By John Lee. Russia’s Gazprom Neft has reportedly revised down its output plateau for the Badra oil field. Denis Sugaipov, head of Gazprom Neft’s department of large projects, told Reuters that the consortium running the project has proposed setting the output plateau for the next few years at its current level of around 85,000 bpd, […]
Gas Plus Khalakan (GPK), the sole contractor of the Khalakan PSC in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, has issued an end-2017 operations update regarding the Shewashan field. Oil Sales: Total payments received by GPK for oil sales now amount to $9.0 million representing 190,115 barrels of GPK entitlement oil sold through to the end of September […]
The physical caliphate of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria is in pieces and operations against ISIS [Islamic State group, ISIS, ISIL, Daesh] continue in the Euphrates River valley, but the ISIS “brand” remains to be defeated, Pentagon officials said on Thursday. Remnants of the terror group continue to operate in Iraq, but improved […]
By John Lee. The United Nations has advertised new positions in Iraq: Programme Spec Victims'Support, UN Development Programme (UNDP) Responsable logistique de la cellule 9, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, International Business & Technical Consultants, Inc. (IBTCI) Evaluation Methodologist, International Business & Technical Consultants, Inc. (IBTCI) Finance and Administration (F) Manager, […]
By John Lee. The United Nations has advertised new positions in Iraqi Kurdistan: Mine Action Program Manager, Swiss Foundation for Mine Action (FSD) M&E Assistant - Accountability, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) Child Protection and Youth Specialist, Save the Children DTM Coordinator (Displacement Tracking Matrix), International Organization for Migration (IOM) Project Officer (Displacement, Tracking & Monitoring […]
Iraq will ask foreign oil companies operating in the country to build housing for Iraqis employed on their projects, the oil ministry in Baghdad said in a statement on January 10. Oil Minister Jabar al-Luaibi “issued a general notice which commits contracted companies to build modern housing compounds and provide essential services to employees,” the […]
By John Lee. Japan’s Itochu has reportedly bought Shell's 20 percent stake in the West Qurna 1 oilfield. Ihsan Abdul Jabbar, the head of state-run Basra Oil Company (BOC), told Reuters that the oil ministry discussed the required financial investments and operations at the field with Itochu, and approved the deal. West Qurna 1, operated by […]
By John Lee. Iraq has reportedly reached an agreement with US engineering firm KBR to help manage projects to develop production capacity at the Majnoon oilfield. Shell is preparing to exit the Majnoon oilfield by the end of June 2018, handing it over to the state-run Basra Oil Company (BOC). Ihsan Abdul Jabbar, the head […]
ShaMaran Petroleum reports that operations in the Atrush field in Kurdistan are continuing in a normal, safe and secure manner. Atrush is currently producing at approximately 27 thousand barrels of oil per day ("bopd") and exports are continuing via the Kurdistan Export Pipeline system. Atrush exports for the month of December averaged 26,163 bopd and […]
The AMAR International Charitable Foundation has announced that work on its new Bazwaya Primary Health Care Centre near Mosul is now complete. The clinic is now fully equipped and locally-hired medical staff have been assigned to support a range of units providing vaccinations, ultrasound, a gynaecology department, dental services, maternal and child care, a malnutrition unit, […]
U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Douglas Silliman has announced that the U.S. government is providing $75 million in additional funding to help stabilize Iraq following its full liberation from ISIS. The United States plans to provide a total of $150 million for stabilization efforts in 2018, which will bring the total U.S. contribution to $265.3 million […]
By John Lee. The European Union has announced that it will co-chair a conference on Iraq's Reconstruction and Development in Kuwait in February. In a statement, the EU said the aim of the conference is to help consolidate regional and international engagement in support of Iraq. The conference will be hosted by Kuwait and will […]
