Iran
Industry
BMI View: Schlumberger, the world's leading oilfield services firm (OFS), is finally going to be leaving Iran, as it concludes its final contracted work there in 2013. The announcement...
2013-02-04Industry
BMI View: Iran's oil minister told reporters in January 2013 that investment of up to US$400bn will be needed in oil and gas projects over the next five years to protect the country's...
2013-01-15Industry
BMI View: Heritage Oil has commissioned a feasibility study on a major new gas pipeline linking Iraqi Kurdistan with Turkey. The route could help unlock the region's vast gas reserves...
2012-06-25Industry
OPEC has left its official production quota unchanged at 30mn barrels a day (b/d) despite a steep fall in oil prices over recent weeks. While the ceiling remains unchanged, the big...
2012-06-15Companies
BMI View: the announcement of 8-10bn bbl discovery in the Iranian section of the Caspian Sea is only the latest in a string of unverifiable large finds made since 2009. Although we...
2012-05-11Industry
BMI View: The news of a 'huge light' crude discovery in Iran is most likely aimed at enticing foreign investment into the country's beleaguered upstream sector. However, as long as...
2012-04-19Industry
Oil markets look to have priced in at least a partial reduction in Iranian shipments. An industry report anticipating exports of just 1.9mn barrels a day in March had a limited impact...
2012-03-26Industry
BMI View: The latest wave of US and EU energy sanctions have resulted in a revision to our Iranian oil production forecasts. Given that exports to Europe and Asia are set to fall...
2012-03-16
