Issue 21

Oil & Gas

• The Dragon Rises In The Middle East
• Egypt Gas Output At Record Levels As Cairo Launches Bid Rounds
• Can Egypt Garner Interest In Its Oil Heartlands?
• Egypt Advances 6GW Coal-Fired Power Plans, Reducing Pressure On Gas

Corporate

• Rosneft Discovery Adds To Growing Iraq Presence
• Kuwait Energy: Could Stretched Finances Force Firm From Key Iraq Asset?

OPEC

• Trump’s China Trade Deal: Will Saudi Lose Out?

Geopolitical Risk

• Qatar Diversifies Trade Links Post-Embargo

Refining & Petrochemicals

• Kuwait Seeks $2.6bn Finance For Al-Zour LNG Plans
• Mubadala Goes Global

Power & Water

• Iraq Gas Consumption Soars To Record Heights
• GCC Grid Increasingly Used For Power Trading, But Volumes Small

Economics & Finance

• Egypt: Economic Gains Threatened By Record Import Bill
• Lebanon Resorts to ‘Unconventional’ Tactics to Cope With Deficit

Selected Data

• Saudi 1Q18 Official Oil Data ('000 B/D): Products Exports Hit Record 1.89mn B/D, 21% Of Total Oil Exports
• Crude Official Selling Prices ($/B)
• Benchmark Crude Prices ($/B)
• Asian* LNG Imports From Qatar Hit 4-Year High Of 14.5mn T In Q1