Issue 11

Oil & Gas

• Eni Swoops For Abu Dhabi Offshore, Sells Mubadala 10% Of Egypt’s Zohr
• Iran Makes Russian Breakthrough But Faces Increasingly Heavy Problem

Corporate

• DNO Quits Oman After Drilling Flop

OPEC

• Opec Struggling To Keep Up With Rival Producers

Geopolitical Risk

• Sudan’s Upstream Oil & Energy Sector: Investors Sought But IOCs Remain Cautious

Refining & Petrochemicals

• Saudi Firms Advance Direct Oil-To-Chemicals Technology

Power & Water

• Iraq’s Power Generators Gorge On Rising Gas, Cutting Crude Burn

Economics & Finance

• Lebanon Looks To Put Fiscal House In Order
• Iraq Budget Under Threat

Selected Data

• European Union 2017 Crude Imports ('000 B/D): Kuwait, Iraq Supply Record Volumes; Iran, Libya At Multi-Year High
• Crude Official Selling Prices ($/B)
• Benchmark Crude Prices ($/B)
• South Korea Imports: (Mn T)