Issue 05
Oil & Gas
- Iraq Breaks From The Past In Fifth Bid Round
- Instability Continues To Weigh On Iraq Oil Sector
- Eni Strikes Sharjah Gas
Corporate
OPEC
- Middle East Tensions: De-Escalation Or Coffee Break?
- Gas Critiques Gain Traction
- Thailand Crude Imports Slump, Mideast Share Down
Geopolitical Risk
- Algeria & Morocco: Uneasy Neighbors
- Libya: Haftar’s Oil Blockade Continues
- US Sanctions Strain Iran-Iraq Energy Trade
Refining & Petrochemicals
- Sabic Reports Sharp Fall In Annual Profits, Rare Net Loss In 4Q19
- Dow Impairs $1.73bn At Sadara, Eyes Debt Rejig
Power & Water
- Gulf Solar Costs Tumble As PV Technologies Improve, But Some Are Skeptical
- Saudi Wind: Record Low Bids ‘Not Repeatable’
Economics & Finance
- IMF Highlights Kuwait’s Economic Troubles
- Qatar Trade: Surplus Dips In 2019 As LNG Pricing Pressure Augurs Worse To Come
- Qatar Economy Outperforms Budget
News In Brief
- Saudi Net Foreign Assets Stabilize At $500bn In 2019 But Government Reserves Fall To New Multi-Year Low Of $125bn
- Samsung Wins Aramco Strategic Gas Award
- Saudi City Of The Future Signs Up For Solar Desal
- SEC: Sales Down, Profits Down
- UAE Nuke Plant Ready To Start
- Syria: More Offshore Sabotage
- Jordan IMF Funding Extension
- Exxon Finalizes Egypt Blocks
- Morocco Extends Coal Deal
- Embattled Libya Noc Eyes Beda And Haram Fields Boost
- Saudi PIF Eyes Premier League
- Saudi Trade: Aramco’s Swift Abqaiq Response Pays Off
Selected Data
- Thailand LNG Imports (‘000 Tons): Qatar Share Falls To 38%, Down 8% Year On Year As Bangkok Continues To Diversify Supplies
- Crude Official Selling Prices ($/B)
- Saudi LPG Official Contract Prices ($/T)
- Benchmark Crude Prices ($/B)
- US Crude: Latest EIA Long-Term Outlook* Forecasts Three Decades Of Net Exports (Mn B/D)