MEED: Middle East & North Africa (MENA) Oil and Gas Market 2018

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While projects worth more than $250bn are already under execution as of November 2017, the MENA region is expected to witness investment of an additional $399bn in new projects in the oil and gas sector by 2025.

Middle East producers continue to explore and develop their fields, boost production capacities and focus on expanding the downstream sector as the countries witness sustained growth in demand for petroleum products. Planned investments in the upstream sector are expected to reach over $115bn, while that in the downstream are expected to be close to $110bn.

Written by MEED, the Middle East market experts within the GlobalData Group, this is an essential guide and an invaluable tool for companies interested in doing business in MENA oil and gas sector. This report will help to identify opportunities with details of the main projects under construction and those due to be awarded in 2018. It clearly sets out investment drivers and client spending plans and will also help in understanding the risks and set strategy in the regional oil & gas projects market.

Scope

– The MENA region saw $57.4bn-worth of contract awards in 2017, with about 50 per cent of the investments targeted towards downstream activities

– Investments in the upstream sector are progressing at a steady pace with projects aimed at offsetting declines in existing fields and not at increasing production capacity

– An estimated $289bn-worth of planned and unawarded projects in the oil, gas and petrochemicals sector in the MENA region, excluding Iran, at the start of 2018

– The MENA region’s petrochemicals industry has increased its focus on integrating new capacity into existing refinery complexes

– Since the lifting of sanctions in 2016, Iran’s oil and gas projects market has gained pace. By December 2017, the value of all planned oil and gas projects in Iran stood at $99.3bn.

– Saudi Arabia’s national oil company Saudi Aramco has been the biggest oil and gas project sponsor in the region in the period 2012-17, awarding an estimated $39.3bn-worth of major contracts directly.

– The ranking of top contractors has changed considerably. The presence of China’s contractors has been growing. South Korean firms form the most successful national group of contractors.

– The return of the lump sum turnkey (LSTK) contract as the dominant procurement model in the GCC oil and gas market.

Reasons to Buy

– Discover investment drivers and client spending plans in more than 12 countries

– Identify key project opportunities in the upstream, downstream refining and petrochemical sectors

– Access rankings of the top contractors and clients in each country

– Prepare for specific projects by gaining knowledge of upcoming projects and schedules

– Identify challenges in the market to support risk mitigation.

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc),Saudi Aramco,Sonatrach,Bahrain Petroleum Company (Bapco),Opec,Petroleum Development Oman (PDO),Kuwait Oil Company (KOC),Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC),Kuwait Integrated Petrochemical Industries Company (KIPIC)
Kuwait Petroleum Corporation,Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company (Adma-Opco),Qatar Petroleum,Total,Mass Holding Group,Occidental Petroleum Corporation
Missan Oil Company,Eni,BP,Shell,RWE,Chevron,Conoco Philips,Marathon,ExxonMobil,Korea Gas Corporation,Basrah Gas Company,Sonelgaz,BG,Dana Gas,Qatargas,Sabic,Sadara Petrochmicals,Dow Chemicals,Petrorabigh,Sumitomo Chemical,Kangan Petro Refining Company,Apache,Wood,Haliburton,Schlumberger,Baker Hughes,Technip,Chiyoda Corporation,KBR,Bechtel,Fluor Corporation,Samsung Engineering,SK Engineering & Construction,Petrofac,Saipem,Tecnicas Reunidas,Daewo,China Petroleum Engineering & Construction Corporation,Amec Foster Wheeler,Jacobs Engineering,JGC Corporation,WorleyParsons,Larsen & Toubro (India),GS E&C,CTCI,Sepco,Hyundai Engineering & Construction,Emas,National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC)

