1. Qatar Looks To Expand Its Lng Options As Contract Renegotiations Loom

    ...erogative of trading houses – the direct source of almost all of Egypt’s LNG imports, for example (MEES, 10 February). Of course Qatar itself has had to make compromises: buyers have more choice in the current market landscape. For instance, under the initial MoU signed in 2011, Bangladesh was initially pl...

    Volume: 60
    Issue: 30
    Published at Fri, 28 Jul 2017
  2. Qatar LNG: More Sales To Europe But Flexibility The Key

    ...tight supply, such as following Japan’s Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011, they have been able to divert cargoes from Europe to higher-priced markets in Asia. But since 2014 less Qatari LNG has been redirected to Asia due to slow demand growth and increased supplies including from Papua New Gu...

    Volume: 59
    Issue: 28
    Published at Fri, 15 Jul 2016
  3. Iran Hits The Med As Market Share Battle With Saudi Intensifies

    ...EPS Latest Spanish import data shows arrivals of Iranian crude tripled to 102,000 b/d in April (three 1mn barrel cargoes) following March’s initial 1mn barrel post-sanctions cargo. All volumes so far have been taken by Cepsa   which has been wholly-owned by Abu Dhabi state investment firm IPIC since 2011...

    Volume: 59
    Issue: 26
    Published at Fri, 01 Jul 2016
  4. New Suez Canal Begins Testing Ahead Of 6 August Grand Opening

    ...1H14 1H14 2014 2013 2012 2011 Oil Total 8,427 6,934 6,857 22,218 +13...

    Volume: 58
    Issue: 31
    Published at Fri, 31 Jul 2015
  5. In Search Of Iran’s Market Share

    ...wn Iran’s ‘lost’ market share. Overall, Iran’s crude exports are down by about 1.2mn b/d since 2011 after the US and EU ramped up sanctions in early 2012. SAUDI STRUGGLE The obvious first place to look for Iran’s market share is across the Gulf in Saudi Arabia. The kingdom posted all-time re...

    Volume: 58
    Issue: 30
    Published at Fri, 24 Jul 2015
  6. Bahrain LNG Import Plans

    ...unch a tender by the end of 2010 (MEES, 15 March 2010). Bahrain ended up rejecting a 2011 offer by Shell to sell gas to Bahrain at or near oil-price parity.   Qatar Gas For Bahrain Qatar, meanwhile, discussed the possibility of building a gas pipeline that would supply Bahrain with Qatari ga...

    Volume: 56
    Issue: 30
    Published at Fri, 26 Jul 2013
  7. Lebanon Faces Obstacles To LNG Imports

    ...ation in 2011, all of Lebanon’s plants have relied on more expensive diesel and fuel oil for power generation. The Ministry of Energy claims that, at a conservative gasoil price of $90/B, switching its power generation plants to gas would save the country $1.9bn on its annual fuel bill.   FSRU sh...

    Volume: 56
    Issue: 29
    Published at Fri, 19 Jul 2013
  8. Iran-Pak Pipeline Inches Forward But Completion Unlikely Before 2017

    ...uld imagine this is more of a symbolic gesture than anything else.      Pakistan has previously said it plans to fund the remainder of the cost using the proceeds from a tax introduced in 2011, but two years on, this looks very unlikely. “This is all rubbish,” the South Asian source says. “Pa...

    Volume: 56
    Issue: 27
    Published at Fri, 05 Jul 2013