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The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has publishes its monthly oil export report for December 2015. KRG exported 18,105,734 barrels of crude oil (an average of 584,056 barrels per day (bpd)) in the month of December through the Kurdistan pipeline network to the port of Ceyhan in Turkey. Of this amount, fields operated by the KRG […]
By John Lee. Bloomberg reports that Dana Gas PJSC is still waiting for payment of the $1.98 billion that it and two other energy companies -- Crescent Petroleum and Pearl Petroleum -- were awarded by the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) in November. The court gave the Kurdistan Regional Government 28 days to pay […]
By John Lee. MOL Hungarian Oil and Gas Plc has announced that, in agreement with its partners Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP) and the Kurdistan Regional Government's Ministry of Natural Resources, it has decided to relinquish the Akri-Bijeel Block in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The company said its decision was based on a comprehensive assessment […]
By John Lee. Iraq has this week established the Dhi Qar Oil Company (DQOC), which will take over responsibility for the Nassiriya and Garraf oil fields. The South Oil Company (SOC) has been renamed the Basra Oil Company (BOC), following the transfer of the Dhi Qar assets to the new company. (Source: Reuters)
The World Bank expects the Iraqi economy to grow 3.1 percent in 2016, according its flagship "Global Economic Prospects" report released yesterday. This follows an estimated growth of 0.5 percent last year, driven by increased oil production. Growth rates of 7.1 percent and 6.5 percent are predicted for 2017 and 2018 respectively. These figures are […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi Oil Ministry has said it exported 1.097 billion barrels of oil in 2015, generating revenues of $49.079 billion at an average price of $44.74 per barrel. Bloomberg reports that it sold 99.7 million barrels of oil in December, generating $2.973 billion. (Source: Bloomberg) (Oil image via Shutterstock)
Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP) has confirmed that a gross payment of US$15 million (US$12 million net to Gulf Keystone) has been received by the Company for Shaikan crude oil export sales. This payment satisfies the Company's invoice for the month of December 2015 submitted to the Kurdistan Regional Government's Ministry of Natural Resources ("MNR"). Following […]
DNO ASA, the Norwegian oil and gas operator, today confirmed receipt of USD 30 million as partial payment towards oil exported from the Tawke field by the Kurdistan Regional Government. The payment, to be shared pro-rata with Tawke license partner Genel Energy plc, is the fourth such monthly payment since September 2015. (Source: DNO)
By John Lee. Genel Energy has announced that the Taq Taq field partners have received a gross payment of $30 million from the Kurdistan Regional Government ('KRG') for oil exported through the Kurdistan Region of Iraq-Turkey pipeline. This represents the fourth export payment by the KRG since payments recommenced in September 2015. Genel's share of […]
By John Lee. Iraq has reportedly approached PetroChina and ExxonMobil about investing in a multi-billion dollar project to help boost output from a number of smaller southern fields. The Deputy Chairman of the South Oil Company (SOC), Basim Abdul Kareem, told Reuters that the "Integrated South Project" consists of building oil pipelines, storage facilities and […]
By Simon Kent. Iraq's southern oil exports remained close to their recent record of 3.37 million bpd, which was hit in November, Reuters reports. Possibly lessened by several days of maintenance work at the Single Point Moorings at the Basra terminals, the figures for December were slightly lower, at 3.27 million bpd. This closes a good year […]
By Simon Kent. Iraq is developing a new strategy for its southern oil fields in relation to the ongoing Common Sea Water Supply Facility project, which opened bidding for completion last year. ExxonMobil and PetroChina were approached to invest in the critical strategic water injection project, which has been long delayed. In a statement to Reuters, […]
