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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: 56Issue: 51/52Published at Fri, 20 Dec 2013 -
Libya: Another False Dawn?
...termittent disruptions occur in the west.” Should the eastern blockades be largely removed, the bank sees next year’s production at 1.2mn b/d. In Morgan Stanley’s worst case scenario, output will languish at 200,000-300,000 b/d. Libyan Comeback: Part 2? In the aftermath of the 2011 revolution, Li...
Volume: 56Issue: 50Published at Fri, 13 Dec 2013 -
KRG: Oryx Hits Big In KRG, Plans Wasit Development
...G) in 2011 that became public when the company issued an IPO ahead of its listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange in March this year. Not much has been reported on the controversial contracts since they came to light (MEES, 29 March). However, in its latest update on operations in Iraq, Oryx gave de...
Volume: 56Issue: 50Published at Fri, 13 Dec 2013 -
Oman Upstream Survey: Indies Boost Output To New Highs
...ke good on a 2011 pledge to boost production from its Mukhaizna heavy oil field in Block 53 to 150,000 b/d. “Mukhaizna is now [producing at] around 122,000 b/d on average,” Mr Jashmi said in Muscat, conceding that the original 150,000 b/d goal may be a step too far. This is up from an average of 11...
Volume: 56Issue: 50Published at Fri, 13 Dec 2013 -
Egypt Promises $1.5Bn Receivables Payout
...eviously touted by Oil Minister Sharif Isma’il. Foreign energy companies have been reluctant to invest into expanding production in Egypt without some cash flow from government coffers. Egypt has a history of late payments, but receivables ballooned during the political turmoil of the Arab Spring in 2011...
Volume: 56Issue: 49Published at Fri, 06 Dec 2013 -
Bullish Iran Meets With Majors As It Gears Up For ‘Big Return’
...arved it of much-needed investment, and more recently resulted in a slashing of the country’s crude output by 1mn b/d since late 2011. Under the existing sanctions regime imposed by the US and EU, Western oil companies are effectively barred from investing in Iran. But sensing a possible opportunity fo...
Volume: 56Issue: 49Published at Fri, 06 Dec 2013 -
Umm Lulu Moves Forward
...the offshore site. AMEC was also awarded a contract by ADMA-OPCO in 2011 during the first phase of Umm Lulu development. This follows a $1.69bn contract awarded in September to a consortium of local contractor National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC) and France’s Technip. Work at Umm Lu...
Volume: 56Issue: 49Published at Fri, 06 Dec 2013 -
Damascus Loses Control Of Last Key Oil Field
...,600 b/d of high-value light sweet crude in the first quarter of 2011 (that is to say before the current fighting broke out, 24% of Syria’s total 387,000 b/d crude production for the period: MEES, 16 May 2011). If confirmed, the capture of this field will cut off the Syrian regime’s access to almost al...
Volume: 56Issue: 48Published at Fri, 29 Nov 2013 -
Libya: A Glimmer Of Hope
...s toppled in 2011, instead piling into the power vacuum created by the revolution. Attempts by the government to co-opt the groups by hiring them for security have turned sour, and the militias have been key in preventing the centralization of power in Libya. Separatist movements in the east are pr...
Volume: 56Issue: 47Published at Fri, 22 Nov 2013 -
Energy Efficiency Key To Adapting To High Prices, Says IEA
...st,” says Dr Birol. “They were $544bn worldwide in 2012, a significant increase over 2011.” He adds that Mideast governments were responsible for half the total subsidies: “Fossil fuel subsidies are bad for the country’s budget, bad for the environment, bad for efficiency, and bad for the poor. Ut...
Volume: 56Issue: 46Published at Fri, 15 Nov 2013 -
Egypt Touts Block Awards But IOC Debts Mount
...e February 2011 revolution (and level with the second half of 2010), however August gas output of 5.43mn cfd (56.1bcm/y) remains 9% down on pre-revolution levels (61.6bcm for 2010). The gas shortage has been exacerbated by domestic consumption, which has continued to rise rapidly despite ec...
Volume: 56Issue: 45Published at Fri, 08 Nov 2013 -
Libya: No End In Sight To Instability
...ternational oil company active in the east. Failure to achieve real or lasting increases in Libyan oil output is a common theme since July. Prior to this, Libya had surprised the oil markets by reviving output at a remarkable pace after the 2011 revolution brought production to a standstill. For much of 20...
Volume: 56Issue: 45Published at Fri, 08 Nov 2013 -
Iran Targets Oman As Future Gas Export Hub
...t negotiated the gas price yet,” Mr Zanganeh said. “We have agreed to transfer gas to Oman first, and then look for a market in the region from there.” Iran and Oman came agonizingly close to reaching a gas supply agreement in 2011, but talks broke down after the Iranian side had a sudden change of...
Volume: 56Issue: 45Published at Fri, 08 Nov 2013 -
Anarchy In Libya Keeps Production Shut In
...ttle, to no centralized power, and relies on the loyalty of the militias that were formed during or after the 2011 revolution. This power vacuum gives Tripoli almost no leverage over the armed followers of Mr Jathran, and it must hope that the continued absence of revenues will lead the secessionists to pu...
Volume: 56Issue: 43Published at Fri, 25 Oct 2013 -
Iran: Return To Markets A Priority For Oil Ministry New Guard
...er the past three months. This represents a near 60% drop in crude oil exports since 2011, MEES estimates show. But with this month’s relative thawing of Iran-US relations bringing about a public softening of attitudes towards the Islamic Republic and its oil sector, Iranian officials ha...
Volume: 56Issue: 43Published at Fri, 25 Oct 2013 -
Glimmers Of Hope As Egypt Craves Stability
...EGYPT Glimmers Of Hope As Egypt Craves Stability The prolonged period of flux that has held sway over Egyptian politics since the revolution in 2011 continues to affect oil and gas producers in the country. But there are signs that management changes at the petroleum mi...
Volume: 56Issue: 42Published at Fri, 18 Oct 2013 -
Atlantic Frontier Hots Up As BP Enters Morocco
...nverting a ‘reconnaissance contract’ (an initial exploration deal not requiring a drilling commitment) held since 2011 to a full exploration agreement. Kosmos says that the three blocks together “will allow integrated exploration over a significant portion of the Agadir Basin, one of the last re...
Volume: 56Issue: 42Published at Fri, 18 Oct 2013 -
Hidden Fuel Exposes Middle East Energy Policy Flaw
...tes. While making up only around 3% of the global population, over a third of the $523bn of global energy subsidies in 2011 were dispensed in the Middle East, according to the IEA’s 2012 World Energy Outlook. Eight countries in the region feature in last year’s top 20 list of subsidisers. “Su...
Volume: 56Issue: 42Published at Fri, 18 Oct 2013 -
Kuwait Sticks To 4Mn B/D 2020 Target, But Questions Remain
...ve been mostly ‘off’ as of late. Kuwait will likely find it difficult to recruit IOC involvement, in large part due to political wrangling: for example, Kuwait’s public prosecutor is investigating Shell’s $800mn consultancy deal with KOC to help develop northern Jurassic gas fields (MEES, 8 August 2011...
Volume: 56Issue: 41Published at Fri, 11 Oct 2013 -
Sonatrach Preempts Petroceltic Ain Tsila Sale
...rrels of condensate. First gas is scheduled for 2017. Petroceltic now owns 38.25% of Ain Tsila, whilst Italian power firm Enel has 18.375%. Petroceltic, following its initial 2011 farm out to Enel, has for some time sought to divest a second similar-sized stake: both to help fund development an...
Volume: 56Issue: 41Published at Fri, 11 Oct 2013