• Shale gas: tilting the balance of the energy trade

  GlobalData’s latest report, Shale as a theme in Oil & Gas, suggests that the US...
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• Mexico refinery expansion: state streamlining or private investment?

  In 2017 Mexico’s refining utilisation rate was as low as 49% in comparison to a...
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• China Petrochemical and Total SA lead global ethylene capacity additions

  GlobalData’s latest report, Quarterly Global Ethylene Capacity and Capital Expenditure Outlook - China Petrochemical Corp...
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• Canadian oil sands: discounts to persist without new pipeline capacity

  Canada’s existing oil pipeline and railway capacity is enough to support oil sands current exports...
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• Lack of infrastructure delays first production from Alaska’s North Slope finds

  Since 2015, major oil discoveries have been announced in the North Slope Alaska basin, which...
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• Best performing wells in Permian break even at as low as $22 per barrel

  During last three years, companies operating in the Permian basin have drilled much longer laterals...
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• China and the US to drive global propylene capacity growth

  GlobalData’s latest report, ‘Quarterly Global Propylene Capacity and Capital Expenditure Outlook - China and the...
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• Asia and the Middle East lead globally on ammonia capacity additions

  GlobalData’s latest report, ‘Quarterly Global Ammonia Capacity and Capital Expenditure Review - Asia and the...
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• China and Nigeria drive global refinery capacity additions and capex

  GlobalData’s latest report, ‘Semi-Annual Global Capacity and Capital Expenditure Outlook for Refineries - Developing Countries...
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• Permian basin continues to gain attention of operators

  From 2015 to 2017 the production rate of the top operators in Eagle Ford, including...
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