Tagged With Midstream
Chinese teapots bag cheap crude
16 December 2024
Canadian and Iranian barrels being snapped up by China’s smaller refineries amid weaker domestic demand
Aramco and ADNOC diverge on big petchems bet
6 December 2024
The NOCs are both looking to take advantage of the petrochemicals boom, with the Saudi firm snapping up stakes in Asian JVs tied to offtake agreements and its Emirati counterpart striking big M&A deals
Turning potential into reality in Iraq
30 November 2024
Decades of turmoil have left Iraq’s vast energy potential underutilised, but renewed investment and strategic reforms are transforming it into a key player in the region
Regional visions in Iraq
29 November 2024
Although Iraq remains a major crude exporter, it is still some way from becoming a regional energy supply hub. Ambitious new cross-border schemes aim to rectify that situation
Untangling Dangote’s supply
25 November 2024
The Nigerian mega-refinery has yet to reach its full product-producing potential
Uganda must solve three-piece oil puzzle in 2025
19 November 2024
Energy minister says country is delaying first oil production until pipeline and refinery are ready
Freight rates chart their own course amid turmoil
21 October 2024
For the tanker market, recent escalation in the Mideast conflict has largely been offset by soft fundamentals
Turkey’s grand gas hub plan, part 2: The Russia question
16 October 2024
The EU may be officially phasing out Russian gas, but in reality there remains potential for Turkey to help Moscow repackage its molecules for westward transit
India strengthens its oil arteries
11 October 2024
Industry investing in significant pipeline infrastructure to further improve the efficiencies of its network and cut costs
Empire of Oil: how hydrocarbons remade the world
12 September 2024
The transition to oil evokes revolution and renaissance
Dangote dispute goes public
6 August 2024
Ifeanyi Onyegiri, senior analyst for sub-Saharan Africa at consultancy Welligence, talks to Petroleum Economist about the latest controversies surrounding Nigeria’s Dangote refinery
Middle East takes control of oil supply chain
29 July 2024
The region, known for its crude output, has gone from product importer to exporter, easing supply worries in Europe and creating a supply glut in Asia and elsewhere
Indian refiners’ love of Middle East crude should not be forgotten
28 June 2024
Russian oil may be top of India’s menu, but its appetite for Middle East grades will always be a crucial part of the diet
Letter from the US: Refiners are no longer mere price takers
12 June 2024
OPEC watchers should not undervalue the buying power of refiners in the changing oil market equation
Niger dispatches its first seaborne crude cargo
11 June 2024
Meleck crude is a low-sulphur grade 
Beijing remains uncommitted on Power of Siberia 2 plans
4 June 2024
Russia’s pivot to the east is encountering barriers among the Central Asian republics and due to China’s reluctance to become too dependent on Russian gas
A positive ending to the Trans Mountain saga
9 May 2024
Pipeline boosts Canada’s oil industry by widening its export options, making it less reliant on US market and bringing Asia into the mix
Fresh capacity to shift global refining in 2024
8 April 2024
Even diesel cracks may be poised to narrow, although other factors—such as attacks on shipping in the Red Sea—could buck the structural trends
TC Energy returning to its roots
4 March 2024
Leaner North American midstream behemoth looks to strategic success with renewed gas focus
‘Peace pipeline’ appears dead
27 November 2023
Fresh opposition from the US looks likely to be the final nail in the coffin for the long-delayed Iran-Pakistan connection
The Trans Mountain fiasco
16 October 2023
A recent decision by Canada’s energy regulator will see the pipeline’s expansion project avoid yet more additional costs, but it remains blighted by poor economics
Appalachia’s gas faces infrastructure challenge
26 September 2023
Bottlenecks continue to constrain gas-rich Appalachia, and relief may not be in the pipeline
Europe’s gas pivot and Asian demand boost global midstream
18 August 2023
Europe has been hastily building out LNG and pipeline capacity since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, while demand is rising in Asia
Gibson buys Texas terminal amid bullish outlook for US oil exports
14 July 2023
Growing global thirst for light sweet crude contrasts with potential refining decline and risks of inland infrastructure bottlenecks at home
US debt deal to have lasting consequences for oil and gas
9 June 2023
Approval of Mountain Valley Pipeline could set a legal precedent, while permitting reform may make it easier for other projects to advance
Kinshasa pins hopes on eastern oil export route
8 June 2023
Regional mega-project could help overcome infrastructure barrier to Congo development, but hurdles remain
Saharan pipeline projects must seize European opening
5 June 2023
The proposed mega-projects linking Nigeria to the Mediterranean and beyond face significant hurdles, but there are strategies that could help them advance
Oil and gas industry must rebalance energy trilemma
20 April 2023
Covid-19 and the war in Ukraine have brought the importance of energy security sharply back into focus
Bakken boosts its gas infrastructure
2 March 2023
Oil is still a serious business in the Bakken shale, but when it comes to midstream, the money is on gas
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