1. Delek Looks To Raise $1.2bn With Tamar Sell-Off

    ...rael’s key offshore fields. A December 2014 anti-trust ruling (MEES, 2 January 2015) was subsequently watered down, but even so operator Noble has to reduce its stake in Tamar to 25% by end-2021, with Delek required to completely dispose of its stake by the same date (MEES, 1 April 2016). HOLDING ST...

    Volume: 60
    Issue: 26
    Published at Fri, 30 Jun 2017
  2. Gulf Crude Shipments Fall In Q2, But From Record Levels

    ...May. Collectively, based on the April-May stats, Q2 is on track for the third highest quarterly volumes since the start of 2014. That said, volumes likely dipped in June as Saudi Arabia ramped up crude burning in its power plants leaving less crude for exports. MEES estimates that Saudi crude ex...

    Volume: 60
    Issue: 26
    Published at Fri, 30 Jun 2017
  3. Qatar’s Hydrocarbon Politics Sends Message to Saudi Arabia, UAE

    ...mpetition from Australia, and more gradually the US (MEES, 23 December 2016). Although market share in Asia rebounded slightly last year, volumes are still down 2mn tons on 2014. The biggest fall was in Europe, where volumes were down 3.2mn tons annually. The biggest drop off was from the UK, which opted to in...

    Volume: 60
    Issue: 26
    Published at Fri, 30 Jun 2017
  4. Kuwait Trade Surplus Falls In Q1

    ...16 1Q16 2016 vs 15 2015 2014 2013 2012 20...

    Volume: 60
    Issue: 26
    Published at Fri, 30 Jun 2017
  5. Algeria: Deficit Down As IMF Warns On Over-Zealous Consolidation Plans

    ...om $179bn at end 2014 to just over $100bn now. That said, Algeria’s finances are less stretched than some of its Opec peers. The IMF actually chastises Algiers for an unwillingness to take on international debt in order to smooth out the economic cycle. Algeria has made financing the deficit more di...

    Volume: 60
    Issue: 26
    Published at Fri, 30 Jun 2017