Issue 37

Oil & Gas

• Could Egypt’s Gas Find Revive Exports?
• Egypt Takes Bite Out Of Receivables But Long Way To Go

Transportation

• US Drilling: A ‘Double-Dip’ Recession?

Refining & Petrochemicals

• Oman Eyes 2018 Completion Of Linked Downstream Projects, But Liwa Cost Rising
• Crude Output Hits Record Ahead Of Refining Expansion
• Saudi Arabia’s Sadara Petchems JV To Supply Juffali Plant With Feedstock

Power & Water

• Israel Powergen Capacity Nears 17GW With Completion Of Haruvit CCGT

OPEC

• US Output Falls 550,000 B/D From Peak, Gives Succor To Saudi Policy
• Indonesia Rejoins OPEC – Why?

Geopolitical Risk

• Iraq: Abadi Struggles To Deliver Change Protesters Can Believe In
• Syrian Oil: ‘$48Bn Losses’

Corporate

• KRG Stumps Up IOC Cash, But Mol Pullback Spoils The Party
• Akri-Bijeel Plans Take A Mauling

Economics & Finance

• Saudi Arabia To Cut ‘Unnecessary’ Spending
• SEC Seeks $3.8bn In Credit, Project Cash
• Lifting Sanctions Will Boost Iranian Banks-Moody’s
• S&P Junks Iraqi Bond

Selected Data

• Crude Official Selling Prices ($/B)
• Benchmark Crude Prices ($/B)
• Saudi Aramco Contract Prices For LPG Exports ($/T)