Issue 10
Oil News
- OPEC To Maintain High Production But Keep Watch On Iraq And 2Q Demand
- IEA, Producer Meetings Reaffirm Commitment To Market Stability
- Iraq’s Downstream Requires Immediate $700Mn Investment, Says 'Uqaili
- Major Differences Among Allies Over Governing Structure For Iraq In Interim Period
- Kuwait’s Northern Fields To Close Only If In Danger; Total Output Up To 2.4Mn B/D
- KPC Temporarily Suspends Talks On Purchase Of Stake In PNOC
- Swift Resumption Of Remaining Venezuelan Oil Output Capacity Seen Unlikely
- Present Oil Markets Conditions Unlike 1990-91, Says HETCO Report
- Aframax Squeeze Raises Mediterranean Charter Rates, Says Poten
- BP, Shell Switch Focus To Financial Returns Above Production Growth
- NGL-4 Plant Inaugurated; Gas Industry Revenue To Exceed Oil Income In 2007
- RasGas-2 To Charter Third LNG Vessel
- Saudi Crude Prices For April Show Cuts For Heavier Grades
- Saudi LPG Prices For March Show Propane Increase And Butane Decrease
- Crude Oil Formulas/Posted Prices ($/B)
- Gachsaran Oil Production Estimated At 10Bn Barrels Over 45 Years
- NPC Awards Olefins 9 M/HDPE Contract
- Justice Department Slates Petropars Hearing For Next Iranian Year
- Cabinet Approves Establishment Of Industrialization And Energy Services Company
- Sasref Refinery Shuts Down For One Month For Maintenance
- Philippines Government “Plans Sale Of Petron Stake”
- Apache Announces Successful Appraisal Of Abu Sir Deepwater Gas Find
- Three New Fertilizer Plants Planned At Total $810Mn Cost
- Russia Expresses Opposition To Trans-Caspian Crude Pipeline Idea
- Aurado Says Acquisition In Kazakstan’s Liman Block Completed
- Lundin Petroleum Completes Thar Jath Development Plan
- Centurion Spuds Sidi Mehrez-1 Well In Onshore Grombalia Permit
- Givot Olam Logs Oil Pay At Meged-4 Onshore Well
Financial & Banking News
- The Cost Of War And Reconstruction, Iraqi Debt – Who Will Foot The Bill?
- Lebanon Receives $2.19Bn From Paris II Donors For Debt Restructuring
- Suez Canal Transit Revenues Rise Slightly To $1,963Mn In 2002
- Pioneering Foreign Banks See Good Potential For Syria, Despite Slow Pace of Reform
- QCB Study Recommends Framework For Liberalizing Qatar Banking Sector
- Bank Of Beirut Opens IBU In Cyprus
- World Bank, UK’s FSA Consider Initiatives In Islamic Finance
- Export Revenue From Yemen Government’s 2002 Oil Share Totals $1.6Bn
- ASRY Revenues Reach $90Mn In 2002, Operating Profit Of $4.3Mn
- ECGD Fast Tracks Service For UK Exporters Dealing With NIOC, NPC
- Dubai Executive Council Appoints Economic Affairs Council
- SOLC Plans To Issue First Corporate Bond In Saudi Arabia
- ARIG Cuts Losses To $36.8Mn In 2002
- Chirac And Boutefliqa Sign ‘Algiers Declaration’, France Pledges €95Mn In Loans