Issue 30

Oil & Gas

• Oman’s Million Barrel First Half Can’t Prevent Revenue Decline
• ExxonMobil, Statoil & QP Make First Forays Into Cyprus’ Offshore

Transportation

• China LNG Imports (‘000 Tons): Qatar Volumes Up Year-On-Year But Still Well Below 2013 Levels

Refining & Petrochemicals

• Saudi Petchem Earnings Bounce Back In Q2, Yet Half-Yearly Income Still Falls
• Sabic & ExxonMobil Evaluating 1.8mn Tons/Year Record Cracker
• Petro Rabigh Cracker Outage

Power & Water

• Saudi Electricity Q2 Revenues Collapse On Higher Fuel Prices
• UAE Completes Nuclear Reactor Vessel

OPEC

• Opec Winning Back Market Share in Key Asian Markets

Geopolitical Risk

• International Donors Provide Fresh Funds For Countries Hosting Syrian Refugees
• Dubai In Unwelcome Headwinds

Corporate

• Oilfield Services Firms Forecast Upturn As Industry Looks To Overcome Crisis

Economics & Finance

• Egypt Seeks IMF Rescue Package As Pound Collapses

Selected Data

• Chinese Crude Imports (‘000 B/D)
• Japanese Crude Oil & Condensate Imports (‘000 B/D)
• Benchmark Crude Prices ($/B)
• US Crude Stocks Fall To 4-Month Low Of 521.1mn Barrels In July Amid 2-Year Output Low (Mn Bl, End Period)