Issue 51/52

Oil & Gas

• Eni & Total Add To Cyprus Gas Finds With 2-3tcf Zeus
• Iran’s Winter Gas Preparations Hit The Skids Amid Icy Snap

Corporate

• Saudi Aramco Downstream Strategy Hits Its Stride
• Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Cuts Energy Sector Exposure

OPEC

• ‘Oil Leaders’ By Ibrahim Al-Muhanna: Legendary Saudi Oil Figure Lifts The Lid On The Kingdom’s Oil Governance
• China Crude Imports: Russia Surges Ahead Of Saudi Amid UAE, ‘Malaysia’ Records

Geopolitical Risk

• Qatar Eyes Substantial $8bn Surplus For 2023

Refining & Petrochemicals

• Kuwait Oil Exports Set For Radical Shift In 2023
• Oman’s Ras Markaz Crude Oil Storage Set For Start Up

Power & Water

• Israel Renewables: Small Scale Projects, Big Overall Growth

Economics & Finance

• Oman Achieves First Budget Surplus Since 2008
• Egypt: IMF Keeps Purse Strings Tight With Loan Of Just $3bn

News In Brief

• Egypt’s Parliament: Why Did Mees Beat Us To Gas Find News?
• Libya Output Edges Up
• Saudi Oil Export Revenues Drop In October
• Qatarenergy Extends License For Small Offshore Fields
• Dubai SWF Purchases Target Engineering
• US Stocks At 37-Year Low But Repurchase Coming
• Israel’s Newmed: Takeover Troubles

Selected Data

• Benchmark Crude Prices ($/B)
• Asian LNG Prices Ease, But Could China Be Set For A Demand Rebound?