India: $300 Billion Wanted In Oil Investments Over Next 10 Years

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“India is the place where there is incremental demand,” Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has said. “Our per capita energy consumption is one-fourth of the world. In India, there is an emerging middle class and they are aspirational. Per capita energy consumption is going to increase. So, we need energy. There is no shortcut around that.” The country needs investments to boost the production of natural gas and crude oil, and to refine, transport and distribute the fuel to households. India’s state-run companies are scouring the world for access to reserves and technology.

OPEC Needs Higher Break-Even Oil Prices Than Commonly Estimated

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On simple accounting terms Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Iran can generate profits with oil prices at $20 to $40 per barrel. U.S. shale by contrast requires about $50 to $55 per barrel. If one looks at the fiscal break-even price, OPEC producers require an estimated $70 per barrel this year, higher than the $40 to $60 required by listed energy companies to fund capital expenditure and dividends. With respect to external break-evens, i.e. the oil prices needed to foot import bills, the spectrum is wide: Libya needs $140 a barrel and Norway needing just $20.