Italy Imports Record Volumes Of Russian Crude

...erall crude imports leaping 16% year-on-year and by 23% versus Q1 to 1.35mn b/d for Q2, the highest figure since Q3 2019 and within 50,000 b/d of the all-time record set in Q4 2017.   *Unlike, for example, TotalEnergies and Shell in northern Europe, Italy’s refining sector is dominated by in...

Saudi Arabia 2Q19 Oil Data: Output Down, Exports Down, Burning Up

...CHANGES EXPRESSED IN PERCENTAGE POINT TERMS WHERE ORIGINAL FIGURES ARE PERCENTAGES. *EXCLUDES FIELD LPG (650-700,000 B/D). **NAPHTHA REFINERY OUTPUT INCLUDED IN 'OTHER PRODUCTS TO DEC 2017 (479,000 B/D FOR 2017). ^PRESUMES ALL FUEL OIL CONSUMPTION IS BURNT IN POWER PLANTS. SOURCE: JO...

Spain: Record Crude Imports, Record Opec, Record Libya

...0 B/D) *LIBYA, SAUDI, NIGERIA & MEXICO WERE THE TOP FOUR COUNTRIES FOR 2017, 2018 AND 1H 2019. RUSSIA AND IRAN ARE THE ONLY TWO OTHER COUNTRIES TO HAVE BEEN TOP ON A QUARTERLY BASIS SINCE 2011. SOURCE: CORES, MEES.   SPAIN CRUDE IMPORTS (‘000 B/D): SIX-YEAR HIGH SAUDI VOLUMES & RECORD LIBYA FILL VO...

South Korea’s Key LNG Suppliers

...THE US IS GAINING MARKET SHARE, OVERTAKING OMAN FOR #3 SPOT FOR JAN-JULY 2018 (MN TONS)...   ...THANKS TO PRICES  ($/MN BTU) THAT  IN RECENT MONTHS HAVE UNDERCUT THE COMPETITION BY $2/MN BTU *NO REGULAR VOLUMES BEFORE 2017. SOURCE: KOREA CUSTOMS, MEES.    ...

Asian* LNG Imports Soar To New Record Highs (Mn Tons)

...Q2 IMPORTS FELL FROM Q1’S ALL TIME HIGH BUT WERE STILL UP 12% YEAR-ON-YEAR...   ...WHILE FIRST HALF VOLUMES WERE UP A WHOPPING 14.5% *THESE 5 KEY ASIAN IMPORTERS ARE ALSO BY FAR THE LARGEST GLOBAL IMPORTERS ACCOUNTING FOR 68% OF GLOBAL LNG TRADE IN 2017. SOURCE: OFFICIAL IM...

Brazil Crude Output And Exports Flatter To Deceive (Mn B/D)

...KE A MAJOR 2H18 REBOUND IF 2018 VOLUMES ARE TO EVEN MATCH 2017’S RECORDS SOURCE: ANP, MEES....

Italy Crude Imports ('000 B/D): Iran Overtakes Iraq & Saudi Arabia As Top Middle East Supplier In 2017

US Output: New Records, But Gains Slow

...1H 2018 – reflecting the delayed impact of the recent drilling slowdown (see p7) – before breaking 10mn b/d for the first time in November 2018, in line with previous projections. •  2017 output is now forecast at 9.345mn b/d, just below 2015’s 9.409mn b/d, before rising to 9.911mn b/d for 20...

2016 Global Energy Investment: Electricity Powers Ahead

...•  Global energy investment fell by 12% to $1.7trillion, some 2.2% of global GDP, in 2016, according to the IEA’s recently-released World Energy Investment 2017 report. The fall comes on the back of 2015’s 8% fall.   •  Spending on electricity, at $718bn, overtook that on oil and ga...