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21 Feb, 2020

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US Surges Past Saudi As World’s Top Oil Exporter

Saudi Arabia was overtaken as the world’s largest oil exporter in 2019, as the US shale revolution propelled it to the top spot for the first time in decades. Saudi oil products trade had a turbulent 2019, with both exports and imports falling from records set in 2018.

World’s Largest Oil* Exporters (mn b/d): US Decisively Overtook Saudi For Top Spot In 2019

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21 Feb, 2020

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Qatar Revenues Fall

Qatar sent bumper LNG volumes to Europe in 2019, yet revenues from the region fell. With a global LNG supply glut set to deepen in 2020, a reprieve is unlikely.

Qatar Trade Surplus Dipped In 2019

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COUNTRY	January 2020	vs December 2019	vs January 2019	December 2019	November 2019	October 2019	2019	vs 2018	2018	2017
Algeria	-	-	-	-	-	1.02	1.03	-0.01	1.04	1.06
Angola	-	-	-	-	-	1.38	1.40	-0.15	1.55	1.65
Congo	-	-	-	-	-	0.31	0.31	0.00	0.32	0.27
Ecuador	-	-	-	-	-	0.40	0.52	0.00	0.52	0.53
Equatorial Guinea	-	-	-	-	-	0.11	0.11	-0.02	0.13	0.15
Gabon	-	-	-	-	-	0.20	0.19	+0.00	0.19	0.20
Iran	-	-	-	-	-	2.15	2.43	-1.15	3.58	3.79
Iraq	-	-	-	-	-	4.62	4.63	+0.11	4.53	4.43
Kuwait	-	-	-	-	-	2.65	2.67	-0.07	2.75	2.71
Libya	-	-	-	-	-	1.22	1.11	+0.17	0.94	0.82
Nigeria	-	-	-	-	-	1.90	1.84	+0.02	1.82	1.72
Saudi Arabia	-	-	-	-	-	9.98	9.75	-0.56	10.31	9.97
UAE	-	-	-	-	-	3.08	3.05	+0.08	2.97	2.90
Venezuela	-	-	-	-	-	0.67	0.82	-0.58	1.40	1.95
TOTAL	-	-	-	-	-	29.29	29.33	-2.18	31.51	31.61