Tag Archives | Bakrman

Shares in GKP Jump Again on Iraq Update

By John Lee. Shares in Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP) gained another 19 percent on Thursday morning, following approval of itsĀ Field Development Plan (FDP) for Akri-Bijeel, in which it holds a 20 percent working interest. The FDP is based on these two discovery areas, i.e. Bijell area and the Bakrman area. The development will be done […]

Akri Bijeel Oil Block Declared 'Commercial'

By John Lee. MOL Plc has informed the market that Kalegran Ltd. (a 100% subsidiary of MOL), as has officially declared the Akri Bijeel Block to be 'commercial', based on the discoveries made at the Bijell-1 well (pictured) in Jurassic horizons and Bakrman-1 well in Triassic horizon. Kalegran is the Operator of the Block on […]

New Oil Find in Iraqi Kurdistan

Gulf Keystone notes today's update by MOL Hungarian Oil and Gas Plc., the operator of the Akri-Bijeel Block in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (in which Gulf Keystone has a 20 per cent working interest), on its extensive exploration and appraisal programme. Bakrman-1 Exploration Well Discovery Bakrman-1, the first exploration well to target the Bakrman […]

GKP Spud Bakrman-1 Exploration Well

Gulf Keystone has announced that the Bakrman-1 exploration well spudded on the Akri-Bijeel block in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq on 7 May 2012. Bakrman-1, the third exploration well to be drilled on the Akri-Bijeel block, is located 32 km to the north-west of the Bijell-1 discovery well and 25 km to the north-west of […]