Issue 08
Oil News
- Crude Prices Kept High By US Products Tightness
- Kirkuk Output Faces Possible Disruption As Turkey Seeks To Defend North Iraq “Interests”
- Iraq: Finding Room For The Law In A War Debate
- Production From Abdali/Ratqa Halted As Security Precaution
- Tensions Grow Within Algerian Leadership As 2004 Presidential Election Looms
- Benbitour Makes Case For Dropping Hydrocarbon Law, Demands National Energy Strategy
- Technical Bids In For Gassi Touil Integrated Gas Project
- Khatami Inaugurates South Pars Gasfield Phases 2 And 3
- TotalFinaElf Starts Commercial Oil Production From Balal Field
- Lukoil Agrees To Pursue Farm-In On Norsk Hydro’s Anaran Exploration Block
- Gasoline Consumption Up 11% Since March 2002, Says Zanganeh
- Tavanir Invites Bids To Purchase Khoy Power Plant
- JNOC Rearrangement Draft Proposal Completed
- Congressmen To Introduce Hydrogen Fuel Legislation For Faster Development Than Bush Plan
- ChevronTexaco Disputes ‘Blood For Oil’ Protests, But Germany, Greenpeace Say Oil Is Factor
- Oil Companies Could Face Boycott Over Corruption In Third World Countries, Says UK Minister
- Lukoil And KazMunaiGaz Sign MOU For Cooperation In Offshore Caspian
- ExxonMobil And Kazakstan To Study Country’s Natural Gas Sector
- Caspian Crude Production Averages 1.48Mn B/D In 2002, Exports 981,000 B/D
- JAOC Says Gas Discovered In Offshore Ateshgyakh Field
- CGES Warns Of Fragile Demand Recovery
- Tanker Rates Boosted By Low US Stocks And Iraq, Says Poten
- Crude Oil Formulas/Posted Prices ($/B)
- Saudi Arabia Opens Third Strategic Underground Storage Facility
- Morocco Awards Tahadart Power Project Contracts
- Enel Buys Into BG’s Brindisi LNG Terminal As Companies Examine Gas Supply Cooperation
- Norsk Hydro And Chilean Partner Establish Egyptian Fertilizer JV
- Melrose Tests Gas/Condensate From South Batra Exploration Well
- Egypt, Cyprus Sign Accord Delineating Maritime Border
- Agip Gas Awards Offshore Libya Contract To Dolphin Drilling
- Tasour Output Set To Exceed 20,000 B/D
- Lebanon To Carry Out Fresh Drilling On Gas Wells In South
Financial & Banking News
- Lebanese Parliament Approves Austerity Budget
- Qatar Economy Buoyed By Healthy Progress Of Hydrocarbons Sector
- Arab Bank In Preliminary Discussions To Buy Troubled Jordan Gulf Bank
- Jordan’s Housing Bank For Trade & Finance Opens Bahrain Branch
- Dubai Bond Delayed, But Could Be Issued Next Month
- Tunisia Issues €300Mn Eurobond As Fiscal Performance Stays Solid
- Algeria’s Naftec Sees Turnover Climb To $2.14Bn
- Algeria-Telecom Awards Ericsson $160Mn Contract
- Construction Begins On Tangier Port Project
- S&P Revises Outlook On Arab Banking Corp To Stable From Positive