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Are Iraq's Ambitious Oil Production Goals Feasible?

Writing in Oil Price, Simon Watkins argues that while Iraq's plans to increase oil production are, in broad terms, entirely realistic, the extent of Iraq's ultimately recoverable oil resources is subject to a large degree of uncertainty. Click here to read the full article.

Iraq to provide Lebanon with Fuel for Another Year

By Al Monitor staff. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq agrees to provide Lebanon with fuel for another year Lebanon's fuel crisis is showing no signs of letting up, but an exchange with Iraq is keeping one source flowing. Click […]

Iraq's Economic Capital "engulfed in Trash"

From Rudaw. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraqi economic capital engulfed in trash, suffers from dilapidated electricity Home to Iraq's richest oil wells, Basra should have wealth and development to rival the Emirates. Instead, the southern province is one of Iraq's […]

DNO Raises Kurdistan Output Forecast

DNO ASA, the Norwegian oil and gas operator, today reported strong second quarter operational and financial results powered by high oil and gas prices and by solid production in its operated flagship Kurdistan Tawke license. Spurred by quarterly revenue of USD 361 million and free cash flow of USD 167 million, the Company reduced debt […]

Tawke Oilfield: First Quarterly Production Increase since 2015

Genel Energy notes that DNO ASA, as operator of the Tawke PSC (Genel 25% working interest), has today issued an update on licence activity. Gross production at the Tawke licence averaged 106,900 bopd during the second quarter, of which Peshkabir contributed 62,300 bopd and Tawke 44,600 bopd, the latter representing the first quarterly production increase […]

Dana Gas: "Strong Operational and Financial Performance"

Dana Gas PJSC has announced its financial results for the half year ended 30 June 2022. In the first six months of the year, the Company generated a net profit of AED 407 million ($111mm) or 5.8 fils per share, an 82% increase compared to an adjusted net profit (excluding reversal of impairment) of AED […]

Iraq Planning Increased Oil Production in "Coming Years"

By John Lee. The First Vice President of the Iraqi National Oil Company (INOC), Hamid Younis, has said that oil production in Iraq can be increased to 5-to-8 million barrels per day (bpd) "during the coming years." He is quoted in a statement from the Iraqi Ministry of Oil, following a meeting that he chaired […]

Pertamina to Increase Holding in West Qurna 1

By John Lee. Pertamina, the Indonesian state-owned energy company, will reportedly buy an additional 10 percent stake in the West Qurna 1 oilfield from ExxonMobil. The Deputy Director-General of the Basra Oil Company (BOC), Hassan Muhammad Hassan, told the official Iraqi News Agency (INA) that the agrreement, "is subject to the signing of the settlement […]

Iraq Decreases Oil Exports in July

By John Lee. Iraq's Ministry of Oil has announced preliminary oil exports for July of 102,385,049 barrels, giving an average for the month of 3.303 million barrels per day (bpd), down from the 3.373 million bpd exported in June. The exports from the oilfields in central and southern Iraq amounted to approximately 99,965,094 barrels, while […]

Genel Energy: Strong Results, but Shares Down

By John Lee. Shares in Genel Energy were trading down around 5 percent on Tuesday morning, despite significant increases in revenue and profit announceed in its unaudited results for the six months ended 30 June 2022. Paul Weir, Interim Chief Executive of Genel, said: "Our cash generation in the first half of the year has […]