Issue 19
Top Stories
- Energy Bonds Test Market Despite Greek Debt Crisis
- Hormuz Tensions Rise, Abu Dhabi Bypass Pipeline Nears Completion
- OPEC-11 Output Hit 16-Month High In April
- GCC Monetary Union Moves Forward, But Momentum Weak
Energy Fundamentals
- WTI Falls Below $80/B As Greek Financial Crisis Pushes Fear For Demand Growth
- Japan’s March Crude Imports Increased 7.4% From February, 6.4% Year-On-Year
- Saudi Crude Prices Mainly Raised For June Deliveries
- Crude Oil Formulas/Posted Prices ($/B) (9)
News by Country
- Sonatrach Announces Management Changes
- RWE Expects Delay In Gas Supply Agreement With Turkmenistan
- Lukoil Renews Cooperation Agreement With Astrakhan Region
- Sipetrol Strikes Oil On Egypt’s East Ras Qattara Block
- Egypt Signs Refinery Expansion Agreement With Chinese Firms
- Iran’s Inflation Rate Falls In April To 10.4%
- Iran Issues Second $250Mn Tranche Of Bonds For South Pars
- NIGC Estimates Gas Exports At Up To 7.5BCM This Year
- Eni Confirms Decision To Exit Darquain Phase 3 Development
- Baghdad Launches Gas Bidding Round
- SNC-Lavalin To Build JIFCO’s Fertilizers Plant
- Kuwaiti Inflation Rate Will Average 3-4% In 2010, NBK Predicts
- IFC Announces Partnership With Lebanon’s BLC Bank To Expand Trade Finance (15)
- IFC Signs Agreement With Morocco To Support New Desalination And Irrigation Plant
- Tethys Begins Drilling Saiwan East Appraisal Well
- Q-Chem II To Start Up Later This Year, Following Cracker Inauguration
- Expanding Gas Sector And Government Spending Driving Qatar’s Growth, Says NBK
- Maghreb Economies Unscathed By Global Crisis, Says IIF
- IFC Says Improving Corporate Governance Increases MENA Access To Finance
- Transportation Drives Saudi Demand Growth
- Ma'aden Awards Contracts For Ras Al-Zour Aluminum Project
- Russian Tanker Freed By Warship From Somali Pirates
- Syrian Oil Production Averages 382,267 B/D In First Quarter 2010
- Syria And Iran Review Gas Import Plans
- US Renews Sanctions On Syria
- QEWC To Build Two 450MW Gas-Fired Power Plants In Syria
- Syria And Bulgaria Sign Debt Write-Off Accord
- Canadian Superior To Drill Appraisal Well On 7th Of November Block
- XState Acquires Tunisian Assets Through Purchase Of Bombora Energy
- RWE To Build 775MW Power Station In Denizli Province
- DNO Marks Progress On Yaalen-3 Well In Yemen
- Oil Search Completes Block 7 Well As Potential Producer
- UN Says Yemen In “State Of Emergency”