Issue 21
Top Stories
- Political Tide Turns Against Kuwait’s Oil Minister As Resignation Calls Mount
- Oman Signs MOU To Import Iranian Gas, Cooperate On West Bukha-Hengam Development
- Fierce Finance Competition Likely For Saudi Aramco/Dow $22Bn Ras Tanura Petchems Complex
- EPC Contractor Sees Raw Material Lead Times/Price Hikes Continuing
- Eastern Mediterranean States Keen To Test Offshore Waters
Energy Fundamentals
- Refinery Outages, Gasoline Strength Support Crude Prices Despite Stock Build
- OPEC Sees Global Economic Growth On Track, Ups Call On Crude As Non-OPEC Slips
- IEA Governing Board Emphasizes Work Towards Sustainable, Secure Energy Future
- South Korea Seeks Upstream JVs With Middle East Partners Outside Region
- China’s Crude Oil Imports Reached A Record 3.6Mn B/D In April
- Crude Oil Formulas/Posted Prices
News by Country
- Sonatrach Reports Gas Discovery In Timimoun Block
- Sonatrach Earnings For First Four Months Total $17Bn
- Gulf Keystone Abandons Well GRJ-2 On Block 126a
- Second Phase Of Al-Ezzel Power Project Inaugurated
- Russia Secures Gas Deals With Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, West Left Disappointed
- BG To Spend $3bn In Egypt By 2010
- Essar In Talks To Build Egyptian Refinery
- Eni To Invest $12Bn In Egypt Over Five Years
- Dana Gas ‘Firmly Committed’ To Further Gas Investment In Egypt
- TransGlobe Plugs And Abandons Narmer-1 Exploration Well In Nuqra Block 1
- Iran’s Gasoline Rationing Debate Continues, FACTS Warns Of $9Bn Imports Cost
- IEA Highlights Hurdles Facing Iran’s Gasoline Rationing Plan
- Nematzadeh Outlines NIORDC’s Products Capacity Expansion Targets
- AEI Says Economic Measures Against Iran Not Fully Explored
- Iranian Energy Sector In Crisis, Says CGES
- Tawke Field In Northern Iraq Ready For Production, Says DNO
- Restructuring of Jordan’s Refining Sector Progresses
- New Kuwaiti Oil/Gas Tanker Firm Established
- Burgan Drilling Company Appoints Two New Board Members
- Kuwait Trade Balance Surplus Increases Despite Slower Growth In Oil Exports, Says NBK
- Oman Crude Exports Down 11% in 1Q07 Amid 6% Fall In Liquids Production
- Oman Realizes 16.8% GDP Growth In 2006
- Oilex To Shoot Seismic, Drill 2-3 Exploration Wells On Oman’s Block 56 In 3Q07
- Qafco 5 Puts Back Funding Until Q3/Q4 To Assess Escalating Costs
- Banks Set To Respond To Qatalum Funding Request
- Middle East Oil Producers External And Fiscal Surpluses To Decline In 2007, Says IMF
- Gulf Capital Markets Close Up, MSM Hits New Year-High
- Saudi Aramco Tests Two Oil/Gas Discoveries Near Ghawar Field
- J Ray McDermott Wins Contract To Install Offshore Platforms For Manifa Development
- Saudi Aramco, Schlumberger Develop New Fluid Technology
- Bank Responses Due On $812Mn Murabaha For Ibn Zahr Polypropylene Expansion
- Saudi Inflation Rate Now Averaging 3%
- National Unity Government Remains Divided On Sensitive Oil Issue
- Syrian Gas Production Capacity To Rise By 15Mn CMD By 2009
- US Extends Economic Sanctions Against Syria
- Petkim Privatization Attracts 19 Bidders
- Petrol Ofisi Reports First Quarter Loss
- YLNG Sees Further Financing Delays As Construction Continues On Track