Issue 31
Oil News
- Foreign Consortium Eyes Expanded Exploration Deal In Irans Caspian Sea Sector
- Venezuelas Leading Presidential Candidate Chavez Expresses Radical Views On PDVSA And Questions Role Of State Oil Company
- Venezuela Will Implement Output Cuts, Says Arrieta
- More Production Cuts Necessary Unless Brent Is $17/B In Early November, Says Kuwaits Sabah
- Russia Calls For Closure Of Nuclear File
- ADNOC Tenders For Offshore Portion Of Khuff Gas Development Project
- EU Approves OMV-IPIC Purchase Of Borealis
- NIOC Establishes New Company To Manage Operations At South Pars And North Pars Gasfields
- Dragon And Monument Deliver First Cargoes Of Caspian Crude Under Swap Deals
- Clinton Sanctions Russian Companies And Avoids Showdown With Congress
- Export Prices For Venezuela
- Libya Raises August Price Formulas
- Yemen Raises September Price For Masila Crude: Marib Remains Unchanged
- Talks Continue On Syrian August Oil Prices
- DKBR Puts 1998 World Oil Demand Growth At 1Mn B/D
- Foster Wheeler Wins Contract For Sasrefs Thermal Gasoil Unit
- EU Investigating Allegations Of Saudi Subsidies
- Saudi Arabia And Yemen Sign Protocol To Prevent Further Border Incidents
- Bula Resources Pulls Out Of Yemeni Blocks 6 And 35
- Arcos Production From Rhourde El-Baguel Averages 42,000 B/D In 1H98
- Qatars 1997 Production Averaged 700,100 B/D, Says EIA
- Repsol Acquires Moroccos National Gaz
- Financial Risks and Rewards in LNG Projects: Qatar, Oman and Yemen
- Iranian Petroleum Summit Conference Moved To London
- Russia/Middle East Investment Conference To Be Held In Dubai In November
Financial & Banking News
- IMF Concludes Article IV Consultation With Oman With "Commendable" Verdict
- Moodys Rates Oman
- Declining Oil Prices And Budget Revenues
- Iranian-Indonesian Parallels
- Italian Bank Mediobanca Extends Credit Line Of $1.2Bn To Iran
- EBG Confidence In UAE Bank Performance
- And Small Scale Sector Finance
- Qatar Central Bank Restricts Lending To Real Estate
- Kuwait Parliament Passes Troublesome Amendment
- Algeria Announces Privatization Of 34 State Entities
- Jordan WTO Accession Moves Forward
- Moodys Upgrades Riyad Banks Financial Strength Rating