Issue 49

Oil & Gas

• Egypt Promises $1.5Bn Receivables Payout
• Bullish Iran Meets With Majors As It Gears Up For ‘Big Return’
• KRG Exports Stall As Baghdad Piles Diplomatic Pressure On Turkey
• Iraq Pencils In 3.4Mn B/D 2014 Exports But Lowers Output Targets
• Algeria Drums Up Interest Ahead Of Bid Round
• Kuwaiti Grillings
• UAE Says 3.5Mn B/D Capacity Target On Schedule
• Umm Lulu Moves Forward

Transportation

• QNB Optimistic On Qatar’s LNG Future

Refining & Petrochemicals

• Saudi Petchems Firms See Technology As Key To Specialized Markets
• Sonatrach To Replace Skikda Plastics Complex

Power & Water

• SEC Awards Revised Rabigh-2 IPP Project
• Jordan To Build Massive Wind Farm

OPEC

• Gathering Storm For OPEC As Iran Lays Down The Gauntlet
• Naimi: Saudi Arabia To Stay Above Iran, Iraq Fray
• ‘Every Time We Go To Quotas, Who Bears The Brunt? Us’

Geopolitical Risk

• Egyptian Military Faces Challenges
• Iran Ready To Aid Syria

Corporate

• Weatherford Hit By MENA Corruption Rap As Region Ranks Poorly
• Alstom, Bemco Target Region With Saudi Generators Plant
• Taqa Bullish On Atrush Development, Eyes Other Iraq Opportunities
• TAQA To Float Morocco Power Unit

Economics & Finance

• Oman Poised To Curb State Expenditure In 2014
• Libya: Forex Reserves On The Slide
• Iran Budgets For $100/B

Op-Ed & Documents

• The MENA Power Sector: Prospects And Challenges

Selected Data

• Crude Official Selling Prices ($/B)
• Benchmark crude prices ($/B)
• Egypt October 2013 Production: Oil Steady, Gas Down Again