Issue 27

Oil & Gas

• Algeria To Europe Gas Flows Fall Sharply In The First Half Of 2022
• Egypt’s Idku To Shutter For July & August On Gas Shortages
• Egypt’s 1H 2022 LNG Exports: Europe Dominant
• BP Egypt Seismic Award

Corporate

• Shell Completes The Set For Qatar’s NFE Expansion
• Iraq Gas Capture Award Sparks Fresh Uncertainty On TotalEnergies Megaproject

OPEC

• Opec: Another Month, Another Missed Target
• Opec Mourns Death Of ‘Icon’ Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo
• Russian Cargoes Drive Increased Saudi Fuel Oil Imports
• Suez Canal: Record Revenue & Tonnage For 2021-22 & Q2

Geopolitical Risk

• Israel Downs Hezbollah Drones As East Med Tensions Escalate
• East-Med Interconnector Plans Edge Forward
• Libya Feels The Heat As Power Outages Spur Mass Protests

Power & Water

• Oman Renewables Gaining Momentum
• Iraq Summer Power Shortages Grow Despite New CCGT

Refining & Petrochemicals

• Iraq’s Trade-off: Record HFO Exports Finance Soaring Gasoline & Diesel Bill

Economics & Finance

• Iraq Posts Record Revenues Amid Fast-Changing Market

Op-Ed & Documents

• Mideast Power Grids: How To Integrate Renewables & Maintain Stability

News In Brief

• Egypt Nuclear Power Permit
• Lamprell Shares Suspended
• Dewa Gives Dubai 700MW Boost
• Morocco Restarts CCGT Plants
• Morocco 260MW Solar PV Tender
• Iraq To Renew Lebanon Power Fuel Deal

Selected Data

• Crude OSPs ($/B): Saudi Hikes Asia Prices
• Benchmark Crude Prices ($/B)
• World’s Top LNG Exporter (mn t/y)