1. Kuwait, Saudi Spat Over Neutral Zone Heats Up

    ...olation of the bilateral agreement, he adds. He also says that work to cut emissions had begun in 2011 and was due to be completed in 2017. Mr ‘Umair says in the letter that the Kuwaiti side had suggested to the Saudis that production resume at Khafji at a reduced rate of 100,000 b/d, but that the Sa...

    Volume: 58
    Issue: 31
    Published at Fri, 31 Jul 2015
  2. Iran Gets The Show On The Road For Contract Launch

    ...owth has been considerably slower than expected: Crude oil production in Iran is currently running at around 2.8mn b/d, down on 3.6mn b/d in 2011; while gas production growth has only really picked up over the past 12-15 months (MEES, 13 March). And with this roadshow, Iran is hoping to lure some of...

    Volume: 58
    Issue: 31
    Published at Fri, 31 Jul 2015
  3. Algeria’s Upstream Challenges In Four Graphs

    ...emingly written earlier) 2014 report says “the engineering, acquisitions, construction and preparation to have [BMS] operating will be completed in the first half of 2015, and first production is expected around July.” Again, production appears to have not yet begun. Cepsa has since 2011 been owned by Abu Dh...

    Volume: 58
    Issue: 31
    Published at Fri, 31 Jul 2015
  4. New Suez Canal Begins Testing Ahead Of 6 August Grand Opening

    ...1H14 1H14 2014 2013 2012 2011 Oil Total 8,427 6,934 6,857 22,218 +13...

    Volume: 58
    Issue: 31
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  5. Syria: Territorial Disintegration Looms As Conflict Enters New Stage

    ...r deserters and draft dodgers, apparently to boost numbers in his conscription army. According to the anti-regime British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, there are some 70,000 draft dodgers in government controlled areas alone. Since the beginning of the civil war in March 2011, the Sy...

    Volume: 58
    Issue: 31
    Published at Fri, 31 Jul 2015
  6. Libya Oil: A Write-Off?

    ...mar al-Qadhafi in October 2011. Despite the political turmoil, BP made several efforts to pursue the development of its business in Libya, which consists entirely of exploration assets. In 2012, the company dusted off its plans and held two major tenders: the first, for contractors to work on its pl...

    Volume: 58
    Issue: 31
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  7. Algeria Ducks Decisive Action With Supplementary 2015 Budget

    ...14 trade surplus of $4.3bn was already the lowest since 1998 and compares to a surplus of over $20bn for 2011 and 2012 (see graph). Forex reserves fell to $159.9bn at end-March 2015, down from $178.9bn at end-December 2014, according to Algerian Customs.   In the revised budget, Algeria has lo...

    Volume: 58
    Issue: 31
    Published at Fri, 31 Jul 2015