Issue 52

Oil & Gas

• Algeria: Sonatrach Re-Engages With IOCs In Race Against Upstream Decline

Transportation

• What Does 2016 Hold For The Eastern Mediterranean?

Refining & Petrochemicals

• Petchems To Dominate MENA 2016 Downstream After 2013-14 CDU Boost

Power & Water

• Key 2016 Power Start-Ups Oil & Gas-Fired Despite Increasing Renewable Focus

OPEC

• OPEC Taps To Stay Open In 2016
• Iran Seeks To Reclaim Former Markets In 2016

Geopolitical Risk

• Iraq’s Domestic, Regional Challenges Increase for 2016
• The MENA Region’s Vulnerability: A Geo-Economic Outlook
• Libya: No More Than A Glimmer Of Hope

Corporate

• NOCs To Drive Gulf 2016 Output Gains Despite Further Belt Tightening

Economics & Finance

• Crunch Time For GCC Fiscal Reforms
• Qatar 2016 Budget: $13bn Deficit, The First In 15 Years

Selected Data

• Benchmark Crude Prices ($/B)
• Importers Of Iranian Crude 2011-2015 (MN B/D)