1. OPEC’s Dilemma

    ...OPEC   OPEC’s Dilemma   Two new dimensions to international oil markets are creating a real dilemma for OPEC and may be sowing the seeds of a major oil price shock. The first is the fall-out from the “Arab Uprisings” that began early in 2011, and the second is the de...

    Volume: 56
    Issue: 31
    Published at Fri, 02 Aug 2013
  2. Benchmark Crude Prices

    ...13 2012 2011 WTI 107.89 105.95 106.64 104.47 95.79 94.17 94.42 94...

    Volume: 56
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    Published at Fri, 02 Aug 2013
  3. Russians To Invest As Iraqi Crisis Escalates

    ...s investment last year in six KRG blocks, any West Qurna-1 divestment is clearly linked to worsening Iraqi energy relations (MEES, 21 November 2011). As this year has progressed, the Baghdad/Irbil oil dispute has become less local and more regional, as Arab Spring tensions and Washington’s co...

    Volume: 55
    Issue: 31
    Published at Mon, 30 Jul 2012
  4. Sudan Oil Standoff Continues Despite Juba’s Increased Transit Fee Offer

    ...adline]. It is time for the parties to conclude an agreement,” South Sudan’s Chief Negotiator Pagan Amum told reporters on the sidelines of the talks.   Since the South’s secession from Sudan on 9 July 2011, the two civil war foes have been locked in a dispute over a range of issues including the sh...

    Volume: 55
    Issue: 31
    Published at Mon, 30 Jul 2012
  5. BP Wins First Ever Israel LNG Supply Contract

    ...ssel and from this point, the gas starts to flow from the ship into the pipeline, and from there to the coast of Israel and into the Israel Natural Gas Lines (INGL) national transmission system.   In November 2011, INGL awarded Italy’s Micoperi a $140-150mn contract to construct the offshore te...

    Volume: 55
    Issue: 31
    Published at Mon, 30 Jul 2012
  6. BP To Sign Gas Deal With Oman By September

    ...elds – puts it ahead of those Arab Gulf states that are struggling to do this and face gas shortages due to lack of incentives for upstream developers  (MEES, 7 February 2011). Having failed to develop their sour gas fields on time, Abu Dhabi and Kuwait face importing LNG.   BP Field Development Pl...

    Volume: 55
    Issue: 31
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  7. Sadara $20Bn Petrochemical Project Financing Advances

    ...0,000 b/d Satorp export refinery project. Sized at SR3.749bn ($1bn – MEES, 17 October 2011) it was snapped up by local investors. “That’s good because it means Sadara will not have to reinvent the wheel,” commented one expert. It is possible that the sukuk could be launched before the sponsors reach fi...

    Volume: 55
    Issue: 31
    Published at Mon, 30 Jul 2012
  8. Crude Prices Rebound, But Barrels ‘Missing’ From Inventories, Says CGES

    ...ES Global Supply/Demand Balance (Mn B/D)     2Q12 3Q12 4Q12 1Q13 2Q13 3Q13 2011 2012 20...

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  9. MOL Expands Kazakhstan Presence

    ...e Fedorovsky block, made a significant discovery there at the end of 2011 indicating the existence of around 37mn boe, which is primarily gas condensate. KMG EP is Fedorovsky’s operator with a 50% stake.  ...

    Volume: 55
    Issue: 31
    Published at Mon, 30 Jul 2012
  10. Dragon Sees Oil Production Increase In Turkmenistan

    ...0,000 b/d gross production level in 2015,” he added. By June this year Dragon had increased production to 64,200 b/d from a level of 58,000 b/d in the first half of 2011. Since the beginning of this year Dragon has completed 12 wells, including two sidetracks, in Turkmenistan’s Dzheitune (Lam) field. Its op...

