文档介绍：06 May 2009
Week 18
Issue 173
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COMMENTARY 2 NEWS THIS WEEK…
KPC’s progress in Asia contrasts with
stasis at home 2 Kuwait looks to Asia
Pertamina positive about Natuna-D
prospects 3 Frustrated by the slow development of major
PIPELINES & TRANSPORT 5 projects at home, leading panies are
HMEL to lay pipelines for Bathinda making better progress in Asia.
refinery project 5
Senior Kuwaiti oil officials have toured Asia to
INVESTMENT 5
boost business and energy ties. (Page 2)
Eleven new Indonesian oil and gas blocks
awarded 5 Kuwaiti investment in Vietnam’s downstream
PERFORMANCE 6 sector is set to grow. (Page 2)
Indian offshore operators report mixed Progress overseas is offering e relief from
results 6
frustrations closer to home. (Page 2)
Coastal Energy upgrades Thai reserve
estimates 7
POLICY 7 Pertamina positive
RIL defends Iranian business ties in The Indonesian government has restated its
Washington 7 confidence that production from the Natuna-D gas
Cairn faces crude pricing issues 8 field is less than 10 years away. But analysts
PROJECTS & COMPANIES 8 remain wary about the project’s prospects.
Essar Oil to triple capacity of Vadinar Pertamina believes production from Natuna-D
refinery 8
could begin as early as 2017. (Page 3)
Nippon Oil reports start-up of production
from North Sea field 9 pany wants to choose two foreign
Carnarvon and Pan Orient optimistic partners to develop the field. (Page 3)
about Thai operations 9
NEWS IN BRIEF 10 Thailand’s PTT has already stated it wants to buy
gas from the field when es online. (Page 3)
COURSES 22
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