Issue 25

Oil & Gas

• Tethys Banks On Oman Knowledge To Develop Hidden Gems
• Algeria’s Skikda LNG Export Terminal Down

Corporate

• QP, TotalEnergies Team Up Offshore Suriname

OPEC

• China May Crude Imports: Saudi Again Tops Russia; Bumper Iran-Oman Volumes

Geopolitical Risk

• Iran Elects Hardline President As Vienna Nuclear Talks Continue
• Algerians Boycott President Tebboune’s ‘New Algeria’

Refining & Petrochemicals

• Fertiglobe To Develop 1mn t/y Abu Dhabi Blue Ammonia Plant
• Adnoc Petrochemicals Expansion Takes Shape

Power & Water

• Algeria & Libya Eye Power Interconnection
• Iraq & Masdar Sign 2GW Solar Heads Of Agreement

Economics & Finance

• Kuwait’s 2021-22 Budget Passes At Last, But Political Rift Stalls Economic Reforms
• Qatar’s Emir Points To Continued Centrality Of Gas In The Economy
• FDI: Saudi & UAE Counter Global Trend With 2020 Uptick
• Egypt Taps Funding For Power Reform
• IMF Clears Sudan Debts
• Egypt: $1.7bn IMF Funds

News In Brief

• Aramco Finalizes Pipeline Deal
• Saudi SWF Chief Joins Reliance
• Eni Begins Bahrain Drilling

Selected Data

• Key Gulf Crude OSPs To Asia ($/B)
• Benchmark Crude Prices ($/B)