Issue 05
Oil & Gas
Corporate
OPEC
Geopolitical Risk
- Qatar 2018 Revenue Surge Finances Renewed Checkbook Diplomacy
- Qatar’s Emir On Asian Tour
- Lebanon’s ‘New’ Government Set For Uphill Battle
- Saudi Arabia Launches Latest Investment Drive
Refining & Petrochemicals
Power & Water
Economics & Finance
- IMF To Kuwait: Cut Public Wage Bill, Boost Private Sector, Lessen Oil Dependence
- Jordan Plans Tax Hike To Cover Planned 2019 Deficit
- Iraq & Jordan: Economic Honeymoon
News In Brief
- Genel: Kurdish Gas Reprieve
- Iran: India Buying Slumps
- Japan: Top Saudi Buyer, For Now
- Libya’s NOC Cuts Gas To Fertilizer Plant
- Aramco Signs Up Daelim For Satorp Petchems…
- …Targets Korean Refinery Stake
- Siemens Supplies DUQM Turbines
- Sharjah Signs Up For 1.8gw CCGT
- Iraq Hits New Gas Pinnacle
- Exxon Cyprus Drilling Flop
- Leviathan: Full Metal Jacket
- India Crude Imports ('000 B/D, Top Six Suppliers): Iraq Cements Top Spot With 13% Rise To 956,000 B/D For 2018
- Aramco Advances Crude-To-Petchems Plans
Selected Data
- Japan 2018 Crude Oil & Condensate Imports ('000 B/D): Middle East Share Rises To 9-Year High 88.2% As Volumes Continue To Fall
- Japan 2018 LNG Imports: Qatar Volumes Fall To 9-Year Low 9.92mn Tons As Imports From Oman Hit 5-Year High
- Benchmark Crude Prices ($/B)
- Asian Imports* Of Iranian Oil^ Fall To Near-40 Year Low Of 700,000 B/D; 2018 Total Down 280,000 B/D At 1.38mn B/D