Iraq Business News brings you the latest information on developments and opportunities in the oil and gas industry in Iraq.
By John Lee. Iraq's Minister of Oil, Ihsan Abdul Jabbar Ismael, has laid the foundation stone for a new 20,000-barrel-per-day production unit at Haditha Refinery, in Anbar province. The new unit will increase production at the plant to 36,000 barrels per day. The General Director of the North Refineries Company (NRC), Qassem Abdel Rahman, said […]
The Iraqi Cabinet held an extraordinary meeting in the city Nasiriyah in Dhi Qar province on Monday under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi. At the start of the meeting, the Prime Minister said that the people of Dhi Qar had sacrificed much for Iraq, but they have suffered from the consequences of past marginalisation. […]
By John Lee. Scottish engineering company Weir Group has announced the sale of its Oil & Gas division to US-based Caterpillar Inc. The all-cash sale gives its Texas-based division an enterprise value of US$405m (£314m), subject to customary working capital and debt-like adjustments at closing. The move is part of Weir's strategy to become a […]
By John Lee. Yesterday (Thursday), the South Refineries Company (SRC) and Iraq's Ministry of Oil (MOO) signed the contract with Japan's JGC Corporation to start construction of a new Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) Complex at Basrah Refinery. The project is funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)'s ODA (Official Development Assistance) loan project. The […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Ministry of Oil has announced initial oil exports for September of 78,388,619 barrels, giving an average for the month of 2.613 million barrels per day (bpd), slightly up from the 2.597 million bpd exported in August. These exports from the oilfields in central and southern Iraq amounted to 75,000,000 barrels, while […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Ministry of Oil has announced finalised oil exports for August of 80,494,536 barrels, giving an average for the month of 2.597 million barrels per day (bpd), down from the 2.763 million bpd exported in July. These exports from the oilfields in central and southern Iraq amounted to 77,505,136 barrels, while exports […]
By John Lee. Genel Energy has successfully completed the issuance of a new $300 million senior unsecured bond with maturity in October 2025. The new bond will have a fixed coupon of 9.25% per annum. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and settlement is expected to occur on or about 14 October 2020. […]
By John Lee. The United States has reportedly granted Iraq a 60-day extension to a sanctions waiver allowing it to import Iranian gas. According to the report from AFP, Iraq relies on gas and electricity imports Iran to supply about a third of its electricity sector. More here. (Source: AFP)
By John Lee. In its financial results for the six months ended 30th June 2020, Petrel Resources made the following statement on its interests in Iraq: "Petrel is active once more in Iraq after a hiatus since 2010 due to political and financial instability. We negotiated a large exploration block, Block 6, in the Western […]
By John Lee. DNO, the Norwegian oil and gas operator with significant operations in Iraqi Kurdistan, has released its 2019 Social Corporate Responsibility Report. Please click here to download. (Source: DNO)
Iraqi Government and Oil and Gas Industry Thought Leaders to Speak at Iraq Petroleum Virtual Event Annual Conference set to navigate the future of the oil and gas industry in Iraq Conference will include online conference sessions available live and on demand for all attendees Delegates will gain insights into the latest policy and project […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Oil Minister, Ihsan Ismaael [Ahsan Abdul-Jabbar Ismail], will reportedly become the head of a recently-revived Iraq National Oil Company (INOC). Mr Ismael was previously the director general of the state-run Basra Oil Company (BOC); he joined the cabinet of Prime Minister Mustafa Al Kadhimi in June. More here. (Source: The National)
