Issue 39

Oil & Gas

• BP Start-Up Of 1Bn Cfd Khazzan Field Gives 20% Boost To Oman Gas
• BP Gets Gulf Gas Boost
• Oman Crude & Condensate Exports ('000 B/D): Record 252,000 B/D Heads For India In August, As Shipments To Dominant Customer China Fall To 4-Year Low

Transportation

• Algeria: Prices Up, Volumes Down, Projects Delayed
• Qatar Boosts Revenue

Refining & Petrochemicals

• Iraq Plots Post-War Refining Rebound

Power & Water

• Qatar Plans First Significant Solar Capacity

OPEC

• Russia Extends Lead Over Saudi In China As Overall Imports Fall
• Saudi: Opec Should Stick To Its Guns

Geopolitical Risk

• Assad Looks To Rebuild As Syria War Enters Final Act
• KRG’s Troubled Waters

Corporate

• Tamar Downtime Is Wake-Up Call for Israel

Economics & Finance

• Algeria’s Risky ‘Cash Creation’ Plan: From One Pocket To The Other
• Saudi Oil Addiction Deepens Despite Ambitious Reform Drive
• Saudi Raises Bumper $12.5bn International Bond
• Jordan Eyes $1bn Eurobond
• Egypt: Economy Looking Up But Long Road Ahead

Selected Data

• Benchmark Crude Prices ($/B)
• China Crude Imports ('000 B/D): Russia Number One, Saudi In Third Place, Iran Up Strongly As Overall Imports Dip From Recent Records