Issue 09

Oil & Gas

• Iran Back in Business, But Concerns Remain
• Dana Gas Fires Up Zora
• Taq Taq Reserves Downgrade Hits KRG And Genel Energy Plans
• South Sudan Oil Revenues Collapse

Transportation

• Israel’s Leviathan: New Development Plan, Still No Anchor Sales Deal

Refining & Petrochemicals

• Aramco Dusts Off Plans For $2bn Ras Tanura Clean Fuels Project
• Iraq: Misan In Action, Apparently

Power & Water

• Saudi To Split State Power Giant ‘By End 2016’

OPEC

• US Imports Of Opec Crude Rebound From 30-Year Lows

Geopolitical Risk

• Iranian Election Prompts Optimism On Investment
• Kuwait Nears Subsidy Cuts

Corporate

• ‘Low Cost’ Zohr Moves To Center Stage As Eni Slashes Upstream Spend
• Libya: Companies Have Only Bad News, Apart From Eni
• Egypt Taps Expat Savings

Economics & Finance

• Oman Downgrades Threaten Bond Issue

Op-Ed & Documents

• Opec: The Twilight Zone

Selected Data

• Benchmark Crude Prices ($/B)
• Freeze? Not Quite Yet, As Russian Oil Output Hits Fifth Straight Record Of 10.885mn B/D In February