Issue 50

Oil & Gas

• Libya’s NOC Clears House With Key End-Year Deals
• Russia’s Tatneft Back In Libya For Seismic
• Leviathan: The Giant Stirs

Corporate

• Israel Throws Spanner In Aphrodite Development
• Egypt: Key Eni Wildcat
• Oman Mulls LNG Growth

OPEC

• Economic Uncertainty Clouds Opec’s 2020 Vision

Geopolitical Risk

• Iraqi Kurdistan Poised For More Gains In 2020

Refining & Petrochemicals

• Kuwait Nears Boost To Refinery Throughputs, Eyes Al-Zour Petchems

Power & Water

• Qatar Set For 2019 Power, Desalination Records

Economics & Finance

• Saudi Budgets For Bigger Deficit, Banks On 2020 Gdp Boost
• Iran ‘Resistance Budget’ Aims To End Oil Dependence

News In Brief

• Algeria: New President, Same Protests
• Aramco Shares Begin Trading
• Saudi, Japan Extend Crude Storage Deal
• Aramco In Cilacap Rethink
• Adnoc, Reliance Petchems Tie-Up
• Qatar Pm Attends GCC Summit In Riyadh

Selected Data

• Crude Official Selling Prices ($/B)
• Benchmark Crude Prices ($/B)
• LNG: Asian Demand Remains Weak