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Eni, BP Prepare For Historic Libyan Deepwater Well
...ES, 4 June 2007), but the plans were disrupted by the 2011 revolution and the ensuing instability, and Eni has since taken over as operator of the consortium (42.5% each). The announcement puts drilling more or less on schedule, with Eni North Africa head Martina Opizzi last year saying that an in...
Volume: 68Issue: 50Published at Fri, 12 Dec 2025 -
Cyprus Hopes For Mega Exxon Elektra Find To Jolt Its Gas Sector To Life
...ock 3 (MEES, 16 February 2018) in a move it said was linked to defending the interests of the Turkish Cypriot community who mostly live on the northern third of the island which has been occupied by Turkey since 1974. Beyond the discovery of Aphrodite, 13 years ago in late 2011, Cyprus has seen fo...
Volume: 67Issue: 50Published at Fri, 13 Dec 2024 -
China’s Role In Iraq Expands With $2bn Prepayment Deal To Zhenhua
...% Y 30 2013 Was Kuwait Energy (2018 purchase) Siba (gas) UEG^ 30% Y 30mn cfd 2011 Was Kuwait En...
Volume: 63Issue: 50Published at Fri, 11 Dec 2020 -
Libya’s NOC Clears House With Key End-Year Deals
...e tighter terms (MEES, 9 March 2009). Of course the pressure eased in 2011 when Libya had other problems, but Wintershall, now Wintershall Dea, finally agreed to sign up to them this week. Unlike Wintershall, the Waha concession will retain special contractual terms. But in order to secure part of...
Volume: 62Issue: 50Published at Fri, 13 Dec 2019 -
Russia’s Tatneft Back In Libya For Seismic
...rced to exit in 2011 when Libya’s civil war kicked off. It returned in 2013 but had to pack its bags the following year due to civil strife. Flare-ups in violence have continued since, making it exceedingly difficult for NOC to encourage IOCs to restart exploration work. Tatneft’s return will be we...
Volume: 62Issue: 50Published at Fri, 13 Dec 2019 -
Leviathan: The Giant Stirs
...hr’s 3.2bn cfd plateau (see box). Leviathan’s problem was never lack of gas but rather a lack of an outlet large enough to justify full commercial development. Development options considered, then sidelined, included a tie-back to an LNG plant in Israel or Cyprus (MEES, 17 January 2011), a pipeline to...
Volume: 62Issue: 50Published at Fri, 13 Dec 2019 -
Kuwait: New Oil Minister Eyes Neutral Zone Restart
...ll be a particular target. Such a move could prompt the Emir to dissolve parliament again. Similarly, the population’s patience with the prime minister, first appointed in December 2011, is running out. NEUTRAL ZONE RESTART LOOMING? Rumors have been rife in recent weeks that Saudi Arabia and Ku...
Volume: 59Issue: 50Published at Fri, 16 Dec 2016 -
Kufpec China Blocks
...8mn, bringing its total stake to 49%. CNOOC owns the remaining 51% and operates. The field has been in decline for some time, yielding just 185mn cfd in 2012, down from 240mn cfd in 2011 and 325mn cfd in 2010 (MEES, 17 May 2013). The new blocks are adjacent to the pipeline linking Yacheng to shore. Ku...
Volume: 57Issue: 50Published at Fri, 12 Dec 2014 -
UAE, Kuwait Redefine Oil Marketing
...spectively, though the Middle East’s contribution has risen steadily and accounts for 77% of the total so far this year. South Korean imports have fallen sharply to 1.8mn b/d, of which 1.5mn b/d was supplied by Middle Eastern exporters, but it is down from a peak of 2.2mn b/d in 2011 and 2012, Mr Ketbi sa...
Volume: 57Issue: 50Published at Fri, 12 Dec 2014 -
Libya: Another False Dawn?
...termittent disruptions occur in the west.” Should the eastern blockades be largely removed, the bank sees next year’s production at 1.2mn b/d. In Morgan Stanley’s worst case scenario, output will languish at 200,000-300,000 b/d. Libyan Comeback: Part 2? In the aftermath of the 2011 revolution, Li...
Volume: 56Issue: 50Published at Fri, 13 Dec 2013 -
KRG: Oryx Hits Big In KRG, Plans Wasit Development
...G) in 2011 that became public when the company issued an IPO ahead of its listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange in March this year. Not much has been reported on the controversial contracts since they came to light (MEES, 29 March). However, in its latest update on operations in Iraq, Oryx gave de...
Volume: 56Issue: 50Published at Fri, 13 Dec 2013 -
Oman Upstream Survey: Indies Boost Output To New Highs
...ke good on a 2011 pledge to boost production from its Mukhaizna heavy oil field in Block 53 to 150,000 b/d. “Mukhaizna is now [producing at] around 122,000 b/d on average,” Mr Jashmi said in Muscat, conceding that the original 150,000 b/d goal may be a step too far. This is up from an average of 11...
Volume: 56Issue: 50Published at Fri, 13 Dec 2013 -
Politics Threatens To Bust Kurdish Oil Investment Boom
...xt? Every province will want to do the same thing. Imagine Basra? You know it would then be Game Over.” KRG Oil Production Profile (‘000 b/d) Block/Field Operator 2011 Average Production Cu...
Volume: 55Issue: 50Published at Fri, 07 Dec 2012 -
Eni Returns To Libyan Exploration Drilling
...s been eager to tout its commitment to Libya post-revolution. It was the first international company to resume production in Libya in September 2011 (at Bu Attifel), the first to lift force majeure in December 2011 and the first to resume offshore exploration activities in February 2012. The latter wa...
Volume: 55Issue: 50Published at Fri, 07 Dec 2012