Issue 09

Oil & Gas

• Egypt Oil Output Turns A Corner With Apache Drilling At 8-Year High
• Israel’s Leviathan & Tamar Hit By Further Pipeline Delays
• Mena’s No.1 Producer Total Doubles Down On UAE Presence

Corporate

• Eni Cements Role As Algeria’s Key Foreign Partner With BP Purchase

OPEC

• Global LNG Markets Await Potential China-Europe Tug Of War

Geopolitical Risk

• Iraq-KRG Oil Talks Resume But Wide Differences Remain
• Libya: Repsol Plans 2023 Sharara Exploration

Refining & Petrochemicals

• Egypt Raises Gasoline Prices Following IMF Rebuke

Power & Water

• Turkey Gas Imports: Russia Still Dominant

Economics & Finance

• Saudi Export Revenues Topped $400bn For First Time For 2022
• Qatar Achieves Eight-Year High $24.5bn Surplus For 2022

News In Brief

• Saudi Neom H2: Financial Close
• Adnoc Gas Hikes IPO To 5%
• Oman: Planned Bid Round
• Cyprus: New Energy Minister
• Oman Eyes 1GW Solar Financing
• Egypt Launches Gulf Of Suez Brownfield Bidding

Selected Data

• Turkey 2022 Crude Imports: Iraq Retains Top Spot Despite 6% Year On Year Dip
• Benchmark Crude Prices ($/B)
• Indonesia 2022 Crude Imports: Opec Share Tops 80% As Nigeria Overtakes Saudi