Issue 32

Oil & Gas

• Egypt Receivables Hit Record $7.5bn
• BG/BP West Delta Tie-Up
• Oman Retenders Five Exploration Blocks
• New Drilling Record For Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Middle-East & Opec
• Kuwait, Abu Dhabi Step Up The Drilling* In Bid To Boost Output

Transportation

• Ankara Rules Out Israel Gas Pipeline In Gaza Protest
• Suez Canal No2 Planned

Refining & Petrochemicals

• Iran Lays Giant Condensate Export ‘Refinery’ Bait For Foreign Investors

Power & Water

• Dubai To Spend $15Bn On 20% Capacity Hike By 2021
• Algeria Taps GE For 240MW Of Mobile Power

OPEC

• Iraq: Exports Hold Up As ISIS Advances On Oilfields

Corporate

• Oxy Sticks To Mideast Divestment Plan

Economics & Finance

• IMF: Politics Threatens Lebanon’s Economy
• Qatar To Allow Increased Foreign Ownership
• Rohani Announces New Stimulus As Iranian Inflation Falls
• Kuwait Energy Raises $250Mn

Selected Data

• Crude Official Selling Prices ($/B)
• Saudi Aramco Contract Prices For LPG Exports ($/T)
• UN Human Development Index, 2013 (MENA & Selected Other)