Issue 10

Oil & Gas

• A Tale Of Two Libyas As Jihadists Step Up Oil Field Attacks
• Oxy Angling For Adco Stake In Gulf Divestment U-Turn
• Oman May Cut Oil Investment If Oil Prices Remain Subdued
• Muscat Ponders Sukuk Issue
• Oman’s OPWP Seeks Salalah IWP Advisor, Progressing Other Projects
• Iraqi Oil Sector Loses Its Appeal As Debts Mount

Transportation

• Indian ‘Compliance’ Beginning To Hit Iran Oil Sales
• Jordan, Israel To Tender For Red Sea Desal Project

Refining & Petrochemicals

• Rabigh Shutdown To Curb Saudi Refining Surge
• Qatar’s GTL Output To Fall As Pearl And Oryx Plants Undergo Maintenance

Power & Water

• Jazan IGCC Comes Into Focus As Saudis Streamline Their Power Options

OPEC

• Saudi Arabia Takes Lesson From History

Geopolitical Risk

• Shale Protests Continue Apace In Algeria
• BP: Mixed Signals On Algeria
• For KRG All Roads Lead To Turkey

Corporate

• Dea Looks To Expand With $10Bn War Chest
• BP Still Owed $2.3Bn In Egypt
• More LNG Import Deals?

Economics & Finance

• Egypt Seeks Growth At Sharm El-Shaikh Conference
• Jordan Slashes Spending In Bid To Halve Deficit
• Fitch: Stable Saudi Outlook

Selected Data

• Crude Official Selling Prices ($/B)
• Benchmark Crude Prices ($/B)
• OPEC WELL-HEAD PRODUCTION, FEBRUARY 2015 (MN B/D, MEES ESTIMATES)