Issue 40

Oil & Gas

• East Med Gas Development: Hang Together Or Hang Separately
• Cyprus Drilling Plans: Make Or Break?

Transportation

• Foreign Investment Woes Complicate Iran Development

Refining & Petrochemicals

• Aramco Asian Downstream Plans Advance With Malaysia Polymers Push

Power & Water

• Renewables: Mena Retarded By Low Power Prices Amid Global Progress-IEA
• Saudi Solar Tender: Masdar Offers Lowest Ever Power Price

OPEC

• Opec Focuses On Exports As Compliance Slips Further
• Non-Opec’s Mixed Bag

Geopolitical Risk

• Libya: Another ‘Historic’ Opportunity For Peace
• Libya Output Up But Key Fields Still Vulnerable

Corporate

• Saudi King Salman’s Historic Russian Visit: Will It See Trade Leap?

Economics & Finance

• Abu Dhabi In $10bn Bond, Prices Tighter Than Saudi
• UAE Enters Taxing Period

Selected Data

• Crude Official Selling Prices ($/B)
• Saudi Aramco Contract Prices For LPG Exports ($/T)
• Benchmark Crude Prices ($/B)
• Brazil Crude Output (Mn B/D)