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  1. Israel Crosses More Red Lines With Doha Airstrike

    ...E President’s visit to Doha was especially notable. Not just because the UAE was a key player in the 2017-2021 Qatar embargo (MEES, 8 January 2021), but because it is the most prominent signatory of the Abraham Accords with Israel.   Next week marks the fifth anniversary of the Abraham Ac...

    Volume: 68
    Issue: 37
    Published at Fri, 12 Sep 2025

  2. Qatar Trade Patterns Three Years Into The Embargo

    ...plomatic relations with Qatar on 5 June 2017 and imposed an economic embargo that remains in place to this day. Qatar was forced to reshape its trade links in order to withstand the embargo (MEES, 9 June 2017) and three years later trade patterns have changed considerably. The situation has normalized to...

    Volume: 63
    Issue: 37
    Published at Fri, 11 Sep 2020

  3. Iraq’s Baiji Refinery Restarts Amid Security Concerns

    ...lahuddin-1 restart would be just a few months after Salahuddin-2. But rehab efforts at Salahuddin-2 required scavenging parts from Salahuddin-1, likely extending the timeline. And these efforts were already significantly delayed. In December 2017 he estimated both units would be online in around six months (ME...

    Volume: 61
    Issue: 37
    Published at Fri, 14 Sep 2018

  4. Algeria To Step On The Gas: Max Revenue For Minimal Spend Amid Opec Constraints

    ...ficials in Algeria said that in theory cuts to production could be shared between all the country’s oil producers (MEES, 17 February). But operational reports for the first two quarters of 2017 from Algeria’s foreign partners make no mention of official requests to limit output. Rather, the in...

    Volume: 60
    Issue: 37
    Published at Fri, 15 Sep 2017

  5. Iraq: Minister Luaibi Tightens Grip On Oil Sector

    ...rchasing the June 2017 cargo at a $0.31/B premium to the official selling price (OSP). It then established the Lima joint venture with Litasco – trading arm of Russia’s Lukoil – in May to trade 2mn barrels per month of Basra Light (MEES, 26 May). The possibility of a new Basra Medium grade was also floated by...

    Volume: 60
    Issue: 37
    Published at Fri, 15 Sep 2017