Issue 31

Oil & Gas

• Iran Oil Sales Slide In June, But Still In The ‘Red’
• Algeria Sacks Sonatrach CEO Zerguine
• BG: Egypt Down 52%
• Abu Tabul Commissioning To Kick Start Oman Gas Boost

Transportation

• Israel Looks To GTL To Boost Energy Security
• Turkey-Israel Gas Deal Faces Growing Political Obstacles

Refining & Petrochemicals

• New Gulf Refineries To Make Middle East Major Products Exporter
• UAE’s Small Refinery Plans Hinge On ‘Green’ Angle

Power & Water

• Gulf States Eye Demand Management But Progress Slow
• Qatar Plans Power/Water Plant At Umm Al Haul
• AES/Mitsui Start Up 240MW Jordan Tri-Fuel Plant

OPEC

• End Of OPEC’s Revenue Golden Age?

Geopolitical Risk

• Libya: Anarchy Entrenched As Fighting Continues

Corporate

• TAQA Exits Indian Hydro Deal, Cites Changed Strategy
• Saudi Investment Fund Boost

Economics & Finance

• Morocco Bags IMF, EU, Qatari Cash
• Egypt To Extend Gas Grid With World Bank Help
• Cyprus: IMF Slams Loans

Op-Ed & Documents

• The Future Saudi Role In Global Oil Markets

Selected Data

• Iran Official Crude & Products Output, Consumption And Trade Figures To April 2014 (‘000 B/D)
• Japanese Crude Oil & Condensate Imports, Q2 2014 (‘000 B/D)
• Crude Official Selling Prices ($/B)
• Benchmark Crude Prices ($/B)
• IMF World Economic Growth For Ecasts (%, By Date Of For Ecast)