1. Saudi Crude Burn Soars

    ...*Saudi Arabia’s crude oil burn jumped by 130,000 b/d to 582,000 b/d in May. Not just was this up a massive 185,000 b/d year-on-year, but it was the highest May figure since 2017 (see chart & p23 for full Saudi May oil data). Crude oil is burned in power and desalination plants where gas is no...

    Volume: 65
    Issue: 29
    Published at Fri, 22 Jul 2022
  2. Taiwan Crude Imports Edge Back Towards Normal; Mideast Share Still Depressed

    ...er 71% for both Q1 and Q2 compares to an average of 78% for 2017-19. Add in the record low figure of 69.2% for Q4 last year and the last three quarterly figures are the lowest since 2010.   *Saudi Arabia remains number one supplier but saw volumes fall 5% year-on-year and 11% quarter-on-qu...

    Volume: 64
    Issue: 27
    Published at Fri, 09 Jul 2021
  3. Thailand LNG Imports: Qatar Threatened By Malaysia, USA

    ...-year. But Qatar has rapidly been losing market share. From 60% in 2017, Qatar’s share fell to 46% in 2018, 38% in 2019 and 31% in 1H 2020. And it was just 23.4% for Q2, the second lowest quarterly figure since 2013.   *Also for only the second time in seven years, Qatar lost top supplier sp...

    Volume: 63
    Issue: 30
    Published at Fri, 24 Jul 2020
  4. US Oil Stocks* Hit All-Time High As Demand Collapses

    ...JUNE) AND MAY DIFFER. SLIGHTLY FROM THE YET-TO-BE-PUBLISHED OFFICIAL END-MONTH FIGURES. **26 JUNE CRUDE STOCKS ARE JUST BEHIND MARCH 2017 (538.6MN BARRELS) AS THE HIGHEST END-MONTH FIGURE ON RECORD BUT 19 JUNE SET A WEEKLY RECORD OF 540.7MN BARRELS. SOURCE: EIA, MEES. SEE ANALYSIS, P11.  ...

    Volume: 63
    Issue: 27
    Published at Fri, 03 Jul 2020
  5. Crude Official Selling Prices ($/B)

    ...*VS ICE BRENT FROM JULY 2017 PREVIOUSLY VS BWAVE....

    Volume: 61
    Issue: 30
    Published at Fri, 27 Jul 2018
  6. China 1H 2017 LNG Imports (Mn Tons): Australia Strengthens Position As Top Supplier Setting Monthly Record In June

    ...*CHANGES EXPRESSED IN PERCENTAGE POINT TERMS. ^JULY-DECEMBER AVERAGE. SOURCE: CHINA CUSTOMS, IGU, MEES.   China Quarterly Lng Imports (Mn T): Australia Supplies Over 50% In 2q 2017...

    Volume: 60
    Issue: 30
    Published at Fri, 28 Jul 2017
  7. Japanese Crude Imports From Saudi Arabia (‘000 B/D)

    ...SAUDI ARABIA FOCUSED ON ITS #1 MARKET IN JAN-MAY 2017. VOLUMES ROSE SHARPLY EVEN AS OVERALL JAPANESE IMPORTS FELL   INCREASED VOLUMES HAVE FOCUSED ON HIGHER-VALUE LIGHT GRADES, OUTPUT WHICH WAS BOOSTED WITH LAST YEAR’S RAMP-UP AT THE SHAYBAH FIELD   HAVING PEAKED IN EA...

    Volume: 60
    Issue: 27
    Published at Fri, 07 Jul 2017