Saudi Arabia - joining the dots

A series of blog entries exploring Saudi Arabia's role in the oil markets with a brief look at the history of the royal family and politics that dictate and influence the Kingdom's oil policy

Wednesday, 22 October 2014

Obama Administration to bypass Congress on deal with Iran?

Obama Administration reported plan to bypass Congress on a deal with Iran Administration’s plan to suspend economic sanctions against Iran without a vote in Congress …Administration says Congress will have final say in whether to permanently lift sanctions Permanent sanctions would only be lifted if Tehran demonstrates compliance with restrictions on its nuclear programme …and Iran must make sufficient progress in conceding its...

Wednesday, 8 October 2014

Sangomar Deep - Senegal's first offshore discovery

On 7 October 2014, Cairn Energy and its partners announced that a significant oil discovery had been made in the FAN-1 exploration well in the Sangomar Deep block, Senegal's first offshore discovery 29m net pay Gross oil interval of >500m No OWC encountered Distinct oil types recovered 28-41 API This was followed by a second discovery in the SNE-1 well, announced on 10 November 2014 36m net pay Gross oil interval of 95m with gas...