OPEC news
GlobalData: Aramco tax cut boosts upstream value ahead of expected IPO
Faced with declining government revenues from the oil and gas sector after the oil price crash and looking to diversify its economy, Saudi Arabia is reportedly planning to list 5% of its state-owned oil giant, Saudi Aramco, in an Initial Public Offering (IPO) in late 2018.
Rystad Energy: Saudi tax cuts adds US$1 trillion to corporate valuation of Saudi Aramco
Yesterday the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia announced that the tax rate for the petroleum industry would be reduced from 85% to 50%. This change implies that more money is left for the Saudi Aramco, which makes the company more attractive for investors.
EIU: OPEC members show unprecedented level of compliance with production cuts
In the first two months of 2017 OPEC members have demonstrated an unprecedented level of compliance with the production cuts agreed in late 2016.
Rystad Energy: recent Russian oil production data confirms delayed compliance from minor producers
Russian oil output averaged 11.11 million bpd in February 2017, representing no further output reductions relative to the January 2017 level.
IP Week 2017 to assess impact of eventful past year on oil and gas industry future
In the wake of Brexit, the Paris Agreement, Donald Trump’s election and with further political and economic milestones ahead, International Petroleum (IP) Week 2017 will assess the future impact of these events on the global oil and gas sector.
On the road to recovery: part 1
Marina Ivanova, Douglas-Westwood, UK, gives an insight into the long term opportunities for the upstream industry.
Non-OPEC producers agree to cut 558 000 bpd
Following the ‘Vienna Agreement’ on 30th November, 2016, Ministers from OPEC met with a number of Ministers from non-OPEC oil producing countries on Saturday, 10th December, at the OPEC Secretariat in Vienna.