Issue 22

Oil & Gas

• Egypt Doubles Down On Attempts To Reverse Gas Slump
• LNG, Private Imports To Bridge The Gas Deficit
• Algeria’s Upstream Investment: Running To Stand Still
• Iraq Seeks Chinese Funding For Crucial Water Injection Project
• DNO Reports New Tawke Production Record

Transportation

• Leviathan Partners Win: Israel’s Antitrust Chief To Step Down

Refining & Petrochemicals

• Iran To Start Building Siraf Condensate Splitters, Targets Asia Petchems
• Egypt P’chem Funding

Power & Water

• Qatar Awards Umm Al Haul Power/Water Plant As Part Of Major Capacity Hike
• ACWA Awarded Concession For Egypt Renewables

OPEC

• OPEC Set For Rollover, In More Ways Than One

Geopolitical Risk

• Saudi Mosque Bombings Shatter Illusion Of Security
• Attempt On PM’s Life, Oil Tanker Attacked – Another Week In Libya
• Chevron To Keep Wafra Oil Field Shut

Corporate

• ENOC Moves Ahead With Offer To Absorb Dragon Oil

Economics & Finance

• Algerian PM Toughens Tone On Economy, Sonatrach Chief Pressed To Boost Output
• Cornered Tehran Ups Gas, Gasoline Prices To Ease Cash-Crunch
• Iran Targets $200bn Post-Sanctions Upstream Investment
• KNPC Seeks Ideas, Finance For Refinery Projects
• Morocco Solar Funds

Selected Data

• Crude Official Selling Prices ($/B)
• Benchmark Crude Prices ($/B)
• Iraqi Gas Output: Flaring At Record Levels (Bn Cfd)