Aug 2018

The July/August 2018 issue of Petroleum Economist is out now!

Juba is seeking new partners after the government abandoned Total negotiations

Members must consider a host of complex issues as they wrestle with the problem of managing oil supply

Europe’s desire for cheap, stable energy clashes with the political need to maintain cordial US relations and support Ukraine

Spain and Portugal want to become a gateway for Europe’s LNG imports, but cheaper pipeline gas is a formidable competitor

US-China tensions likely to prompt shift in crude, LNG flows

The majors are facing a capital spending conundrum sooner than many in the industry expected

Collected for more than a century, information includes detailed data on pipelines in all stages of development and operation.

Legal disputes and competition from Chile complicate efforts to become a regional energy hub

Oil and gas production in North America is continuing its rising trend. Mexico's prospects are looking up, while Venezuela's hydrocarbon sector is collapsing

Beijing's move to curtail solar power subsidies is far from terminal for the global market.

The framework for investments in Nigeria may be about to change. But as ever, there are complications

Austria's OMV, the first IOC to return to Yemen since the war started, has resumed limited exports

An Aberdeen-based group is encouraging tech-based solutions to maximise recovery from the UK continental shelf

Rising technology firms are offering innovations that meet the efficiency needs of North Sea operators

Concerns over revenue sharing and security have triggered repeated blockades at the remotely located oil development

Diana Darke paints a broad picture of Syria, past and present, identifying the nation’s complex character and its remarkable endurance capacity

An agreement of sorts has been reached on how to carve up the Caspian

Strengthening energy links between Taiwan and the US could impact on power dynamics in the South China Sea

The Egyptian economy continued to improve in 2018, according to the organisation, but further measures are needed

Singapore-based trading platform Global LNG Exchange has seen a significant ramp up in its membership base

President Trump said in April that a postponed meeting with Gulf leaders would go ahead in September. But will it happen?

The new leadership in Luanda is pushing ahead with wide-ranging reforms

Saudi Arabia has denied reports that the partial privatisation of Aramco has been cancelled—but hasn’t said when it will happen

Head of Algerian firm aims to reorganise it from the ground up

The UK's planned withdrawal from the EU in 2019 is causing uncertainties for the North Sea industry at a time when it could do without them

Offshore oil and gas is set to flow within five years, and Senegal is bracing itself for the impact

More airlines are starting to use alternative fuels, but still on a very limited basis

Interest in the North American offshore continues, with Mexican deep-water opportunities expected to star

Floating LNG developers are seeking to build on the momentum created by successful deployments

The Canadian government is banking on its clout being sufficient to remove obstacles to a long-delayed oil export project