Iraq Business News brings you the latest information on developments and opportunities in the oil and gas industry in Iraq.
By John Lee. Oil Minister Jabar Ali al-Luaibi [Allibi, Luiebi] has met with Mr Lu Ygiang, the President of the Chinese company Jinhua, and his entourage. The two parties discussed during the meeting about enforcing the bilateral cooperation and the development of East Baghdad oil field. The Minister confirmed he was keen to prepare the […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Ministry of Oil will hold a conference on Thursday 29th March to announce for a new licensing round to develop and rehabilitate 11 exploration zones on the borders of Iran and Kuwait, including one offshore zone on the Gulf. The conference will be attended by 13 international companies which have purchased the […]
Shell EP Middle East Holdings B.V. has agreed to sell the entire share capital of Shell Iraq B.V (SIBV), which holds its 19.6% stake in the West Qurna 1 oil field, for $406 million, to a subsidiary of Japan's Itochu Corporation. The purchaser will also assume debt of $144 million as part of the transaction. […]
By Ali Mamouri for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Following Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's two visits to Saudi Arabia last year, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is set to visit Iraq soon, according to Iraqi parliamentarian Saadoun al-Dulaimi. Although neither Riyadh […]
By John Lee. Russian oil company Lukoil has said that lower volumes of compensation crude oil from the West Qurna-2 project in Iraq had "a negative impact on EBITDA dynamics". In its audited consolidated financial statements for the full year of 2017, it added that net of this project, EBITDA increased in 2017 by 17.8 […]
By Padraig O’Hannelly. This week at Iraq Business News, we are delighted to welcome a new Expert Blogger to our ranks: Elena Kornienko (pictured), has more than 15 years of professional experience in contracts, procurement and tendering in various roles from demand-identification to contract close-out. She has worked on major international oil and gas projects, […]
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and Pearl Petroleum have signed an agreement to increase production of gas from the Khor Mor field later this year, to boost much needed electricity generation for the people of the Kurdistan Region and Iraq as a whole. The 10-year gas sales agreement will enable gas production from Khor Mor […]
By Elena Kornienko. Little did I know back in 1999 when I got my first job in procurement on the Sakhalin-2 project which became one of the mega projects in oil and gas industry not only in Russia but also worldwide. I was young, ambitious and also very naive about what years later became my […]
Genel Energy has announced a return to profit. In its audited results for the year ended 31 December 2017, Murat Özgül (pictured), Chief Executive of Genel, said: "Another year of consistent payments by the KRG and a disciplined capital allocation strategy helped to generate material free cash flow in 2017. This was enhanced in the […]
Press Release We live in a very uncertain world, currently fraught with geopolitical tensions, social upheaval and economic ups and downs. For these reasons – and more – people around the world, and especially in the Middle East, are increasingly looking for second citizenships to protect their assets and, more importantly, ensure a secure and […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Ministry of Oil has invited international companies to bid for three new oil refineries, to be build on BOOT or BOO bases: Kut, in Wasit governorate, with a capacity of 100,000 bpd; Hadeetha, in Anbar governorate, with a capacity of 70,000 bpd; Diwaniya governorate, with a capacity of 70,000 bpd. (Source: […]
By John Lee. Malaysia-based Wah Seong Corporation Berhad (WSC) has announced that its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary Wasco Engineering International Ltd (WEIL) has been awarded a contract by Basrah Gas Company (BGC) for the design, packaging and sale of gas compressor packages and associated plant and site facilities. The contract is valued at $34.6 million. The […]
