1. Israel Offshore Awards: Small Firms, Smaller Commitments

    ...rt of the former Daniel West block. Two wells were drilled by Calgary headquartered GeoGlobal in 2012, one on each of Myra and Sara, but both came up dry (MEES, 5 December 2014). Ratio, then partnering Energean, initially attempted to farm-in to Myra and Sara in 2014 in a deal ultimately rebuffed by Is...

    Volume: 62
    Issue: 44
    Published at Fri, 01 Nov 2019
  2. Qatar Banks On North Field Leverage To Boost Aggressive Overseas Expansion

    ...ken in Argentina’s bid round earlier this year – three are operated by Exxon, two by Shell (MEES, 19 April). In the Americas, QP has also taken nine blocks in Brazil – in addition to one from 2014 – eight in Mexico, and two in Guyana. But it remains absent in the US upstream, arguably the world’s la...

    Volume: 62
    Issue: 44
    Published at Fri, 01 Nov 2019
  3. Qatar Petroleum Puts Petchems Front & Center

    ...ed the 1.4mn t/y Al-Sejeel polymers and 1.5mn t/y Al-Karaana ethylene glycol projects amid the late 2014 collapse in crude prices. Despite the new project’s scale, it is still smaller than the combined scope of those two plants. However, new projects may be unveiled at a later date. Asked whether an...

    Volume: 62
    Issue: 44
    Published at Fri, 01 Nov 2019
  4. Jordan: Gas Oversupply Threatens Key Startups

    ...rsue an FSRU at Aqaba (MEES, 21 June 2013) accompanied by an LNG purchase agreement with Shell (MEES, 10 July 2015), establish a slew of new powerplants via independent power producer (IPP) agreements (MEES, 1 August 2014) and focus on long-term domestic alternatives via renewables and oil shale (MEES, 14...

    Volume: 62
    Issue: 44
    Published at Fri, 01 Nov 2019
  5. China LNG Imports (Mn Tons): Qatar Volumes And Share Fall In 9m 2019 With Australia Pulling Away As Top Supplier

    ...PPLIER WITH 9M19 VOLUMES UP 29% Y-O-Y, THOUGH Q3 SAW THE FIRST QUARTERLY DIP SINCE 2017   QATAR, NUMBER ONE TO 2014, RISKS LOSING EVEN SECOND SPOT. 9M VOLUMES OF 5.7MN T ARE DOWN 13%, WITH MALAYSIA (1.87MN T) AHEAD IN Q3...

    Volume: 62
    Issue: 44
    Published at Fri, 01 Nov 2019