Issue 47

Oil & Gas

• More Pipeline Problems For Israel-Egypt Gas Deal
• Egypt-Israel In EMG Arbitration Settlement

OPEC

• Total Reaps Mena Rewards Despite Iran Setback
• Saudi September Crude Exports At 20-Month High, But A Fall Is Coming

Geopolitical Risk

• Libya Crude Export Revenue Set For Six-Year High

Refining & Petrochemicals

• Oman Plots OOC-Orpic Merger, Beginning With Downstream Assets

Power & Water

• Saudi Generators Build Capacity Cushion Ahead Of SEC Split
• Pearl Gives KRG Khor Mor Gas Boost

Economics & Finance

• Oman Economy Set For Strong 2018 Finish
• Iran Reinstates Fuel Cards To Curb Smuggling Of Petroleum Products
• Iran’s Deficit Soars As Economy Sags

News In Brief

• US Targets Syria Crude Imports
• More Zohr Wells Drilled
• Transglobe Strikes Egypt Oil
• Oman Announces Solar Bidders
• Egypt’s Asorc Seeks Cracker Loan
• Tunisians Take The Streets
• Marathon In Hard Slog To Exit KRG
• Iran Reshuffles Oil Leadership
• Zion’s Israel Prophecy Falls Flat

Selected Data

• India Crude Imports ('000 B/D): Mideast Share Falls To 3-Year Low In Q3 Amid Record Us Volumes
• Benchmark Crude Prices ($/B)
• OPEC’S Ever-Receding Global Oil Market Dominance