Issue 18

Oil & Gas

• Adnoc Eyes Unconventional Riches As It Launches Second Bid Round
• Qatar Inks Key Drilling Contracts

Corporate

• Bahrain Seals The Deal With Eni
• Eni: $7bn For Iraq’s Zubair
• Drilling Firms Boost Mideast Operations

OPEC

• Opec Output Edges Up Despite Mounting Political Chaos
• China Mena Imports At Near Record-Levels In Q1 Despite Qatar March Slump

Geopolitical Risk

• Libya: Battle for Tripoli Puts Spotlight On Oil Sector
• Syria: Oil Products Shortage Heightens Damascus ‘Post-War’ Challenges

Refining & Petrochemicals

• Sabic Boosts Transparency Ahead Of Aramco Takeover

Power & Water

• Iraq Inks Siemens Deal To Overhaul Electricity Sector
• GCC Gas Burn Increasing To Power Aluminium Smelting

Economics & Finance

• Saudi Government Posts First Surplus Since 2014 In Q1
• US Sanctions Hit Iran Hard

News In Brief

• Sisi Secures $3bn From China
• Adnoc Awards Refinery Off-Gas Feed
• Dewa Inaugurates M-Station Expansion
• Dewa Inaugurates M-Station Expansion
• Genel-KRG Gas Talks Fruitless
• Wintershall – DEA Complete $6.4bn Merger

Selected Data

• Crude Official Selling Prices ($/B): Oman, Qatar Raise Benchmark Prices
• Benchmark Crude Prices ($/B)
• Chinese Q1 2019 LNG Imports (Mn Tons): Qatar Share Rises After 2018 Lows But Still Lagging Far Behind Top Supplier Australia