Issue 40

Oil & Gas

• Egypt Enjoys Unexpected Bid Round Success
• Payment Problems, And Solutions
• Algeria Bid Round Flatters To Deceive
• Iran Gas Balance To Get Worse Before It (Hopefully) Gets Better
• Libya Output Struck Down

Transportation

• New Japan LNG Exchange May Prove Disruptive In Key Qatari Market

Refining & Petrochemicals

• Gulf Refinery Expansions Mean 1mn B/D Products Exports From 2015

Power & Water

• Solar Gets Key Financing Boost, But Much More Needed
• Egypt Eyes 2016 Start For 650MW Suez Plant

OPEC

• Saudi Arabia Sees $90/B Oil As Price Floor

Geopolitical Risk

• Airstrikes Hit Syria’s Murky Wartime Oil And Gas Sector

Corporate

• KRG Operators Return But Baghdad Stand-Off Continues
• Keystone Bullish At Shaikan

Economics & Finance

• Kuwait Boosts Surplus Despite Falling Revenue
• Is Iran’s Economy Turning The Corner?
• $1.1B Jordan, Lebanon Cash

Op-Ed & Documents

• OPEC In The Future: Will It Continue To Play A Pivotal Role?

Selected Data

• Benchmark Crude Prices ($/B)
• Iraq Exports Rebound In September (Mn B/D)