Issue 11

Geopolitical Risk

• Iran-Pak ‘Peace Pipeline’ Progress Raises Stakes in New ‘Great Game’
• North African Energy Producers Face Growing Challenges

Oil & Gas

• IOCs Scramble To Meet New UAE Oil Minister
• Saudi Aramco Eyes 550,000 B/D Expansion
• Kuwait Moves 4Mn B/D 2020 Crude Target Back To 2030
• Iran Projects Oil Exports At 1.3Mn B/D
• End In Sight For Oman, BP Tight Gas Negotiations
• Sudans Hope Third Time Is The Charm
• MENA Active Drilling Rigs, February 2013

Transportation

• Bahrain LNG Terminal Decision Approaches
• UAE, Malaysia Sign Crude Storage Deal

Corporate

• Iraq’s Corporate Investment Map Set To Change

OPEC

• OPEC, IEA Ball-Park Projections Mask Regional Disparities

Selected Data

• Benchmark Crudes & Official Iraqi Oil and Gas Data

Refining & Petrochemicals

• Oman To Be Self Sufficient In Fuel By 2016
• Algeria Preparing Tender For Biskra And Tiaret Refineries
• Iran Marks Progress On Condensate Refinery
• Bahrain Refinery Study Set For June Completion

Power & Water

• ADWEA Studying Bids For Al-Mirfa IWPP
• EMAL Awards Generator Contracts To GE

Economics & Finance

• Iranian Parliament Approves Three-Month Budget
• IMF: Libyan Economy Growing But Challenges Remain
• Egypt Rejects IMF’s Temporary Loan

Op-Ed & Documents

• Between A Rock And A Hard Place: Egypt’s New Natural Gas Supply Policy