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Venezuela's oil sector may never fully recover

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VENEZUELA

Venezuela’s oil industry has suffered serious difficulty for a number of years, and both domestic and international politics would have to change for things to improve materially…

High prices mask challenges in Ecuador’s oil sector

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ECUADOR

Output remains well below peak levels seen under former President Lenin Moreno (2017-21), and indigenous and environmental concerns look set to hinder the industry's development…

Any recovery of Mexico’s Pemex will be slow

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MEXICO

According to preliminary figures, Pemex lost 333 billion pesos (17.8 billion dollars) in 2017, an increase of 74% on the 2016 shortfall. Oil production reached its planned target…

Fracking may be key to meeting Colombia's gas demand

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COLOMBIA

Potential for the development of shale gas in Colombia.

Kuwait faces imminent oil capacity constraints

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KUWAIT

Capacity has fallen by around 15% over the past four years and is below the country’s official OPEC baseline. COVID-19 and difficult executive-legislative relations in 2020-21…

Kuwait's fractious politics will weaken energy sector

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KUWAIT

The country's output was unaffected. The oil production ceiling was reduced in compliance with collective cuts decided by OPEC+ in October. Political and bureaucratic challenges…

Gas price crash will compound Bolivia’s economic woes

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BOLIVIA

Gas pressures.

Multiple obstacles will block a Yemeni oil revival

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YEMEN

Hydrocarbon exports are critical to Hadi’s government, which relies almost exclusively on these revenues for funding.

Equatorial Guinea’s Obiang will further stifle dissent

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EQUATORIAL GUINEA

While there is scepticism over the government’s figures, officially recorded deaths are low at 51. However, all sectors of the economy have been negatively impacted -- most…

Prospects for Iraq to end-2019

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PROSPECTS H2 2019

Prospects for Iraq to end-2019.