Issue 45

Oil & Gas

• Reality Sets In As KRG Imagines Life With Less Oil
• Israel Gas Projects Advance, But Buyers Remain Scarce
• Mauritania Gas: Torturous Timeframe, Exploration Optimism Despite Drilling Flop
• Libya: Unstable Gains At Sharara, Wintershall ‘Free To Leave’

Transportation

• LNG Prices Leap On Record Chinese Buying
• Germany’s Top Mena Crude Suppliers ('000 B/D): Iraq Volumes Hit Record 131,000 B/D In Q3 As Rosneft Imports KRG Barrels; Libya At 4-Year High
• Egypt: Last LNG Tender?

Refining & Petrochemicals

• Kuwait Advances Canada Petchems Plans, Seeks Bigger Global Downstream Presence

Power & Water

• Abu Dhabi Completes 1.6GW Gas-Fired Plant
• Egypt To Privatize Wind Management

OPEC

• Opec Output Falls Ahead Of Key Meeting As US Shale Eyes Price Rally

Geopolitical Risk

• Saudi Arrests: Move To Transparency, Or Power Grab?
• Lebanon Plunged Into Uncertainty As PM Resigns

Corporate

• Saudi Rig Count Rebounds As Focus Turns Offshore

Economics & Finance

• Adnoc Makes $9bn Splash In International Finance Markets

Selected Data

• Benchmark Crude Prices ($/B)
• Egypt’s Foreign Reserves Hit All-Time High* Of $36.7bn At End-October ($Bn, End Period)