Issue 24

Oil & Gas

• Baghdad Wary That BP Is Looking To Exit Iraq
• Iraq To Review TSCs
• Gulf Keystone Provides Timely Boost To KRG Oil Sector
• Leviathan: Chevron Tilts To FLNG Expansion As Record Egypt Sales See Drilling Expedited
• Egypt: Eni Eyes Western Desert Boost
• Iraq: Qayara Restarts With 10,000 B/D Trucked To Kirkuk Refinery

Corporate

• Abu Dhabi Awards Shah Gas Field Expansion Contract

OPEC

• IEA Calls On Opec+ To Open The Taps In 2022
• US Output: Permian Up, Output Elsewhere Steady At Best

Geopolitical Risk

• Shale Consolidation Continues As Shell Eyes Permian Exit
• Israel: New Government, New Challenges

Refining & Petrochemicals

• Egypt’s Advances Ain Sukhna Petchems Hub With ‘Anchor’ Project

Power & Water

• Dubai Prepares To Bring New Solar Capacity Online To Meet Demand Growth
• Saudi Arabia Burning Record Oil Volumes
• Iraq-Lebanon Fuel Oil ‘Deal’

Economics & Finance

• LNG Markets: Demand Robust As Prices Hit $12/mn btu

News by Country

• Aramco Raises $6bn Sukuk

News In Brief

• Aramco Quits Pakistan Refinery
• Iran Goes To The Polls, Or Not
• Morocco: Schlumberger Quits Upstream Stake
• Jordan Taps World Bank For $1.1bn

Selected Data

• Crude Official Selling Prices ($/B): Iran Cuts By $0.10/B Vs Saudi Grades
• Benchmark Crude Prices ($/B)
• China Vs The US As The World’s Top Refiner