Issue 44

Oil & Gas

• Khafji Remains Offline As Neutral Zone Squabble Escalates
• Dana Plays Hardball With The KRG
• East Med Gas Development: Pipeline Politics Drive Floating Solutions
• Leviathan Go-Ahead Awaits Egypt Deal

Transportation

• Vitol Eyes Hub Role For Cyprus Products Storage Terminal
• Suez Canal September revenue Dips Following Record august

Refining & Petrochemicals

• Saudi Petchems Firms See Uncertain Outlook In Lower Oil Price Environment

Power & Water

• Iraq: Record Crude Burn Fueled By Lack Of Alternatives

OPEC

• Viennese Waltz Becomes A Two-Step
• Libyan Oil Output: ‘Hanging On’

Geopolitical Risk

• Iraq Faces Up To Export Undershoot
• Tunisia: A Premium On Inclusivity
• IOCS In Tunisia Look To Bureaucratic Debottlenecking

Corporate

• Kufpec Eyes Mexico As Global Push Picks Up Pace
• RAK Norway IPO

Economics & Finance

• IMF Withholds Cyprus Cash Until Foreclosure Bill Passed
• Russia Denies Syria $1bn
• GCC Countries Face Up To Falling Oil Prices
• GCC Ramps Up Aid

Selected Data

• Saudi Arabia: More Refining, More Burn, Less Exports (% Share Of Crude Production)
• Benchmark Crude Prices ($/B)