Issue: August 2000
August 2000 Vol. 221 No. 8 International Outlook AFRICA Algeria Algeria depends on energy for 95% of its outside revenues. Recent years have see
August 2000 Vol. 221 No. 8 International Outlook AFRICA Angola The 30-year-long civil war continues unabated. Although more than 700,000 bopd is
August 2000 Vol. 221 No. 8 International Outlook AFRICA Congo Officials from Angola and Congo met in February 2000 to discuss ways to benefit mu
August 2000 Vol. 221 No. 8 International Outlook AFRICA Cote D'ivoire
August 2000 Vol. 221 No. 8 International Outlook AFRICA Opportunity knocks Look for continued exploration success in the West; massive gas development in the
August 2000 Vol. 221 No. 8 International Outlook AFRICA Gabon A West African regional meeting was called in November 1999 by Nigerian President
August 2000 Vol. 221 No. 8 International Outlook AFRICA Libya Libya is hoping that its cooperation in the Lockerbie bombing trial, currently ong
August 2000 Vol. 221 No. 8 International Outlook AFRICA Nigeria Fires, riots, ethnic massacres, bombings, protests, declarations of force majeur
August 2000 Vol. 221 No. 8 International Outlook AFRICA Others Vanco Energy acquired Namibia’s offshore 2.4 million-acre Block 1711. The firm is curr
August 2000 Vol. 221 No. 8 International Outlook AFRICA Dr. A. F. Alhajji, Contributing Editor Sudan Sudan became an oil exporter in August 199
August 2000 Vol. 221 No. 8 International Outlook AFRICA Tunisia President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was re-elected in October 1999, along with his
August 2000 Vol. 221 No. 8 International Outlook FAR EAST Brunei In a 50/50 partnership with the government, Brunei Shell Petroleum (BSP) has, u
August 2000 Vol. 221 No. 8 International Outlook FAR EAST Economic recovery improves outlook With the recession winding down, and domestic growth resuming, foreign
August 2000 Vol. 221 No. 8 International Outlook FAR EAST India The principal upstream operator in India is state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Comm
August 2000 Vol. 221 No. 8 International Outlook FAR EAST Indonesia An anticipated restructuring of the oil and gas sector did not occur. The House of Repre
August 2000 Vol. 221 No. 8 International Outlook FAR EAST Malaysia After being hammered by the Asian crisis of 1997 and 1998 (7.5% decline in gr
August 2000 Vol. 221 No. 8 International Outlook FAR EAST Myanmar Under the Ministry of Energy, the state oil company for upstream is the Myanma
August 2000 Vol. 221 No. 8 International Outlook FAR EAST Others Reviewing several of the area’s countries with essentially no oil or gas i
August 2000 Vol. 221 No. 8 International Outlook FAR EAST Pakistan The government approved the new Petroleum Policy in 1994, causing a surge in
August 2000 Vol. 221 No. 8 International Outlook FAR EAST Philippines Players in the country’s upstream oil industry include the Philippine
August 2000 Vol. 221 No. 8 International Outlook FAR EAST Thailand After suffering a 9.4% decline in real gross domestic product (GDP) for 1998, Thailand re
August 2000 Vol. 221 No. 8 International Outlook FAR EAST Viet Nam Viet Nam’s per-capita commercial energy consumption is still among the l
August 2000 Vol. 221 No. 8 International Outlook FSU/EASTERN EUROPE Interfax Petroleum Agency, Moscow Azerbaijan The top story in Azerbaijan’s E&am
August 2000 Vol. 221 No. 8 International Outlook FSU/EASTERN EUROPE Interfax Petroleum Agency, Moscow Belarus
August 2000 Vol. 221 No. 8 International Outlook FSU/EASTERN EUROPE Eastern Europe Albania. Occidental Petroleum (operator, 50%) and partners lifted
