Issue 39

Oil & Gas

• Iraq: Shahristani Sees 3.5Mn B/D End-Year Production, Pessimistic On KRG
• Iraq To Open Up Power Sector To Private Investors
• Libya: Output Edges Up But Long Way To Go
• Obstacles For Qatari Crude Boost As QNB Sees 800,000 B/D By 2017

Transportation

• IOCs Hold Steady Despite Yemen’s Political Crisis
• Qatargas Signs Flexible UK LNG Deal With Malaysian State Firm Petronas

Refining & Petrochemicals

• Fertilizer Producers Expand, Population Growth Key Driver
• Petro Rabigh Cracker: Limited Restart

Power & Water

• MENA Generators Pushing Non-Conventional Power Projects

OPEC

• Data Special: Saudi Crude Burn Means Exports Rise Less Than Output

Geopolitical Risk

• Iran: Prudence And Hope
• Egypt Receives Gulf Aid But Qatar Backs Off
• IOCs Mull Algeria Safety

Corporate

• GE Expands MENA Presence With Algeria And Saudi Deals

Economics & Finance

• Egypt’s Budget Deficit Exceeds Projection By 10%
• Algeria Touts Deficit Cut
• APICORP Assets Hit $5bn
• Lebanon Seeks Aid

Op-Ed & Documents

• The US Shale Revolution In Numbers

Selected Data

• Crude Official Selling Prices ($/B)
• Benchmark Crude Prices
• Tunisia Oil & Gas Production: Oil Falls To Multi-Year Low Of 56,000 b/d in July