The impasse also highlights the delicate nature of Iran s domestic gas balance, as shortages have sent the use of Mazut – high sulphur fuel oil – in cement plants and power production rocketing upwards.
Continuing problems challenge Egypt’s ambition to become a major regional energy hub. They also undermine the country’s ability to maintain, let alone increase, LNG exports to Europe, as envisaged by the MoU it signed with the EU and Israel in June last year. [Gas in Transition, Volume 3, Issue 8]
The official nameplate capacity of the Wheatstone domestic gas plant will rise from 205 terajoules/day to 215 terajoules/day, marking a 5% increase. [Image: Chevron]