1. Lebanese Politicians Pass Essential Financial Laws

    ...oductive cabinet. LEBANON: KEY ECONOMIC INDICATORS -IMF   2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 est. 2016 est. 2017 est. GDP Gr...

    Volume: 58
    Issue: 47
    Published at Fri, 20 Nov 2015
  2. Taiwan Crude Imports. Middle East Share Grows To 87% In 2015 ('000 B/D)

    ...13 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Middle East 725.4 843.8 513.4 69...

    Volume: 58
    Issue: 47
    Published at Fri, 20 Nov 2015
  3. Oxy Set To Quit Iraq’s Zubair After Payment Frustration

    ...shore concession (see p2), whilst negotiations with Oman look to extend Block 9 beyond its December 2015 expiry.  OXY MENA CRUDE OUTPUT (NET, '000 B/D)   2011 2012 2013 2014 Qa...

    Volume: 58
    Issue: 46
    Published at Fri, 13 Nov 2015
  4. China LNG Imports To Q3 2015 (‘000 Tons)*

    ...ns)*                         2015 Monthly Breakdown             Rank'14   2011 2012 20...

    Volume: 58
    Issue: 46
    Published at Fri, 13 Nov 2015
  5. Japanese LNG Imports 3Q15

    ...-Jul 15-Jun 15-May 15-Apr 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 Australia 5....

    Volume: 58
    Issue: 46
    Published at Fri, 13 Nov 2015
  6. Jordan Budgets For Ambitious 2016 Spending, Revenue Hike

    ...nefited from project aid from the $5bn GCC development fund set up in December 2011 by Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar and the UAE following the eruption of the Arab Spring, with each country pledging $1.25bn for the kingdom (MEES, 10 May 2013). He notes that this fund has already disbursed JD456mn in 20...

    Volume: 58
    Issue: 46
    Published at Fri, 13 Nov 2015
  7. Egypt Tourism Receipts (% Of Current Account )*

    ...st 8% for 2013/14. This is still somewhat down on 15% in 2011/12 and substantially down on over 20% in 2009/10 but the signs were positive for Cairo before the 31 October Russian passenger plane crash. >  Russian tourists make up the bulk of those visiting Egypt, and Cairo will be reeling at the ne...

    Volume: 58
    Issue: 46
    Published at Fri, 13 Nov 2015
  8. South Korean 3Q15 LNG Imports

    ...-Jun 15-May 15-Apr 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 Qatar 2.93 0....

    Volume: 58
    Issue: 45
    Published at Fri, 06 Nov 2015
  9. Militia Shuts Key Libyan Terminal, Deepening Rift Between Rival Regimes

    ...om the Bahr Essalam and Wafa fields and, when operational, oil from the Elephant field. Gas exports via the Green Stream pipeline from Mellitah to Italy have been consistently between 600-800mn cfd in 2015. This compares to a high of 909mn cfd in 2008 and a low of 215mn cfd in 2011.  ...

    Volume: 58
    Issue: 45
    Published at Fri, 06 Nov 2015
  10. Libya: Little Sign Of Optimism In Operators’ Q3 Results

    ...pically produced 100,000 b/d prior to Libya’s 2011 revolution. But, despite a lack of fighting or incidents in the vicinity of the fields themselves, port and/or pipeline closures have meant that output has been only sporadic in recent months, and with the exception of a brief period in October, has been at...

    Volume: 58
    Issue: 45
    Published at Fri, 06 Nov 2015
  11. Japanese Crude Oil & Condensate Imports 3Q15 (‘000 B/D)

    ...-Jul 2014 rank 2013 2012 2011 Middle East 2,829.30   246.6 29.1 2,...

    Volume: 58
    Issue: 45
    Published at Fri, 06 Nov 2015
  12. South Sudan Mortgages Future Oil Output

    ...l sales in South Sudan since independence in July 2011. Between them, the two companies accounted for 11.4mn barrels of the 14mn barrels of crude marketed by the government in the first half of 2015 – more than 80% of the total. PRE-FINANCING PRECEDENT This is not the first time that Tr...

    Volume: 58
    Issue: 44
    Published at Fri, 30 Oct 2015
  13. Qatar Out To Woo LNG Customers In Face Of Increased Competition

    ...clear fleet remained idle in the aftermath of 2011’s Fukushima disaster. It is also Qatar’s top LNG buyer: Japanese utilities took 16.14mn tons of Qatari LNG last year. But Qatar needs to be more agile if it wants to maintain export levels and revenue in the context of new LNG supplies reaching the ma...

    Volume: 58
    Issue: 44
    Published at Fri, 30 Oct 2015
  14. Jordan’s Power Strain

    ...alth and education). But deficits by the National Electric Power Company (Nepco), which are considered sovereign debt and have helped push Jordan’s debt-to-GDP ratio back up to 80%, are off-budget. Nepco has been a major burden for the treasury since 2011, when “Arab Spring” instability brought an...

    Volume: 58
    Issue: 44
    Published at Fri, 30 Oct 2015
  15. Syrian Oil Output Shrinks Further; Is An Endgame In Sight?

    ...eas fell to a mere 9,200 b/d for the third quarter this year, just 2% of the 387,000 b/d the country was producing before the country’s civil war broke out in 2011. Output averaged 9,688 b/d for the first nine months of this year, Syrian Oil Minister Sulaiman al-‘Abbas said this week, figures that im...

    Volume: 58
    Issue: 44
    Published at Fri, 30 Oct 2015
  16. Cairo Struggles With Products Shortages

    ...reign exchange reserves fell to $16.3bn at the end of September, less than half of the $36bn they stood before January 2011 (see graph, p16). This lack of dollars will also make it harder for Egypt to repay international oil companies (IOCs). State oil firm EGPC has had to look for ways to obtain do...

    Volume: 58
    Issue: 43
    Published at Fri, 23 Oct 2015
  17. Saudi Product Exports At Record High; Crude Volumes Crimped

    ...D15 vsYTD14 vsYTD13 YTD14 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 Crude Production 10...

    Volume: 58
    Issue: 43
    Published at Fri, 23 Oct 2015
  18. SAUDI OFFICIAL CRUDE & OIL PRODUCTS OUTPUT, TRADE & BALANCE (‘000 B/D)

    ...YTD14 vsYTD13 YTD14 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 Crude Production 10,265 -96...

    Volume: 58
    Issue: 43
    Published at Fri, 23 Oct 2015
  19. Oil & Gas Subsidies Costing Saudi 11% Of GDP, Says IMF

    ...fined products consumption has grown at an average annual rate of 6.3% since 2011. Products exports could shrivel to zero by 2022, the IMF says. Though recent refinery expansions boosted Saudi Arabia’s refined products exports to a record 1.35mn b/d in August (see p11), if domestic demand continues to...

    Volume: 58
    Issue: 43
    Published at Fri, 23 Oct 2015
  20. Iran Unveils Stimulus Package To Boost Growth

    ...a decade, compared to a high of $119bn in 2011-12. But he is optimistic that Iran is getting ready for growth and an economic blossoming with the changing circumstances in the near future. IMF: REFORM A MUST The IMF says that for Iran to benefit from the landmark nuclear deal and the lifting of...

    Volume: 58
    Issue: 43
    Published at Fri, 23 Oct 2015