1. Libya Oil Blockades: Back With A Vengeance

    ...ter the capital (MEES, 20 May). The division in the country, roughly split between eastern and western lines, is eerily looking like the period between 2014 and 2020 when parallel administrations in Tripoli and the east competed for power. That period was particularly tumultuous with oil pr...

    Volume: 65
    Issue: 24
    Published at Fri, 17 Jun 2022
  2. Oman LNG Bounces Back Following Maintenance Work

    ...ll below the peaks achieved in 2013 before hydrocarbon prices collapsed in the second half of 2014 (see chart). Oman LNG’s financial performance rebounded from 2020’s Covid-lows last year, and strong gains this year could push revenues well above 2018’s recent highs of $3.51bn. Topping 2014’s $4....

    Volume: 65
    Issue: 24
    Published at Fri, 17 Jun 2022
  3. TotalEnergies First Again With Qatar LNG Expansion Deal

    ...ont, TotalEnergies’ Mena push has been paying dividends. Since 2014, the firm has overtaken Eni, Shell and ExxonMobil as the largest oil producer among IOCs in the Mena region (see chart 1). TotalEnergies’ willingness to take on political risk stands in contrast to other majors, most of whom have been sl...

    Volume: 65
    Issue: 24
    Published at Fri, 17 Jun 2022
  4. Morocco’s Samir Refinery: Is There A Case For A Restart?

    ...wards trend save for a Covid related blip in 2020. Total products demand recovered to near record levels of above 290,000 b/d last year. Diesel imports, a fuel globally in high demand, for example hit a record 126,000 b/d in 2021 (see chart 1). In its last full year of operations in 2014, Samir pr...

    Volume: 65
    Issue: 24
    Published at Fri, 17 Jun 2022