Lloyd's List - Middle East

Analysis

Product tankers on the cusp of revolution as Jubail refinery to open
New wave of Saudi production sites will reshape global trade patterns
Khalifa bin Salman seeks partnership with port of Jubail
Protests drive Bahrain to cement its ties with neighbouring Arab states
Qatar eyes North American gas
Emirate seeks new partners to boost position
Hired guns protect Shell’s $9bn gas business
Energy shipping firm deploys armed guards despite low piracy threat to LNG carriers
Lost in Doha
If Qatar’s national football team announces a new coach, remember you read it here first
False spring for LNG
Political unrest across North Africa has done little to boost regional gas exports
New dawn for container terminals
Change is a chance for the industry to sharpen its focus, says DP World
A good vintage
Scrapping LNG tonnage is not as simple as many observers might think
Shell’s 105 steps to greater efficiency
Energy major gets down to forensic detail to improve LNG shipping operations
The big interview: Jorn Hinge
United Arab Shipping Corp chief executive on those big ship orders, developments in the Middle East and the boom to bust cycle
Libya gets back to business
Crude exports have now reached a level only slightly lower than before the revolution
A topsy-turvy year
Oil markets take comfort from last minute US fiscal agreement
After the goldrush
LNG fleet on course for falling utilisation levels as new tonnage outpaces new cargoes
Reasons for tanker owners to be optimistic in 2013
More Atlantic to Pacific business to lift spirits
Cargo owners force more tankers through Suez
Overcapacity leaves operators with little choice of route despite extra costs