Monthly Oil Report

Monthly Oil Report

Product Price Report

Product Price Report

Africa Oil & Gas Sourcebook

Africa Oil & Gas Sourcebook

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Welcome to CGES

 

Highlights

Monthly Oil Report - Market Summary July 2010

JULY 2010

Monthly Oil Report - Market Summary July 2010

A 300,000-bpd build in reported onshore stocks of crude and products last month left them just 5 mn bbls below last year’s record highs.

Too many pipelines?

JULY 2010

Too many pipelines?

Gazprom plans to build five major offshore and ten major onshore pipelines over the coming decade, with a combined length of around 20,000 km.

The cost of the Macondo well disaster

JULY 2010

The cost of the Macondo well disaster

The blowout at the Macondo well in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico is a tragedy for those who lost their lives and their families and a potential catastrophe for those whose livelihoods have been impacted.

Africa Oil & Gas Sourcebook 2010: Cameroon

JULY 2010

Africa Oil & Gas Sourcebook 2010: Cameroon

Cameroon’s upstream oil industry is centred on the waters of the Gulf of Guinea, in the Rio del Rey basin close to the border with Nigeria and the Douala/Kribi-Campos basin, and more recently in the Logorne-Birni basin along the border with Chad.

Long-term oil supplies - is a global crunch inevitable?

JUNE 2010

Long-term oil supplies - is a global crunch inevitable?

examines the likelihood of a supply crunch, the factors that could contribute to it and the means of avoiding it.

A tale of two gas deals

JUNE 2010

A tale of two gas deals

Over the past month Russia has signed two gas deals with neighbouring countries, one with China and another with Azerbaijan. The agreement with China seems to be another tiny step along a very long road...

CGES in the News

Shell defends deep-water oil drilling, as profits soar

JULY 2010

Shell defends deep-water oil drilling, as profits soar

... drilling becomes more of a conventional realm of production," said Manouchehr Takin, a senior analyst at the Centre for Global Energy Studies (CGES). ...

BP Spill Thwarts Shell, Statoil in Arctic Oil Drilling Delay

JULY 2010

BP Spill Thwarts Shell, Statoil in Arctic Oil Drilling Delay

... to the cost of producing a barrel of oil, according to Manouchehr Takin, a senior petroleum analyst at the Center for Global Energy Studies in London. ...

Lebanon: ‘Drill Baby Drill’

JULY 2010

Lebanon: ‘Drill Baby Drill’

... discovery which extends into Lebanese waters,” said Dr. Manouchehr Takin, a senior petroleum upstream analyst at the Centre for Global Energy Studies. ...

Oil market equilibrium fragile, says think tank

JULY 2010

Oil market equilibrium fragile, says think tank

CGES Chief Economist Leo Drollas told United Press International in an interview more caution was called for while interpreting China's intake of oil as ...

Iraq looks to spectacular oil boom to revive its political fortunes

JULY 2010

Iraq looks to spectacular oil boom to revive its political fortunes

Dr Leo Drollas, chief economist of the London-based Centre for Global Energy Studies, who has produced the first comprehensive study of the impact of the ...

Brazil plans $224 billion expansion for oil production and export

JUNE 2010

Brazil plans $224 billion expansion for oil production and export

The London Center for Global Energy Studies said in its Monthly Oil Report Tuesday hopes of a global economic recovery had nudged the crude oil price higher ...

Monthly Market View

CGES Monthly Oil Market View

JULY 2010

CGES Monthly Oil Market View

The past month held few surprises as far as the oil price was concerned, with the main benchmarks continuing to trade within the $70-80/bbl corridor that has been a feature of the second quarter of 2010.

Whats New

Quarterly Oil Demand Report

JULY 2010

Quarterly Oil Demand Report

More than ever before, oil demand is likely to play a pivotal role in driving the price of oil in the years to come.

Africa Oil & Gas Sourcebook 2010

JULY 2010

Africa Oil & Gas Sourcebook 2010

New countries have joined the growing ranks of Africa’s traditional oil producers along the continent’s northern and western coasts, while others are waiting in the wings.

Events

Oil a New Era

JULY 2010

Oil a New Era

CGES 34th Executive Retreat. More information to be announced

Insight of the week

CGES Global Oil Insight

JULY 2010

CGES Global Oil Insight

The one key factor currently supporting oil prices that we believe could weaken in the coming months is the volume of Chinese oil imports, as the government winds down its stimulus programme and seeks to prevent the country’s economy from overheating. GOI – Weekly Outlook

Presentation

Continued growth in FSU oil production?

JULY 2010

Continued growth in FSU oil production?

Julian Lee's presentation from the 2009 33rd CGES excutive retreat.