Issue 13

Oil & Gas

• Basrah Gas Proposals Risk Undermining TotalEnergies Megadeal
• Kuwait Oil Expansion Gets $1bn Japan Boost
• Algeria’s Sonatrach Eyes Big Gains From New Touggourt Oil Zone

Corporate

• Eni Turns To North Africa In Gas Output Drive
• Record Libya Output Boosts TotalEnergies To Mena Record
• Satorp Startup Pushed Back, But Scale Expanded
• Offshore Engineering Firms Look To Navigate Energy’s Uncertain Future

OPEC

• Opec+ Remains Steadfast As Us Plans Historic Spr Release

Geopolitical Risk

• Qatar Snags Egypt Mediterranean Block As Relations Advance
• Europe Targets LNG As Ukraine Conflict Forces New Energy Security Paradigm

Power & Water

• Energean Turns Bullish On Gas Sales For Israel’s Karish, Inks Vitol Oil Marketing Deal

Refining & Petrochemicals

• Israel Refiners Post Late-2021 Output Rebound

Economics & Finance

• Oman Oil Output Hits New Heights In Q1 As Revenues Soar

News In Brief

• Tunisia Dissolves Parliament
• Perenco Eyes ‘$380mn Tunisia Investment’
• $30bn Dewa Expands Scale Of IPO
• Jordan & Iraq Extend Oil Deal
• Tehran Slams ‘Illegal’ Kuwait-Saudi Dorra Deal
• Iran Gasoline Demand Surges
• Crude OSPs ($/B)
• Opec Bins IEA With ‘Secondary Source’ Changes
• Benchmark Crude Prices ($/B)

Selected Data

• World’s Top LNG Exporter (Mn Tons): US Surges Past Qatar & Australia With Record 7.48mn Tons For March, Topping Qatar’s Previous Record High