1. Turkey Official Oil Data (‘000 B/D)

    ...13 2012 2011 2010 2009 Crude Production 49.9 -0.7 +3.2 50.6 47.8 47...

    Volume: 57
    Issue: 51/52
    Published at Fri, 19 Dec 2014
  2. EU Crude Import Evolution 2011-2014

    ...  2011   2012   2013   1H14   COUNTRY ‘00...

    Volume: 57
    Issue: 51/52
    Published at Fri, 19 Dec 2014
  3. Benchmark Crude Prices ($/B)

    ...12 2011 WTI 54.11 61.11 67.18 75.48 84.33 97.25 103.00 98.03 94...

    Volume: 57
    Issue: 51/52
    Published at Fri, 19 Dec 2014
  4. 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: 57
    Issue: 50
    Published at Fri, 12 Dec 2014
  5. 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: 57
    Issue: 50
    Published at Fri, 12 Dec 2014
  6. Israel-Cyprus-EU Gas Pipeline: Talk Hots Up, Action Unlikely

    ...ke it highly unlikely. A 1,500km sub-sea gas pipeline, which would link the 40 tcf-plus of gas discovered offshore Israel and Cyprus with European markets via Greece and Italy, has been mooted ever since key Israeli fields were discovered in 2010 and 2011. Plans got a boost when the 5 tcf Ap...

    Volume: 57
    Issue: 50
    Published at Fri, 12 Dec 2014
  7. Price Rout Extended As Demand Falls Further Behind Supply

    ...mn b/d target in place since December 2011. To date, US oil production has not only been increasing, but has been doing so at an accelerating rate, prompting the Saudis to sit up and take notice. North American oil output  hit 12mn b/d in September and October, close to 2mn b/d higher than its 2013 av...

    Volume: 57
    Issue: 50
    Published at Fri, 12 Dec 2014
  8. UK Restores Permanent Gulf Presence Amid Escalating ISIS Fight

    ...’s facilities after its withdrawal in 1971 – and therefore benefits from the United States’ security umbrella. Largely due to the presence of international security forces in Bahrain, including the US Navy as well as the GCC force that intervened to help quash unrest in 2011, Bahrain spent just $1....

    Volume: 57
    Issue: 50
    Published at Fri, 12 Dec 2014
  9. Libya: UN Efforts To Mediate Run Into Headwinds

    ...und of talks held in September did not yield any results. Libya’s latest political crisis in the aftermath of the 2011 revolution that swept Mu’ammar al-Qadhafi from power ignited when Islamist militia took control of Tripoli in July in response to parliamentary elections held a month earlier. The el...

    Volume: 57
    Issue: 50
    Published at Fri, 12 Dec 2014
  10. Iran Cuts Spending Again For 2015-16, But Is It Enough?

    ...7mn b/d for 2013 and almost 2.5mn b/d in 2011, before sanctions started to bite (see graphs). That year Iran’s oil export earnings hit a record $255mn per day, that is to say $93bn for the year as a whole – the height of former president Ahmadinejad’s spending largesse, spending that with hindsight is se...

    Volume: 57
    Issue: 50
    Published at Fri, 12 Dec 2014
  11. Iran: Planning A New Mirage

    ...ganization was divided into two newly created bureaus in the President’s office: “Planning and Guidance Supervision” and “Management and Human Capital Development.” The Fifth Plan:  2011-2015 After a long delay in its preparation, the text of the Fifth Plan was approved in January 2011 by the Majlis wi...

    Volume: 57
    Issue: 50
    Published at Fri, 12 Dec 2014
  12. Benchmark Crude Prices ($/B)

    ...13 2012 2011 WTI 59.95 67.18 71.75 75.48 84.33 97.25 103.00 98...

    Volume: 57
    Issue: 50
    Published at Fri, 12 Dec 2014
  13. Healed GCC Is To Meet In Doha, Discuss Stronger Military Ties

    ...gional security – including the expansionary Islamic State and the GCC’s rival across the Gulf, Iran – the group will likely only be capable of taking baby steps towards that goal.   GCC defense spending has come off its early 2000s highs but outlays have spiked since unrest rocked the MENA region in 2011...

    Volume: 57
    Issue: 49
    Published at Fri, 05 Dec 2014
  14. Egypt Secures Funding For Further IOC Payments

    ...vember). Egypt first reduced a debt pile that had been growing steadily since the 2011 revolution with a $1.5bn tranche last December, and repaid a further $1.5bn in October. Throughout 2014, the government has also been able to promptly pay producers for current output, according to Petroleum Minister Sh...

    Volume: 57
    Issue: 49
    Published at Fri, 05 Dec 2014
  15. Dollar Strength Lessens Impact Of Oil Price Slide

    ...eir revenue since prices hit their peak in mid-June. The OPEC basket then briefly topped $110/B; since OPEC decided against cutting output on 28 November its value has fallen below $70/B. Current prices (OPEC Basket) of around $68/B are 37%  down on the $107/B that they averaged between January 2011...

    Volume: 57
    Issue: 49
    Published at Fri, 05 Dec 2014
  16. Benchmark Crude Prices ($/B)

    ...13 2012 2011 WTI 66.81 71.75 75.44 75.48 84.33 97.25 103.00 98...

    Volume: 57
    Issue: 49
    Published at Fri, 05 Dec 2014
  17. Sonatrach Slammed

    ...inted Sonatrach in recent years. The court, in its freshly-released review of Algeria’s 2011 budget, says that Algeria’s tax authorities “lack the appropriate means to verify the tax declarations of Sonatrach and its affiliates.” The court recommends the adoption of a standardized system of ac...

    Volume: 56
    Issue: 51/52
    Published at Fri, 20 Dec 2013
  18. Suez Canal Traffic, 3Q 2013

    ...en the key source of southbound shipments. In 2011 southbound crude shipments fell sharply as Libyan exports slowed to a trickle due to the country’s civil war. However volumes sharply rebounded in 2012 and the first half of 2013 as Libya cultivated China in particular as a key market.   •Ch...

    Volume: 56
    Issue: 51/52
    Published at Fri, 20 Dec 2013
  19. GPCA Urges Petchems Firms To Save Water

    ...ange their procedures overnight.” Some producers are already improving their water usage, says GPCA. Abu Dhabi’s Borouge requires more than 1 bcm/year of water to make plastics, but during 2011-12 it saved 24mn cu ms of fresh water by using cold sea water in its manufacturing processes. Meanwhile, GP...

    Volume: 56
    Issue: 51/52
    Published at Fri, 20 Dec 2013
  20. US Hikes Mid-Decade Output Estimates By 2mn B/D

    ...yond domestic demand and maximise product exports. Net US products exports shot up from 250,000 b/d in 2011 to over 900,000 b/d for 2012 and an EIA forecast of 1mn b/d for this year. Net products exports are set to hit 1.3mn b/d by 2030 and 1.8mn b/d by 2040, the EIA predicts. Of course, a revoking of th...

    Volume: 56
    Issue: 51/52
    Published at Fri, 20 Dec 2013