Issue 20
Oil News
- Iraq Accepts Amended Sanctions
- Crude Prices Choppy On Supply Concerns, US Gasoline Stock Build
- Crude Oil Formulas/Posted Prices ($/B)
- IEA Sees Weak Demand Yet Calls For More Production
- China’s Industrial Growth Spurs Increasing Demand For Crude Imports
- IEA Lists World’s Largest Producers, Exporters And Importers For 2001
- Ourhoud Field Full Production Of 230,000 B/D Due By Mid-2003
- Algeria Invites Bids For Gassi Touil Integrated Gas Project
- Linde Wins Skikda Helium/Nitrogen Plant Contract
- TotalFinaElf Declares First Additional Production from Doroud Field
- NPC Output Rose 6% To 12.5Mn Tons Last Year
- US Threatens Chinese, Armenian And Moldovan Firms With Sanctions Over Iran Contracts
- Iran And Afghanistan Sign MoU For Power And Water Plant Reconstruction
- ADWEA Has No Plans To Privatize Power Transportation/Distribution
- Zakum Ocean Bed 3D Survey Completed
- Sudan Rejects Sharing Oil Revenue With SPLA
- Syria Increases Fuel Prices
- Syria Launches 2002 Licensing Round For 11 Blocks
- Russia And Kazakstan Sign Bilateral Agreement On Northern Caspian Sea Boundary
- Technip Wins Sulfur Plant Contract For Riyadh Refinery
- Kuwait/AOC Agreement Talks On Track
- Petrogas Ramlat-2 Exploratory Appraisal Well Strikes Oil
- Egypt Launches 2002 Upstream Licensing Round
- Apache Makes Oil Discovery On Khalda Concession
- Caspian Oil & Gas 2002 Conference Set For Baku In June
Financial & Banking News
- SABIC Secures €2.4Bn Loan For Acquisition Of DSM Petrochemicals
- Yemen’s Oil Revenue 1988-2001
- Iran Considers Privatization of Electricity And Water
- Qatar Signs Agreement For $550Mn Loan
- Iran To Merge Foreign Branches Of Iranian Banks
- GIC Plans to Launch $200-250Mn In Eurobonds
- NBK Launches KD Denominated Fund; Will Manage CFC Bond Issue
- Barclays Says Saudi Reneges On $900Mn Loan To Finance Military Bases
- Fitch Rates Iran For First Time, Assigns B+
- Moody’s Upgrades Kuwait Foreign Currency Ceiling, Local Currency Rating
- S&P Raises Qatar’s Long-term Foreign Currency Rating To A-