Issue 09

Oil & Gas

• Iraq Revenues Hit $5bn With Exports At 8-Month High
• Apache Resigned To Further Fall In Egypt Oil Output

Corporate

• Libya’s IOCs Hope For A Better Year In 2021
• Oxy Writes Down NearLY $1bn In Algeria
• Samsung Bags $2bn QP EPC
• Adnoc Lifts Crude Destination Restrictions Ahead Of Murban Futures Launch
• Israel: Cairn Eyeing $1.1bn Tamar Farm-In

OPEC

• Opec+ To Keep Output Tight As Russia Squeezes Further Compromise From Saudi

Geopolitical Risk

• Repsol & Shell Leave Morocco; Repsol Quits Iraqi Kurdistan
• Iraq Budget Stalls Over KRG Dispute

Power & Water

• KRG Hikes Power Tariffs, Eyes Sector Privatization
• Israel Presses Ahead With Solar Awards

Refining & Petrochemicals

• Libya’s Crippled Refining Sector Struggles To Meet Demand

Economics & Finance

• Miracle On The Nile? MEES Runs The Rule Over Egypt’s Latest Financial Stats

News In Brief

• ARAMCO Seeks $10bn Loan Extension
• EOG Expedites Oman Plans
• Egypt Solar Funding
• Egypt: Dragon Eyes Modest Hike
• Energean Looks To Raise $2.5bn
• Algeria Forex Reserves Plummet To $42-43bn
• Pakistan Signs For Qatar LNG
• Japan: Bumper Saudi Imports

Selected Data

• Crude Official Selling Prices ($/B)
• India LNG Imports Soar To Snag Top Spot For Qatar & Abu Dhabi
• Benchmark Crude Prices ($/B)
• LNG: Asian Imports By The Three Gulf Producers – India’s Growing Role