Issue 35

Oil & Gas

• Kuwait Upstream Chief Pledges Ambitious Investment To Boost Capacity
• BP, Shell Step Up Egypt Offshore Action
• Algeria Touat: Imminent

Corporate

• Total Lauds Latest QP Tie Ups
• Mauritania: Total Wildcat

OPEC

• Saudi Bags Growing Share Of Key Chinese Market

Refining & Petrochemicals

• Aramco Eyes Chinese Take-Away From Sabic Purchase

Geopolitical Risk

• Israel-Jordan Gas Deal Details See Light

Power & Water

• Kuwait Electricity Demand Surges To Record High
• Bahrain’s Oil Sector Optimism Spreads To Powergen

Economics & Finance

• Saudi First Half Export Revenues Slump $6bn

News In Brief

• Oman Slashes 1H Deficit
• Egypt Cuts Key Interest Rates
• Tunisia’s 85mn Cfd Nawara Project Nears Completion
• US Slashes Tunisia Financial Aid
• Lebanon Awards Drillship Contract
• Cyprus Awards FSRU Tender
• UAE Closes Gap To Saudi In Japan
• Petrofac Scandals Weigh On Project Pipeline

Selected Data

• Crude Official Selling Prices ($/B)
• Benchmark Crude Prices ($/B)
• China LNG Imports: Qatar Continues To Lose Market Share To Australia (Mn Tons)