Analytics // Oil & Gas
How Mozambique could shake up Putin's world
Among the news from East ,the last two
days: Italy's ENI raised its estimated natural gas reserves in
Mozambique to the oil equivalent of 6.5 billion barrels, a full
third greater than the 5 billion barrels it previously
estimated.
29 March 2012 , 17:55Steve LeVine, oilandglory.foreignpolicy.comNeftegaz.RU
Norwegian Oil Production through 35 Years
Twenty billion barrels of oil have been
pumped up from the Norwegian continental shelf since production
started in June 1971. It all began at the Ekofisk field, which in
2006 is Norway's most productive oil and gas field and a national
cultural heritage monument.
17 August 2011 , 11:23norway.org
Oil and the Iranian-Saudi "Cold War"
One of last
month's most interesting developments in Persian Gulf power
politics played out not in the Middle East, but in Vienna, Paris,
and Washington.
06 July 2011 , 11:42Flynt Leverett and Hillary Mann LeverettMonthly Review,USA
Kazakhstan: the new “Great Game” in Central Asia
In the whole 19th century, Central Asia was in the heart of a complex geostrategic game which saw strong rivalries and conflicts between the British and the Russian Empires for supremacy in Central Asia.
25 March 2010 , 12:57Gregory PereyNeftegaz.RU
March OPEC Oil Output Fell to 27.98 Mil. Barrels Per Day
The 12 members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) pumped an average 27.98 million barrels per day (b/d) in March, as the oil producer group continued its efforts to slash oversupply and prevent oil prices falling further, according to a Platts survey of OPEC, oil industry officials and analysts just released. This is down 90,000 b/d down from February’ s 28.07 million b/d.
10 April 2009 , 12:21PlattsPlatts
The End of the «Paper Oil” Era
The world community has entered a period that will determine the future development of the economy and, possibly, the entire arrangement of the global system. Manifestations of the crisis are wide-reaching and multifaceted, while the unstable situation makes forecasting barely possible. Dynamical systems theory experts link such phenomena to the “ points of bifurcation,” at which the smooth trajectory of development ends and the system’ s behavior undergoes a restructuring, the results of which are hard to predict.
07 April 2009 , 14:53Vladimir FeyginRussia in Global Affairs
Global oil and gas transactions review 2008
During 2008, oil and gas M&A activity levels and transaction values were principally impacted by three factors instability in inancial markets, volatility in oil prices and a weakening global economy. In the high oil price environment of the irst six months of the year, oil and gas M&A activity was buoyant with 670 deals announced with a combined value of US$90b.
27 January 2009 , 15:37Ernst & YoungErnst and Young
A Comeuppance For Dirty Oil Sands?
As direct contributors to global warming, it is fair to say that the oil industry struggles to attract the ethical investor.
In recent years however, even as we try to move towards a low-carbon economy, there has been a grudging acceptance that the world will remain dependent on oil for a long time.
19 November 2008 , 14:49Jo AmeyNeftegaz.RU
Hope for Brazil’s offshore oil
On an oil platform off the Brazilian coast, President Luiz Lula da Silva this month dipped his hands into the first crude to flow from promising reserves discovered in the country’s waters. Although it is difficult to be precise about the new finds, Ministers are working on the assumption that there is 10 times that amount waiting to be found.
15 September 2008 , 10:40Jo AmeyNeftegaz.ru
Iraq turns over a new leaf in its petroleum history
During the three-day working visit to Moscow, Iraqi Oil Minister Hussein Al-Shahrastani made it clear that Russia wouldn’t get special conditions in the country’s hydrocarbon market anymore.
When the new law on oil and gas in Iraq come into force, all intending operators will be able to participate in tenders for development of oil deposits on equal terms.
25 May 2008 , 19:02Viktoria YudinaNeftegaz.RU Magazine
Yamal: second wind for Gazprom
When "Gazprom" named figures of the gas production till 2020, many analysts sounded the alarm - the planned volumes of gas may not be enough for Europe and Russia, which will only increase consumption of the “blue fuel”.
08 March 2008 , 14:46Alexander DarminNeftegaz.RU Magazine
OPEC Leaks May Not Cool Prices
OPEC members, including Saudi Arabia, will continue to overshoot their self-assigned production limits even after the April 1 deadline, but they do not expect the move to make much of an impact on the runaway price of crude.
16 March 2004 , 00:00IOD
China's Search for Oil and Security
The facts are staggering: China?s oil imports were up 30 percent in 2003. The International Energy Agency estimates that China will replace Japan as the world's second-largest oil user in 2004. China, the world's fifth-largest producer of crude oil, was a net-exporter of crude little more than a decade ago.
22 February 2004 , 00:00Nick MuessigNeftegaz.ru
The Putin Factor
Many Russians appear to be retreating from the free-market principles they fought for a decade ago. December?s parliamentary elections were rife with socialist rhetoric ''Russia is a rich country, but its people live in poverty!'' ran one opposition slogan.
11 February 2004 , 00:00Nick MuessigNeftegaz.ru
LNG: Where Will it Go?
New forces are shaping the LNG trade east of the Suez Canal. China has signed a major agreement with Australia for LNG supply from Australia?s Gorgon plant from 2008. In addition, the American west coast is desperately seeking an alternative energy source.
23 January 2004 , 00:00Nick MuessigNeftegaz.ru
A Look Back at 2003
What a year! Crude oil futures prices, as measured by the Nymex front-month West Texas Intermediate (WTI) contract, traded at a $12.59 per barrel range in 2003. What's more, the range was covered in just six weeks, going from a high of $37.
09 January 2004 , 00:00Sam MaxwellNeftegaz.ru
Canada May Win Afterall
Canada's decision to sit out the war in Iraq saddened and embarrassed many in this country's oil and gas industry, due to its long history of commercial alignment and friendly relations with the United States.
24 December 2003 , 00:00Sam MaxwellNeftegaz.ru
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