1. Iran, Oman Sign Gas Export Pipeline Contracts, Eye 2018 Start-Up

    ...art of gas exports to the gas-hungry sultanate by early-2018. Mr Kameli said the project would involve the laying of 400km of pipeline, of which approximately half would be subsea. This is up from earlier estimates of 260km given early last year (MEES, 14 March 2014). The line would roughly ex...

    Volume: 58
    Issue: 39
    Published at Fri, 25 Sep 2015
  2. Urgency Of Peace In South Sudan Undermined By Persistent Divisions

    ...ternational prices, and a dwindling share of output means that South Sudan’s crude oil income has collapsed beyond all recognition. In November 2013, the last full month of South Sudanese production, government oil earnings were more than $200mn, while the 2014-15 budget envisaged monthly spending of more th...

    Volume: 58
    Issue: 39
    Published at Fri, 25 Sep 2015
  3. Middle East LNG Demand Impetus Takes Market By Surprise

    ...7mn tons in 2014. But this year, new importers Jordan, Egypt and Pakistan have been added to the picture: the three countries received about 1mn tons of LNG in the second quarter of the year to meet seasonal demand, according to data from the French international association for gas, Cedigaz. That in...

    Volume: 58
    Issue: 39
    Published at Fri, 25 Sep 2015
  4. Bapco, Aramco Award Pipeline Contracts

    ...hrain’s Awali field, along with Saudi volumes. The plant delivered an average 276,000 b/d of refined products in 2014, according to the Joint Organizations Data Initiative (JODI). Completion of the pipeline will enable Bapco to deliver extra oil to Sitra, where it intends to expand crude processing ca...

    Volume: 58
    Issue: 39
    Published at Fri, 25 Sep 2015
  5. Iraqi Kurdistan To Shake Up Shadow Refining Sector

    ...rket demand for crude was about 250,000 b/d in 2014. Genel says the Kalak and Bazian refineries typically require about 120,000 b/d and local traders comprise an additional ‘swing’ consumption of up to about 120,000 b/d for use in topping plants and for regional sales. Genel’s 250,000 b/d estimate fo...

    Volume: 58
    Issue: 39
    Published at Fri, 25 Sep 2015
  6. Israel Refineries Maintain KRG-Fueled Near-Record Runs

    ...mes on the back of near-100% runs for 2014. Added together with shipping data, this indicates that the two plants are continuing to gorge themselves on cut-price crude from Iraqi Kurdistan. >  The KRG has increased its independent crude exports from the Turkish Mediterranean port of Ceyhan to ar...

    Volume: 58
    Issue: 39
    Published at Fri, 25 Sep 2015
  7. UAE Seeks Solar Bidders As Nuclear And Coal Plans Advance

    ...r the Barakah-1 reactor started in 2012. ENEC has applied for operating licenses for the first two plants (MEES, 3 April). ENEC received government approval in September 2014 to build the third and fourth plants. ENEC recently completed the installation of two steam generators at Barakah-2, wh...

    Volume: 58
    Issue: 39
    Published at Fri, 25 Sep 2015
  8. Saudis Ease Off Export Pedal, Boosting Stocks To New High

    ...D15 vsYTD14 YTD14 2Q15 vs1Q15 vs2Q14 1Q15 2014 2013 2012 Crude Production 10...

    Volume: 58
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  9. Saudi Official Crude & Oil Products Output, Trade & Balance (‘000 B/D)

    ...15 vs1Q15 vs2Q14 1Q15 2014 2013 2012 Crude Production 10,361 10,564 10,333 10...

    Volume: 58
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  10. Iraqi Political Scene In Tumult Over Regional Intrigues

    ...tonomy, a hardening which overshadows the current oil export conflict. In December 2014, Baghdad and the KRG negotiated an oil export agreement which had the potential to lead to an end to years of wrangling over Kurdish oil exports which has been harmful to both sides. The initial agreement, passed by th...

