Issue 18
Oil & Gas
- Iran Readies Upstream Opening In Anticipation Of Nuclear Deal
- Japan’s Inpex Adds Onshore Abu Dhabi Stake To UAE Portfolio
- Eni Ramps Up Western Desert Output As Cairo Looks To Cut Through Red Tape
- Petroceltic Upbeat On Ain Tsila As Sonatrach Calls For Cost Cuts
Transportation
Refining & Petrochemicals
- Jihadists Take Iraq’s Baiji Refinery; Shell Delays Majnoon
- Iraq’s Battered Refining Sector Gets Rare Boost From Basra Upgrade Award
Power & Water
OPEC
Geopolitical Risk
- Saudi Reshuffle: Is The Stage Set For An Oil Change?
- Damascus Cash Crunch As Crude Below 10,000 B/D
- Gaza Aid Falters
Corporate
Economics & Finance
Selected Data
- Iraq: Q1 Exports Hit 2.7mn B/D But Still Way Off 3.3mn B/D 2015 Target (‘000 B/D)
- Japanese Crude Oil Imports: Seasonal Trends Continue As Saudi Volumes Hit Record (‘000 B/D)
- Saudi Arabia’s Largest Crude Buyers: Japan Moves Ahead In Q1, Us Imports Lowest In 5 Years, as US Oil Output Keeps Rising: But At Lowest Rate Since Late-2013 (Mn B/D)
- US Rigount Falls To 932 In Late April But Rate Of Decrease Eases
- Benchmark Crude Prices ($/B)
- Egypt’s Key Economic Pillars Look Shaky
- JAPAN Q1 OIL IMPORTS: DOWN 11% ON 1Q14 BUT SAUDI AT NEAR-RECORD 1.4MN B/D IN MARCH