Issue 15

Oil & Gas

• Jordan Plans Nine Block Upstream Offering
• Egypt LNG Exports: All Eyes on Asia

Corporate

• Eni In Libya: What Does The Future Hold?

OPEC

• Oil Demand Forecasts Strengthen As Economic Outlook Improves
• Korea Crude Imports: Mideast Volumes Tumble To Multi-Year Lows
• Korea LNG Imports: Qatar Volumes Rise To Three-Year High 3.73mn Tons For 1Q 2021

Geopolitical Risk

• Sunny Hill: No More Eggs, No More Basket

Refining & Petrochemicals

• Iraq Breaks Ground On Key Refinery Upgrade Project

Power & Water

• Saudi Arabia Awards Record Breaking Solar Energy Tariff
• Lebanon’s Last Hope Of Keeping The Lights On Vanishes?

Economics & Finance

• Saudi Aramco Secures $12.4bn Through Pipeline Lease Agreement

News In Brief

• Iraq Seeking A Replacement For Exxon At West Qurna 1?
• Iraq Fast Tracks Gas Capture At Halfaya
• Tawke Partners Boost Production In 2021
• Iran’s Natanz Nuclear Facility Offline After Sabotage
• Saudi Arabia’s Advanced Awards Key Petchems Projects
• More Egypt Solar Greenlighted
• Libya Recommits To Maritime Boundary With Turkey

Selected Data

• Taiwan Crude Imports Show Signs Of Recovery
• Taiwan LNG Imports: Australia Has Now Officially Surplanted Qatar As Top Supplier For Q1 2021 As Overall Imports Slumped 8% To 4.39mn Tons
• Crude Official Selling Prices ($/B)
• Benchmark Crude Prices ($/B)
• Korea LNG Imports At Record High