Issue 51/52

Oil & Gas

• KRG Prioritizes Investor Confidence Over Stability: Will It Lose Both?
• Libya: Oil Output Doubles In 2017 But Peace Dividend In The Balance
• Algeria To Retain Gas Focus In 2018 As New Fields Start Up
• Morocco: Eni Expansion

Transportation

• Algeria: Could 2018 See An End To Deficits?

Refining & Petrochemicals

• Iraq Refining Revamp Gathers Pace, But New Capacity Some Time Away

Power & Water

• Riyadh Set To Push For Saudi Power Privatization In 2018
• Saudi Power Focus On Nuclear And Renewables In 2018

OPEC

• Opec In 2018: More Revenue Less Market Share?

Geopolitical Risk

• Regional Powers Face Off In Post-Islamic State Vacuum
• Division In The Gulf: Is There Any Way Back For GCC Unity In 2018?

Corporate

• Aramco: Can It Pull Off A 2018 IPO?

Economics & Finance

• Saudi 2018 Budget Delays Austerity To Jump-Start Flat Economy
• $19bn 2018 Stimulus Package
• Iran Struggles To Attract Finance As Trump Ramps Up The Pressure

Selected Data

• Benchmark Crude Prices ($/B)
• GCC Economic Diversification - Still A Long Way To Go