Issue 47
Oil News
- US Distillates Stockdraw Again Slows Crude Price Slide
- Iraqi Insurgents Target Domestic Energy Supplies
- SOMO Corrects Lower Iraqi Crude Prices By Around $1/B
- Crude Oil Formulas/Posted Prices
- OPEC Revises 2004 Oil Demand Growth Lower On Chinese Slowdown, Weaker FSU
- OPEC Members’ 2003 Primary Distillation Accounted For 10.6% Of World Capacity
- ExxonMobil’s Raymond Outlines Asian Energy Demand Prospects
- Woodmac Sees OPEC Spare Capacity Growing Through 4Q, 2005
- Mitchell Assesses UNFC Proposal On Oil Reserves Methodology
- Russia Ready To Begin Debt Cancellation Talks With Iraq
- Waxman Demands Further Halliburton/Iraq Investigations
- Repsol, Gas Natural Awarded Gassi Touil Integrated Gas Project
- Sonatrach Awards ABB $90Mn Gas Compressor Contract
- NIGEC Chief Reveals Expanded Targets For Iranian LNG Capacity
- Iran And EU Trio Sign Nuclear Deal Ahead Of IAEA Meeting
- Fluor In Kuwait Olefins And Fourth Refinery Agreements
- Qatar’s Oil Production Rises 3.8% To Average 720,500 B/D In 2003
- Q-Ship Takes Delivery Of Second LPG/Ammonia Carrier
- BG In Talks To Extend Gal A, B Exploration Licenses
- SNC Lavalin To Prepare/Evaluate Gulf Power Grid Tenders
- Sterling Energy Appointed Strategic Partner To Mauritanian Government
- Explosion Damages Sudan Oil Export Pipeline
- 12 Firms Bid For Contract To Operate EDL Power Plants
- Mideast Refining/Petrochemicals Conference Scheduled For February 2005 In Dubai
Financial & Banking News
- Margins On Equate Refinancing/Bridge Loan Prove Too Slim For Local Banks
- Financing Of Taweelah B Project In Preliminary Stages
- ANZ Transfers Middle East Project Finance To Standard Chartered
- Bank Melli Chief Claims Discrepancy In Iran’s Credit Rating
- Lion’s Share Of JBIC’s Middle East Loans Go To Iran
- Mexico Passes Budget Based On $27/B Crude Oil Price Projection
- Bush Asks Congress To Lift Ban On ExIm Bank Activities In Libya
- US To Start Free Trade Talks With Oman And UAE In 2005…
- …While Negotiations With Egypt And Tunisia Are Delayed
- Orascom Telecom Launches GSM Services In Southern Iraq
- Saudi NCCI To Launch Initial Public Offering
- Syriatel And Al-Naama Launch Public Share Offerings
- Moody’s Withdraws Ratings Of Egyptian American Bank