Following the reports earlier in the week that Petrofac has won a major contract in Iraq, the company has issued the following statement to the markets this morning: Petrofac, the international oil & gas service provider, has been awarded a US$330 million lump-sum engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract by Gazprom Neft Badra B.V. ('Gazprom') […]
Bloomberg reports that Iraq has invited companies to submit bids to build a 500-megawatt electricity plant fuelled by natural gas in the eastern province of Maysan [Missan]. An electricity ministry spokesman, Mussab Serri, told Bloomberg that the contract will be awarded in March. The four turbines that will generate the electricity in the plant will […]
In the three months since its creation, the Anglo-Turkish independent, Genel Energy plc, has moved with "remarkable speed to build the foundations of what I believe will become a major regional oil and gas company," its chief executive Tony Hayward said on Thursday. Previewing a presentation he will make to capital markets, Hayward said revenues […]
Iraq is demonstrating its unique position in the Middle East again, flexing its new diplomatic muscle to resolve an oil exporting crisis between the West, OPEC and Iran, according to this article from NIQASH. But who’s behind these efforts: Iran, the US or Iraq itself? Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do […]
The following pages show some key slides from Genel Energy's presentation on Thursday. You can also click here to read the statement by the chief executive, Tony Hayward.
