Iraq Business News brings you the latest information on developments and opportunities in the oil and gas industry in Iraq.
Reuters reports that Norwegian oil company DNO said it had resolved a long dispute over former U.S. diplomat Peter Galbraith's middle-man role in a 2004 Iraqi oil deal by paying damages and legal costs as high as $92 million. That compares to the $55 to $75 million in damages DNO estimated last October it would […]
Following the announcement by the Iraqi Ministry of Oil that 12 exploration blocs, including the first sea exploration bloc, will be tendered in next year’s auction and alongside the current influx of hundreds of companies to Iraq, the development of its oil and gas industries look set to continue. The latest edition of CWC’s Iraq […]
ExxonMobil Iraq Limited is contributing 1.2 billion Iraqi dinar (US$1 million) to equip petroleum engineering laboratories at the University of Basrah to be used by students seeking careers in Iraq's oil and gas industry. This grant will also fund faculty and curriculum development under which some 46,000 students are expected to study over the next […]
The German company Bertling met the chairman of the Basra Investment Commission to discuss their plan to establish an project providing logistical support for oil and gas companies in Basra. A director of the company, Ali Majed Sabah, said ,"the conference that was held in Kuwait Chamber of Commerce recently and our follow up at […]
Kuwait Energy Company and the American University of Kuwait (AUK)’s Gulf Studies Center today held a seminar on Kuwait-Iraq relations titled “Kuwait and Iraq together towards a bright future”. Prominent business leaders from both Kuwait and Iraq took part in the seminar held in Safir Hotel in Kuwait City. The seminar was moderated by the […]
South Korea, the world's fifth-largest crude oil importer, said on Thursday it had reached a deal with Iraq under which it would receive at least 250,000 barrels per day (bpd) of crude in an emergency situation, according to a report from Reuters. The supply is equivalent to about 10 percent of South Korea's total 2.4 […]
Iraq's parliament, in a bid to lure foreign investors to build new refineries, on Wednesday approved legal amendments to set a 5 percent discount on crude sold to refiners, according to a report from Reuters. Currently Iraq offers crude to refinery investors at a 1 percent discount to the world price, but the new discount, […]
By Chris Bowers, British Consul General in Erbil. This article was originally published by Rudaw, and is re-published with permission by Iraq Business News. Imagine a visitor who arrives at Erbil International Airport. He passes a car showroom and heads to a hotel. He flicks a switch and is pleased to see the room illuminated […]
“Without a change in the law, Iraq’s insurance industry is at risk of standing still”, says CEO of AAIB Insurance Brokers. AAIB Insurance Brokers, Iraq’s leading international insurance broker, together with Marsh, the world’s largest insurance broker, hosted an Insurance Conference in Erbil, in Iraqi Kurdistan, on 27 April. The event brought together over 40 […]
Iraq's South Oil Company said on Tuesday that productivity at the West Qurna-1 oil field increased to 300,000 barrels per day, and stressed that the productivity of the field will rise at the end of the current year to 400,000 barrels per day. ExxonMobil, which along with Shell has the contract to develop West Qurna […]
Sterling Energy Plc has issued its Interim Management Statement for the period beginning 1 January 2011. HIGHLIGHTS Sangaw North-1 exploration well is drilling ahead at 3,760m. Production, net to Sterling from the Chinguetti field, averaged 629 bopd for the first quarter 2011 (Q1 2010: 714 bopd) Adjusted EBITDA in first quarter of $0.6 million (Q1 […]
A senior official in the Iraqi Ministry of Oil said on Wednesday that investors are being invited to contribute to the development of three large Iraqi oil refineries with an overall production capacity of 150,000 barrels per day (bpd), according to a report from Aknews. Undersecretary for refinery affairs, Ahmed al-Shammaa, told AKnews that the […]
