Issue 48

Oil & Gas

• Iraq Hikes 2015 Export Projections, Includes Kirkuk, KRG Oil
• Egypt Closing In On Debt Repayment And New Bid Round, Minister Says
• Algeria Prepares New Bid Round For Mid-2015 Launch
• Saudi Arabia Expands Scope Of Key Gas Project
• Khafji Still Offline As Kuwait Advances $80Bn Oil Investment

Transportation

• Stocks Special: Saudi Strong, Chinese A Bit Less Reserved

Refining & Petrochemicals

• GCC Petchems Producers Need To Broaden Feedstock-Aramco

Power & Water

• GCC Grid Growth Stalled As Oman Set To Join
• Dubai Solar Shortlist

OPEC

• After The Hype, OPEC Meeting Ends With A Whimper
• Libya’s Government Plots Route To Oil Riches

Geopolitical Risk

• Iran Oil Exports To Rise In 2015 Despite Nuclear ‘No-Deal’

Corporate

• Gulfsands, Vitol Subsidiary In MENA Tie-Up
• Woodside Firms Its Interest In Moroccan Offshore

Economics & Finance

• Oman Set To Cut Spending For 2015 As Revenues Slide
• Qatar Looks Resilient To Lower Oil Prices
• Egypt: IMF Praise
• Jordan Moves Toward Austerity In 2015
• Saudi Petchems Firms Secure Islamic Finance

Selected Data

• US Petroleum Imports, Exports, Demand (‘000 B/D)
• Benchmark Crude Prices ($/B)
• US Crude Imports: Canada Overtakes OPEC (Mn B/D)