Iraq Business News brings you the latest information on developments and opportunities in the oil and gas industry in Iraq.
By John Lee. DNO has announced that it has increased spending in Iraqi Kurdistan during the second quarter of 2024, to optimize production from existing wells at the flagship Tawke license (DNO 75 percent and operator), "raising gross output from the Tawke and Peshkabir fields to an average of 83,500 boepd in the first half […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Ministry of Oil, led by Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Affairs and Oil Minister Hayan Abdul Ghani, has signed 13 initial contracts with companies to develop oil fields and exploration blocks as part of the supplementary fifth and sixth licensing rounds. The deals are expected to add 750,000 barrels per day […]
By Ahmed Mousa Jiyad. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq Proposed Oil Overproduction Compensation, Raises Questions Await Answers OPEC Secretariat statement No. 9/2024, dated 24th July 2024, confirms receipt of plans to compensate for "Cumulative overproduction Jan. 2024 to June 2024 […]
By John Lee. The Oil Exploration Company has started a 3D seismic survey of the Qayara oil field in Nineveh province, under a contract with Angola's Sonangol. General Manager Osama Raouf Hussein said the seventh seismic team is conducting the survey over an area of 135 square kilometers, with the work expected to take 150 […]
By John Lee. The Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) has said it will provide two KWD 35 million (USD 224 million) loans to support the Gulf Electricity Interconnection System Project, which will export electricity from Saudi Arabia to Kuwait and Iraq. According to a press release from the Fund, the financing constitutes 40 […]
By John Lee. Genel Energy has announced that domestic sales demand from the Tawke field has "shown resilient consistency in the past 6 months." The company also announced a bond buyback. In its unaudited results for the six-month period ended 30 June 2024, Paul Weir, Chief Executive of Genel, said: "We have continued to progress […]
By John Lee. DNO ASA, the Norwegian oil and gas operator, will publish its Q2 2024 operating and interim financial results on 15 August at 07:00 (CET). A videoconference call with executive management will follow at 14:00 (CET). On Tuesday the Company provided an update on production, sales volumes and other key information for the […]
By John Lee. UK-based oil major BP has said that negotiations regarding an integrated redevelopment programme for the Kirkuk region are expected to be complete early in 2025. The non-binding agreement, signed on Thursday, involves the rehabilitation and development of four oil fields in Kirkuk. It also proposes to explore opportunities for investment in power […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi Oil Pipelines Company has rehabilitated the six-inch fuel oil pipeline extending from the "June 1" depot to the Kirkuk Cement Plant in Lilan, southeast of Kirkuk. According to a statement from the Ministry of Oil, the pipeline, inactive for over three years, is now fully operational. Ali Abdul Kareem Al-Moussawi, […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Minister of Oil, Hayan Abdul Ghani, has announced the restart of the first unit of the Doura Gas Power Plant at the Midland Refineries Company (MRC), generating 18 MW of electricity to support the national grid. Efforts are ongoing to complete the second unit, which will add a similar capacity. The […]
By John Lee. Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani oversaw the signing of a comprehensive memorandum of understanding between Iraq's Ministry of Oil and BP to rehabilitate and develop four oil fields in Kirkuk. The Minister of Oil, Hayan Abdul Ghani, and BP's CEO, Murray Auchincloss, signed the agreement. The memorandum includes the rehabilitation […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Minister of Oil, Hayan Abdul Ghani, has inaugurated a 56 MW gas power plant at the Majnoon oil field and supervised the trial operation of the second Central Processing Facility (CPF2) with a capacity of 200,000 barrels per day. The gas power plant will supply electricity to the production facilities in […]
