Iraq Business News brings you the latest information on developments and opportunities in the oil and gas industry in Iraq.
2009 was a momentous year for Iraq’s oil and gas sector, for the first time in more than three decades, two bidding rounds took place. What was on offer? Development of just some of the countries prized oil and gas fields. In a country where investment from the world’s IOCs is vital to its development […]
The NGO Coordination Committee in Iraq (NCCI) has issued the following statement regarding the $8.7 billion of Iraqi funds that cannot be accounted for: Last week, the US Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR) issued an audit stating that the Pentagon cannot account for 96 percent of $9.1 billion that was set aside for […]
Occidental Petroleum is planning to build a water desalination plant in Umm Qasr, Basra, an oil expert said on Monday. “The oil company seeks to implement the project as the South Oil Company refused to provide it with the water it requires to inject into wells to develop oilfields,” Dr. Jabar al-Halfi told Aswat al-Iraq […]
Gulf Keystone has announced the results of further testing of the Mus (1,627m to 1,667m) section of the Jurassic on its Shaikan-1 discovery well. Final, stable, production rates during this week's re-test, using a much improved test setup versus the original 2009 test, were measured at 1,250 bopd with an API gravity of 19.7 degrees […]
Based on a proposal from RAK Petroleum PCL and after consultation with other shareholders, the Board of DNO International recommended to the General Meeting (AGM) on 17 June 2010 that Dr. Zalmay Khalilzad and Ms. Shelley Watson be elected as new members of the Board of Directors. DNO has received the following statement from Dr. […]
South Korea's state-run petroleum company said on Tuesday that it has discovered crude oil reserves in two blocks in northern Iraq. AFP reports that the Maeil Business Newspaper said the reserves in the Bazian and Sangaw North blocks in the Kurdistan autonomous region are estimated to total two billion barrels. But the Korea National Oil […]
Iraq will produce natural gas in two years, and will become one of the most important gas exporters to Europe, according to a report from Aswat al-Iraq. As we recently reported, the fate of the three gas fields of Akkas, Mansouriya and Siba will be decided in October. A source from the Iraqi Oil Ministry […]
A former member of the Iraqi parliament has announced that Iraq lost oil wells in the border demarcation with Iran and Kuwait. Some other oil wells are located in the common Iraqi-Iranian borders in Faw and Khanaqin, but they are not divided between both parties. The Iraqi government has lost a great amount of its […]
Iraq and Kuwait are expected to reach an agreement soon setting guidelines for investing in oilfields which cross their desert border, The Kuwaiti Al Jarida daily reported on Monday, according to Reuters When Iraq invaded its Gulf Arab neighbour 20 years ago, Iraq accused Kuwait of stealing billions of dollars worth of oil from these […]
Following last week's announcement that Iraq will import gas from Iran, the country's senior deputy oil minister confirmed on Monday that it has tol Iran that it is ready to allow the transit of Iranian natural gas destined for Syria and Mediterranean countries. Kareem Al Luaby gave the confirmation to Dow Jones Newswires by telephone […]
Shares in Gulf Keystone rose 15% on Tuesday, following a 're-organisation of interests' in Iraqi Kurdistan - rumours also continue to circulate regarding a possible bid for the company from China. Gulf Keystone confirms that certain Production Sharing Contract ("PSC") amendments were approved and executed by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and all the other […]
Shares in WesternZagros Resources were up 4% in early trading, following an update on it's operations in Iraqi Kurdistan. The company reports that it has recovered an additional 1655 metres of drill string at the Kurdamir-1 well, with approximately 800 metres remaining in the well bore. The current operations have proven to take longer than […]
