1. Algeria: In Amenas Hits Record Production As In Salah Output Halves

    ...arter results nor the earnings call that followed made any mention of the firm’s Algeria acreage, while the only mention in the firm’s quarterly IFRS report for Q2 was of a $524mn write-off against its share in the Bourarhat licence area in the Illizi basin dating back to Q4 2014. AIN TSILA DUE BY MI...

    Volume: 60
    Issue: 44
    Published at Fri, 03 Nov 2017
  2. Iraq’s Giant Rumaila Field: BP-Baghdad Talks Loom Large

    ...ateau Target (PPT) for West Qurna-2 – down from 1.2mn b/d to 800,000 b/d  suggests Baghdad could be amenable to such an offer. BP’s Rumaila PPT is set at 2.1mn b/d, downgraded already from 2.85mn b/d (MEES, 5 September 2014). BP is far from alone in being well off the pace, as Iraq called on IOCs to cu...

    Volume: 60
    Issue: 44
    Published at Fri, 03 Nov 2017
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. Saudi Petchems Gets Oil Price Boost; Sabic Chief Warns On Cheap Feedstock Addiction

    ...ported a bumper third quarter, with combined net profits of SR8.81bn ($2.35bn), up 61% on Q2 to record their highest collective quarterly profit since Q3 2014 (see table). At that time crude oil prices were just beginning their plunge from all-time highs, with Arab Light crude selling for more than $10...

    Volume: 60
    Issue: 44
    Published at Fri, 03 Nov 2017
  6. Kuwaiti Government Resigns As Political Dysfunction Grows

    ...16 1Q17 2Q16 2016 vs 15 2015 2014 2013 Ex...

    Volume: 60
    Issue: 44
    Published at Fri, 03 Nov 2017