Issue 34
Oil News
- US Reverts To Tough Talk On Oil Prices, Singles Out Venezuela
- MITI Scraps Target For Imports From Japanese Operated Overseas Oilfields And Focuses On Forming Core Companies
- IEA Forecasts 670,000 B/D Rise In Non-OPEC Oil Supply In 2001
- Crude Oil Formulas/Posted Prices
- Oil Ministry Warns Oil Equipment Delays Threaten Country’s Production Program
- FCC Unit At Ahmadi Refinery Restarted; Investigations Indicate That Negligence Caused Shu'aiba And Ahmadi Refinery Accidents
- Saudi Arabia And Iran To Sign Agreement On Combating Terrorism, Crime And Drugs; Saudi-Yemeni Talks On Border Procedures
- Survey To Assess Potential For Saudi Minerals To Replace Imports
- Japan’s TEC Group Wins Ibn Al-Baytar Debottlenecking Contract
- Hyundai Wins Order For Four VLCCs For Saudi Aramco’s Vela
- NIOC Announces Discovery Of New Onshore Gasfie
- Iranian Crude Exports Average 2.32Mn B/D In July
- Government Approves Law To Privatize Mining; Privatization Of Electricity And Domestic Gas Distribution Under Consideration
- PDO Production Falls To 832,000 B/D In 1999
- Egypt Registers First Petroleum Trade Deficit For 25 Years
- Turkey’s Izmet Refinery To Return To Full Capacity In Late September
- Petrol Ofisi To Sell Iraqi Diesel
- Alon USA Finalizes Purchase Of TotalFinaElf Assets In Southwest
- Democratic Party Platform Avoids Oil Price Issue, Calls For Cleaner Energy
- Middle East E-Energy Conference Set For Bahrain In October
Financial & Banking News
- Saudi Banks Reshuffle Rankings And Continue To Prosper
- Lebanon Prepares To Introduce VAT
- OAPEC Members Witness 35.5% Rise In Oil Export Revenues In 1999
- Jordan’s Foreign Debt Falls 4.2% In 1H 2000
- ARIG Announces 232% Rise In 1H Losses To $15.6Mn
- A Boost To Tourism In Egypt Lifts Orascom’s Fortunes
- Unilever Egypt And Al-Ahram Beverages Announce New Joint Venture
- Fitch IBCA Affirms Lebanon’s Long-Term And Short-Term Foreign Currency Ratings