Iraq Business News brings you the latest information on developments and opportunities in the oil and gas industry in Iraq.
By John Lee. The Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC (TAQA) has started oil production at its Atrush Block in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. Oil started flowing through the Atrush Central Processing Facility on 3rd July which has the capacity to handle up to 30,000 barrels of oil per day. The TAQA-operated Atrush Block […]
By John Lee. Iraq’s Ministry of Oil has announced final oil exports for May of 101.1 million barrels, giving an average for the month of 3.261 million barrels per day (bpd), slightly more than the 3.253 bpd exported in April. Exports from the southern terminals totalled 100.4 million barrels, with 700,000 barrels exported from Kirkuk. Revenues for […]
By John Lee. A Canadian court has reportedly ordered the seizure of a cargo of crude oil from the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI). The Iraqi Oil Ministry requested the seizure of the 721,915-barrel cargo on the "Neverland" oil tanker claiming that it has been unlawfully misappropriated by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). The move […]
By John Lee. Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP) confirmed today that a gross payment of $15.0 million ($12.0 million net to GKP) has been received from the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) for Shaikan crude oil export sales in March 2017. (Source: Gulf Keystone)
By John Lee. Iraq’s Ministry of Oil has announced preliminary oil exports for June of 98,178,370 barrels, giving an average for the month of 3.273 million barrels per day (bpd), slightly more than the 3.261 bpd exported in May. Exports from the southern terminals totalled 97,500,000 barrels, with 677,413 barrels exported from Kirkuk. Revenues for the month […]
By John Lee. United States-based SPX Flow is reported to be setting up a joint venture with Al Wajdi Group (WTE) to service rotating and static equipment, including pumps, for oil and gas, industrial and power customers in Iraq. According to World Pumps, SPX Flow & WTE Energy Industrial Services FZCO will have offices in […]
France's Airbus has delivered the final two of four helicopters from the H145 family ordered by the Iraq Ministry of Oil. The contract with the South Oil Company (SOC), a government owned company of the Iraqi Ministry of Oil, was signed in June 2014. The Iraqi Ministry of Oil has selected Airbus as its helicopter […]
Genel Energy has announced that Esa Ikaheimonen has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer. He will be based in London and will join the Company on 3 July 2017. Esa has over 25 years of oil and gas industry experience, most recently as Group CFO of leading publicly listed offshore drilling companies Transocean and Seadrill. […]
By John Lee. One of the largest shipments ever to be moved on Iraq's roads, this electrostatic desalter vessel weighs in at over 200 tonnes, and is over 44 meters long. It was moved into place recently at BP's Rumaila oil field. (Source: BP)
Iranian Deputy Oil Minister for International Affairs Amir Hossein Zamaninia announced that the Islamic Republic has started exporting natural gas to neighboring Iraq. The exports of natural gas to the Arab country began on Wednesday night, the Iranian deputy oil minister said. Zamaninia also said the exports started with 7 million cubic meters (mcm) of […]
Iraq’s ambition to boost oil-output capacity to a record 5mn bpd is “not unrealistic” as the country prepares for the end of OPEC-mandated supply limits, according to analysts. Iraq, which has been rehabilitating its oil industry after years of conflict, has vowed to keep expanding capacity while respecting an Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries’ accord […]
Maneuvering through narrow streets in the stifling heat, 24 Sarens employees and 5 police officers successfully delivered an oil rig to the North Rumaila Oil Field in southern Iraq. This super-giant oil field is an important resource: it contains an estimated 17 billion barrels of oil, or 12% of the country's reserves. Sarens performed the […]
