Issue 39

Oil & Gas

• Libya Output Nears 500,000 B/D; Can The Gains Continue?
• Israel Struggles To Attract Interest In Offshore Acreage

Transportation

• Abu Dhabi: Has It A Future As An LNG Exporter?

Refining & Petrochemicals

• Iraq Looks To Breathe Life Into Nasiriya Refinery Project
• Israeli Refiners Continue To Max Runs Despite Slim Margins
• Israel Diesel Threat From CNG

Power & Water

• Jordan Secures Finance For 50MW Solar Project, Brings 43MW Online
• Egypt Feed-In Gets Banker Backing

OPEC

• OPEC Agrees To Cut, Now The Hard Work Starts

Geopolitical Risk

• IS, Syria, Yemen – World Leaders Face ‘Crisis-Control’ On Multiple Fronts, IISS Says
• Kurdish Political Unity Fragments As Barzani Reaches Out To Baghdad

Corporate

• IOCs Stall KRG Investment On Renewed Payment Concerns

Economics & Finance

• Saudi Takes First Steps To Rein In Bloated Public Sector
• Iraq Plans For $42/B In 2017, Exports At 3.75mn b/d

Selected Data

• Benchmark Crude Prices ($/B)
• Oman Oil* Output On Track To Break 1mn B/D 2016 Target; Export Volumes Dip In Aug But Revenues Rise To 11-Month High