Issue 43

Oil & Gas

• Dana Gas Goes To Court As Relations With The KRG Sour
• Saudi Awards Khurais FEED
• Oman To Take 40% Stake In Khazzan Tight Gas Deal
• Rumhy: Hydrocarbon Reserves Until ‘At Least’ 2020
• Anarchy In Libya Keeps Production Shut In
• Baghdad On Course For 3.5Mn B/D By Year-End
• Iran: Return To Markets A Priority For Oil Ministry New Guard
• MENA Active Drilling Rigs September 2013*

Transportation

• Nakilat JVs Win Contracts For LNG Vessels
• Egypt Rejects Israeli Gas

Refining & Petrochemicals

• Kuwait Throws Its Weight Behind Vietnam Refinery Project
• QPI Steps Back From Tunisia Refinery Project

Power & Water

• Dubai Inaugurates 12MW Solar Power Plant
• Widespread Blackouts Hit Syria

OPEC

• OPEC Content With Ceiling Ahead Of December Meeting

Geopolitical Risk

• Saudi-US Tension Goes Public Over Iran
• Russia Slams Friends of Syria Meeting

Corporate

• Uncertainty Reigns As Oxy Inches Closer To Asset Sell-Off
• QPI To Pull RWE Bid

Economics & Finance

• Jordan Poised to Issue New Eurobond
• Kuwait To Rethink Subsidies Policy
• Rohani Government To Reform Stuttering Economy
• Egypt To Up Spending

Op-Ed & Documents

• Gaza Gas: Challenges Versus Opportunities

Selected Data

• Benchmark Crude Prices ($/B)
• OPEC Reference Basket and selected Crudes ($/B)