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KRG PM Barzani meets with President Erdogan

On Tuesday, June 20, 2023, Prime Minister Masrour Barzani of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) met with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of the Republic of Türkiye in Ankara. At the start of the meeting, Prime Minister Barzani extended his congratulations to President Erdogan on his victory in the recent elections and conveyed his sincere hopes […]

IBBC hosts well attended Conference at The Mansion House

On June 16th IBBC hosted it's best attended London Conference at The Mansion House yet, with over 280 delegates from Iraq, UK, and International European and Middle East countries. With an overarching theme of 'Iraq open to the world' a wide range of panels discussed Iraq's rapidly improving international position across economic indicators, political relationships, […]

Petrel Resources Shares Dive on Going Concern Worries

By John Lee. Shares in Irish-based Petrel Resources fell more than 30 percent this morning as the company reported, "a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt on the Group and Company's ability to continue as a going concern," in its audited results for the year ended 31st December 2022. The company claims to have […]

3t Energy Group appoints agent in Iraq

By John Lee. UK-based 3t Energy Group (3t) has announced a new agreement that sees Horizon OilWell Academy operate as the Group's agent in Iraq. According to a press release, this agreement will see Horizon OilWell Academy adopt three of the Group's portfolio of businesses, including the provision of Drilling Systems' fully immersive simulator products, […]

Iraq Launches Sixth Licensing Round for Gas Exploration

By John Lee. Iraq's Minister of Oil, Hayan Abdul-Ghani has announced the launch of the sixth licensing round for exploration of 11 gas blocks: Tel Hajar (Tell Al-Hajjar) Block - Nineveh Governorate Khliesiea (Al-Khaleesa) Block - Nineveh and Anbar Governorates Anbar Block - Anbar Governorate Anah (Aana) Block - Anbar Governorate Anz (Al-Anz) Block - […]

GKP provides Operational and Corporate Update

By John Lee. Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP) provided an operational and corporate update on Friday. Jon Harris (pictured), Gulf Keystone's Chief Executive Officer, said: "Gulf Keystone entered 2023 following a year of strong operational and financial performance and continued delivery against the Company's disciplined strategy of investing in profitable production growth, sustainable shareholder returns and […]

Texas Firm to support Iraqi Drilling Company

By John Lee. Texas-based oilfield services company ADS Services has signed a partnership contract and joint submission agreement with the Iraqi Drilling Company (IDC) to provide oil services. According ot a press release, the collaboration will focus on introducing and integrating dynamic pressure control systems on IDC's fleet of drilling rigs. Charles Orbell, CEO of […]

China Deepens Influence In Iraq With Oil-For-Infrastructure Deals

By Simon Watkins for the OilPrice.com. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. China Deepens Influence In Iraq With Oil-For-Infrastructure Deals A series of meetings occurred last week between senior members of the Iraqi and Chinese governments aimed at broadening and deepening the […]

KRG produces Electricity in Garmian from Flare Gas

By John Lee. The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has taken a step towards reducing the environmental impact of waste gas and harnessing it to generate electricity from oil wells. One notable achievement is the Garmian power plant, a 165 MW station that utilises flare gas recovery from the Hasira oil wells to produce electricity. Completed […]

Successful First Coring Op in East Baghdad Field

By John Lee. The Iraqi Drilling Company (IDC) has successfully conducted the first coring operation in the Southern part of the East Baghdad Field, specifically in the Hartha Formation. EBS Petroleum, the Chinese field operator, reported that through the detailed analysis of the oil and gas evidence from the core samples, achieving a 100% success […]