1. East Med: Hope Despite Dry Cyprus Well, Lebanon Bid Round Deadline Delayed

    ...plans to drill two wells back-to-back in the second half of next year. Cyprus’ only success came in December 2011 when US firm Noble Energy discovered the 5 tcf Aphrodite field on Block 12. But the field is some 160km offshore in 1,700ms water depth, which makes stand-alone development un...

    Volume: 60
    Issue: 37
    Published at Fri, 15 Sep 2017
  2. War-Torn Yemen Maintains Steady Crude Exports; China, Thailand The Key Buyers

    ...te 2011 (MEES, 28 November 2011), whilst Block 10 was relinquished by Total in December 2015 after the Yemeni government made clear to the French firm that its production agreement would not be renewed. These blocks are situated in the relatively-secure Masila basin in Hadhramaut province, part of...

    Volume: 60
    Issue: 37
    Published at Fri, 15 Sep 2017
  3. UAE Looks To Offshore Gas To Ease Growing LNG Addiction

    ...M)                                                                                                     2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 20...

    Volume: 60
    Issue: 37
    Published at Fri, 15 Sep 2017
  4. Algeria To Step On The Gas: Max Revenue For Minimal Spend Amid Opec Constraints

    ...R project by Sonatrach and its then-partner BP, output from REB dropped to about 20,000 b/d in 2011, compared to a peak of about 85,000 b/d in early 2000. BP withdrew from the project in 2012 (MEES, 12 March 2012). Diversion of gas from REB would free up about 12mn m³/d (425mn cfd or 4.4bcm/y) ac...

    Volume: 60
    Issue: 37
    Published at Fri, 15 Sep 2017
  5. Petronas Quits Algeria As Cepsa Expands

    ...lays, but is due to come on stream in February 2018 (MEES, 25 August), with production of 1.6 bcm a year (155mn cfd). In 2011 Cepsa was awarded the Rhourde Rouni II exploration block, also in the Berkine basin and to the northeast of the RKF field. Petronas competed unsuccessfully for the co...

    Volume: 60
    Issue: 37
    Published at Fri, 15 Sep 2017
  6. Algeria Shuns Foreign Debt… By Printing Money?

    ...17, and a whopping 95% of export earnings, to $27.1bn last year from $71.4bn in 2011. The amendments, part of a “crisis plan” for which recently-appointed Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia will seek parliamentary approval on 17 September, were adopted at a 6 September cabinet meeting chaired by Pr...

    Volume: 60
    Issue: 37
    Published at Fri, 15 Sep 2017