Iraq Business News brings you the latest information on developments and opportunities in the oil and gas industry in Iraq.
The Oil and Energy committee of Iraq's Council of Representatives announced on Sunday that there are 10 oil fields stradling the Iraqi-Kuwaiti border that are waiting to be demarcated, according to AKnews. Committee member Furat al-Sharei told the agency that the oil will be extracted from these fields after finding joint mechanisms between the countries. […]
Iraq's oil exports averaged 2.135 million barrels per day in November compared with 2.088 million bpd in October, according to Falah Alamri, head of the State Oil Marketing Organisation (Somo). Iraq exported 1.712 million bpd from the southern oil hub of Basra and 423,000 bpd from the northern oilfields around Kirkuk, including 10,000 bpd shipped […]
Washington supports Baghdad's position regarding ExxonMobil's oil contracts with the Kurdistan Regional Government, according to reports from AKnews. Mahmoud Othman, a Representative from the Kurdish Blocs Coalition in the Iraqi Council of Representatives, told AKnews the measures the Iraqi government has taken towards Exxon are political and not economic. He said Baghdad believes this company […]
The industrialized world continues to struggle through a prolonged economic crisis. An Iraqi commentator in Berlin considers the impact of this on Iraq and how the country might avoid negative effects of a global recession. in this article from Niqash. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views […]
Russian news agency RBC Daily reports that Lukoil, Russia’s second-largest oil producer, is looking to expand its business in Iraq through buying part of ExxonMobil's 60% stake in the West Qurna 1 field. If the deal goes ahead Lukoil would hold 37.5% of the business. It is already in partnership with Norway's Statoil in the […]
The furore over the contract signed by US oil giant Exxon with Iraqi Kurdistan is another sign that Iraq urgently needs a new oil and gas law. As this primer from Niqash explains, the lack of this law could well be a sign that the dream of united Iraq is over. Any opinions expressed are […]
U.S.-based energy firm Emerson has submitted a bid for an automated systems contract at Iraq's ENI-operated Zubair oil field, according to a report from Market Watch. The company, a specialist in oil and gas, refining and power automation, gave no details about the value of the contract to set up process and control automation equipment […]
Aswat al-Iraq reports that a number of American, Malaysian, French and Japanese companies are interested in working in southern Iraq's Missan Oil Company. "The Internatoinal Oil Gas Exhibition, held in Basra Province, saw visits by dozens of foreign companies to the Missan Oil Company pavilion," Ali Abbas al-Turfy told the news agency, adding that "more […]
At the 'Iraq: Untapped Opportunities' conference in London last week, the Deputy Prime Minister with responsibility for energy, Dr Hussain al-Shahristani (pictured), said Iraq needed $200 billion (240 trillion Iraqi dinars) of investment in the energy sector over the next six years. This investment would be broken down as follows: $100bn to develop upstream oil […]
The President of Iraqi Kurdistan said on Wednesday that the region will go ahead with its exploration deal with U.S. oil major Exxon Mobil despite objections from Baghdad. According to Reuters, Masoud Barzani (pictured) said Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki was told of the deal prior to its signing and had no objection, and called […]
The EIC is organising an oil and gas trade mission to Basra in Iraq. Missioners will have the opportunity to attend organised group meetings with key local players, as well as incorporating a briefing meeting presented by qualified speakers with in-market experience and the opportunity to meet with local companies. Why Iraq? As Iraq works […]
Russia's Gazprom Neft expects to start commercial production at Iraq's Badra (Badrah) gas field in August 2013, according to Reuters. Initial production is expected to be 15,000 barrels per day. The company said it commenced drilling the first appraisal well on Thursday. "The results of the initial appraisal wells will allow us to better understand the […]
