Issue 13

Oil & Gas

• Lukoil’s West Qurna-2 Start Will Add To Iraq Oil Output Gains
• IMF Predicts 2014 Boost For Iraqi Economy
• Egypt Scrambles For Gas Supplies In Run-Up To Presidential Vote
• Israel: Gas Boom Targets Turkey
• Woodside Eyes Leviathan Stake, Favors FLNG
• Petrofac $1B Oman Deal

Transportation

• Desertec Aims For Interconnection

Refining & Petrochemicals

• Orpic Awards Liwa Plastics Project, Targets 2Q18 Start-Up
• Saudi Fund To Back Manufacturers
• Turkish Refinery Looks To New Funding As World Bank Pulls Out

Power & Water

• Power Firms Face Water Shortages
• Dubai’s DEWA: Peak Load Hit 6.86GW In 2013

OPEC

• Saudi King Springs Surprise On Eve Of Obama Visit

Geopolitical Risk

• Politics Continue To Delay Lebanon’s Bid Round
• Algeria’s Optimism Over In Amenas Tempered
• Libya Taps ‘Emergency’ Power Units

Corporate

• KRG: Pearl Consortium Advances Arbitration
• Taqa Takes US Gas Hit
• Chazen Elaborates As Oxy’s Middle East Asset Sale Falls Apart

Economics & Finance

• Algeria Returns To Expansionary Budget In 2014
• Kuwait Eyes 2014 Surplus

Op-Ed & Documents

• Doing Business in Saudi Arabia: Thoughts And Practical Advice

Selected Data

• Benchmark Crude Prices ($/B)
• The World Bank’s Trade Logistics Performance Index, 2014*