Issue 06
Top Stories
- OPEC Reduces Output Sharply But Remains A Long Way From Target
- Libya’s Exploration Drive Falters
- Iraqi Oil Plans Could Come Under Fire At Proposed Conference
- Iran’s 2009-10 Budget Seeks To Reduce Dependence On Oil Revenue
- ECA Use On MENA Projects To Rise As Crisis Constrains Banks
Energy Fundamentals
- Crude Prices Remain Above $40/B, Buoyed By Prospect Of Further OPEC Cuts
- Saudi Crude Prices Hiked To All Markets For March Deliveries
- Saudi LPG Prices Increased By $125/Ton For February
- Japan’s December Oil Imports Up On November, 2008 Imports Higher Than 2007
- DME Trading Migrates To Chicago’s CME Globex Platform
- Floating Storage Contributing To Volatile Markets, Says Société Générale
- Crude Oil Formulas/Posted Prices
News by Country
- Shell Signs Bahrain Gas MOU To Explore Import Options
- Russia Moves To Tap Central Asian Gas For Europe
- Azeri State Oil Fund Increased To $11.2Bn In 2008
- Gas Developments In Egypt’s Mediterranean Offshore Gather Pace
- Iran’s External Debt Fell To $23.3Bn By September 2008
- Abuzar Offshore Platform Shut Down After Leaked Gas Catches Fire
- North Pars Port Facilities To Be Built By UAE Firm
- Petroecuador Confirms Iran Preparing To Build Ecuador Power Plant
- Iran To Become Self-Sufficient In Coal, Says Mehrabian
- Tamar Consortium Awaits Test Results, Plans Two More Wells
- Jordan And BP Sign Preliminary Agreement For Risha Gas Field
- IMF Estimates Qatar’s Real GDP Growth In 2008 At 16%
- Indices Pressured By Slump In Property Shares
- Sukuk Issuance Down By More Than 50% In 2008, Says Moody’s
- Samba’s Economic Outlook Progressively Gloomier With New Data
- SABB Plans 25% Capital Increase
- Saudi Fransi Finances Steel Project
- Somalia Elects New President, Piracy Attacks Continue
- Abu Dhabi Perseveres With Sour Gas Initiative
- UAE Property Prices Fall Sharply, Number Of Delayed Projects Increasing
- Moody’s Puts Dubai Owned Companies On Review For Possible Downgrade