Issue 38

Geopolitical Risk

• Libya Oil Revival Cut Short By Sharara Outage

Oil & Gas

• Iraqi PM Seeks KRG Compromise Over Oil Dispute
• Egypt Steps Up Block Awards
• Cyprus/Egypt Drilling Boost
• ADCO Renewal Moves Forward But Politics May Delay Award
• Bahrain Plans Advance
• In Saudi Arabia, Good (Energy) Manners Begin At Home

Transportation

• Iran Gas Exports To Iraq Delayed ‘Until Situation Normalizes’
• Jordan Awards Amman Storage As Pipeline Hopes Vanish

Refining & Petrochemicals

• Algeria Fertilizers Capacity Rising After Sonatrach Signs New Gas Deals
• KNPC Extends Al-Zour Bidding
• Qatar Faces US Condensate Challenge

Power & Water

• Tehran Seeks Increased Power Productivity
• Dubai Record Generation
• Lebanon’s Power System Close To Meltdown
• Morocco Wind Bids In

OPEC

• OPEC To Bring Down The Ceiling?

Corporate

• Qatar Petroleum Looks To The Future After Board Shake Up

Economics & Finance

• Syrian Economy Permanently Degraded
• Egypt $8.4Bn Suez Funds
• Algeria Maintains High Defense Spending In 2015

Op-Ed & Documents

• Reinventing National Oil Companies

Selected Data

• Saudi Arabia Official Crude & Products Output, Consumption And Trade Figures, July 2014 (‘000 B/D)
• Benchmark Crude Prices ($/B)
• Saudi Arabia Crude And Oil Burn Hit New Record In July