1. Russia’s Tatneft Returns To Libya

    ...nister (see p18).   Though exploration successes in Libya from the four international bid rounds held after 2004 were few and far between, Tatneft was among those to report modest finds (MEES, 28 July 2017).    Tatneft holds eight exploration blocks in Libya spread across the Ghadames and Si...

    Volume: 64
    Issue: 42
    Published at Fri, 22 Oct 2021
  2. Sunny Hill: All Eggs Now In (Delayed) Algerian Basket

    ...hedule was for September 2022. Though project delays in Algeria are par for the course – the development of Ain Tsila to produce 3.5 bcm/y (340mn cfd) was originally slated for 2017 start-up (MEES, 21 July 2017) – Sunny Hill is particularly exposed to the risk given that it has now quit all of its other oi...

    Volume: 63
    Issue: 42
    Published at Fri, 16 Oct 2020
  3. Qatar Petroleum To Replace Oxy At Key Offshore Field

    ...SPLACED         Oxy had appeared outwardly confident that it would remain QP’s partner at the field. Oxy frequently cites Qatar as central to its portfolio. CEO Vicki Hollub told a May 2017 earnings call that Oxy had “confidence that we’d be able to extend that contract…we believe that with the success our teams ar...

    Volume: 61
    Issue: 42
    Published at Fri, 19 Oct 2018
  4. Aramco IPO: China To The Rescue?

    ...ght months of 2017. A direct deal with China would help it to lock in future crude sales, thereby serving to bolster Aramco’s future growth. Indeed, Aramco has already been working hard to lay the foundations for catering to China’s future crude demands. Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih, who also ch...

    Volume: 60
    Issue: 42
    Published at Fri, 20 Oct 2017
  5. Iran Opens Pre-Qualification For Upstream Tenders

    ...adegan field will be the first to be offered. NIOC Managing Director Ali Kardor announced on 17 October that a tender for the 42bn barrel field, currently producing around 60,000 b/d, is planned for next month, before pre-qualification concludes. The winner is expected to be announced in early 2017...

    Volume: 59
    Issue: 42
    Published at Fri, 21 Oct 2016
  6. Abu Dhabi Boosts Offshore Output As Umm Lulu Comes Online

    ...m Lulu, 100,000 b/d is set to come from expansion of ADMA-OPCO’s Lower Zakum field and 170,000 b/d from the SARB and Nasr fields. ADMA-OPCO’s plans are part of ADNOC’s strategy to raise production capacity from around 3mn b/d to 3.5mn b/d, initially expected in 2017. Yet ADNOC’s target pr...

    Volume: 57
    Issue: 42
    Published at Fri, 17 Oct 2014