Issue 44

Oil & Gas

• Security, Politics Dominate Libyan Oil Sector Concerns
• Growing Gas Shortage Forces Egypt To Import LNG
• South Sudan Orders Oil Production Restart
• Woodside Keen On Leviathan Partnership, Pelagic Prepares Aphrodite-2 Well
• Noble Energy Expects More Gas In Block 12
• Jordan In Talks To Resume Egyptian Gas Imports
• Jordan Signs MOU With Whitehorn For Oil Shale Project
• MENA Exploration Update
• Iran Plans To Triple South Pars Output By 2016

Transportation

• Qatar Faces LNG Market Challenges
• Vela/Bahri Merger To Be Finalized In November

Refining & Petrochemicals

• Iraqi Oil Demand Bounces Back
• Middle East Refinery Capacity To Surge, Says IEA
• Saudi Aramco Selects Jazan Contractors

Power & Water

• Iraq Wakes Up From Power Shortage Nightmare

OPEC

• Decision On New OPEC Chief Postponed

Geopolitical Risk

• Maliki Asserts Control Over Central Bank Of Iraq

Corporate

• OMV Production Up On Yemen, Libya Recovery

Economics & Finance

• QInvest Arranges $200Mn Loan For Turkey’s Tupras
• Iran’s Inflation Rate Rises To 24%
• Iraqi Cabinet Approves 2013 Draft Budget
• Algeria’s 2013 Draft Budget Projects Lower Spending

Selected Data

• Benchmark Crude Prices
• Saudi Arabia - Economic Data ($Bn)

Op-Ed & Documents

• Strait of Hormuz: Alternate Oil Routes Not Enough