JODI in the Media

Economy Middle East: Gas surge puts Saudi Arabia on track to end oil burn by 2030

Saudi Arabia’s oil export revenues have risen after hitting a low in May as higher oil production due to OPEC+ quota increases and a price recovery led to higher earnings. With gas production rising, the kingdom is on track to satisfy growing demand for gas for electricity generation and curb the costly and environmentally harmful practice of burning oil to generate power, thereby freeing up more crude oil for export. ...
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GDN Online: EGAS and BP sign deal to drill offshore gas wells

The Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) has signed a preliminary agreement with BP to drill five new gas wells in the Mediterranean Sea, Egypt’s Petroleum Ministry said yesterday. The memorandum of understanding signed by state-owned EGAS comes as part of the ministry’s efforts to boost exploration and production. ...
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OilPrice.com: JODI Oil Data Signals Tight Summer Market

Global oil demand jumped in June by more than 1 million barrels per day (bpd) from May, while production growth has half that figure, leaving inventories at below the five-year averages, the latest data by the Joint Organizations Data Initiative (JODI) showed on Wednesday. ...
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kpler: When will Saudi Arabia's utilities ditch oil?

Saudi Arabia is radically transforming its utilities, targeting a 50% renewables and 50% gas energy mix under Vision 2030. This ambitious pivot could wipe out 1.1 Mbd of its utility-led liquids consumption, unleashing more crude for export and dramatically curbing the typical summer surge in HSFO demand while reshaping the seasonal strength in residual fuel prices. But how soon will this future arrive? ...
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Financial Times: JPMorgan discovers 45 million barrels of oil

Oil prices dropped over 5 per cent yesterday after Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei over the weekend seemed to play down the prospect of re-retaliatory strikes against Israel. With the risk of a full-blown war between the two states having abated for at least a few more minutes, attention among oil investors "is once again shifting back to market fundamentals," JPMorgan analysts write. ...
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