Issue 42

Oil & Gas

• Yemen: Second State Firm Restarts Production
• Iraq Power: Another Waiver, Another Contract
• Algeria’s New Hydrocarbons Law: One Step Forward

Geopolitical Risk

• Putin Mideast Tour Shows Off Russia’s Expanded Regional Influence

Corporate

• Russia Enters Abu Dhabi Upstream With Lukoil Deal
• Mubadala-RDIF Links Grow

OPEC

• Saudi Crude Exports Rebound Following Abqaiq Attack

Refining & Petrochemicals

• UAE’s Adnoc Eyes Indian Petchems Venture
• Adnoc Goes All In On Ruwais

Power & Water

• Qatar Powergen Breaks New Records After 2018 Downturn

Economics & Finance

• Pakistan’s Oil & Gas Imports: Gulf Dependence Intensifies

News In Brief

• Basra Oil Company Chief Sacked
• Rosneft Advances KRG Oil
• Saudi Aramco IPO Setback
• Mubadala Sells Medgaz Pipeline Stake To Sonatrach, Naturgy
• Oman Oil: Steady As She Goes
• Iran Military Bank Takeover
• Libya Bumps Kerosene Prices
• Sabic Eyes Russian Methanol
• Kuwait Texas JV Start-Up
• Scatec Egypt PV Hits 300MW…
• Egypt: Lekela Awards 250MW Wind
• Dewa Record Solar PV Bids
• Tunisia Elects New President

Selected Data

• Benchmark Crude Prices ($/B)
• Iran Cuts Asian OSPs To Record Discounts To Competing Saudi Grades For November ($/B Fob)