Iraq Business News brings you the latest information on developments and opportunities in the oil and gas industry in Iraq.
By John Lee. Iraqi Oil Minister Abdul Kareem Luaibi [Elaibi] (pictured) said on Saturday that he is optimistic Baghdad will soon come to an understanding with Turkey over a contested oil-export agreement with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, he said Turkey understands that it can't enter […]
By John Lee. Reuters reports that Iraq's oil exports have fallen so far in December, "capping what has been a disappointing year and highlighting challenges it faces in 2014 in achieving significant production growth". Exports from Iraq's southern terminals averaged 2.01 million barrels per day (bpd) so far in December, according to shipping data tracked […]
KRG Representative to Poland outlines Kurdistan’s oil resources at 8th Energy Forum Ziyad Raoof, the Kurdistan Regional Government Representative to Poland, highlighted Kurdistan’s oil and gas potential at the 8th Energy Forum, a landmark annual international conference. The Energy Forum is the biggest conference in Poland and one of the biggest in Europe devoted to […]
Following the recent article by our Expert Blogger, Ahmed Mousa Jiyad, Iraq's Ministry of Oil has issued a statement regarding Satarem's involvement with the Missan [Maysan] refinery project. The statement is carried here in full and unedited: Commenting about the news that was declared by the media, press & some websites about the memorandum of […]
By John Lee. Energy Global reports that the Turkish construction firm EID Insaat is to build a 120-km pipeline for ExxonMobil in Iraq. The $90-million project is expected to take approximately one year to complete. The company Chairman said that this was in addition to an 85-km long pipeline project currently under construction. The Iraqi […]
By John Lee. The Deputy Prime Minister for Energy, Hussain al-Shahristani (pictured), has said that Iraq is keen to see oil shipped via pipeline from the Iraqi Kurdistan, but any exports must be approved by Baghdad. Turkey and the KRG signed a multi-billion-dollar energy deal last month, but Reuters reports that the Iraqi central government is […]
By Ahmed Mousa Jiyad. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Recent information on Satarem sheds serious doubt about its prospects and ability for executing the Missan Refinery project. Iraq’s Ministry of Oil signed, in the presence of the Prime Minister Mr. Nuri […]
By John Lee. Iran is to increase its electricity exports to Iraq by an additional 500MW. According to a report from PressTV, the Iranian Energy Minister Hamid Chitchian (pictured) said: “The first outcome of these accords is the increase of electricity exports by 500 megawatts (MW) in addition to previous agreements reached with the country .... […]
By John Lee. The Director of the Majnoon oilfield has told Aswat al-Iraq that production at the field has exceeded 210,000 bpd. Basim Tahir added that production may be increased to 220.000 bpd at the beginning of 2014, with gas supplying Rumaila power station. Shell owns 45 percent of the venture, with Petronas owning 30 percent, […]
By John Lee. Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP) has issued a statement this morning confirming that Excalibur does not intend to appeal against the September court judgement, and has agreed to a payment of £17.5 million relating to costs. Shares in GKP were trading up 7 percent on Monday morning. The full text of the GKP […]
By Ayser Jabbar for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq’s aspirations to increase its oil exports to close to 7 million barrels per day by 2017 drew criticism from the Iranian Ministry of Petroleum. Iranian Petroleum Minister Bijan Namdar Zangeneh regarded […]
Kurdistan’s oil and gas has been a force for stability and will benefit all the people of Iraq, Kurdistan Region Deputy Prime Minister Imad Ahmed told the second day of the CWC Kurdistan Iraq Oil and Gas Conference. He said, ‘Kurdistan has good relations with Turkey and will continue to develop its relations with Iran. […]
