Issue 26

Oil & Gas

• Can Oman Capitalize On Opec+ Production Deal?
• Sharjah Launches Debut Licensing Round

Corporate

• Noble And Delek Eying EMG Pipeline Pipedream
• Aphrodite Deal Close
• Eni Ramps-Up Zohr, Mubadala Farms In

OPEC

• Opec’s Monitoring Committee Takeover, Instability Promote Supply Concerns

Geopolitical Risk

• Libya Port Attacks Derail Oil Export Prospects

Refining & Petrochemicals

• Adnoc Joins Aramco In $44bn Indian Refining And Petchems Venture

Power & Water

• Egypt Eyes Coal-Fired Power To Reduce Gas Reliance
• Japan LNG Jan-May 2018 LNG Imports: Qatar Continues To Lose Out To Record Volumes From Australia

Economics & Finance

• Qatar & Turkey: Brothers In Arms?

Selected Data

• Japan Crude Oil & Condensate Imports (‘000 B/D): Middle East Share Touching On 90%, Back Up To 2009 Levels
• Crude Official Selling Prices ($/B)
• Benchmark Crude Prices ($/B)
• Asian LNG Prices: Japan Price Hit $9.93/Mn Btu In May, Highest Since September 2015