Iraq Business News brings you the latest information on developments and opportunities in the oil and gas industry in Iraq.
By John Lee. Petrel Resources, the AIM-listed, Irish hydrocarbon exploration company with activities in Iraq, Ghana and Offshore Ireland, today announced its interim results for the six months ending 30 June 2012: Operational Highlights: New management team appointed in Iraq. They have clarified Petrel's relationship with the authorities and are pursuing existing and new opportunities. […]
By John Lee. Iraq and Jordan have agreed to build a pipeline to supply Jordan with crude oil and natural gas, according to Petra, the Jordan News Agency. Iraqi Oil Minister Abdul Karim Luaibi [Elaibi] said that the pipeline would carry crude oil to the Jordanian refinery in Zarqa for use in Jordan, and to […]
By John Lee. Reuters reports that the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) expects an initial payment of 1 trillion dinars ($858 million) from Baghdad to clear next week after the two sides settled their dispute over payments to oil producers. "By 2015, we are looking at 1 million barrels per day. We're on track, regardless of […]
Baghdad will host Iraq's most anticipated energy event thus far on the 12/12/2012. Founded and hosted by Iraq Energy Institute (IEI), the Iraq Energy Forum (IEF) represents a unique gathering, distinguished by its exclusive line-up of senior Iraqi government officials and decisions makers, ambassadors, IOCs, industry leaders and cross-sector world renowned industry experts. The event […]
By John Lee. Shell's commercial general manager for Iraq, Arne de Kock, has told Reuters that two key hurdles must be cleared before the company can move forward with its giant gas capture project in southern Iraq. But he added that he was "optimistic" the government's Council of Ministers will sign off on the issues of asset […]
By John Lee. Iraqi government spokesman Ali Al Dabbagh (pictured) has said that the cabinet has approved a $358.8 million contract with Italy's SICIM and Dubai-based Drake and Scull to lay pipelines in the southern Zubair oilfield. The two-year extendable deal is part of a series of contracts aimed at developing Zubair which should have […]
By John Lee. Shell expects to resume production at its Majnoon oilfield in Iraq in the first quarter of 2013, Arne de Kock, commercial general manager for Iraq, has told Reuters. The company then expects to lift output to 175,000 bpd by March or April, this being the level of production required for it to start […]
By John Lee. The Iraq General Commission for Free Zones and Basra International Oil and Gas Hub (BIOGH) have formed a joint venture to create a "free zone" for oil and gas at Khor Al-Zubair. Totaling 11 million square meters (about 118 million square feet) and located directly adjacent to the strategic Khor Al-Zubair port, […]
By Ahmed Mousa Jiyad. The basic “model” of the Long Term Service Contract formulated and developed by the Iraqi Ministry of Oil is a distinct and unique among the known regimes governing upstream petroleum. Though the structure of all versions of the basic model are all the same and do have many almost identical “common […]
By John Lee. Shares in Petrel Resources (AIM: PET) have rallied more than 25% since the company issued an update on the Company's position in Iraq. In mid 2012, Petrel appointed a new Baghdad/Amman based team of Iraqi citizens to review the standing of and opportunities for Petrel in Iraq. The first objective was to […]
Smit Lamnalco has secured the turnkey contract to support Single Point Mooring operations for The Iraq Crude Oil Export Expansion Project (ICOEEP). The scheme, 20 km off the Al Fao Peninsula, looks to triple oil exports from Iraq. The SPM contract covers operations and maintenance of four SPM systems and runs for up to three […]
A new age is dawning over oil in Iraq, as this week sees several important steps made towards agreement between two powerful political centers. Kurdistan, the semi-autonomous territory in Iraq, has agreed to keep exports steady at 140,000bpd and then raise them to 200,000bpd by the end of the year, according to Reuters. We wrote this […]
