However, it has also drastically reduced the revenues
of oil exporting countries, whose governments rely heavily on oil and gas royalties to finance budgets and loan repayments.
A number
of oil exporting countries have suggested a six - month extension to the oil supply cut deal agreed by OPEC countries and non-OPEC crude producers, Iraqi oil minister Jabar al - Luaibi Continue Reading
Not exact matches
Fresh sanctions on Iran could result in a reduction
of the
country's
oil exports, which would strain global supplies even more, especially given the discipline
of the Organization
of the Petroleum Exporting
Countries (OPEC) and their partners in sticking to an agreement to limit output.
«The good news
of this recovery this year is that the outlook is positive for both
oil - importing
countries and
oil -
exporting countries,» Jihad Azour, director
of the Middle East and Central Asia Department at the IMF, told CNBC's Hadley Gamble on Monday.
While the loss
of the city has no immediate effect on
oil exports, now at over three million barrels a day, it adds to concerns over security and the
country's plans to expand
oil production.
That logic is another reason why OPEC
countries have less
of an incentive to cut back production: renewable energy sources is starting to give fossil fuels some serious competition, and
oil -
exporting countries have an interest in keeping
oil a cheap alternative.
Malaysia's shares and currency have been hit with a toxic brew
of declines in the prices
of its commodity
exports, especially palm
oil and crude
oil, as well as what may be the
country's worst - ever political scandal, which has spurred protests calling for the removal
of the prime minister from power.
Disruptions in Venezuela's
oil industry can have outsize impact on the
country, as
oil brings in about 95 %
of its
export revenue, which has been used to purchase imports like food and medicine as domestic production dries up.
The Saudi government wants nuclear power to free up more
oil for
export, but current and former American officials suspect the
country's leaders also want to keep up with the enrichment capabilities
of their rival, Iran.
In a
country that depends overwhelmingly on
oil exports for hard currency, Dos Santos had made fortunes in mobile telecoms and supermarkets, benefiting — her critics say — from family connections, before being appointed head
of Sonangol in 2016.
Depending on mining, forestry, and
oil and gas leaves the
country vulnerable to swings in commodity prices and the health
of our
export partners.
Oil prices must inevitably rise as unconventional production peaks over the next decade and oil - exporting countries increasingly consume more of their own o
Oil prices must inevitably rise as unconventional production peaks over the next decade and
oil - exporting countries increasingly consume more of their own o
oil -
exporting countries increasingly consume more
of their own
oiloil.
To answer a few
of your questions,
exporting bitumen from Canada's west coast will not make the
country any stronger, only the Texas
oil company a little richer, and the earth much more in peril.
The falling price
of oil is squeezing Malaysia's
exports: the black stuff generated around 30 percent
of the
country's federal revenues two years ago.
Published in the June 2008 issue
of The Gulf, a weekly business news magazine published in Bahrain, and in Counterpunch Every week Mid Eastern
countries acquire more dollars in payment for their
oil and other
exports, and also for rising U.S. investment in their stock markets and other property.
In 2016,
of all the
countries in the world, the U.S.
exported the highest value
of refined
oil, earning more than US$ 64 billion.
In addition, Canada is an
oil - surplus
country,
exporting more than 60 percent
of the
oil produced domestically, with a substantial amount transported to the United States and the rest to Europe and Asia.
The United States is the largest market for Canadian crude, with the neighbouring
country purchasing almost 99 percent
of the total crude
oil exported from Canada in 2016 and the five - year average ranging between 97 - 99 percent.
Of course, energy companies and countries that depend on oil exports will suffer, but users of transportation fuels, petrochemicals, plastics, fertilizers and so forth should benefit greatl
Of course, energy companies and
countries that depend on
oil exports will suffer, but users
of transportation fuels, petrochemicals, plastics, fertilizers and so forth should benefit greatl
of transportation fuels, petrochemicals, plastics, fertilizers and so forth should benefit greatly.
Finally, 98 %
of Canada's
oil exports go the the United States, a
country which has significantly ramped up
oil production recently — and will only continue to do so in the future.
The
country exports very little
oil to Asia, while its
exports of oil to the United States have continued their general upward trend.
In recent times Venezuela as a sovereign
country has been involved in sociopolitical problems and with a high volatility in its prices
of raw material
exports such as
oil, because
of the low prices...
If Canada wants to benefit from Asia's development and growth, and remain a relevant and important energy partner in Asia, we must «think big» about
exporting to multiple
countries within the Asia Pacific, and «think beyond»
oil and natural gas to include all
of Canada's energy related assets, particularly the renewable and clean technologies that will help Asia mitigate its own climate - change challenges.
Half
of the
country's 2014
exports were raw products like
oil, iron ore, soybean and corn, so the economy has been vulnerable to commodity price changes on those products.
As a G - 20 nation and the only OPEC
country in Asia - Pacific, Indonesia
exported $ 6.4 billion
of petroleum last year, but it will ride out the
oil price crisis practically unscathed.
Bloomberg reports that the
country is the bloc's smallest
oil producer, but the sector accounts for roughly 40 percent
of Gabon's GDP, 45 percent
of government revenues, and nearly 85 percent
of exports.
The North African
country is not looking for a production freeze, because, as Mustafa Sanalla, chairman
of the National
Oil Corporation, said last week: «Without a resumption
of exports we could run out
of money next year.»
The Treasury Department says a group
of 15 «
oil -
exporting» nations including Saudi Arabia held a total
of $ 281 billion in Treasuries in February, deposited either in the United States or in one
of the 15
countries.
