Issue 27

Oil & Gas

• Iraq’s Minister Of Oil Parliament Questioning Session Underscores Energy Sector Challenges
• QP, Exxon Ramp Up Barzan Gas Output

Corporate

• Mauritania’s Tortue Delayed To 2H 2023 Amid 15% Cost Hike

OPEC

• Opec+ Stalemate Prevents Production Increases Beyond July
• Assessing The UAE’s Opec Baseline Grievances
• GCC Rig Count Stuck At 10-Year Low Levels For 1H 2021

Geopolitical Risk

• Sparks Fly As Saudi-Emirati Economic Competition Intensifies

Refining & Petrochemicals

• Aramco Trading Caught In Crossfire Of UAE-Saudi Rivalry
• Israel Crude Imports Slump In 1H 2021 Amid Refinery Outage
• Egypt Signs Up For Green Hydrogen Studies

Power & Water

• Iran’s Rouhani Blames Sanctions For Electricity Shortages
• Iraq Claims Power Provision Has Stabilized at 21GW

Economics & Finance

• Egypt Raises Power Prices, Waiting on Fuel Prices

News In Brief

• Qatar Looks To Bolster Share Of Taiwan LNG Market
• France Joins East Med Gas Forum
• Jordan Boosts Oil Output
• US Oil Stocks (mn bls)
• Thailand’s PTT To Step Up Oman Crude Imports

Selected Data

• Taiwan Crude Imports Edge Back Towards Normal; Mideast Share Still Depressed
• Taiwan LNG Imports: Qatar Closes Gap On Top Supplier Australia For Q2 As Volumes Increase 18% Quarter On Quarter
• Crude Official Selling Prices ($/B)
• Benchmark Crude Prices ($/B)
• Global Offshore Drilling: Sustained But Modest Recovery
• ENI Seeks More Algerian Gas