Issue 51/52

Oil & Gas

• US Exports & Global Trade – MEES Special Report

Transportation

• Qatar Gets Flexible In Bid To Adapt To Brave New LNG World

Refining & Petrochemicals

• Algeria’s Sonatrach Signs $15.5mn Skikda Refinery Upgrade

Power & Water

• Saudi Direct Crude Burning Set For Decrease, Gas & HFO Consumption On The Rise
• Engie Awards $840mn EPC

OPEC

• Saudi Arabia Boosts Products Exports To Minimise Impact Of Crude Cuts

Geopolitical Risk

• The Iraqi State Faces A Perilous 2017

Corporate

• BP Back in Business With Abu Dhabi Deal
• Iran Looking Ahead To A Big 2017 In Its Oil And Gas Sector

Economics & Finance

• Middle East Set For M&A Boost In 2017
• Qatar Slashes 2017 Budget Deficit But Maintains Spending At High Levels
• Aid For Egypt, Iraq & Jordan

Selected Data

• Benchmark Crude Prices ($/B)
• Mideast Set To Overtake N America As Top Per-Household Power User By 2022... For Overall Residential Energy Use The Mideast Was Already ‘World Champion' In 2015 And Is Set To Remain So Through 2040