Issue 26
Top Stories
- Algeria Raises Stakes In Spanish Standoff Over Medgaz Sales, Pricing
- Collapse Of Unity Government Marks New Watershed For Palestinian Politics
- Saudi Aramco Studies New Ras Tanura Refinery To Supply Domestic Market
- OPEC Oil Output Dips In May To 30.16Mn B/D After Iran Exports Slip
- Iranian President Rejects Criticism Of His Economic Policies
- Pushing The Envelope On Covenants: A Project Advisor’s Warning
Energy Fundamentals
- Crude Prices Supported By Supply Concerns Despite Bearish US Stockbuild
- EU-OPEC Meeting Backs Measures To Enhance Energy Security
- BP Estimates Global Gas Production Grew 3% In 2006, While LNG Supply Rose 11.8%
- Fimat Sees Refinery Outages Keeping US Oil Market Tight
- Arab Energy Consumption Rises By 18% In 2000-05
- Chinese Oil Demand Growth In 2007 Below Consensus At 4.5%, Says ISI
- OPEC Fund Committed Record $700Mn In Loans, Grants In 2006
News by Country
- Four New Discoveries By Sonatrach And Partners In Berkine And Gourara
- Linde Group Acquires A Majority Interest In ENGI
- Sonelgaz Signs Contracts Worth $1.2bn To Build Five Power Plants
- Turkey Takes A Fresh Look At Turkmenistan Gas Supply Pipeline
- Kazakhstan President Dissolves Parliament, Calls Early Elections To Push Political Reforms
- Kufpec, Pico To Invest $400Mn In Gulf Of Suez Blocks
- Apache Spuds Exploration Well ERB-A-1X In The Gulf Of Suez
- Oil Weapon Not Ruled Out, Says Iran’s Kazempour Ardebili
- Iran’s Gasoline Rationing For Private Cars Postponed Further
- Iran’s First Private ‘Mini-Refinery’ Brought On-Stream
- NIOC Awards Forouzan Platforms Contract To Iran’s IOEC
- Petroleum Ministry Identifies 21 Subsidiary Companies For Privatization
- Tawke Field Central Production Facility Nearing Completion
- Iraq Reiterates Plan To Supply Crude To Jordan And Build Pipeline
- KNPC Launches Revised Tender For Fourth Refinery
- Lebanon Signs Agreement To Launch First IPP At Baddawi
- Morocco Signs MOU With Petrobras On Oil Shale Production
- IDB Offers Samir $200Mn Loan To Finance Crude Imports
- Morocco’s Upcoming Bond Issue Rated BBB-, Says S&P
- PDO To Proceed With Full Development Of Mabrouk Field
- PDO To Build Water Treatment Plants In Dhofar
- Oman’s Sovereign Ratings Raised, Says CI
- Projects To See Post Financial Close Cost Hikes Amid EPC Contract Changes
- Gulf Capital Markets Close Mixed, Dubai And Bahrain Hit New Year-Highs
- Kayan Closer To Market Launch, But May Wait For SABIC’s GE Plastics Acquisition Funding
- Ibn Zahr Appoints 13 Banks On Murabaha For Polypropylene Expansion
- Saudi Polyolefins Achieves Financial Close
- Financial Close Announced On Marafiq IWPP, World’s Largest Power/Desalination Project
- Saudi Electricity Company Readies To Launch Sukuk
- Syrian Oil Ministry To Promote Four Offshore Blocks In London
- Aabar Petroleum Farms Out 42.5% Interest In East Java Offshore Bulu Concession
- UAE Inflation In 2006 Estimated At 9.3%
- DNO Announces Godah-6 Well Test Results, Drilling Plans
- Rebels In Northern Yemen Accuse Government Of Breaching Ceasefire