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

Monday, 15 July 2019

European TTF breaks through historical boundaries

S&P has highlighted in its recent webinar that the European TTF price has historically traded within a range but that recent gas pricing dynamics has seen it break out of this range. TTF has historically been bound by the JKM price as a ceiling (spot LNG price in Asia) and the coal switching price as a floor. In a tight gas market, TTF traded closer to the JKM price to incentivise LNG supplies into Europe In a loose gas market, TTF traded...

Monday, 1 July 2019

Warwick duster in the West of Shetlands

Hurricane Energy plc, the UK based oil and gas company focused on hydrocarbon resources in naturally fractured basement reservoirs, provides an update in relation to the 205/26b-13Z ("Warwick Deep") well. Following completion of drill stem testing of the Warwick Deep well, the decision has been made to plug and abandon the well. The Warwick Deep well was drilled to a total depth of 1,964m TVDSS and included a 712m horizontal section of fractured...