Issue 30

Oil & Gas

• Kuwait Eyes Long-Delayed Jurassic Gas Expansion
• Total Shrugs Off Regional Tensions, Eyes Further Qatar Projects

Transportation

• Qatar Looks To Expand Its Lng Options As Contract Renegotiations Loom

Refining & Petrochemicals

• Sadara Adds Polyols To Saudi Petchems Portfolio, Sabic Completes Elastomers Plant

Power & Water

• Saudi Approves Scaled-Back Nuclear Plans, Studies Reactors Large And Small

OPEC

• US Firms Scale Back Investment, Claim Output Unaffected

Corporate

• Services Firms: Back To Black
• Service Firm Consolidation: Fullstream Ahead?

Geopolitical Risk

• Libya Looks To Corral IOCs Into Activity Boost

Economics & Finance

• Saudi $4.5bn Debut Domestic Sukuk
• IMF Cuts Saudi Growth Forecast, Warns On Global Trade Headwinds

Selected Data

• China 1H 2017 LNG Imports (Mn Tons): Australia Strengthens Position As Top Supplier Setting Monthly Record In June
• Chinese Crude Imports ('000 B/D): Mideast, Opec Share Down In Q2 Amid Record Imports From Russia, Africa & Americas
• Benchmark Crude Prices ($/B)
• Chinese Crude Imports From Opec: Up Or Down?