Issue 40

Oil & Gas

• KRG Edges Closer To Independent Exports But Could Yet Fall At Final Hurdle
• Iraqi September Exports Fall 500,000 B/D With Basra Maintenance
• Libya: ’Arusi Confident Despite Wafa Outage
• Egypt Looks To Turn Page On Bureaucratic Delays
• TransGlobe Looks To Put Egyptian Delays Behind It
• ADNOC Prepares Contingencies As Clock Ticks On ADCO Concession
• Lebanon: Confusion Rises As Bidding Deadline Nears
• Lebanon: Confusion Rises As Bidding Deadline Nears
• Syria Output Only 18k B/D

Transportation

• Changing Global LNG Pricing Dynamics – MEES Analysis

Refining & Petrochemicals

• Dubai Refinery Doubts Amid Gulf Capacity Surge
• Jubail Specialty Chemicals Boost

Power & Water

• Morocco’s ONEE Announces 2013-17 Electricity Plan
• Egypt Lines Up Power Loans

OPEC

• OPEC Relaxed On Supply, Prices

Geopolitical Risk

• Libya: No Light At The End Of The Tunnel
• Iran: Majors Cautious

Corporate

• Qatar Flirts With North America As Al-Sada Renews Global Push

Economics & Finance

• Iranian Economy Shrinks By 5.4%
• Tunisia: Slow Growth
• Damage To Syrian Economy Tops $20Bn – Officials
• Beirut Bond Sell-Off

Op-Ed & Documents

• The US Shale Revolution, Part 3: Overcoming The Obstacles

Selected Data

• Crude Official Selling Prices
• Saudi Aramco Contract Prices for LPG Exports
• Benchmark Crude Prices
• Iraq Crude Exports* (‘000 B/D): September ‘13 Lowest Since Feb 2012