Issue 15
Oil News
- No Iraqi Crude Exports Before June; Resumption Awaits Oil Administration And Clearing Of Legal Obstacles At UN
- RIIA Envisages Piecemeal Iraqi Oil Redevelopment Until Independent Government In Place
- Heritage Foundation Sees Privatization As Key To Successful Rebuilding Of Iraqi Oil Industry
- Proposed OPEC Meeting Will Discuss Options To Keep Price Within Preferred $22-28/B Band
- Oil Prices Steady As OPEC Signals Readiness To Act On Oversupply
- Saudi Crude Prices For May Show Reductions For Lighter Grades
- Crude Oil Formulas/Posted Prices ($/B)
- EIA Maintains 2003 Demand Growth Forecast At 1.1Mn B/D
- Demand And OPEC Output Will Drive Crude Market Near Term, Says DrKW
- Azadegan Talks Continuing Despite Differences Between NIOC And Japanese Consortium
- Khelil Confirms Draft Hydrocarbon Law Frozen
- Q-Chem II Commissioning Under Way, HDPE Production Begins In May
- India’s GAIL Finds Customers For Petronet’s LNG Supplies From RasGas-2
- Turkmen, Russian Presidents Sign Long-Term Gas And Energy Agreements
- Lukoil Increases Share And Size Of Azerbaijan’s Offshore Yalama Block
- Kazak Officials Implicated In US Corruption Charges Against Oil Executives
- Canada’s Nations Energy Take Over Moncrief’s Holdings In Azerbaijan
- Three Companies Shortlisted For LNG Vessel Contracts
- 3D Survey Under Way In Daleel Petroleum’s Block 5
- Mohammedia Refinery Operating At 60% Capacity As Repairs Continue
- ENOC Establishes Terminalling Company
- Yuvalim Desalination Wins BOO Tender For Israel Desalination Plant
- JNOC Rearrangement Plan Cleared By METI
- MPGC 2003 Rescheduled For September
Financial & Banking News
- Iraqi External Debt Stands At $104-129Bn, Says Report
- Qatar Hikes Capital Spending By 40% In Expansionary 2003-04 Budget
- Libya’s Oil Revenue And Foreign Reserves In 2002
- Umm Al-Nar Power/Desalination Project Attracts $1.774Bn
- Alba Signs Loans Worth $1.05Bn For Expansion
- Bahraini Saudi Bank Irregularities Investigation Completed
- Qatar Ratings Supported By Diversification Away From Oil, Says Moody’s
- Saudi Arabia’s TASI Reaches Record High