Issue 08

Oil & Gas

• Abu Dhabi Finalizes Onshore Concession With Chinese Partnership
• Leviathan Advances
• Kuwait: Subsidy Row Presages Return To Disruption As Usual

Transportation

• LNG: Growing Mideast Demand Key To Absorbing Rising Global Supply

Refining & Petrochemicals

• Algeria Eyes Refinery Bidders As Gasoline, Diesel Consumption Dips

Power & Water

• Gulf Crude Burn: Saudi Arabia Leads Fall From Sky-High Levels

OPEC

• Saudi Arabia Reaps Benefits Of Downstream Investment

Geopolitical Risk

• Baghdad-Erbil Refining Deal Signals Pragmatism Winning Out
• KRG Drops Shaikan From Kirkuk Crude Stream

Corporate

• Saudi Aramco IPO Plans Progressing But Key Challenges Lie Ahead
• Mubadala Restructured

Selected Data

• Taiwan LNG Imports 2016:
• Benchmark Crude Prices ($/B)
• Shell’s Take On LNG In 2016

Economics & Finance

• Iran Posts $9bn Budget Deficit For First 9 Months Of 2016-17