Apr 2018

The April 2018 issue of Petroleum Economist is out now!

Daniel Raimi's book sifts through the bluster and rhetoric. The result will please and annoy both sides

Kuwait Petroleum Corporation is expanding its global footprint as it targets increased domestic oil and gas capacity

The risks to the oil sector are far from over

The country's state-run firm ENH is optimistic about gas' future

The successful opening of a long-awaited yuan-denominated oil futures contract bodes well for the country’s aim to create a regional benchmark

While the overall economy is picking up, Saudis are feeling the pinch from subsidy cuts

With the help of thirsty consumers and collapsing Venezuelan output, the market seems at last to have found its range

Energy isn't at the core of current trade tensions, but US exports could emerge as a bargaining tool as the spat moves toward negotiations

Efforts to recalibrate oil concession rules to be more market-friendly and open to foreign investment are starting to bear fruit

As plans are made to rebuild its oil pipeline to Turkey, Iraq is hoping to open export routes to Iran and Jordan

Pioneering driller Cuadrilla is optimistic over shale gas well prospects

The range of estimates is wide and the White House isn’t giving much thought to what happens next

JXTG Group has thrown down the gauntlet to Tokyo Gas in a battle for the domestic retail market

Distributed ledger technology is key to the next stage in energy management

With talks over the deal at loggerheads, Canada's oil industry is contemplating what comes next

The supermajor bucks the trend by investing in two smaller fields.

Gulf Publishing Company, a leading provider of data and technical information for the global energy industry, announced today that Energy Web Atlas (EWA) has entered into a partnership with Stanford University’s Natural Gas Initiative (NGI). EWA is a platform that allows users to examine real-time natural gas project information.

The Saudi state oil company seeks new joint venture opportunities across the energy chain

The country's energy sector has big ideas for the future—if the creaking political establishment will approve them

Reserve-based lending could help bring cash into the country's oil patch—if regulators can get the rules right

Generous new incentives could be a breakthrough

Governments want to remake their electric grids

A Maduro loss in May's election could be a turning point, but recovery will be lengthy

Flaws found at a flagship reactor could curb EDF’s technology export ambitions

Azeri gas will be flowing into Europe via a new route by the summer

A deal between the state-run firm and the Brazilian government could lead to a mega bidding round

The joint US-UK-French strikes on chemicals targets in Syria won’t affect the war—but they could damage Trump's image in the region

Africa's biggest economy is growing again. But next year's vote is stalling reform and investment in its crucial energy sector

The rising prospect of East Med natural gas sales is lifting Cyprus' hopes of finding a market, despite Turkish threats

Drilling for the gas export project between the two countries has been disappointing

Is the fuel oil market ready for tighter carbon and sulphur emissions rules on shipping?

Oil-product demand, especially for middle distillates, is rising more quickly that processing capacity. It's good news for refiners

Companies that splurged on sophisticated capacity additions, like Repsol and Tüpraş, and the majors with balanced upstream-downstream portfolios will benefit most

The Permian is leading America's surging crude production, but there are warning signs in the data

Fast-growing markets are adding more plants and eking out gains at older ones. What's coming on, where, and when?

The government is considering supplying high-sulphur crude in a separate stream to improve Urals export quality

The Russian firm had stellar production growth of late, but it urgently needs to find new resources

Having secured more than $11bn in international loans and grants, the Beirut government is hoping its economic plans aren't blown away by another war

Ginny Hill's book paints the turbulent historical backdrop to the current war in Yemen

Revenues at the sector's big firms are picking up, but the global outlook remains uncertain.

Opec's goal of defending high oil prices may suit some members in the short run, but its long-term impacts could be damaging

The loss of a valuable US partner has shaken Rosneft, but it's sticking to its expansion plans and global investment strategy

Venezuela's state oil company is reeling from plummeting output and debts

Decades of civil unrest, a plunge in oil prices and international sanctions have spooked investors. Now the country's oil minister wants to lure them back

The majors are starting to take strategic offshore positions

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