Issue 11

Oil & Gas

• KRG Pipeline Politics: Ankara-Baghdad Balancing Act Looks Increasingly Perilous
• Kurdish Divisions Hamper Reform Efforts
• Keystone Cops It From KRG Revenue Collapse
• Iraqi PM Abadi’s ‘Technocrat Government’ Struggles To Gain Traction
• Saudi Draws Down Stocks, Boosting Exports, Runs To Near Record Levels

Transportation

• India Presses Buyers’ Advantage In Oversupplied LNG Market

Refining & Petrochemicals

• Turkey’s Tüpraş Racks Up Profits, Maxes Output As Runs Of Iraqi Crude Double
• Turkish Demand ‘Soars’ But Stats Under Fire

Power & Water

• Moroccan Renewable Plans Have Wind In Their Sails With 2GW Target In Sight
• Oman Desalination Contracts Signed

Selected Data

• Oman Oil Output, Exports Hit New Records In February But Revenue Is Down By 70% From Mid-2014 Peak
• Benchmark Crude Prices ($/B)
• Crude Official Selling Prices ($/B)

Op-Ed & Documents

• Reconstruction of Syria: A Colossal Task

OPEC

• Will Oil Price Rebound Delay Market Balance?

Economics & Finance

• Algeria Cash Collapse
• Egypt Devalues Currency: Will It Bring Stability?
• Kuwait Plans Economic Reforms In Light Of Revenue Collapse
• Oman Presses On With Key Energy Projects Despite Revenue Slump

Geopolitical Risk

• Algeria’s In Salah Gas Plant Hit By Rocket Attack
• LIA Ruling Delayed

Corporate

• Shell’s Plans For BG Egypt Still Uncertain As Unconventional Gas Start-Up Nears
• Shell Mideast Output Gets Oman, Iraq Boost
• Aramco/Shell Plan To Break Up Motiva US Refining JV
• Total Iran Cracker Deal