Central to Bahrain’s plans of both becoming a gas hub and meeting rising domestic energy demand is a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal and regasification facility, the Bahrain LNG Import Terminal.
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Articles & Analysis | Saudi Arabia sets out strategy to reform subsidies and reduce domestic energy usage from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2016
In December 2015 Saudi Arabia launched a five-year energy subsidy reform plan aimed at reducing government expenditure and making the Kingdom more energy efficient at a time when revenues have been hit by low oil prices. With the Kingdom relying on oil for an estimated 73% of government revenues, maintaining the existing subsidy framework...
Articles & Analysis | Saudi Arabia takes part in OPEC negotiations to address oversupply of oil from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2016
Ongoing talks to reduce the global supply of oil in an attempt to raise prices have so far yielded only preliminary agreements, with Saudi Arabia and other major oil-producing nations historically unwilling to reduce their exports. However, with oil prices falling from $115 per barrel for Brent crude in June 2014 to a low of $28.50 in late...
Articles & Analysis | An initial public offering of part of Saudi Aramco could have global consequences from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2016
In a January 2016 interview, Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud hinted that Saudi Arabia was considering selling a stake in Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest oil producer and the central player in the country’s energy sector. The news caught many people in the energy industry by surprise and led to a scramble to try to understand...
Articles & Analysis | Opportunities exist for the diversification of Saudi Arabia's energy supply from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2016
The drop in the price of oil since mid-2014 has had a significant impact on Saudi Arabia, which relies on oil for the vast majority of its fiscal revenue – 73% by some estimates – and for around 40% of its GDP. While global demand remains high, the increasing supply of oil on the international market, much of which is coming from Russia, US...
The drop in the price of oil since mid-2014 has had a significant impact on Saudi Arabia, which relies on the stuff for the vast bulk of state revenues – 73% by some estimates – and for around 40% of its GDP. While global demand remains high, the increasing supply of oil on the international market, much of it coming from Russia, US shale oil and Iran, has continued to push prices down. The...