Iraq Business News brings you the latest information on developments and opportunities in the oil and gas industry in Iraq.
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Shell Iraq have signed an agreement to implement a range of development projects in Southern Iraq. The four year partnership aims to increase the number of local area development activities, promote local small and medium enterprises and provide vocational training to respond to the private sector’s needs. “UNDP […]
Shares in Norwegian oil firm DNO International were up as much as 15% in intraday trading on Wednesday, following the company's announcement that it has stuck oil at its Tawke oilfield in Iraqi Kurdistan. Genel Energy, with which it shares the field, was up nearly 5% at one stage before falling back. The full text […]
Oil exports from Iraq's southern ports have jumped by 150,000 bpd this month, according to shipping data tracked by Reuters. Exports from the al-Basra Oil Terminal (ABOT), Khor al-Amaya, and the new single-point mooring on the Gulf have averaged 1.81 million bpd in the first 19 days of March, up from about 1.66 million bpd […]
Iraq Deputy Prime Minister for Energy, H.E Dr Hussein Al-Shahrestani, will announce large-scale investment opportunities in Iraq’s refining industry at the Iraq Refinery 2012 conference (www.iraqrefinery.com) on 17 -18 April 2012 in London. Major incentives for foreign investment already include discounted oil and acreage. The conference will represent the largest ever gathering of Iraqi oil […]
The head of the state-run Missan Oil Company, Ali Maarij, has said that the China Petroleum Engineering & Construction Corporation (CPECC), the engineering and construction subsidiary of the China National Petroleum Company (CNPC), has drilled 13 new wells at the Halfaya oil field, and plans to drill 17 more by the end of the year, […]
Iraq has offered "substantial quantities" of crude oil to Sri Lanka, as the island looks for alternatives to Iranian crude, according to AFP. Iran supplies nearly 92 percent of Sri Lanka's imported crude, but will stop crude oil imports from Iran from 29th March, ahead of the US deadline of 28th June. (Source: AFP)
A study by the recruitment consultants Curzon Partnership showed that executives working in Libya or Iraq can expect a total salary of around $354,900. This compares to a total salary to $454,400 a year in Nigeria, representing a 45 percent premium over salary levels in Britain for working abroad. Oil industry executives in Indonesia can […]
Bloomberg reports that Lukoil, Russia’s biggest non- state oil producer, will sign an agreement with Samsung this week for the development of the West Qurna-2 oilfield. Samsung will install “a crude-gathering facility and a central processing plant for West Qurna-2,” the Iraqi Oil Ministry said on Tuesday. The deal is expected to be signed on 22nd […]
Technical glitches have halted exports from Iraq's new offshore oil export terminal for the past week after it loaded just a single tanker, two sources at the state-owned South Oil Company said on Tuesday, according to Reuters. The first of four single-point mooring (SPM) terminals, which are being built by Australia's Leighton Holdings, opened on […]
Shares in Genel Energy were largely unchanged following the announcement of a $58 million loss in its first set of year-end results. Highlights Successfully raised $2.1 billion through an IPO in June Established a top-class, highly experienced Board and management team Merged with Genel Energy International, gaining a world class portfolio of assets and readmitted […]
In its announcement this morning of results for the year to end of December 2011, Sterling Energy gave the following review of its operations at the Sangaw North block in Iraqi Kurdistan, in which it has a 53.33% working interest: The Sangaw North block lies in the foothills region of the Zagros fold belt, approximately […]
The Entico Corporation is pleased to announce the Maysan and Thi Qar Reconstruction & Investment Summit on the 12th and 13th of May at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, Dubai, UAE. The event will be held under the patronage of H.E. Dr Khudier AlKuzai, Vice President of Iraq. The southern Iraqi provinces of Maysan and Thi […]
