1. The Curious Case Of Algeria’s Hassi R’Mel

    ...S IS LESS THAN HALF GROSS OUTPUT (BCM) *JODI FIGURES USED FROM 2014. SOURCE: ALGERIA’S ENERGY MINISTRY, OPEC ASB, JODI, GCEF, IMF, MEES.   ALGERIA’S BEATING HEART: HASSI R’MEL SACRIFICING GAS FOR OIL   The massive use of reinjection means that Algeria’s sales gas output de...

    Volume: 63
    Issue: 47
    Published at Fri, 20 Nov 2020
  2. Kuwait Oil Company Looks To Heavy Oil To Offset Capacity Declines

    ...nventional fields in North Kuwait. There, capacity has dropped by 130,000 b/d since 2017-18 to just 640,000 b/d. As with Burgan, capacity at North Kuwait has been hindered by project delays. Kuwait awarded contracts for three gathering centers (GC-29, 30 and 31) in 2014: at the time start-up was slated fo...

    Volume: 63
    Issue: 47
    Published at Fri, 20 Nov 2020
  3. Gulf Offshore Drilling At 10-Year Low As Saudi, Abu Dhabi Stall On Contracts

    ...abia, also the lowest figure in almost 10 years (see chart). The UAE also had 10 rigs for October, the lowest since August 2014, whilst Qatar accounted for the remaining five. Recent earnings calls of offshore drilling firms add some color to the factors behind this slump in activity. They also su...

    Volume: 63
    Issue: 47
    Published at Fri, 20 Nov 2020
  4. Opec+ Looks Ahead To Crunch Meeting

    ...t more than 500,000 b/d beyond its allocation in order to comply – a highly unlikely move that would necessitate producing below 3.3mn b/d for the first time since 2014. Iraq undeniably faces severe economic challenges (MEES, 16 October), but failure to comply risks fomenting divisions within Op...

    Volume: 63
    Issue: 47
    Published at Fri, 20 Nov 2020