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

1. Executive Summary 8

2. Introduction 14

2.1 Project activity 19

2.2 Activity by country 19

2.3 Activity by sector 21

2.4 Clients 22

2.5 Contractors 23

2.6 Future projects and forecasts 26

3. Algeria 31

3.1 Overview 31

3.2 Industry structure 35

3.3 Licensing rounds 37

3.4 Upstream oil 39

3.5 Upstream gas 44

3.6 Refining 54

3.7 LNG 57

3.8 Pipelines 58

3.9 Petrochemicals 64

4. Bahrain 68

4.1 Overview 68

4.1 Structure 69

4.2 Upstream oil 70

4.3 Gas 71

4.4 Refining 75

4.5 Petrochemicals 76

4.6 Projects market 77

4.7 Contractors 80

5. Egypt 81

5.1 Overview 81

5.2 Industry structure 82

5.3 Government strategy 84

5.4 Oil production 93

5.5 Gas 94

5.6 Exploration and development terms 96

5.7 Main players 102

5.8 Upstream project work 111

5.9 Refining 117

5.10 Petrochemicals 123

5.11 Fertilisers 130

5.12 Egypt’s oil and gas projects market 135

5.13 Contractors and clients 137

6. Iran 139

6.1 Overview 139

6.2 Buy-back contracts 143

6.3 Oil production 145

6.4 Oil consumption 148

6.5 Oil fields 149

6.6 Refining 162

6.7 Oil storage and transportation 174

6.8 Gas 176

6.9 Petrochemicals 193

7. Iraq 219

7.1 Overview 219

7.2 Structure 220

7.3 The Iraq National Energy Strategy 226

7.4 Upstream oil 228

7.5 Licensing rounds 239

7.6 New fields on offer 246

7.7 Gas 247

7.8 Midstream projects 257

7.9 Refining 263

7.10 Petrochemicals 269

7.11 Projects market 274

7.12 Contractors 277

8. Jordan 287

8.1 Overview 287

8.2 Structure 289

8.3 Upstream oil 289

8.4 Oil shale 290

8.5 Upstream gas 291

8.6 Refining/Storage 293

8.7 Projects 294

8.8 Contractors 297

9. Kuwait 298

9.1 Overview 298

9.2 Industry structure 304

9.3 Politics & the oil sector 311

9.4 Upstream 314

9.5 Production & export infrastructure 333

9.6 Downstream 346

9.7 Petrochemicals 360

9.8 Contract awards 366

10. Libya 368

10.1 Overview 368

10.2 Civil war 370

10.3 Structure 372

10.4 Upstream oil 375

10.5 Natural gas 380

10.6 Refining 382

10.7 Petrochemicals 384

10.8 Projects market 386

11. Morocco 391

11.1 Overview 391

11.2 Licensing regime 393

11.3 Upstream oil 393

11.4 Gas 397

11.5 Refining 402

11.6 Projects market 405

12. Oman 406

12.1 Overview 406

12.2 Upstreamoil 411

12.3 Gas 422

12.4 Refining 431

12.5 Petrochemicals 436

12.6 Projects market 442

12.7 Contractors 444

13. Qatar 446

13.1 Structure 448

13.2 Upstream oil 450

13.3 Gas 457

13.4 Refining 464

13.5 Petrochemicals 466

13.6 New projects 469

13.7 Projects market 471

13.8 Contractors 476

14. Saudi Arabia 478

14.1 Overview 478

14.2 Structure 480

14.3 Saudi Aramco 481

14.4 Upstream oil 485

14.5 Gas 493

14.6 Refining 500

14.7 Petrochemicals 506

14.8 Key companies 512

14.9 Projects market 517

14.10 Leading Contractors 521

14.11 Vision 2030 Targets 521

15. Tunisia 522

15.1 Overview 522

15.2 Structure 524

15.3 Oil and gas production 525

15.4 Refining 531

15.5 Projects market 532

15.6 Tunisia Development Plan 2016-20 533

16. UAE 535

16.1 Overview 535

16.2 Abu Dhabi 537

16.3 Dubai and the northern emirates 545

16.4 Upstream oil 548

16.5 Gas 558

16.6 Refining 569

16.7 Petrochemicals 576

16.8 Fundraising and capex plan 581

16.9 Projects market 582

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