Issue 38
Oil News
- OPEC Ministers Set To Assess Supply/Demand Prospects For 2004 At Vienna Meeting
- Statoil Targets Middle East Reserves As Part Of International Growth Strategy
- E&P Prospects In Iran, Iraq And UAE Top MENA Conference Agenda
- Iraq Pushes OPEC Oil Production Higher In August
- Bahr Al-'Ulum To Head Iraqi Delegation To 24 September OPEC Meeting
- OPEC NGLs Set For Record Production Growth In 2004, Says PFC Energy
- CGES Sees Need For OPEC Output Cuts In Early 2004
- Crude Prices Fall Further On Record US Imports
- Crude Oil Formulas/Posted Prices
- ΄Ulum’s Industry Experience Outlined
- SOMO Sends Reassuring Message To Markets Despite Turbulent Past
- State Department Estimates Iraqi Oil Exports To Average 1.5Mn B/D In 2004
- Shaikh Hamad And ΄Attiyah Appointed Deputy Prime Ministers
- Qatar/South Africa Sign Heads Of Agreement For Fuel Grade Methanol Project
- Total Hands Over Balal Field Operation To NIOC
- Tabnak Gasfield Inaugurated By President Khatami
- Iran Protests IAEA’s Compliance Deadline
- New Gas/Condensate Field Discovered In Eastern Province
- Teething Problems Delay Exports From Ras Tanura Condensate Splitter
- Norsk Hydro Sells Lysekil Refinery Stake To Preem
- Alcoa Set To Acquire 26% Stake In Alba With Sixth Potline Planned
- CNPC Buys ChevronTexaco’s 65% Stake in Kazakhstan’s Onshore Buzachi Oilfield
- US Indictment Against Swiss Lawyer Implicates Azerbaijani Officials
- ChevronTexaco Subpoenaed By DoJ In Kazakh Bribery Allegations
- Al-΄Utari Forms New Government, Oil And Other Key Posts Unchanged
- Meziane Appointed Sonatrach CEO
- Apicorp Signs $70Mn Finance Deal For Alexandria Acrylic Fibers
- Woodside Spuds Chinguetti 4-5 Appraisal/Early Development Well
- Pipeline Damaged In Bombing But Exports Not Affected
- Pipeline Damaged In Bombing But Exports Not Affected
Financial & Banking News
- Dubai’s Success Based On Diversification And Leadership, Says Paper
- BMA Considers Expansion Of Successful Ijara Sukuk Program
- Qatar’s Islamic Bond Issue To Total $500Mn
- US Provides Breakdown Of $20.3Bn Iraq Reconstruction Funding Request
- Iraqi Planning Minister Questions Continuation of Compensations
- Talabani Issues Decree To Attract Foreign Investment
- Lack Of Proper Governance In MENA Countries Weakens Economies, Says World Bank Report
- Algeria 2004 Budget Based On Oil Price Of $19/B; Indonesia $21/B; Venezuela $18-20/B
- Citigroup Withdraws From Samba Management
- Al-Ahli Receives $100Mn Syndicated Loan From ABC, HSBC
- Société Tunisienne de Banque Secures $75Mn Term Loan
- Jordan Jails Businessman For Six Years In Bank Fraud Case
- Jordanian Government Overrides Central Bank Move To Freeze Hamas Accounts
- S&P Takes Ratings Action On Three Kuwaiti Banks
- S&P Lowers Rating On Banque Tuniso-Koweitienne De Developpement To BB
- Capital Intelligence Upgrades Jordan’s Rating
- SFD Lends Lebanon $19Mn