reserves, which according to BP are the largest in the world. As of 2014 Iran had gas reserves of 1,201.4 trillion cubic feet, or 18.2% of total global reserves, according to BP’s latest St...

    Volume: 58
    Issue: 24
    Published at Fri, 12 Jun 2015