Issue 38

Oil & Gas

• Egypt Takes Oil Target In-House As Production Plumbs 40-Year Low
• Egypt Oil Output Plumbs New 40-Year Low
• Sunny Hill Quits Egypt
• Eni Egypt Gas Find

Corporate

• BP In Mena: Managed Decline

OPEC

• Opec Extends Compensation Period As Markets Weaken
• Opec Looks To The Future As It Marks 60 Years
• Peak Oil? Sorry, You Missed It, Says BP
• Opec Secretary General Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo Speaks With MEES On The Occasion Of The Organization’s 60th Anniversary
• Asian Crude Imports Remain Depressed
• Pakistan LNG Imports Steady At 7.0mn Tons For 2019-20*

Geopolitical Risk

• Tunisia: Southern Output Dries Up

Refining & Petrochemicals

• Saudi Arabia: Oil Demand Up, Oil Exports Up

Power & Water

• SWPC Reveals Plans For Big Boost To Saudi Desalination Capacity By 2025
• Abu Dhabi’s Masdar Expands In Egypt Solar
• SEC ‘Green Sukuk’ Raises $1.3bn

Economics & Finance

• Morocco Renewables Plans Get Wind In Their Sails
• Adnoc $1bn Sell-Off
• Libya’s $10bn Black Hole

News In Brief

• UAE/Bahrain/Israel In DC Deal
• Israel Oks Chevron-Noble Deal
• Energean Adds Israel Gas Sales
• Egypt $15bn Petchems Plans
• Taqa Places Moroccan Bond
• EOG Enters Omani Upstream

Op-Ed & Documents

• OPEC At 60: Much Achieved, More Still To Come

Selected Data

• India LNG Imports: Qatar & UAE See Volumes Rise Year On Year For 1h20
• Crude Official Selling Prices ($/B)
• Benchmark Crude Prices ($/B)
• Pakistan 2019-20* Crude Imports: UAE & Saudi Remain Dominant As Overall Volumes Slump By 26% ('000 B/D)