1. Iraq’s Falling Crude Burn Bolsters Exports

    ...dget’s 3.25mn b/d, then revenues will rise for the first time since 2012. Moreover, they will rise above 2014 levels, hitting $55bn ($4.55bn/month – see chart). Baghdad exported 31,000 b/d from storage in the Turkish port in Ceyhan last month, the first such exports since September 2015. All federal ex...

    Volume: 59
    Issue: 40
    Published at Fri, 07 Oct 2016
  2. Saudi Electricity Seeks Outside Funds For 5.4GW Capacity Hike

    ...nce 2007, including a $13.3bn ‘soft loan’ from the Ministry of Finance in March 2014 (see table). OUTSIDE FINANCE SEC’s most recent loan is a SR5bn (S1.33bn) sukuk arranged through local banks. This took the total raised so far this year to a record $5.1bn, which was 38% higher than the pr...

    Volume: 59
    Issue: 40
    Published at Fri, 07 Oct 2016
  3. Record Opec Output Puts Onus On Saudi To Cut

    ...TD15 YTD15 2015 2014 S Arabia* 10.53 -0.04 10.57 10...

    Volume: 59
    Issue: 40
    Published at Fri, 07 Oct 2016
  4. Shell Restarts LNG Exports From Gas-Strapped & Cash-Strapped Egypt

    ...ell, says ELNG exports all but ground to a halt in early 2014 with output from its offshore West Delta Deep Marine (WDDM) fields to the domestic market amid a growing gas shortage (MEES, 31 January 2014). This left a gaping hole in ELNG’s finances. Shell and its partners remain on the hook for $20...

    Volume: 59
    Issue: 40
    Published at Fri, 07 Oct 2016
  5. IMF Praises Iran’s Planned Reforms, But Implementation Is Questionable

    ...)         2013 January 42            July 54 2014 June 62 2016 Ju...

    Volume: 59
    Issue: 40
    Published at Fri, 07 Oct 2016
  6. Russian Oil Output Breaks 11mn B/D In September, On Track For Annual Record

    ...around RUB65 per $1 in recent months, up from a low of RUB80=$1 in January, but around half its value in the first half of 2014 before oil prices collapsed. Russian producers thus get more bang for their oil export buck from local contractors. •  Finance minister Anton Siluanov has yet to be co...

    Volume: 59
    Issue: 40
    Published at Fri, 07 Oct 2016