1. Asian LNG Demand Remains Weak As Winter Approaches

    ...maining weak ahead of the key winter demand season. Collective buying by the top five Asian importers – China, Japan, South Korea, India and Taiwan – of 51.9mn tons for Q3 marked the lowest figure for the quarter since 2017, with imports remaining weak for October according to the latest Kpler data. Of...

    Volume: 66
    Issue: 45
    Published at Fri, 10 Nov 2023
  2. Opec Faces Five Years Of Pain

    ...ve been in place since January 2017 and there is growing fatigue among producers. Ecuador has decided it’s had enough and announced last month that it is quitting Opec (MEES, 4 October). Opec+ may well secure a further extension next month, but as the current situation with Iraq and Nigeria hi...

    Volume: 62
    Issue: 45
    Published at Fri, 08 Nov 2019
  3. Iran Launches JMMC Broadside Ahead Of Crunch Opec Meeting

    ...E surging 190,000 b/d to an all-time high of 3.18mn b/d, smashing the previous peak of 3.03mn b/d set in November 2016. While cutting output in 2017, albeit at a much slower pace than fellow members, the UAE continued investing in boosting production capacity and is now reaping the reward. Abu Dh...

    Volume: 61
    Issue: 45
    Published at Fri, 09 Nov 2018
  4. Opec Output Falls Ahead Of Key Meeting As US Shale Eyes Price Rally

    ...US E&P companies in October was the most of any month in 2017 and that the additional capital will facilitate increased investment and support US crude output growth. 1: OPEC BASKET AT $4/B PREMIUM TO WTI, 5-YEAR LOW DISCOUNT TO BRENT ($/B, MONTHLY AVERAGE PRICES*) SOURCE: ICE, OPEC. ME...

    Volume: 60
    Issue: 45
    Published at Fri, 10 Nov 2017
  5. Opec Shows No Sign of Cutting Ahead of November Meeting

    ...vember highlights the extent of the problem. If Opec output continues at current levels then, according to IEA demand projections, the market will only balance in Q4 2017. According to Opec’s projections any rebalance will have to wait till 2018 (see table).  The IEA report raises expected 2017 non-Opec pr...

    Volume: 59
    Issue: 45
    Published at Fri, 11 Nov 2016
  6. Is $90/B The New $100/B For Saudi Arabia?

    ...ll produce 200,000 b/d.  The 250,000 b/d Shaybah expansion is due to be completed in 2015 and Khurais in 2017, according to Aramco’s work schedule, ensuring that Saudi Arabia can maintain its current production capacity beyond the end of the decade. OPEC Demand Forecasts OPEC’s WOO expects gl...

    Volume: 57
    Issue: 45
    Published at Fri, 07 Nov 2014