Issue 12

Oil & Gas

• The KRG Blinks First In Oil Dispute With Baghdad
• Shell Awards Majnoon Oil Deal, Gas Still A Problem
• KRG’s Tawke Hits 130KBD
• Abu Dhabi Restructures Energy Sector
• Morocco Drilling

Transportation

• Suez Canal Traffic Data, 2013
• Suez Canal: 2013 Northbound Oil* Shipments (Mn Tons- Total 89.3mn T)

Refining & Petrochemicals

• Sadara Megaproject Nears Halfway, On Target For 2H15 Start-Up
• GCC Petchems: Innovation Needed

Power & Water

• Turkey Sees Power Demand Doubling By 2023, Backs Nuclear And Coal

OPEC

• OPEC Annual Data Special

Geopolitical Risk

• Libya: Drama On The High Seas
• Iran Nuclear Talks Resume In Shadow Of Rising Crude Exports
• Iran Ends Year On Gloomy Economic Note
• East Africa To Take Charge Of South Sudan Ceasefire
• No End In Sight As Syria Enters A Fourth Year Of War
• Jordan Bags $783m Loans

Corporate

• Oxy’s Mideast Asset Sale Stuck In Geopolitical Morass
• Mexico’s Pemex On The Hunt For Gulf Investment
• Dubai: $20Bn Debt Rollover
• RWE-Dea Sold To Russian Investor Group
• Saudi Power Firm In $1Bn Mozambique Investment
• Wintershall Looks To Distant Shores As Domestic Fortunes Wane

Economics & Finance

• Morocco Targets Further Subsidy Reductions

Op-Ed & Documents

• Financing MENA Energy Investment: Critical Issues And Challenges
• BOX: MENA Energy Investment Outlook

Selected Data

• Crude Official Selling Prices ($/B)
• Benchmark Crude Prices ($/B)
• Global Top 20 Carbon Emitting Companies, 2010