Another significant factor is the price that's necessary for
countries that produce crude oil or export crude oil out of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) or
countries that produce crude
oil or
export crude
oil out
of the Organization
of the Petroleum Exporting
Countries (OPEC) or
Countries (OPEC) or non-OPEC.
A surge in intraregional mergers and acquisitions and a pickup in Islamic debt, or sukuk, issuance contributed to a 19 % rise in investment banking fees in the Middle East last year, as
oil - producing
countries in the Gulf funneled some
of their
export earnings into the purchase
of companies in neighboring
countries.
«The overall environment remains favorable, supported primarily by the improved credit profiles
of issuers in
oil -
exporting countries and their wish to take advantage
of the current deep pool
of liquidity to lock in medium - term financing.»
The OPEC
countries were able to obtain a considerable share
of the wealth
of the world by combining to raise the price
of their
oil exports.
And in the present situation
of stagflation, their policy interests are directed toward their relations with the newly rich
oil -
exporting countries and with one another.
The Philippines
exports calories in the form
of sugar and coconut
oil every day, while half
of the
country's children are malnourished.
Some 25 percent
of the
country's budget comes from
exporting oil.
We have: • normalized the domestic yield curve • issued the
country's maiden 15 - year bond in April 2017 • improved external balances, driven by higher
export earnings and lower imports • improved gross international reserves to US$ 7.2 billion, equivalent to 4.1 months
of imports cover • improved primarybalanceto0.3 percent surplus in September 2017 against a deficit
of 1.6 percent in September 2016 • received positive sovereign rating reviews from international ratings Agencies: Fitch, B / stable; Standard & Poor, B - / positive • successfully completed the 4th IMF / ECF program review, and • achieved positive developments in the
oil & gas sector — favorable ITLOS ruling, and Sankofa producing 1st
oil three months ahead
of schedule.
Before 2003, the
country exported 2.5 million barrels
of oil per day, and this figure today stands at just under 1.82.
The consortium
of experts was able to track the global movements
of the
country's hydro - carbons including crude
oil and gas with the main purposes
of identifying the companies engaged in the practices that led to missing revenues from crude
oil and gas
exports sales to different parts
of the world.
Oil accounts for 98 per cent
of exports and 80 per cent
of the
countries fiscal revenues.
According to him, considering the current operation and storage capacity
of the Bulk
Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST) as well as the revamped Tema Oil Refinery (TOR), nothing can stop the country from exporting oil to its neighbors.http: / / ghanapoliticsonline.
Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST) as well as the revamped Tema
Oil Refinery (TOR), nothing can stop the country from exporting oil to its neighbors.http: / / ghanapoliticsonline.
Oil Refinery (TOR), nothing can stop the
country from
exporting oil to its neighbors.http: / / ghanapoliticsonline.
oil to its neighbors.http: / / ghanapoliticsonline.com
This industrialisation, he indicated, would go hand - in - hand with improving the productivity
of agriculture, spurred on by the production and marketing
of additional cash crops such as cotton, coffee,
oil palm, cashew and maize, which will boost
export earnings for the
country.
Giving a breakdown
of Nigeria's crude
oil earnings in nine - month 2015, the NBS data revealed that the
country earned N1.675 trillion from crude
oil export in the first quarter
of 2015, N1.984 trillion and N1.611 trillion in the second and third quarters respectively.
Recent data released by the National Bureau
of Statistics, NBS, had showed that a sharp decline was recorded in revenue accruable to the Federal Government from the petroleum sector, as the
country's earnings from crude
oil export dropped to N5.271 trillion for the nine month period, January to September 2015.
This was in contrast to crude
oil export earnings
of N3.234 trillion, N3.269 trillion and N3.149 trillion for the first, second and third quarters respectively, while in the fourth quarter
of 2014, the
country earned N2.239 trillion from the
export of the commodity in the fourth quarter
of 2015.
«The sharp decline in
oil prices represents a formidable shock on the
oil exporting countries of sub-Saharan Africa, especially in view
of their strong reliance on
oil receipts for fiscal and external revenues,» an IMF spokeswoman said in a statement.
According to Mahama, considering the current operation and storage capacity
of the Bulk
Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST) as well as the revamped Tema Oil Refinery (TOR), nothing can stop the country from exporting oil to its neighbou
Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST) as well as the revamped Tema
Oil Refinery (TOR), nothing can stop the country from exporting oil to its neighbou
Oil Refinery (TOR), nothing can stop the
country from
exporting oil to its neighbou
oil to its neighbours.
The two sub-saharan African
countries are the latest in what may become a long line
of oil -
exporting countries to seek financial assistance to help stem growing deficits as falling crude prices crush revenues.
According to President Akufo - Addo, as a relatively new entrant in the league
of oil - producing
countries, Ghana is not going to treat her
oil like she has done with gold, and allow it to be
exported in its raw material form as crude.
Dangote, whose cement unit is Nigeria's biggest listed company, has been investing in agriculture as the
country's government seeks to diversify away from
oil, which accounts for 90 percent
of the nation's
export earnings and the bulk
of revenue.
As a major
oil producer, involving the private sector — and I am aware that Dangote is building some refineries and tank storage capacities — it should be possible to process Nigerian
oil locally into finished petroleum products and
export them to West Africa and the rest
of Africa without us having to import petroleum products from outside.Speaking as a former leader
of an African
country, I can tell you that our quest to build our
countries into industralised economies that can begin refining our own raw materials and manufacturing what we need, is not a development paradigm that the rich nations are enthused about.