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Iraq’s oil exports have reached the highest records in decades. Crude oil exports averaged 2.508 million bpd in April 2012 due to the opening of two new floating terminals, easing export constraints. The Iraq Petroleum 2012 Conference will address this recent increase in crude oil exports, in a key session titled ‘Positioning Iraq on the […]
Iraq has invited international consultancy firms to assist in managing the country's multi-billion dollar oilfield water injection projects. The scheme would assist in raising the extraction rates in order to stop declines in production at fields such as Majnoon, Zubair and Rumaila. Dhiya Jafaar, head of the state-run South Oil Company, told Reuters that the company […]
Iraq has ambitious plans to build on its booming energy sector. The sector will be used to build upon its petrochemicals industry, Iraq is looking to foreign firms to invest up to $35 – 50 billion from 2017 – 2023. During this period the plans aim to produce around 10 million tonnes of petrochemicals a […]
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Iraq’s State Oil Marketing Organisation (SOMO) has adjusted its official selling prices for its Basra Light and Kirkuk crude grades for June. In common with some other countries, Iraq’s oil is priced relative to regional benchmark prices: For shipments to US, contracts are priced are relative to the Argus Sour Crude Index (ASCI); Shipments to […]
Gulf Keystone has announced that the Bakrman-1 exploration well spudded on the Akri-Bijeel block in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq on 7 May 2012. Bakrman-1, the third exploration well to be drilled on the Akri-Bijeel block, is located 32 km to the north-west of the Bijell-1 discovery well and 25 km to the north-west of […]
Iraq's Deputy Premier with responsibility for energy affairs, Hussein Shahristani, has reportedly met the chairman of the South Korean STX Group to discuss possible cooperation in building power stations. According to the report from Aswat al-Iraq, STX has already completed a diesel power station with a capacity of 900 megawatts. A statement from Mr Shahristani's […]
The European Union and Iraq signed a partnership agreement on Friday, which in turn has opened the way for both trade and energy deals. The agreement also allowed a closer cooperation in combating terrorism, promoting human rights, and countering the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. The accord will allow continuous political discussions on bilateral, […]
Shares on Gulf Keystone Petroleum gained 7.6% on Thusday following the company's response to speculation: Gulf Keystone notes the continued and unfounded speculation on various bulletin boards and other social media sites regarding an alleged planned placing of the Company's shares at 160p per share. Gulf Keystone does not normally comment on such unfounded speculation. […]
Shares in DNO International ASA, the Norwegian oil and gas company, closed up 6.7% on Thursday following an update on the company's resources. The company released updated estimates setting its remaining proved plus probable (2P/P50) company working interest reserves at 502 million barrels of oil (including condensate and other liquids) and 165 billion cubic feet […]
Fairstar Heavy Transport N.V. (FAIR) has been awarded a contract by Saipem S.p.A. to provide float-over and installation services to Saipem for the 8,000 tonnes CMMP Platform in the Persian Gulf, off-shore Iraq. Saipem has contracted the new 50,000DWT semi-submersible vessel FINESSE for the transportation of the CMMP module from the fabrication facility in Karimun, […]
Reuters reported today (8 May 2012) that it has seen ministry of oil documents indicating that Royal Dutch Shell is ready to cut the production plateau target of the Majnoon oilfield to 1 million bpd from 1.8 million bpd. In my humble view, if this is true, it should be a welcoming development. As many, […]
