1. Iraq Boosts Export Capacity, Eyes Alternative Routes

    ...peline. The Iraqi section of Baghdad’s 1.6mn b/d Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline was damaged by IS in 2014 and requires extensive work to become operational (MEES, 13 October). As a result, Iraq is eyeing up alternative routes to offer improved flexibility and alternative outlets when adverse weather closes Ba...

    Volume: 60
    Issue: 44
    Published at Fri, 03 Nov 2017
  2. Iraq Export Revenues Soar

    ...Baghdad has received a much-needed boost from the rebound in Brent to over $60/B. The Iraqi government took in $5.45bn in crude export revenues in October, the highest level since October 2014, when oil prices were only just beginning their slump from $100/B. Revenues crashed with the pr...

    Volume: 60
    Issue: 44
    Published at Fri, 03 Nov 2017
  3. LNG: Asian Buying Rises, But Output Up By More

    ...stralian output means any support to prices will likely prove transient. Imports by top global importer Japan, at 62.0mn tons in the first nine months of 2016, are down 2.2mn tons (3.4%) on the same period a year earlier and by 4.4mn tons on 2014’s record volumes. But for China 2016 is set to be a re...

    Volume: 59
    Issue: 44
    Published at Fri, 04 Nov 2016
  4. Qatar Out To Woo LNG Customers In Face Of Increased Competition

    ...ilities like Chubu Electric, Tokyo Electric (Tepco), Kansai Electric and Tohoku Electric, as well as upstream player JX Nippon oil and gas and financial entities such as Bank of Tokyo and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking. Japan is the world’s largest LNG importer – it purchased a record 89.2mn tons in 2014 as its nu...

    Volume: 58
    Issue: 44
    Published at Fri, 30 Oct 2015
  5. Vitol Eyes Hub Role For Cyprus Products Storage Terminal

    ...receive middle distillates, such as kerosene and diesel from the Middle East to Europe via the Suez Canal. Traffic through the canal has risen in 2014, reaching a record of 13.7mn tons in August (see table, p9). The terminal will also facilitate the movement of gasoline from Europe to the East Me...

    Volume: 57
    Issue: 44
    Published at Fri, 31 Oct 2014
  6. Suez Canal September revenue Dips Following Record august

    ...ns) all reaching new highs. ·       Southbound shipments of fuel oil rose in September to hit a record 3.3mn tons after reaching 2.8mn tons in August.   Suez Canal Traffic, 3Q 2014 (‘000t)   Sep-14 Aug-14 Ju...

    Volume: 57
    Issue: 44
    Published at Fri, 31 Oct 2014
  7. Qatar Faces LNG Market Challenges

    ...e Sabine Pass project, and the next project that is likely to go ahead probably won’t read final investment decision (FID) until 2Q13, or even 2014; putting them in the 2017-18 time frame,” Mr Flower says.   But if Japan starts importing US LNG at Henry Hub prices, some feel this may re...

    Volume: 55
    Issue: 44
    Published at Fri, 26 Oct 2012