Issue 17

Oil & Gas

• Total Expects Adnoc to Delay Abu Dhabi Upstream Projects - MEES Interview
• Iran, South Africa In GTL Deal, Zanganeh Eyes Oil Sales
• Kuwait: Shell Deal Boost For IOCs

Transportation

• Q1 LNG Import Data: Australia Challenges Qatar In Key Asian Markets
• China Q1 LNG Imports (‘000 Tons)

Refining & Petrochemicals

• Aramco Sees Petchems SMEs As Key To Vision 2030 Transformation

Power & Water

• King Salman Fires Saudi Electricity & Water Minister After Price Hike Complaints

OPEC

• Upstream Investment Slump Presages Output Crunch, Oil Chiefs Warn
• China Importing Record Volumes But Opec Reliance Down

Geopolitical Risk

• Iraq: Partial Cabinet Shake-UpUnder Sadrist Pressure
• Prince Muhammad’s Vision 2030: Far Sighted Or Over-Ambitious?

Corporate

• Services Firms: Get Mideast Tonic As Revenue Whacked

Economics & Finance

• Majors Downgraded, Gulf Sovereigns To Follow?
• Total, Eni, Shell Downgraded; BP Escapes
• Tunisia: IMF $2.8bn Loan
• Japanese Banks Plug The Financing Gap Amid Tightening Gulf Liquidity
• Saudi Wraps Up $10bn Loan
• Egypt: UAE Joins Saudi In Bolstering Sisi With $4bn In Aid

Selected Data

• Oman Key Oil & Gas Data, Q1 2016
• China Crude Imports 1Q16: Saudi & Russia Vie For Top Spot As Imports Hit Quarterly Record Of 7.34mn B/D (‘000 B/D)
• Crude Official Selling Prices ($/B)
• Benchmark Crude Prices ($/B)
• IEA On Global Oil Supply/Demand Balance