1. Iraq Readies Baiji Unit

    ...Iraq is ready to restart one of three units at the Baiji refinery in Salahuddin province, which was badly damaged by Islamic State jihadists in June 2014. A unit which had 70,000 b/d crude distillation capacity before the destruction is now expected to process 60,000 b/d. “The re...

    Volume: 61
    Issue: 35
    Published at Fri, 31 Aug 2018
  2. Israel Refiners Pump At Record Levels

    ...17). 2018 should see a reverse of that trend. First half gasoline output of 88,500 b/d puts Israel on track to top the previous annual output record of 84,500 b/d set in 2014 (MEES, 25 March 2015), whilst Bazan in its first half report says that national consumption of transport fuels gasoline, diesel an...

    Volume: 61
    Issue: 35
    Published at Fri, 31 Aug 2018
  3. Israel Products Output Down 17% Amid Maintenance, Strike

    ...vernment’s energy conservation measures began to take effect (MEES, 7 April). Increased use of gas has also been key to curbing Israel’s oil demand. Gas’ share of the power mix hit a record 55.4% in H1 2017, with Israel’s burning of fuel oil in power plants falling to virtually zero since 2014. Gas co...

    Volume: 60
    Issue: 35
    Published at Fri, 01 Sep 2017
  4. Iraq: New Oil Minister Seeks Investors For Four New Refineries

    ...tween so-called Islamic State (IS) and federal forces beginning in June 2014. More recently, the 14,000 b/d Qayara refinery was virtually destroyed by IS fighters as they withdrew in July. The upshot is that even under the most optimistic calculations, capacity is just 566,000 b/d (see table). NEW PR...

    Volume: 59
    Issue: 35
    Published at Fri, 02 Sep 2016
  5. Kuwait Could Push Back Key Projects: Are Downstream Plans At Risk?

    ...mfortably below $50/B, implying a 49% fall from 2014’s $98bn to $50bn in Kuwait’s oil export revenues if prices remain at similar levels for the remainder of 2015 (see p10). In addition to the slide in prices, the shut-in of 500,000 b/d of shared Saudi/Kuwaiti Neutral Zone output has further hit the co...

    Volume: 58
    Issue: 35
    Published at Fri, 28 Aug 2015
  6. Israel Refineries Hit Throughput Record, Diesel Exports Boom

    ...ISRAEL Israel’s refinery output hit a record 291,000 b/d for the first half of 2014, up 16,000 b/d on a year earlier as the country’s second largest plant in Ashdod completed a significant upgrade. Exports, especially of diesel, are rising even faster. Israel  has been rapidly sh...

    Volume: 57
    Issue: 35
    Published at Fri, 29 Aug 2014
  7. GTL Back On The Radar For Mideast Downstream Planners

    ...oposed         Iran Sarv/IDRO GTL Pilot, Saveh †1 2014 Iran RIPI Qeshm GTL, Qeshm Island 3 20...

    Volume: 57
    Issue: 35
    Published at Fri, 29 Aug 2014
  8. Iran Dusts Off Refineries Plan As Zanganeh Takes Charge

    ...rs gas field. State news agency IRNA says the first of the project’s three 120,000 b/d condensate splitters is two-thirds complete and scheduled to start up in 2014 (MEES, 15 March).   NIORDC boss Alireza Zeighami says Tehran authorized the company to spend up to $5bn to speed up construction of...

    Volume: 56
    Issue: 35
    Published at Fri, 30 Aug 2013