    Volume: 55
    Issue: 31
    Published at Mon, 30 Jul 2012
  11. Egypt’s Sinai Gas Pipeline Bombed For 15th Time

    ...  EGYPT Egypt’s Sinai Gas Pipeline Bombed For 15th Time Egypt’s gas pipeline infrastructure in the Sinai Peninsula was bombed for the 15th time since February 2011 on 22 July. Security officials said a truckload of men pulled up next to the pipeline at a location east of al-'Ar...

    Volume: 55
    Issue: 31
    Published at Mon, 30 Jul 2012
  12. Suez Canal Revenue Edges Up, Despite Global Crisis

    ...YPT   Suez Canal Revenue Edges Up, Despite Global Crisis The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) reported on 26 July that revenues rose by 3.6% year-on-year to $5.225bn end of June 2012 compared with $5.043bn end-June 2011. On releasing the results, the SCA commented on the repercussions of the global ec...

    Volume: 55
    Issue: 31
    Published at Mon, 30 Jul 2012
  13. Northern Exports Continue Grim Trajectory

    ....238 75.63 2011 Average 1.711 0.455 2.166 5.444 1.472 6.916 82.988 104.96 Q4 2010 Av...

    Volume: 55
    Issue: 31
    Published at Mon, 30 Jul 2012
  14. NATO Making Gains In Battle Against Somali Piracy

    ...mali piracy cost the global economy between $6bn and $6.9bn in 2011, with the shipping industry being forced to cover more than 80.5% of this total.   Figures released by the IMB earlier this month showed a sharp fall in the number of pirate attacks in the first half of 2012. Overall, in the fi...

    Volume: 55
    Issue: 31
    Published at Mon, 30 Jul 2012
  15. Turkey Plans To Reduce Natural Gas Use For Power Generation

    ...untry’s intention to cut consumption of natural gas, which amounted to some 40 bcm in 2011 (MEES, 13 February). Natural gas typically supplies around 53% of Turkey’s power generation needs and it intends to reduce this to 30% by 2023. He said that high output from the country’s hydroelectric plants this ye...

    Volume: 55
    Issue: 31
    Published at Mon, 30 Jul 2012
  16. Mubadala Restructures Energy Assets, Develops Thai Oil Field

    ...eld output in Tatweer joint venture with Occidental. 2010 Mubadala Oil & Gas Signs memorandum of understanding with Yemen Company for investing and cooperating in oil and gas exploration and production. October 2011...

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  17. Feedstock Questions Remain As Aramco, Dow Commit To ‘Largest’ Ever Petchem Project

    ...pire at the end of 2011. A New Environment “You know all the Saudi industrialists have looked upon this Dow deal as excellent news. Why would Dow sign for $4/mn BTU?” argues one industrialist. “I really can’t see why the Kingdom would lose its comparative advantage and destroy its industry,” he co...

    Volume: 54
    Issue: 31
    Published at Mon, 01 Aug 2011
  18. Egypt Grapples To Support Energy Sector; Reshuffle Delays Musturud

    ...e economic relations with Egypt are deteriorating. Israel needs to search for alternative sources of energy, the minister said. State-owned Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) will invest $1.2bn in the current fiscal year from July 2011 to July 2012 (MEES 25 July). It intends to drill 18...

    Volume: 54
    Issue: 31
    Published at Mon, 01 Aug 2011
  19. Gulf LNG Producers Facing Greater Competition From Australia In Asia-Pacific

    ...sin LNG prices. Qatargas – Major LNG Contracts (as of July 2011) Date Buyer(s) Volume (Mn T/Y) Start Date Term (years) Status Ma...

    Volume: 54
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    Published at Mon, 01 Aug 2011
  20. WTI Remains In High $90/B Range As Markets Await US Debt Limit Plan

    ...3.87/B, $0.38/B more than last week’s price and $40.07/B above a year ago. Settlement Prices For Benchmark Crudes ($/B) Date 2011 Nymex WTI ICE Brent DME Oman ICE Dubai OPEC Ba...

    Volume: 54
    Issue: 31
    Published at Mon, 01 Aug 2011