1. Libya Exploration Looking Up As Eni & BP Lift Force Majeure

    ...11. It again planned to kick off drilling in 2012 before instability picked up (MEES, 4 June 2012). BP declared force majeure in 2014, and in 2015 wrote off the $598mn it had spent up till then on “exploration and other costs in Libya” (MEES, 31 July 2015). Eni in 2018 agreed to take over as op...

    Volume: 66
    Issue: 31
    Published at Fri, 04 Aug 2023
  2. Softening Oil Sector Puts Brakes On Saudi Growth

    ...in Q2 according to preliminary government figures, to 5.5% from Q1’s 5.4%. It has now notched up five consecutive quarters above 5% for the first time since 2014. However, given the extent to which the economy is dominated by the oil and gas sector – which is itself undergoing an extensive ca...

    Volume: 66
    Issue: 31
    Published at Fri, 04 Aug 2023