Iraq Business News brings you the latest information on developments and opportunities in the oil and gas industry in Iraq.
By Simon Kent. Aberdeen based oil and gas company MOL Group have reduced their planned investments at Akri Bijell in the Kurdish region of Iraq, Rigzone reports. The new plans will see one well operational at 2200 bpd, while Bijell 4 and Bijell 6 appraisal wells encountered more geological complexity than envisaged. MOL have struggled in the region […]
By Simon Kent. The Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) has released a statement saying it has put aside $75 million to pay three IOCs, Genel Energy, DNO and Gulf Keystone. The announcement follows payment disruption to the IOCs from the ongoing Baghdad--Erbil revenues and exports dispute. Additionally, the KRG has pledged regular payments, welcome news to the […]
By John Lee. Gas Plus Khalakan, a 75%-owned subsidiary of New Age, is about to commence the development drilling of three wells for Phase 1 of the approved Field Development Plan for the Shewashan oil field in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Phase 1 of the development includes the installation of an Early Production Facility […]
By John Lee. Ability with Innovation (AWI) has announced that it has been awarded a contract by PAE Government Services for its equipment lease services to support their BLiSS project in Baghdad, Iraq. AWI will provide bulk waste removal service at Baghdad Embassy Compound (BEC) as second provider. AWI will supply and deliver dump trucks […]
By John Lee. Iraq's State Oil Marketing Organization (SOMO) has said that oil exports amounted to 95.447 million barrels in August, which equates to 3.079 million barrels per day. According to a report from Shafaaq, this generated revenue of approximately $3.874 billion, at an average price of $40.59 per barrel. Exported from the southern port of […]
By John Lee. ShaMaran Petroleum has announced the successful testing and completion of the Chiya Khere-8 ("CK-8") development well in the Atrush Block in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The CK-8 development well was drilled in the third quarter of 2014. The well was re-entered in July 2015 and two well tests ("DST") using an […]
By John Lee. Iran’s Deputy Oil Minister has announced that an office of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) has been officially opened in Iraq. According to a report from Mehr News Agency, Roknoddin Javadi (pictured), who is also the Managing Director of the NIOC, stressed the need to be present in neighbouring countries, adding […]
By John Lee. In its latest Half Yearly Report, Russia's Lukoil reports that in the first half of 2015, the Group accrued revenue from the West Qurna-2 project in the total amount of $1,535 million, consisting of cost recovery of $1,475 million and remuneration fee of $60 million, compared to the revenue of $1,179 million […]
By John Lee. A suicide bomber has killed a police officer and an employee of the Kirkuk Oil Company (KOC), and wounded four others, according to a report from Shafaaq. The attack happened on the main road between Kirkuk and Debes. Kirkuk Provincial Council recently changed the name of North Oil Company (NOC) to Kirkuk […]
Further to the Ministry of Natural Resources communiqué of August 3, 2015 regarding payments to the exporting international oil companies (IOCs) in the Kurdistan Region, the Kurdistan Regional Government has confirmed that the Kurdistan Regional Council for Oil & Gas Affairs expects the first tranche of regular payments to be made available to the exporting […]
Shares in Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP) were trading up 12 percent on Thursday following the announcement of its results for the six months ended 30 June 2015. Operational highlights Security situation and HSE performance All operations in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq remain safe and secure with no significant HSE incidents during the period Shaikan […]
Just a year after it opened, the RSK combined geotechnical–environmental laboratory outside Basra, Iraq, is aiming to expand its services and recruit more young scientists to augment its staff of nearly 20. The RSK Iraq laboratory, which has been operational since May 2014, is the first combined geoenvironmental laboratory in Iraq to achieve this International […]