August 2000 Vol. 221 No. 8 International Outlook FSU/EASTERN EUROPE Interfax Petroleum Agency, Moscow Kazakhstan The republic last year marked its 100th
August 2000 Vol. 221 No. 8 International Outlook FSU/EASTERN EUROPE Interfax Petroleum Agency, Moscow Other FSU Republics Although it is a transit corri
August 2000 Vol. 221 No. 8 International Outlook FSU/EASTERN EUROPE Signs of recovery begin to appear Soaring oil prices have breathed new life into many of the forme
August 2000 Vol. 221 No. 8 International Outlook FSU/EASTERN EUROPE Interfax Petroleum Agency, Moscow Turkmenistan Most of Turkmenistan’s oil and g
August 2000 Vol. 221 No. 8 International Outlook FSU/EASTERN EUROPE Interfax Petroleum Agency, Moscow Ukraine Oil and condensate output was 75,688 bpd,
August 2000 Vol. 221 No. 8 International Outlook FSU/EASTERN EUROPE Interfax Petroleum Agency, Moscow Uzbekistan In late April, Uzbek President Islom Ka
August 2000 Vol. 221 No. 8 International Outlook MIDDLE EAST All countries, except Iran and Turkey, by Dr. A. F. Alhajji, Contributing Editor UAE –
August 2000 Vol. 221 No. 8 International Outlook MIDDLE EAST Dr. A. F. Alhajji, Contributing Editor UAE – Dubai Despite higher oil price
August 2000 Vol. 221 No. 8 International Outlook MIDDLE EAST Iran According to an annual IHS Energy Group study, Iran topped the list of the wor
August 2000 Vol. 221 No. 8 International Outlook MIDDLE EAST Dr. A. F. Alhajji, Contributing Editor Iraq Despite United Nations (UN) economic
August 2000 Vol. 221 No. 8 International Outlook MIDDLE EAST Dr. A. F. Alhajji, Contributing Editor Kuwait The recent explosion at Mina al-Ahmadi oil re
August 2000 Vol. 221 No. 8 International Outlook MIDDLE EAST Dr. A. F. Alhajji, Contributing Editor Neutral Zone Saudi Arabia shares this 6,2
August 2000 Vol. 221 No. 8 International Outlook MIDDLE EAST Dr. A. F. Alhajji, Contributing Editor Oman Despite the fact that Oman is not a
August 2000 Vol. 221 No. 8 International Outlook MIDDLE EAST Dr. A. F. Alhajji, Contributing Editor Others Bahrain. To improve the efficien
August 2000 Vol. 221 No. 8 International Outlook MIDDLE EAST Dr. A. F. Alhajji, Contributing Editor Qatar As one of the world’s largest
August 2000 Vol. 221 No. 8 International Outlook MIDDLE EAST Disciplined output pays off Windfall oil revenues and conservative spending have given the new mi
August 2000 Vol. 221 No. 8 International Outlook MIDDLE EAST Dr. A. F. Alhajji, Contributing Editor Syria The death of Hafez Al-Assad, the el
August 2000 Vol. 221 No. 8 International Outlook MIDDLE EAST Turkey Electrical energy demand in Turkey is growing 10% annually. This year, electrical energy
August 2000 Vol. 221 No. 8 International Outlook MIDDLE EAST Dr. A. F. Alhajji, Contributing Editor Yemen Recent economic reforms and new inv
August 2000 Vol. 221 No. 8 International Outlook NORTH AMERICA Canada Robert Curran, Calgary, Alberta Early in 2000, oil and gas pro
August 2000 Vol. 221 No. 8 International Outlook NORTH AMERICA Cuba Mexico and Venezuela renewed the 20-year-old San Jose accord, which calls for
August 2000 Vol. 221 No. 8 International Outlook NORTH AMERICA Mexico The PRI party’s 71 years of rule ended on July 2 when PAN party candidate
August 2000 Vol. 221 No. 8 International Outlook NORTH AMERICA Others Greenland saw the Qulleq 1 offshore well drilled this s
August 2000 Vol. 221 No. 8 International Outlook NORTH AMERICA The Upturn Continues The 50% rise in drilling looks spectacular, but it follows a 66-year low i
August 2000 Vol. 221 No. 8 International Outlook SOUTH AMERICA Stuart Wilkinson, Contributing Editor Argentina New President Fernando De la R
August 2000 Vol. 221 No. 8 International Outlook SOUTH AMERICA Stuart Wilkinson, Contributing Editor Bolivia In 1999, the country moved to au
