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“2018 has been a record-setting year on many fronts,” said CEO Jan van der Tempel. “With our fleet back to full operational strength, we have seen moments of near full utilisation.”
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“2018 has been a record-setting year on many fronts,” said CEO Jan van der Tempel. “With our fleet back to full operational strength, we have seen moments of near full utilisation.”

Jack Allardyce, oil and gas research analyst at Cantor Fitzgerald Europe, gives his thoughts on expected oil growth for next year.

Russia accounts for more than 90% of the proposed capital expenditure (capex) on planned and announced crude and natural gas projects in the Former Soviet Union (FSU) over the period 2018 - 2025, according to GlobalData.

According to ESAI Energy’s recent North America Watch, local refinery demand for light sweet crude will remain unchanged, so these new flows will double the surplus crude available for export.

Nigeria accounts for more than 34% of the proposed capital expenditure (capex) on planned and announced crude and natural gas projects in the sub-Saharan Africa over the period 2018–2025, according to GlobalData.

According to ESAI Energy’s recently released One-Year Global Fuels Outlook, the US gasoline surplus will expand by roughly 80 000 bpd next year as demand continues to plateau and output keeps rising.

ESAI Energy China Analyst Yao Wu comments on the developments behind China’s predicted oil demand growth.

Key measures include the formation of upstream and downstream taskforces, the privatisation of some Sonangol subsidiaries, and the creation of a new regulator to manage concessions.

William Turner, senior research analyst at Wood Mackenzie, discusses 5 things to look for in the year ahead.

Iraq’s crude-oil production is gradually increasing thanks to expansion at previously delayed oil projects. However, the existing contracts are still not able to reach their full potential, according to GlobalData.

Soorya Tejomoortula, oil and gas analyst at GlobalData, comments on planned and announced crude and natural gas projects in Indonesia over the period 2018–2025.

The company has closed the previously announced transaction to sell its 100% owned subsidiary, OMV Tunisia Upstream GmbH, to a subsidiary of Panoro Energy ASA.