Issue 50
Oil News
- Iraq Drops Surcharge Demand In New Price Agreement
- Statement to the Saudi Press Agency by the Minister Of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Ali al-Naimi, Riyadh, 2 December 2000 (MEES translation)
- United Nations Security Council Resolution 1330
- Saudi Arabia Designates Three Core Ventures For Bidding By IOC’s In Natural Gas Initiative
- OPEC Maintains High Production Level In November
- Saudi Aramco Makes Mainly Small Changes To Crude Pricing For January Deliveries
- Price Plunge Brings OPEC Basket Price Into Target Band
- Crude Oil Formulas/Posted Prices
- European Union Looks To Reduce Reliance On Oil
- US Department Of Energy Expects World Oil Demand To Rise More Than 50% By 2020
- Syrian Crude Exports Rise In December As Iraqi Oil Arrives
- International Consultancy Tender Announced For Haditha-Zarka Pipeline Project
- US Firms On The Defensive Over South Pars Involvement
- Iran’s Agha Jari Oilfield Project Expected To Go To Iranian Company
- Iran’s NPC To Hike LPG Exports By 20% In 2001
- Shiraz Petrochemical Complex To Be Privatized, Says Sharifzadeh
- Yemen Draws New Blocks On Saudi Border
- Yemen Approves License For First Private Refinery
- ONAREP Awards 26 Exploration Permits In Atlantic Offshore
- Lone Star Starts Drilling At Loukos South In Atlantic Offshore
- Fluor Daniel/Sunkyong To Rebuild Ahmadi Refinery, Upgrade Plann
- Sonatrach And Cepsa Select Five Additional Partners For New Gas Pipeline Project
- Russian Firm Wins Pipeline Contract
- CPC Approves 2001 Budget For Completion Of Pipeline By Next June
- Itera Resumes Gas Supplies To Azerbaijan: Socar Resumes Crude Deliveries To Novorossysk
Financial & Banking News
- Syrian Government’s Decision To Allow Private Sector Banks Underpins Reform...
- Lebanese Support
- Syrian Caution
- Sumitomo-Led Consortium Arranges $500Mn Syndicated Facility For Qatar
- HSBC Signs $500Mn Credit Line With Six Iranian Banks
- NBK Fails To Acquire Egypt’s MAIB As Legal Issues Hamper The Deal
- BNP Paribas Signs €100Mn Buyer’s Credit Agreement With Sonatrach
- Arig Announces 3Q Losses Of $52.6Mn And New Diversification Strategy
- President Khatami Presents Upbeat Assessment Of Iranian Economy In His Draft Budget
- Palestinian Consumer Price Index Climbs Amid Ongoing Conflict
- SBC Communications Breaks Off Talks With Saudi Telecoms Company
- Batelco Signs Purchase Agreement With Egypt’s Soficom Communication
- Moody’s Reports Stable Outlook For Qatari Banks
- World Bank Approves $12Mn In Emergency Assistance To Palestine