Issue 08

Corporate

• Majors Caught In Gulf Investment Dilemma
• UAE’s TAQA Strikes North Sea Oil, Eyes Bond Sale

Oil & Gas

• Gas, Infrastructure Challenges Loom Larger For Baghdad
• Contractor Shortage Sets Back Libyan Production Ramp-Up
• UAE Gas Projects Advancing Towards Completion
• Tullow Consolidates Mauritanian Position Ahead Of Key Drilling Campaign
• South Sudan Plots New Oil Concession Sales
• MENA Active Drilling Rigs, January 2013
• Oman Plans Muscat-Sohar Pipeline
• Iran Claims 3Bn Barrel Oil Reserves Boost

OPEC

• Vive La Difference! IEA, OPEC Split On Supply, Price Views

Selected Data

• Benchmark Crude Prices
• Tunisian Crude Productions

Transportation

• Suez Canal 2013 Transit Fees

Refining & Petrochemicals

• Jacobs Snags Luberef Contract, Maintenance Curbs Refinery Runs
• Iran Inaugurates Sirri NGL Plant

Power & Water

• Jiddah South Contract Awarded To Mitsubishi
• Lebanon Welcomes First Turkish Power Barge

Geopolitical Risk

• Kuwait Prepares Refinery Bidding, Amid Latest Political Chaos
• Thaw In Turkey-Israel Tensions Catalyzes Gas Talks
• Tunisia In Crisis As Prime Minister Resigns

Economics & Finance

• Syrian Officials Review Economic Consequences Of Ongoing Civil War
• World Bank Makes Good On Yemen Support Pledge
• Egyptians Rush Into Dollars, Fearing Pound’s Collapse
• SWIFT Denies Knowledge Of Iran Sanctions Busting
• Jordan Disburses $141Mn To Offset Energy Cost
• Qatar Sets Up New $12Bn Investment Firm

Op-Ed & Documents

• AIG Symposium: Thoughts on In Amenas
• An Evaluation of EU-Russian Energy Relations - A Policy Perspective