Issue 30
Oil News
- Middle East Politics Poses New Challenges To Region And IOCs, Says Christophe De Margerie
- WTI Price Stays Above $40/B On Bullish Demand Outlook And Yukos Affair
- Financial Constraints Hamper Iraq’s Oil Sector Plans, Says Janabi
- OPEC Revises World Oil Demand Growth Upwards To 2.1Mn B/D In 2004
- Demand Growth And Limited Capacity Keeping Prices High, Says CGES
- New US Legislation Paves Way For Refinery Construction
- New Maritime Shipping Codes Enhance Tanker And Port Security
- Obasanjo Gives Security Assurance To IOCs; Shell Makes Nigeria Its Africa E&P HQ
- Crude Oil Formulas/Posted Prices
- Rate Of Egyptian Oil Output Decline Edging Up In 1H04
- Egypt Awards Two Upstream Blocks In Western Desert
- Samir Board Approves $600Mn Refinery Upgrade Plan For Mohammedia Plant
- Iranian Crude Exports Average 2.6Mn B/D During 1Q 2004
- Halliburton’s Iran Operations Under Investigation By Texas District Attorney
- First Gas Sales From In Salah Begin
- Sonelgaz Reviews Two Bids For Hadjret Ennouss Power Project
- Dow In Sohar Petrochemical Project Joint Venture
- Tractebel Wins Sohar IWPP Contract; Power/Water Privatization Law Promulgated
- Iraq Imports 60% of Gasoline Needs
- SABIC Plans $8Bn Investment For 60Mn T/Y Capacity By 2008
- Linde Wins SABIC Petrochemical Project Contract
- KPC To Sell Q8 Gas Stations In UK
- Bubiyan Petrochemicals/National Investments Company Form Holding Firm
- EU And Turkey Energy Discussions Focus On Transport Security
- Bahrain’s Peak Summer Power Demand To Reach 2,340Mw In 2010, Water 128Mn G/D
- BG Faces Investigation Over Karachaganak Exports
- Libya Extends Deadline For US To Ease Remaining Sanctions
- Energy Exchange To Hold Caspian Transport Conference In Vienna In October
- Iran Economy Conference Scheduled For London In October
- Conference On Security Of Global Energy Supplies Set For Vienna In November
Financial & Banking News
- Dolphin Signs $1.36Bn Bridge Loan Deal With 16 Banks
- DFI Auditor’s Report Scathing On CPA Management Of Iraqi Revenues
- IMF Commends Lebanon’s Growth In 2003 But Warns Of Challenges Ahead
- Sonatrach Signs Framework Deal With JBIC
- Jordan Invites Expressions Of Interest For JPC Privatization Consultancy Services
- Arab investors To Set Up $75mn Al-Salam Bank in Sudan
- Etihad Airways Places $7Bn Airbus Order
- CI Raises Rating On NCB Two Notches To A
- Capital Intelligence Raises Bahrain’s Foreign Currency Rating
- Agencies Rate Oman LNG’s $175Mn Commercial Bank Facility
- Investcorp Raises Profits 20% To $90Mn In 2003-04
- US House Votes To Block Aid To Saudi Arabia
- World Bank Agrees $359Mn In Loans For Iran
- World Bank Lends Morocco $100Mn For Public Administration Reform