August 2000 Vol. 221 No. 8 International Outlook SOUTH AMERICA Stuart Wilkinson, Contributing Editor Brazil Early this year, President Cardos
August 2000 Vol. 221 No. 8 International Outlook SOUTH AMERICA Stuart Wilkinson, Contributing Editor Chile The economy
August 2000 Vol. 221 No. 8 International Outlook SOUTH AMERICA Stuart Wilkinson, Contributing Editor Colombia The country is developing a mor
August 2000 Vol. 221 No. 8 International Outlook SOUTH AMERICA Stuart Wilkinson, Contributing Editor Ecuador Conversion to a dollar-based mon
August 2000 Vol. 221 No. 8 International Outlook SOUTH AMERICA Stuart Wilkinson, Contributing Editor Others No wells we
August 2000 Vol. 221 No. 8 International Outlook SOUTH AMERICA Stuart Wilkinson, Contributing Editor Peru President Alberto Fujimori decided
August 2000 Vol. 221 No. 8 International Outlook SOUTH AMERICA Stuart Wilkinson, Contributing Editor Trinidad And Tobago
August 2000 Vol. 221 No. 8 International Outlook SOUTH AMERICA Competing for foreign investment Good discoveries and huge gas development plans require ample
August 2000 Vol. 221 No. 8 International Outlook SOUTH PACIFIC Discoveries go on with subdued activity The region’s future depends on new oil discoveries and sec
August 2000 Vol. 221 No. 8 International Outlook SOUTH PACIFIC New Zealand This island country produces an estimated 41,000 bopd and over 500 MMcfgd,
August 2000 Vol. 221 No. 8 International Outlook SOUTH PACIFIC Papua New Guinea Large structures such as Moran, Hides, Hedenia, Kutubu and Gobe have given
August 2000 Vol. 221 No. 8 International Outlook SOUTH PACIFIC Zone Of Cooperation In the area between Timor Island and northern Australia, NW of Darwin, Ph
August 2000 Vol. 221 No. 8 International Outlook WESTERN EUROPE Robyn Fowler and Susannah James, Arthur Andersen-Petroleum Services Group, London Denm
August 2000 Vol. 221 No. 8 International Outlook WESTERN EUROPE France Licensing. In 1999, there was a 24% increase in the surface area covere
August 2000 Vol. 221 No. 8 International Outlook WESTERN EUROPE Germany No license deals took place in the German offshore sector and no exploration or appr
August 2000 Vol. 221 No. 8 International Outlook WESTERN EUROPE Robyn Fowler and Susannah James, Arthur Andersen-Petroleum Services Group, London Irel
August 2000 Vol. 221 No. 8 International Outlook WESTERN EUROPE Italy Exploration. Hardman Resources of Australia and JKX Oil and Gas of the U
August 2000 Vol. 221 No. 8 International Outlook WESTERN EUROPE Robyn Fowler and Susannah James, Arthur Andersen-Petroleum Services Group, London Nether
August 2000 Vol. 221 No. 8 International Outlook WESTERN EUROPE Robyn Fowler and Susannah James, Arthur Andersen-Petroleum Services Group, London Norway
August 2000 Vol. 221 No. 8 International Outlook WESTERN EUROPE Others Portugal. Mohave Oil and Gas of Houston is drilling in the Lusitanian b
August 2000 Vol. 221 No. 8 International Outlook WESTERN EUROPE North Sea operators are still holding back While onshore E&P firms have been quick to exploit high
August 2000 Vol. 221 No. 8 Feature Article WORLD TRENDS Price does matter ompared to a year ago, global oil prices have skyrocketed. Some reasons include m
August 2000 Supplement This is the
August 2000 Vol. 221 No. 8 Industry Stats International Geophysical Acti
August 2000 Vol. 221 No. 8 Looking Ahead Kazahkstan strikes first offshore oil find. The Offshore Kazakhstan International Operating Co. (OKIOC) discovered oil for
August 2000 Vol. 221 No. 8 Hot Line Maritime border fight may spoil tract Neighboring South American countries asked for a regional mediator to help
