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Middle East Economic Survey (MEES) is a subscription-only weekly newsletter focusing on the region’s energy strategies and developments, within their economic and political contexts. MEES charts trends in oil and gas, and the industries that rely on them. Delivered electronically or by airmail, MEES draws on the experience of 50 years of uninterrupted publication to offer exclusive insights to its subscribers. In addition to articles by its team of analysts, MEES provides a platform for international experts to share their views with the newsletter’s high-profile readership. Additional available services include MEES on-line archives access.	TOP STORIES Saudi Aramco And ConocoPhillips Seek $7.7Bn Funding For Yanbu' Refinery Saudi Aramco and ConocoPhillips have approached lenders seeking funding for their planned 400,000 b/d export refinery project in Yanbu'. [ Subscribe! ] Companies Mobilize In Iraq As Critical Elections Loom Iraq’s Ministry of Oil is working with the winners of Baghdad’s two upstream bidding rounds to set effective dates in contracts, and together with Iraqi regional oil companies is starting to form joint management committees to oversee the country’s planned multi-million barrels a day oil capacity expansion to 2017. [ Subscribe! ] Petrochemicals Hub Planned For Egypt's 'Ain Sukhna The privately owned petrochemicals hub being planned for Egypt’s 'Ain Sukhna industrial zone will comprise three projects needing total investment of over $5bn, MEES learns. [ Subscribe! ] MEES Agenda: Yemen Develops Strategy To Meet Growing Electricity Needs Yemen has a shortfall in electric power generating capacity and also has an inadequate electricity distribution network. [ Subscribe! ] On Top ↑ ENERGY FUNDAMENTALS WTI Tests $80/B But Economic Concerns Outweigh Bullish Gasoline Data DME's Leaver Marks Progress On Oman Crude Trading Expansion CGES Warns Of Market Uncertainty Despite Growing Oil Demand Chu Discusses Energy Efficiency, Renewables, Nuclear On Regional Trip China's Crude Oil Imports Fell To 17.11Mn Tons In January On Top ↑ NEWS BY COUNTRY ALGERIA Sonatrach Plans To Expand Refining Capacity To 40Mn Tons/Year By 2016 BAHRAIN FEB Announces $14.2Mn Profit For 2009 CASPIAN Lavrov Calls For Bulgarian Decision On Burgas-Alexandroupolis Oil Pipeline Yanukovych Stance On Gas System Privatization Welcomed By Germany IEA's Tanaka Says Nabucco Better Than South Stream For Europe KMG Confirms Interest In Karachaganak Stake Socar To Expand Retail Network In Georgia EGYPT Egypt Extends Apache's Western Desert Concessions IRAN IMF Sees Slowdown In Iran's Economic Growth Iranian Official Says Subsidies For Basic Commodities Will Continue NIOC's Annual Investment Requirement Estimated At $24-30Bn Halegan Gas Reserves Estimated At 355Bn Cu Ms ISRAEL Noble Energy To Invest $530mn In Israel Gas E&D In 2010 JORDAN Jordan And France To Boost Nuclear Cooperation Jordan Lowers February Products Prices LEBANON Lebanese Government Issues Mandate For New Eurobonds Disbursement Of Paris 3 Aid To Lebanon Rises To $3.7Bn By End-2009 QATAR RasGas Reaches 36Mn Tons/Year Target Capacity As Doha Continues Projects Push REGIONAL S&P Projects Difficult Year For GCC Banks SAUDI ARABIA Naimi Announces New Gas Discovery With Jalameed-3 Well Jadwa Cites Low Confidence As Source Of TASI Underperformance SUDAN Qatar Pledges $1Bn For Sudan Reconstruction SYRIA Syria Extends Bid Round Deadline For Seven Onshore Areas Gulfsands Abandons Zaman-1 Well In Block 26 UAE UAE Bank Exposure To Dubai World Debt Is $15Bn, Says Moody's IMF Advises Centralized Debt Management In Aftermath Of Dubai Crisis On Top ↑ POLITICAL COMMENT Mutlaq Changes His Mind Ahmadinejad In Damascus Israel Seeks Crippling Sanctions On Iran Kouchner "Tempted" By Palestinian State On Top ↑ OP-ED & DOCUMENTS Ghadhban Assesses Progress And Prospects In Iraq's Oil Sector By Ruba Husari	VOLUME LIII - No 9, 1 March 2010 Site Map Links: Energy, ME links, Economy, Newspapers, Environment, Books, Energy e-commerce