    Volume: 58
    Issue: 39
    Published at Fri, 25 Sep 2015
  11. Moody’s Assigns Poor Rating For Iraq Bond

    ...ile the non-oil sector is dominated by the public sector. Manufacturing and construction together accounted for only 10% of GDP in 2014, and services had a share of 37%. More than one-third of this originated from general government services. Iraq also has very weak institutional strength. This is re...

    Volume: 58
    Issue: 39
    Published at Fri, 25 Sep 2015
  12. Total Turns The Screw On Spending In New Strategy For $60/B Oil

    ...ile seeking sustainable operations in a market where it predicts a recovery to $60/B medium term. “Strong discipline on organic capex” is the company’s mantra as it targets a reduction in capital expenditure to $23-24bn in 2015 from a peak of $28bn in 2013 and $26/B in 2014. For 2016 Total will cu...

    Volume: 58
    Issue: 39
    Published at Fri, 25 Sep 2015
  13. Kuwait Energy: Egypt Output Hits Record, Yemen Collapses

    ...at, despite the increase in output over the same period, KEC saw revenue fall by 27% from Q2 2014 to $46.7bn for the second quarter this year. However, revenue was up a touch on Q1’s $44.9mn figure. Kuwait Energy Production (‘000 B/D, Working Interest Basis)...

    Volume: 58
    Issue: 39
    Published at Fri, 25 Sep 2015
  14. Aramco And Lanxess Bond For Elastomers JV

    ...dara and Petro Rabigh-2 will be 295,000 tons/year of elastomers (MEES, 17 October 2014). Aramco recently secured a $10bn standby credit facility from international and local banks to create a ‘war chest’ that would enable it to acquire strategic businesses. For Lanxess the deal provides a we...

    Volume: 58
    Issue: 39
    Published at Fri, 25 Sep 2015
  15. IMF Calls On Kuwait To Cut Spending As Lower Oil Prices Linger

    ...owed growth in 2014-15 to almost zero, the IMF says. The slide in oil prices to below half year-ago levels saw the emirate post an ‘actual’ budget deficit for the first time since 1999-2000 as crude revenues for the year ending 31 March 2015 fell to KD22.5bn, from KD29.5bn in the previous year. In it...

    Volume: 58
    Issue: 39
    Published at Fri, 25 Sep 2015
  16. US Pledges $400mn Aid To Jordan

    ...ama and the Jordanian monarch in December 2014. Acknowledging the role of Jordan in accommodating displaced Syrian refugees, the White House announced it will grant Jordan a further $44mn to help with the refugee effort. These pledges come in addition to the $250mn financial package by the World Ba...

    Volume: 58
    Issue: 39
    Published at Fri, 25 Sep 2015
  17. Benchmark Crude Prices ($/B)

    ...15 2014 2013 2012 WTI 44.91 45.46 44.99 42.90 51.15 58.02 48...

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  18. Libya’s Fragile Oil Recovery Continues

    ...ort of budgeted expectations. Revenues for the first eight months of 2014 were a mere $11bn, only 22.7% of the budgeted figure for the whole of 2014. Libya Refinery Runs (Mn B/D)   Libya: Key Oil And Gas Infrastructure...

    Volume: 57
    Issue: 39
    Published at Fri, 26 Sep 2014
  19. Fresh Fighting Threatens Remaining South Sudan Oil Output

    ...pears to be their second major assault on the Palogue and the Upper Nile fields since early 2014. SPLA-IO forces made their first push to capture Palogue in March, but were forced to retreat after suffering a series of setbacks elsewhere in the state. Palogue and a number of nearby fields in Upper Ni...

    Volume: 57
    Issue: 39
    Published at Fri, 26 Sep 2014
  20. Key Project Shelved As Qatar Shifts Petchems Strategy

    ...10 Q-Chem II HDPE 350 2010   Linear a-Olefins 345   Total 2014   15...

    Volume: 57
    Issue: 39
    Published at Fri, 26 Sep 2014