1. Condensate’s Growing Impact On Petrochemical And Transport Fuel Markets

    ...bstantially in expanding condensate processing capacity through 2011. While Thai imports remained steady, this market, together with China, will import increasing condensate volumes through 2016. Thailand has joined the ranks of major condensate importers and this market’s expanding condensate needs wi...

    Volume: 51
    Issue: 48
    Published at Mon, 01 Dec 2008
  2. A Lesson Learned?

    ...an current demand. If their demand estimate for 2011 were adjusted downward by the 10% suggested by the 1980s experience, with a resumption of a 1% growth thereafter, the requirements for OPEC crude would be reduced to the point that the OPEC members would again be squabbling and cheating on qu...

    Volume: 51
    Issue: 38
    Published at Mon, 22 Sep 2008
  3. The Georgia-Russia Standoff And The Future Of Caspian And Central Asian Energy Supplies

    ...rst successful new oil export project. The 3,000km  Atyrau-Alashankou oil pipeline is scheduled to be completed in several stages by 2011 and is projected to bring around 200,000 b/d of Caspian oil to China (20mn tons/year annually, with the potential to reach 50mn t/y). 5.   For a thorough as...

    Volume: 51
    Issue: 36
    Published at Mon, 08 Sep 2008
  4. Soaring Oil Prices Push MENA Steel Demand To New Peaks

    ...mplex drilling and production technologies, which result in greater steel use as drilling distances increase. Tougher reservoir conditions also require special high quality down-hole steels. Saudi Aramco plans to add almost 3m b/d of crude production by 2011, but it is also making a considerable ou...

    Volume: 51
    Issue: 25
    Published at Mon, 23 Jun 2008
  5. Caspian Sea Region Pipelines – Existing and Proposed

    ...rkey’s Bosphorus and Dardanelle Straits it has been on the drawing board since the mid-1990s. Construction is expected to begin in late-2008 and the target date for operating is 2011. The 900km crude oil pipeline (750,000-900,000 b/d capacity) will cost $1.2-1.5bn and carry Russian and Caspian Sea cr...

    Volume: 51
    Issue: 11
    Published at Mon, 17 Mar 2008