Issue 07

Oil & Gas

• Egypt Struggles With Gas Supply Challenge
• BG Egypt Output Hit By WDDM Compression Failure
• Japanese, French, Move To Secure Abu Dhabi Concessions
• Sanctions Cost Iran $40Bn In 2012, IEA Says
• Moscow Aids Beleaguered Tehran

Geopolitical Risk

• Maliki Under Threat As Iraqi Polity, Oil Sector Buckles Under Multiple Crises
• Saudi Succession Remains Unclear
• UAE Takes On The Muslim Brotherhood

OPEC

• Tokyo Visits Top Two Suppliers

Selected Data

• Benchmark Crudes & OSPs

Transportation

• LNG: Qatar’s Russian Strategy – Compete Or Collaborate?
• South Sudan Claims Progress On Own Oil Pipeline

Refining & Petrochemicals

• Global Economic Weakness Pares Saudi Petchem Profits

Power & Water

• Renewables To Spearhead Multi-Billion Dollar Moroccan Capacity Drive

Corporate

• DNO Results Highlight Corporate Vulnerability To KRG Development
• UAE’s Dragon Oil Hikes Crude Output

Economics & Finance

• Syria Announces Cabinet Reshuffle As Economy Falters
• Economic Crisis Leads South Sudan To Reshuffle Cabinet
• IMF Says Morocco’s 2012 Growth Slows To 3.2%
• UAE Attracted $8Bn Of Capital Inflows In 2012
• Jordan Receives $299Mn From Saudi Aid Package