Issue 30

Oil & Gas

• Iran’s Petropars Wins $1.3bn South Azadegan Contract
• Global Gas Flaring Gets Worse In 2019
• Algeria Gas Fields Slump
• Oman Approves Yumna Development Plan

Corporate

• Chevron Arrows In On East Med With $5bn Noble Takeover

OPEC

• Qatar Retakes Position As No.1 Global LNG Exporter
• Thailand Crude Imports: Mideast Share Falls Below 50%

Geopolitical Risk

• Iraqi PM Courts Iran & Saudi Arabia
• Kuwait’s Ailing Emir

Refining & Petrochemicals

• Iran Hikes Capacity At Persian Gulf Star Condensate Splitters
• Iran Plans Northern Propylene Plant
• Adnoc Investment Boost For Petchems-Fuelled Ruwais Plans

Power & Water

• Saudi Solar: Key 2GW Plant Faces Covid-19 Delays

Economics & Finance

• Wanted: A Stable Tunisian Government
• Egypt Bags $3.85bn Afreximbank Covid Cash
• Egypt’s Midor Refinery: Force Majeure Sets Back Expansion

News In Brief

• Repsol Writes Off $1.5bn
• Saudi Returns To Trade Surplus
• Kuwait’s Lower Fars Ramps Up
• KNPC Completes CFP Units
• Apicorp Backs Siraj Solar
• Green Petrochem Boosts Storage

Selected Data

• Crude Official Selling Prices ($/B)
• Benchmark Crude Prices ($/B)
• Thailand LNG Imports: Qatar Threatened By Malaysia, USA