Issue 46

Oil & Gas

• Basra In Turmoil As Oil Services Firms Retreat Following Violence
• KRG Slams Bp Kirkuk Deal
• Abu Dhabi Ups The Ante As Oil Acreage Race Heats Up
• ADIPEC Sketch: Majors And NOCS Compete To Impress
• Abu Dhabi Turns To CO2 To Enhance Oil Recovery
• Oxy Makes Shah Space
• ADNOC Creates New Crude Blend To Go On Sale From Next July
• Energy Efficiency Key To Adapting To High Prices, Says IEA
• Algeria: The Rocky Road To Gas Riches
• Bahrain: Question Mark Hangs Over Oil and Gas Projects
• MENA Active Drilling Rigs October 2013
• Morocco Spuds First Ever Deepwater Well

Transportation

• Further Delay For Emirates LNG Import Plans
• Total, Cyprus In LNG MoU

Refining & Petrochemicals

• OPEC Sees Refining Surge Requiring 10Mn B/D Of Plant Closures
• Iraq, Shell Basra Petchems HoA

Power & Water

• IEA Labels Mideast As Key Driver Of Electricity Demand Growth

OPEC

• OPEC To Ride Out ‘Shale’ Storm And Reemerge Stronger

Geopolitical Risk

• Iran: Geneva Deadlock Breeds Talk Of Further US Sanctions

Corporate

• Abu Dhabi Moves Towards Integration Of State Oil Firms
• Wintershall Moves Forward In Gulf

Economics & Finance

• Egypt Targets Lower Energy Subsidies
• Saudi, UAE Close To Top Of World SWF Rankings
• IMF Aid For Jordan
• IMF Downgrades MENA Growth Projections To 2.3% For 2013

Op-Ed & Documents

• Investment for Energy: Looking Beyond Conventional Determinants

Selected Data

• Crude Official Selling Prices ($/B)
• Benchmark Crude Prices ($/B)
• Egypt: Oil Production Climbs, Gas Continues To Fall