Iraq Business News brings you the latest information on developments and opportunities in the oil and gas industry in Iraq.
By John Lee. Iraq's cabinet has approved the recommendation of the Energy Ministerial Council regarding the renewal of the contract to supply the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) with oil. The contract will involve the supply of four million barrels of Basra medium crude oil, with two million barrels for June and another two million […]
From Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington (AGSIW). Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. A New Opportunity for the Basra-Aqaba Pipeline? While the Basra-Aqaba pipeline project promises economic, energy, and security benefits for Iraq and Jordan, high costs and political and security […]
By Andrew Parasiliti for Al Monitor. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. 'You don't solve issues by running away,' says Iraq's KRG PM Masrour Barzani, in an exclusive interview with Al-Monitor, discusses the dispute with the rival PUK party; relations with […]
By John Lee. Shares in Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP) were trading up nearly five percent on Thursday after the company announced its results for the full year ended 31 December 2022 and the 2022 Competent Person's Report: Jon Harris (pictured), Gulf Keystone's Chief Executive Officer, said: "We delivered strong operational and financial performance in 2022 […]
DNO ASA, the Norwegian oil and gas operator, today reported that cumulative oil production from its Peshkabir field in the Kurdistan region of Iraq has broken through the 100 million-barrel milestone less than six years after startup. The field was initially estimated to contain proven and probable reserves of 75 million barrels of oil commingled […]
Shares in Genel Energy rose nearly five percent on Wednesday as it announced its audited results for the year ended 31 December 2022. Paul Weir, Chief Executive of Genel, said: "Our production business generated record cash flow in 2022, building our significant financial resources and resulting in a net cash balance at the end of […]
By John Lee. An advisor to the Iraqi Prime Minister has said that the Kurdistan Regional Government's oil revenues will now be placed in an account controlled by the federal government in Baghdad. Husham Hamad added that the agreement was reached through what he called the "high understanding and keenness of the federal government and […]
By John Lee. Genel Energy has issued an update on Thursday on the oil reserves across its portfolio. Working interest oil reserves (MMbbls) 1P 2P 3P 31 December 2021 62.6 104.2 136.6 Production (11.0) (11.0) (11.0) Technical revisions 17.3 (1.0) - 31 December 2022 68.9 92.2 125.6 International petroleum consultants DeGolyer and MacNaughton, working on […]
By John Lee. The Samawah gas depot project in Al-Muthanna Governorate has been opened by Iraq's Minister of Oil, Hayan Abdul-Ghani. The project uses modern technology to provide a large part of the consumption and storage needs for liquid gas in the governorate. Anmar Ali Hussein, General Manager of the Gas Filling and Services Company, […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Minister of Oil, Hayan Abdul-Ghani, has announced several investment opportunities in the oil refining sector: Maysan Refinery [Missan Refinery], with capacity of 150,000 barrels per day (bpd); Qayyarah Refinery in Nineveh governorate, with a capacity of 70,000 bpd; A black oil hydrogenation project in Basra Governorate, with a capacity of 30,000 […]
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. Ban On IOCs In Iraqi Kurdistan May Be Lifted The recent signing by Iraq's federal government in Baghdad of three long-term oil and gas sector contracts with the UAE's Crescent […]
By Ahmed Mousa Jiyad. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The recent appointment of Ammar Al-Anbagi as the new, a twelfth in a row, director general of Iraq's State Oil Marketing Organization (SOMO), might be an opportunity to review the path of […]
